Just went for a short trip to Vegas and spent three days at the tables. I always learn a lot when the money is on the table. I played five dollar, ten dollar and twenty five dollar tables depending on what was open and felt good. I think at my stage of the game it is more about getting to really feel and see the dice in front of all the eyes. I always start out a little uncomfortable but have really been working more on that. I started out down the first day and watched how tough I was on myself. It wasn’t pretty. I brushed myself off and went back the next day and slowed everything down. I just stood at the 5 dollar table and threw until I could really feel the dice coming out of my fingers. I had a couple of good rolls in the low twenties and then I hit the 5 point fire bet. I just couldn’t make the four. It was a good feeling and it brought me back and then some. By the third day I was again having difficulty with my throw. Not much happened for me day three but thanks to a couple of rolls from some strangers, I ended up close to even for the trip. I did take advantage of some tickets to the National Rodeo Finals and a couple of nice comped meals for my wife and I and a nice room to boot. I just have to get used to the variance and hang in there. I handle the ups better than the downs. Go figure. Happy holidays to all of you and good rolling.

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