Day 7
Tuesday October 28, 2008
I started my day late again to day after sleeping in. I still had some match play coupons I wanted to use up that I got in a trade that expired at the end of the month so I hit the streets and made my way to the Orleans where I had a $25 match play. Now things are pretty slow in Vegas right now but by looking at the Orleans you would never think so. This place was packed like no other casino in town. I played my match play at roulette again on black and up came a red number. This was a painful loss and put me 1 of 4 on match plays.

Next up was a trip to the Gold Coast. It was 5X points there today plus I had a $10 match play for blackjack and a POV coupon for $5 in free play after earning 50 points. I started off playing some $1 triple play video poker. I was doing ok here but not hitting any quads. I was getting some dealt winners, mainly trips but just couldn’t connect with a 4th on any of the lines. I switched to DDB for my last $100 and hit a quad that got me back into reasonable distance of getting even. I ran almost 5k through and quit with a loss of $300.

When I was done playing I hit the slot club and got my $5 in free play. I used this on a penny slot and doubled it up to $10 by the time I ran it through. This worked out well because I used this $10 to play my $10 blackjack match play. I was dealt a 17 against a dealer 10. There was nothing I could do as the dealer turned over her 20 and now had me 1 for 5 on match plays this trip.

From the Gold Coast I went back to the Hard Rock to play some craps. This table was good and lots of numbers were rolling, although few points were being made. Then we had one shooter that had the dice for 10-15 minutes. I made about $1000 on his roll betting conservatively. He won about $20. Why? Because he was betting $5 on the line, no odds and placing the 6 or 8 for $6 and pulling it after he hit it once. I had one decent roll and 3 bad ones where I went out on my first roll. I finished the session up in the area of $1200-$1300 and quit while I was ahead.

Now the plan here was to get away from the tables and save those wins so I headed back out to the Pinball Hall of Fame for some bankroll preservation. I stayed here for a few hours playing an assortment of classic games. I know I say this all of the time but if you get the chance, go check this place out. They have tons of great games from the past to the present the will surely bring back memories.

I returned to the Hard Rock to clean out the car and pack my stuff up for tomorrow’s flight home. It didn’t take very long since I wasn’t in town for very long but it is amazing how much crap I can accumulate in just 4 days!

When I was done packing up I hit the casino again. I had $100 in free play coming and $100 travel cash. I stopped off at the slot club and redeemed my coupons. After a quick stop at the cage to get my $100 travel cash I played the free play through a Wheel Poker machine with a crappy pay table on it. I didn’t get any quads so I didn’t get to spin the wheel but I did cash out with $125 when I was finished running it through.

My next move was a bonehead move to the craps table. I knew I shouldn’t have played but still bought in. This table was ice cold. I can’t recall so many shooters setting a point and throwing a 7 on the next roll. I was tempted to switch to the dark side but I know that flipping back and forth is never a good idea. Then again, neither is playing on a cold table. I ended up losing everything I won this morning and then some and decided to run away from the table. I was still up quite a bit for the trip but this loss put a dent in it.

I still had a $10 match play so I went to the roulette table and played black again. This time I finally hit it for a $20 win. A small victory at best after getting beaten at the craps table but this coupon put me 2 for 6 on the trip.

After cashing out what was left I hit Mr. Lucky’s for a late night meal. I went with a chicken finger appetizer and as always after a loss, those comped fingers taste like crap! For some reason the service was slow and the food took forever tonight. This isn’t typical of Mr. Lucky’s. I finally packed it in after eating and although it sucked to end the trip on a losing note, I knew I was going home a winner tomorrow.

Total win/loss for the day -$50
Total comps for the day $384