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Originally posted by: a2a3dseddie
From here, we stop in at Circus Circus so that Sean could pick up a few souvenirs. The shops here are pretty reasonable. I win $170 in a Wizard of Oz machine. Score!
Our next stop is the Gold Coast to earn 300 points and a beach/picnic mat. Sean didn`t want one so I end up earning both at a cost of $225. I am so stupid.
We may no longer have our wealth nor our health, but at least we’re both still alive and weren’t at each other’s throats by day 8.
So the trip ends with a whimper and not a bang. Sorry if that disappoints anyone who took the time to read all 8 days!
My bankroll = -$4500
Sean’s bankroll = -$1200
# drinks Sean had = 7
Final Thoughts:
2. I can’t believe players were allowed to use their IPads and IPhones while playing at the WSOP. WTF was that? If you ask me that makes it too easy to cheat. Those devices have cameras in them for Gods’ sake. You could enter notes or use the computer to compile probabilities on each hand. How is that fair?
3. Aria is an awful place with awful staff working in VIP services. They even put down all of the other MGM Mirage properties when I called them to make a reservation on an offer Mlife posted to my account. They refused to honour any offer on my Mlife account.
4. Although the Tropicana, Gold Coast and LVH aren’t as glamorous as many of the other Strip hotels, earning offers there is a lot easier. Does anyone have any suggestions for home base casinos?
7. A special thank-you to my lovely wife who gave me the green light to chase a WSOP bracelet once more.
Originally posted by: a2a3dseddie
From here, we stop in at Circus Circus so that Sean could pick up a few souvenirs. The shops here are pretty reasonable. I win $170 in a Wizard of Oz machine. Score!
Our next stop is the Gold Coast to earn 300 points and a beach/picnic mat. Sean didn`t want one so I end up earning both at a cost of $225. I am so stupid.
We may no longer have our wealth nor our health, but at least we’re both still alive and weren’t at each other’s throats by day 8.
So the trip ends with a whimper and not a bang. Sorry if that disappoints anyone who took the time to read all 8 days!
My bankroll = -$4500
Sean’s bankroll = -$1200
# drinks Sean had = 7
Final Thoughts:
2. I can’t believe players were allowed to use their IPads and IPhones while playing at the WSOP. WTF was that? If you ask me that makes it too easy to cheat. Those devices have cameras in them for Gods’ sake. You could enter notes or use the computer to compile probabilities on each hand. How is that fair?
3. Aria is an awful place with awful staff working in VIP services. They even put down all of the other MGM Mirage properties when I called them to make a reservation on an offer Mlife posted to my account. They refused to honour any offer on my Mlife account.
4. Although the Tropicana, Gold Coast and LVH aren’t as glamorous as many of the other Strip hotels, earning offers there is a lot easier. Does anyone have any suggestions for home base casinos?
7. A special thank-you to my lovely wife who gave me the green light to chase a WSOP bracelet once more.
Well thanks Ed for all of this reporting! Sorry that the trip ended up collosally down financially for both of you, but at least you guys seem to have had a decent time!
It's nice that you got a lot of things comped this trip but I do know that chasing after comps and/or promotions can be a bad idea and so people really need to walk a fine line with that!
As for Circus-Circus, it's too bad that you (or both of you) didn't take advantage of their Win Cards promotion where you could have gotten $45 in Funny Money Table Games (Even-Money Bet) Chips for $30! Those chips are play them until you lose them and when you win, they pay you off in real chips which you never have to bet!
As for the IPads & IPhones usage at the WSOP, why didn't you formally complain to anyone about that? I agree that that is really rotten because they could have been used in cheating ways.
As for MLife and Aria, have you made a formal complaint with MLife about Aria's actions? That's just rotten (unless MLife allows this)!
And as for Home Base casinos, I really want to be able to stay at the places that offer me the best games/returns/pay schedules and then give them whatever action I can (as long as it's within my bankroll). For me at least, the Strip doesn't offer me what I'm looking for gamewise or I need to give them even more play than I have to in Downtown LV to get offers! But then again, I'm much more of a low roller than you are!
I'm happy to have commented and hopefully given you some food for thought (and/or ideas) and yes, I give kudos to your wife for letting you go chase after your WSOP Dreams!
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