Day 6
Monday December 14, 2015
We started off the day with breakfast at the Beach Cafe. We both had the 2 eggs, 2 bacon, 2 sausage, hash brown and pancakes. One thing I can say is that the prices here at Harrah's are substantially higher than they are at the Aquarius. I actually used a coupon from the ACG that's good for a free entree when you buy one and with drinks the bill was still $25!

After breakfast we ran out and did some shopping for a few things we needed over in Bullhead City. We also went to the outlet mall in Laughlin for a little while to pass some time.

Next up we went back to the Aquarius and hit the VP machines. The next three days we'll be playing on Dee's card to try and increase her offers. We decided to play 8/5 bonus on Spin Poker. This can be streaky and it was. I'm notorious for not hitting quads on this game and today wasn't any different. I did hit a few but in the end they weren't enough and I dropped $200. Dee was streakier than I was with a few quads but not enough. She actually blew through $200 and bought in for another $200. She had a few key hands and got out even on her second round. Between us we lost $400 but did manage to run about 8k through the machines.

We went up to the room for a while for a break and then came back here to Harrah's. The first thing I did was get my $20 in free play and then it was off to the machines.

We played some ugly ducks triple play for a while. Things were decent here for me. The deuces were showing often enough to keep going. The end result was about a $20 loss for me. Dee was getting hammered and was in for 2 bills and almost busted out but had a few nice dealt winners. She wrapped up the session by getting dealt 3 deuces and pulling the 4th on line 2 and walked away with a win. Between us the win was $100 but it was welcomed.

Next up saw me taking Dee to the Salon to get her hair done. She did this last trip and enjoyed it and used some of the many reward credits to pay for it.

For dinner we were going to go to Guy Fieri's El Burro Borracho. We were here in the fall and liked it so decided to come back. Unfortunately when we got there they had a sign on the door that they are only open on the weekends during the holidays. That was too bad because we were looking forward to it.

Instead we went to the diamond lounge. Tonight's offerings were pretty good with deli meats, veggie platter, fruit salad, a chicken and pasta dish the Dee really enjoyed, some deep fried pockets with a mystery filling, and creamy chicken Florentine soup that was excellent. Dessert was the standard cookies and rice crispy treats.

When we were done eating we found a penny slot to run the $20 free play through for some fun. We had a few hits but nothing major and turned the $20 into $15 cash. The way things are going I'll take it!

We came back up to the room, grabbed our things and went back down to the Aquarius.

When we got back we hit the machines again. We started off by playing spin poker again. This did not work out well with me hitting the only quad of the session and dropping $200. Dee was hit even harder dropping twice as much for a $600 loss on only 4k in action in another one of those 15% loss rate sessions.

We decided to play some single line 8/5 bonus next for halves. Dee was hovering but then started getting beat up. She put in a second bill and hovered for a while on that one but never hit a quad. She dropped just $100 for this round. I was streaky on my machine not hitting much of anything other than jacks and two pair. I went into my Hail Mary mode and switched to Triple – Double Bonus of all games. This game makes double – double look like it's not volatile at all. I hit a few full houses to keep alive but then lost when I was willing to play and even a bit more. That's when I was dealt 2 A A x A. I held the 3 aces and the deuce, said won't this be some shit if it hits. Slammed the draw button and yelled “Holy shit, I got it, I fuckin' got it!”. After I got my $2000 hand pay I cashed out my ticket and left the aces w/ kicker on the screen for everyone else to enjoy.

For a little variety we played some super times pay spin poker for dimes. I plain and simple got my ass kicked here dropping $200 on only $600 in action. Dee was a little luckier landing a set of deuces. Her best hand was getting a 3x multiplier and being dealt a quint for over 2000 coins. She cashed out up $200 breaking us even after my loss.

We finished up the night by playing regular 8/5 bonus triple and five play. I was getting my ass kicked again dropping $100 without hitting a hand better than trips. I put in another bill and finally hit a quad. You know it's bad when you have more quads than straights and flushes. My ass kicking continued until I dropped 2 bills. Dee was doing better though and on a 3 ace hold landed the quad on 2 of her 3 lines. The machine went into suck mode after that though and she cashed out even.

We called it a day after this to lick our wounds. Even with the $2000 hit the profits were small today, but happily accepted.

Total win/loss for the day $550
Total Comps for the day $419
Total Coin - In for the day $18160
Room(s) $139
Cash/Free Play $155
Food $35
Shows $0
Gift Shop $0
Other $90