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PHIL_TC:

--- Quote from: Paulie_D on November 20, 2013, 06:37:36 AM ---
I wasn't in the mood for poker today so I went upstairs to the movie theatre to see Ender's Game.

--- End quote ---


Went to see that a few weeks ago by mistake, Lilly had got the dates wrong for Gravity"s release.. anywho. It made me want to harm every single person involved in making the film whilst simultaneously gauging my eyes out with a spoon. I hope the Vegas air softened the blow somewhat for you. Horrible, horrible film.

Hope you"re having a ball over there though Paulie. Give Curly and Susiepea a hug from me. OH and more photos of food as well please. Or semi naked women. Or semi naked women serving food x

Paulie_D:
Las Vegas - 19th November 2013

Slow Day

No surprises here, another late start before heading down to the poker room for a few hours.

Not a lot of action today, the room was pretty quiet what with it being midweek and and all.

I cashed our a minimum win of $20 around 5pm before grabbing a burger and a couple of beers at TGI's

I keep meaning to hit the Cajun place or the Oriental place in the Orleans but something keeps dragging back to TGI's

I'm sure I'll manage both of them at some point.

Regardless, I wasn't in there very long, just enough time for a few beers and something to eat before heading out to the Pai Gow tables.

I spent a few hours at the tables treading water for no profit...although getting beer value, naturally.

Eventually, a had a run of really bad hands and somehow manged to push a couple so, with only a $10 loss, I called it a night.

Paulie_D:
Las Vegas - 20th November 2013

Crashing Back Down To Earth

I should have known better than to keep playing.

I went straight into the poker room and was seated with little delay. The main table (they usually run two with the second being a must move) was a twitter with a young fellow (well younger than the majority of the rest of the table) having run $200 up to over $600 with some wild play.

Now the typical Orleans player is not fond of a pre-flop raise and this guy was raising blind, capping the betting pref-flop and the worst sin of all...straddling.

It was driving them crazy because he was winning hand after hand...you could hear them muttering "bad for the game", "ruining the table" etc..but none of them were leaving.

They all wanted a crack at him to get their money back.

Anyway, over on my table things weren't much better, one guy was deep in the hole and was splashing about and driving the action.

The price of poker kept going up and in the space of an hour I was down over $100.

Sigh.

I reloaded, reluctantly, in the hope that my previous form would re-emerge but it wasn't to be.

By 4pm, I'd had enough and cashed out down $180.

You know, I haven't been keeping an exact count but I think I was breakeven on all gambling over the past 2 weeks until today and this ruined my record. Still I have a couple of days left to recoup.

Time for some food and I strolled past TGI's and went onto Big Al"s Oyster Bar for some N'Orleans cookin'.

A big bowl of gumbo really filled the spot...and I do mean filled it. I remember trying the dinner portion of their gumbo a couple of years back and couldn't finish it.

Fortunately, the lunchtime size was just right; really hot (temperature-wise) and good and spicy too.

After that it was back to the Pai Gow table for some $5 splashing about but after a couple of hours I was still even (which I suppose is a plus)...and headed upstairs to the movie theatre to see Gravity.(in 3D).

Great film in my opinion and the 3D was really well done...I just wish I could have seen it in IMAX too...that would have been awesome.

After that I called it a night.

Phil, I'm working on the photos you requested but they kind of frown on taking pictures in here. Still, I do know a couple of serving wenches who might be disposed to let me...snap them.

Paulie_D:

Paulie_D:
Oh...and Phil,

I asked but Nellie said "No" to a photo. Something about it "ending up on the internet".

Of course, you know the answer....get yourself over here next year.

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