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- Vegas Internet Mafia Family Picnic 2016!
- Our first night we stayed at Golden Gate. They were supposed to have a room with two queen beds for us, but there were none available. We ended up having to upgrade to a "suite" that had one king bed and a sofa bed.
- Chuck Monster arranged for us to teach a learn-as-you-play craps lesson at Golden Gate Friday morning. Golden Gate provided dealers and play chips while I taught the class from the stick.
- We gave Du-Par's a second chance, and it was much better this time. Better service, better food.
- We also gave Main Street Station another chance. Better service, better luck.
- We participated in the first ever VIMFPFERNO slot tournament.
- We held a craps meet-up at Luxor where we and our listeners filled up two tables. And we hit the All/Small/Tall on both tables!
- VZZZT 2016. Just a quick overnight trip.
- We used Uber exclusively this trip instead of cabs, and it worked out great.
- Before we even checked into the room, we hit a four-point Fire Bet at The Cromwell, and a five-point Fire Bet at Bally's.
- We met listeners Phil, Greg, Brad, and Travis at Bellagio. The craps was pretty bad. So Brad, Travis, and the two of us went over to The Cosmopolitan, but it was even worse. We decided to call it an early evening.
- The next morning we hit The Downtown Grand to take advantage of their free buy bets on the 4 and 10.
- We attended the VZZZT Main Event at The D and headed home right after.
- Vegas Internet Mafia Family Picnic 2015!
- We rented a car, and somehow Mike got it stuck in first gear. We just about blew the engine on the freeway until we could pull off and fix the issue.
- Both Friday and Saturday morning at 10:00 we put on a craps tutorial at Golden Gate.
- Friday we ate lunch at Pizza Rock. (Thanks to Listener Travis for picking up the check for our entire party!)
- Mike played in the VIMFPTUCKY Derby, and although he won his round, he didn't make it to the finals.
- I ate at La Comida downtown with other VIMFPers while Mike headed down to the Strip to check Paul and his friends into a room at Paris. Afterwards I had cigars from Vato Cigars at Binion's with the group.
- We took a tour of the closed Las Vegas Club hosted by new owner Derek Stevens.
- After the VIMFP Main Event, we ate at BLT Steak at Bally's. It was really great, but Mike's sister got sick that night (maybe from a wedge salad).
- Sunday morning we played in the VIMFP Hangover Casino Challenge Cup. Mike didn't make the final table, but I eked out a third place finish ($250 buy-in; $370 win).
- After the Challenge Cup we did a live version of our show (as did the folks from Denton Dallas and Beyond) during a bingo session at The D. Outstanding experience.
- 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!!!
- 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).
- This was my 50th birthday trip!
- A bunch of family and friends attended my birthday dinner at The Range Steakhouse at Harrah's, including my wife, my two sons, my parents, my sister Dana, my sister Sue and her partner Elle, my friend Mike James and his wife Majken Ryherd, and my friends Dave Johnson, Paul Huyser and Mary Whelan.
- What a fantastic trip, probably my favorite ever. I had a great time with all my friends and family, and I got to go to some Vegas places I've always wanted to:
- After the show we had a fantastic meal at Red Square.
- On our last morning, I walked up to a crap table at Rio, and there was quite a buzz as a couple of young guys were cashing out. When they walked away from the table, I asked the dealer what had happened. One of the guys had rolled six Hard 6s without rolling an easy 6 or a 7.
