\u201cVegas is dead! There\u2019s no hope. I brought $1,500 and I\u2019m going to party till it\u2019s all gone!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
OMG. Go eat some worms<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s your Vegas trip goal? Be a high roller? Tuck dollars in G-strings at Spearmint Rhino? Ecstasy at Sphere or Zouk? Hit the Deuces Wild royal? A legendary 30-minute craps roll? It\u2019s all good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For me it starts with the Six Ps: Proper Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Planning and preparing my Totally Free Vegas Trip start with Southwest and Chase points for flights. Then I search Priceline or Turo for my car hack. I\u2019ve even rented $20-a-day U-Haul pickups. Of course, I take advantage of LVA\u2019s no resort fee coupons and a great hotel rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Result? $500 out of pocket for a week in Vegas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then there\u2019s a pretty good chance that with matchplay runs, positive-expectation video poker, and most food and entertainment comped, I\u2019ll cover my nut. So rather than being $1,500-$2000 out, I\u2019m ahead by $1,000, before I even land at Reid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Good friends risk more and score more. $25 VP. Black-chip BJ. $50 craps. Have at it. This scuffler wants to have fun. Being 100% commission my whole life, I\u2019m just not thrilled about losing money. Making money in Vegas is not my number one goal. Relaxing and having a good time for as little as possible are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s okay. Choose your poison. That\u2019s not one of the Six Ps, but perhaps it should be number seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your goals, games, and wins may be different, but with planning and preparing, you\u2019ll know your goals cold, so when opportunity knocks, you can grab it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the lessons I\u2019ve learned in Vegas is respecting my intuition. When to double down on a streak, when it\u2019s time to walk away a winner. Hello Kenny Rogers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yeah, I quote Elvis, the Grateful Dead, Bruno Mars, AND Kenny. That\u2019s why I call myself a Renaissance Neanderthal \u2014 well-read, well-rounded (in more ways than one) and occasionally, I even take a shower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What are your goals? What are your successful techniques? Do you play at comp levels? My bud Carolina Mike rolls around town on comp nights and good VP. He knows his advantage games cold and winner winner free steaks for dinner. Ct Rob does it too and has a blast doing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is winning for you? What do you do to win?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You may not get excited about coupon runs as I do. Fine. Maybe your highlight is a gourmet meal or buying your sweety or yourself something nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To quote Ed Harris from Apollo 13, \u201cFailure is not an option. No on my watch, people. Work the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knowing what winning is before you arrive, setting yourself up to win, even dealing with bad breaks and losing streaks will make for a better trip than the other 125 squares on the plane home. Plan to win you\u2019ll have a good shot at it. Plan to lose and Vegas\u2019ll be happy to accommodate you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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