Tuesday July 5
The Palace Tower room at Caesars Palace, was probably the nicest one we stayed in for this trip. I did some exploring of the casino last night, and it wasn’t nearly as large as I thought it would be. Everything was spaced out and it was quite roomy. I guess the crown jewel in the Caesars Entertainment Empire is content to be a huge mall with their casino as just an afterthought.
We woke up and were on our way at about 8:00am. Our first stop was the Gold Coast to check out. I can’t comment on how the room was here because we didn’t even set foot in it! That’s a first for me.
It was time to head back out to the M casino to pick up our free hats. The people at the players’ club booth are very nice and knew about the postal strike in Canada. They ended up giving us coupons for a free breakfast buffet.
The M buffet is pretty good and we took our time. This was our last day in Las Vegas and the only thing we had planned today was the Jersey Boys show later tonight.
On the way back up Las Vegas Boulevard, we made a stop at the Silverton casino. I played some double deck blackjack with a very sweet dealer. She kept saying that a 6 was her lucky card.
“Honey, ya’ll need to be extra careful when I got a 6 up. I could have a 3, 4 or 5 underneath. I’m forced to take a card no matter what I have, and any time I take a card, I will make 20 or 21, 2 times out of 13, or 6.5 to 1.”
I don’t know if it was luck or co-incidence, but the 3 times she had a 6 up, she made a hand each time. I did manage to win $300 and cash out.
Taking the advice of my mother, I decided to buy some things to bring home before I lost all my money in one last-ditch attempt to get even. I picked up some things at the Bass Pro Shop, and another I Pod for my younger daughter at the Apple store back at the Fashion Show Mall.
We had just 1 attraction left to see on this trip, and that was the Springs Preserve. I had another reason for wanting to see this attraction. I wanted to use a coupon from the ACG. Before this trip started, I had planned to make extensive use of all the coupons in the ACG and the MRB. I didn’t know this was going to be a weeklong degenerate gambling bender that would result in all of our meals being comped. I now had a MRB and an ACG with only 3 coupons taken out of them!
Artwork at the Springs Preserve.
A pretty cool display of how a flash flood can result in torrents of water in desert canyons.
My mother actually enjoyed this place more than I did. It was too hot to stay outside for long though so didn’t get to explore the grounds much. If I were to ever come to Las Vegas with my girls, I would definitely bring them here.
We still had comp dollars to use at the Las Vegas Hilton, so we headed there for 1 last buffet meal. While waiting in line I managed to win $285 on a Monopoly Machine, for a very little bit of revenge.
Despite eating at this buffet for several meals this trip, we were not tired of it at all. I even had some left over comp dollars to pick up some snacks and drinks for the red-eye flight we had later that night.
We drove back to the Palazzo for the show. In order to keep myself on the Palazzo’s radar, I played and lost $100 in the new “Alice in Wonderland” slot machine. That will either give Sheldon the message that I was at his property and chose not to gamble much since his offers have dried up, or it will ruin my daily average and I’ll get no more offers at all.
I really thought my mother would like Jersey Boys, but it turned out to be just another opportunity for her to take a nap. I think I liked it better the first time when I saw it in 2009 with my wife. Many of the cast members have changed.
After the show, we headed back to Caesars Palace, loaded up the car and headed to the airport. The red-eye flight is a killer, but we made it back safe, sound and poorer.
Taking final stock of my losses, I have about $4800 less than what I started with. Now, while in Las Vegas, I spent $3700 on tournament buy-ins, gifts etc. I had $2200 in my wallet when I got home. So depending on who’s doing the accounting, I either lost an awful amount of $4800, or a manageable amount of $1100.
What about my mother? Her losses were more than they were last year, but she still seemed to be in good spirits. Even now, when I call her a week after being home, she talks fondly of the trip. It really sucks that we went down so much money so fast, but that happens sometimes.
“You know, when you first asked me if I wanted to go with you again this year, I really wanted to. It was a long cold winter and I was depressed. I really enjoy coming here and seeing all the shows. I don’t think it’s a good thing for us to be gambling so much though. If we ever come again, let’s just stick to the shopping and shows. What did you pay for this trip for the two of us? $2400? We can afford to just pay that and enjoy ourselves. There’s no need to go overboard. I for one am laying off the gambling for awhile.”
So there you have it. This could be the end of the regular summer Las Vegas trips for my mom and me. I don’t have plans to play in the WSOP next year. Unless I get some incredible offers I can string together I may not be back for a while.
Thanks for reading.
The Palace Tower room at Caesars Palace, was probably the nicest one we stayed in for this trip. I did some exploring of the casino last night, and it wasn’t nearly as large as I thought it would be. Everything was spaced out and it was quite roomy. I guess the crown jewel in the Caesars Entertainment Empire is content to be a huge mall with their casino as just an afterthought.
We woke up and were on our way at about 8:00am. Our first stop was the Gold Coast to check out. I can’t comment on how the room was here because we didn’t even set foot in it! That’s a first for me.
It was time to head back out to the M casino to pick up our free hats. The people at the players’ club booth are very nice and knew about the postal strike in Canada. They ended up giving us coupons for a free breakfast buffet.
The M buffet is pretty good and we took our time. This was our last day in Las Vegas and the only thing we had planned today was the Jersey Boys show later tonight.
On the way back up Las Vegas Boulevard, we made a stop at the Silverton casino. I played some double deck blackjack with a very sweet dealer. She kept saying that a 6 was her lucky card.
“Honey, ya’ll need to be extra careful when I got a 6 up. I could have a 3, 4 or 5 underneath. I’m forced to take a card no matter what I have, and any time I take a card, I will make 20 or 21, 2 times out of 13, or 6.5 to 1.”
I don’t know if it was luck or co-incidence, but the 3 times she had a 6 up, she made a hand each time. I did manage to win $300 and cash out.
Taking the advice of my mother, I decided to buy some things to bring home before I lost all my money in one last-ditch attempt to get even. I picked up some things at the Bass Pro Shop, and another I Pod for my younger daughter at the Apple store back at the Fashion Show Mall.
We had just 1 attraction left to see on this trip, and that was the Springs Preserve. I had another reason for wanting to see this attraction. I wanted to use a coupon from the ACG. Before this trip started, I had planned to make extensive use of all the coupons in the ACG and the MRB. I didn’t know this was going to be a weeklong degenerate gambling bender that would result in all of our meals being comped. I now had a MRB and an ACG with only 3 coupons taken out of them!
Artwork at the Springs Preserve.
A pretty cool display of how a flash flood can result in torrents of water in desert canyons.
My mother actually enjoyed this place more than I did. It was too hot to stay outside for long though so didn’t get to explore the grounds much. If I were to ever come to Las Vegas with my girls, I would definitely bring them here.
We still had comp dollars to use at the Las Vegas Hilton, so we headed there for 1 last buffet meal. While waiting in line I managed to win $285 on a Monopoly Machine, for a very little bit of revenge.
Despite eating at this buffet for several meals this trip, we were not tired of it at all. I even had some left over comp dollars to pick up some snacks and drinks for the red-eye flight we had later that night.
We drove back to the Palazzo for the show. In order to keep myself on the Palazzo’s radar, I played and lost $100 in the new “Alice in Wonderland” slot machine. That will either give Sheldon the message that I was at his property and chose not to gamble much since his offers have dried up, or it will ruin my daily average and I’ll get no more offers at all.
I really thought my mother would like Jersey Boys, but it turned out to be just another opportunity for her to take a nap. I think I liked it better the first time when I saw it in 2009 with my wife. Many of the cast members have changed.
After the show, we headed back to Caesars Palace, loaded up the car and headed to the airport. The red-eye flight is a killer, but we made it back safe, sound and poorer.
Taking final stock of my losses, I have about $4800 less than what I started with. Now, while in Las Vegas, I spent $3700 on tournament buy-ins, gifts etc. I had $2200 in my wallet when I got home. So depending on who’s doing the accounting, I either lost an awful amount of $4800, or a manageable amount of $1100.
What about my mother? Her losses were more than they were last year, but she still seemed to be in good spirits. Even now, when I call her a week after being home, she talks fondly of the trip. It really sucks that we went down so much money so fast, but that happens sometimes.
“You know, when you first asked me if I wanted to go with you again this year, I really wanted to. It was a long cold winter and I was depressed. I really enjoy coming here and seeing all the shows. I don’t think it’s a good thing for us to be gambling so much though. If we ever come again, let’s just stick to the shopping and shows. What did you pay for this trip for the two of us? $2400? We can afford to just pay that and enjoy ourselves. There’s no need to go overboard. I for one am laying off the gambling for awhile.”
So there you have it. This could be the end of the regular summer Las Vegas trips for my mom and me. I don’t have plans to play in the WSOP next year. Unless I get some incredible offers I can string together I may not be back for a while.
Thanks for reading.
