Sunday, October 19, 2014

98. With Mike Stefanidis - Golden Nugget / SLS, October 16-19, 2014

  • This was our first official trip for the Vegas Internet Mafia Family Picnic (VIMFP).
  • We rented a car, something we hadn't done for years, and were surprised by the new rental car hub and how long it took to get on the shuttle to said hub.
  • Mike "enjoyed" playing the All Tall, All Small, and All or Nothing at All bets at the crap tables.
  • We visited Downtown Grand for the first time and were pleasantly surprised to see they had a Fire Bet that paid on just three numbers.
  • Breakfast at Du-Par's was a disaster.  Ridiculous wait time for food.
  • We played Riverboat Roulette for the first time.  It was fine.
  • Barry from the Craps Facebook page helped set up a craps meeting at The D with our listeners.  It was a great time (but not for our wallets)!
  • We ate at Hugo's Cellar for the first time ever.  (Hard to believe considering how many times we stayed at Four Queens in the '90s.)  It was excellent. 
  • I attended the VIMFP Main Event while Mike tried to recoup his losses.
  • We hit all six numbers on the Fire Bet at Caesars Palace!  And I was rolling!  And it was my birthday!  And it was on the same table where we hit all those 4s on Trip 79!  $10,000 apiece!  And I'm not joking!!!

Sunday, June 8, 2014

97. With Mike, Lynn, and Christopher Stefanidis - Paris, June 6-8, 2014

  • Just a quick trip to take advantage of some offers.
  • Unbelievably, the first game we sat down to play on Saturday morning was roulette.  Roulette!
  • We headed over to Rio to check out the World Series of Poker.  There was lots of energy.  Doyle Brunson ran over my foot zipped past me on his scooter.
  • We watched the Belmont Stakes in the Diamond Lounge at Caesars Palace (and I watched my win bet on California Chrome go down the toilet).