Tuesday, May 28, 2019

105. With Mike Stefanidis - Bally's, May 26-28, 2019

  • 360 Vegas Vacation 8!
  • We finally got to meet Vegas Bun Boy (Chris) and his wife Christy.
  • At The Cal, Mike took over a craps roll from a woman who left the table before she sevened-out, and he went on a heater.
  • I was eavesdropping on a guy playing Ultimate Texas Hold 'em, and I caught him folding a straight. I told him about it, and they let him "un-fold" his hand.

Monday, May 28, 2018

104. With Mike Stefanidis - Harrah's, May 24-28, 2018

  • Zorkfest 2018 and 360 Vegas Vacation 6!
  • We did our podcast live in front of an audience on the last night of Zorkfest, along with Scott from Vital Vegas and Adam from Travel Fanboy.

Sunday, October 15, 2017

103. With Mike Stefanidis - Planet Hollywood, October 12-15, 2017

  • The Summit 2017!
  • We played for five and a half hours at a craps table at Planet Hollywood where the dice went around the table only once.

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

102. With Mike Stefanidis - Planet Hollywood, May 28-30, 2017

  • 360 Vegas Vacation 4!
  • I proceeded to twist my ankle pretty severely while walking to the limo that took everyone from The Cosmopolitan to The D.  During the whole trip I was limping, and I had to ask for a chair at all the crap tables.

Monday, October 17, 2016

101. With Mike Stefanidis - Golden Gate / Downtown Grand, October 13-17, 2016

  • 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!

Saturday, April 2, 2016

100. With Mike Stefanidis - Harrah's, April 1-2, 2016

  • 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.

Monday, October 19, 2015

99. With Mike Stefanidis - Golden Nugget / The D, October 15-19, 2015

  • 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.