{"id":331,"date":"2012-02-21T01:22:32","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T01:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2012\/02\/21\/trip-report-superbowl-weekend\/"},"modified":"2012-02-21T01:22:32","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T01:22:32","slug":"trip-report-superbowl-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2012\/02\/21\/trip-report-superbowl-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip Report Superbowl Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Original Post Content --><br \/>\nHeaded to Sin City for meetings and craps!! Plus the superbowl parties.<\/p>\n<p>\tDay 1. Arrived at airport at 8am.  Who goes to Vegas at 8am was the text message I got upon arriving.<\/p>\n<p>\tI have a rule when going to Vegas.  <u><strong>FILO<\/strong><\/u>. First In and Last Out. <img src=\"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/mrgreen.png\" alt=\":mrgreen:\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\tI always arrive early and leave late.<\/p>\n<p>\tArrived at the off strip casino the first day. $20 for a Suite, can&#8217;t be beat.<\/p>\n<p>\tSteaks at &quot;The Steakhouse&quot; at Circus Circus, rated one of the top steakhouses in Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>\tGo check it out, yeah I know, Circus Circus, but the steaks are awesome.<\/p>\n<p>\tPlayed Craps the first night and convinced some of the guys that Dice Setting works!<br \/>\n\tMade $200 betting PassLine with odds.<\/p>\n<p>\tDay 2 &#8211; Checked into the new Casino on strip.  What a great place. All comped by the company. $200+ a night. Can&#8217;t be beat.<br \/>\n\t           I could hear the wood on the craps tables as I approached them. To my Joy the All, Tall and Small wager was available.<\/p>\n<p>\tIn between meetings I played some VP and hit two royal flushes with deuces. Not big payout. But still a ROYAL!!<\/p>\n<p>\tPlayed craps &#8211; was down $300. Called it a night.<\/p>\n<p>\tDay 3. &#8211; My buddy skips out on a meeting, as I do and head down to the tables.<br \/>\n\t              He shows me his ROYAL off a VP 25cent machine at the bar. He was<br \/>\n\t              hiding behind a support tower playing VP out of view of the others.<\/p>\n<p>\t              He says to me &quot;I realized something. <u><strong>Scared money doesn&#8217;t make money<\/strong><\/u>.&quot;<br \/>\n\t              Said he was playing to keep his $20 going and then realized that if you play<br \/>\n\t              scared, you dont win. So he switched strategy to playing for a royal and hit it on <br \/>\n\t              his 2nd to last hand. Wow, cool $1000 payoff. <\/p>\n<p>\t             So as I sneak to the craps table, he tells me of his royal and that we should play craps to win.<\/p>\n<p>\t             I buy in for $300, at the $15 table after waiting for a while to get into the $10 table.<br \/>\n\t             The table isnt doing well and the dice take forever to come back. I start to roll and <br \/>\n\t             we have $5 each on ALL, TALL, SMALL.  I only be the Fire bet or the All Tall and Small when I<br \/>\n\t             my self am shooting. I hit the small and it brings me back to about <br \/>\n\t             break even. The table gets cold. My only roll is about 20-22. I look over at other table<br \/>\n\t             and its open. My spot (stick left) is open and I tell my bud I am leaving. He follows me over.<\/p>\n<p>\t             I set the chips down and then I realize, the Casino, changed it to a $15 table now. Oh well. <br \/>\n\t             I get ready to play. We wait for the dice to come around. I am with $150 left. Not doing well<br \/>\n\t             and under my $300 I started with. The table next to us, the one we left. starts to hoot and holler.<br \/>\n\t             they get louder and louder. Then they explode with yelling. So we now both look over and see whats going on.<\/p>\n<p>\t             Seems like the random shooter got hot. He is only the 10 away from the All and Tall. He hit the small already.<\/p>\n<p>\t             &quot; Dude we just left a hot table. Your going to cost us a $1000!!!. You owe me dinner if he hits it.&quot; says my bud. \ud83d\ude25 <br \/>\n\t             I start praying for a 7 to get out of a $100 dinner I might have to buy.Well the guy rolls 3 more times<br \/>\n\t             and then 7. Oh well. A bit relieved that he missed it and that it just saved me $100. \ud83d\ude1b <\/p>\n<p>\t             Well low and behold. Its my turn. I grab the dice, start betting pass line and drop a $15 on the All Tall Small.<br \/>\n\t             $5 each. Same goes for my buddy and nobody else touches the bet. Little by little I am on a rolling streak.<br \/>\n\t             I hit the Small. Now I am at my original buy in.  I hit numbers over and over. I hit the 9 five times.  4 times in a row!<br \/>\n\t             I start to get paid in Green chips. Lots of 2&#8217;s, 3&#8217;s 11&#8217;s. My set I am using is the Hardway set. This time around<br \/>\n\t             I am not changing sets. When I hit 9&#8217;s and 3&#8217;s I know what my fault is and I keep the same set.<\/p>\n<p>\t             Then all of sudden I realize and my buddy points out, that I am only the 12 away from the ALL and TALL.<br \/>\n\t              He says &quot; You realize that we get paid $1000+ if you hit the 12. Then I start to shake as I pick up the dice. \ud83d\ude15 <\/p>\n<p>\t              I am now setting for a 12. I never set for a 12. The last time I did a 7 reared its ugly head.<\/p>\n<p>\t              My hand is trembling. I pick up the dice and I split the dice. I put them back down. I grab them again, this time a clown has his hands inside the<br \/>\n\t              table near my landing area. I yell out 2 times Hands out, dice are out. His buddies get him to move his hands out.<br \/>\n\t              The stick guy also waves the stick at the guy telling him to move his hands. The dealers are on my side. <br \/>\n\t              I had motioned the table to put in bets for the dealers and they loved it. This helped me get no heat whatsoever. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n<p>\t              I put the dice down trying to re-grip them. I buy time by picking up a $5 chip. I thought it was a $1 and drop it down.<\/p>\n<p>\t              Pit boss had changed and he is about to say hurry up and I say, &quot;Midnite for the Dealers. Its a bet&quot; stays stickman. They all smile.<\/p>\n<p>\t              I look down the table, and just like that I shoot. All of sudden life goes slow motion. I can see the dice <br \/>\n\t              fly threw the air so slow, I can hear my heart beat. They hit perfect<br \/>\n\t              avoiding the stack of chips, they settle down, as I gasp, the dice reveal as I hear the stickman say 12!!!!<\/p>\n<p>\t              The whole table is screaming for JOY. I am jumping up and down. Wow what a rush!!! <img src=\"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/mrgreen.png\" alt=\":mrgreen:\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\t              Total cash out was close to $1850. \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n<p>\tDay 4 &#8211;    Had a few newbies to Vegas show up and we went downtown, played craps, played a little vp.  <br \/>\n\t             No big scores or wins.<\/p>\n<p>\tDay 5 &#8211; Superbowl party at off strip casino. Afterwards we went to a new casino with a promotion. <br \/>\n\t             Very upscale casino. $25 tables everywhere, nothing less. They had a slot club promotion.<br \/>\n\t             Lose a $100 get another $100 to play. Well one the guys with me got chicken. I told him <br \/>\n\t             Scared money dont make money. I proceeded to show him. I used his card and played <br \/>\n\t             Wheel of Fortune $1 machine. First slots machine<br \/>\n\t             I played in over a year I think. Well got to the last $10 and I hit a Spin, lands on $1000!!!<br \/>\n\t             Great day to end your week in Vegas. First time I think lately that I came home with $3000 plus.<br \/>\n\t             Took some great photos waving the $1000 ticket with a cigar in my hand. Afterwards, my cousin<br \/>\n\t             who gave up his $100 promo to me, asks for a commission saying he let me use his card.<br \/>\n\t             I tell him Scared money dont make money. No commission, no comps baby! LOL.<\/p>\n<p>\tCouple of things.<\/p>\n<p>\t1. Thanks &#8211; Glue Factory or is it Horse Factory &#8211; you gave me a tip during a refresher course and I took it with me and practice it everytime.<br \/>\n\t                                                                  You also told the whole bunch, but I listened and it has saved me lots of money.<\/p>\n<p>\t2. Thanks &#8211; Doc Crap &#8211; You told me how to practice and visiting certain practice methods. It has helped.<\/p>\n<p>\t-K10<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Replies:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> OneMoonCircles on February 21, 2012, 6:21 am<\/p>\n<div>K10<\/p>\n<p>\tIt has been several years since we played together and I&#8217;m so happy for you. Somehow this year I am going to make it to the Duke and we have to play again. Congratulations!!!<\/p>\n<p>\tOneMoonCircles<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> The Griz on February 21, 2012, 12:10 pm<\/p>\n<div>Great report, K10!<br \/>\n\tGood to hear it went well for you. <br \/>\n\tSuperbowl wknd is a tough time to play, but looks like you were efficient in your play.<br \/>\n\t \ud83d\ude0e<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Dr Crapology on February 21, 2012, 12:28 pm<\/p>\n<div>K10&#8212;a great report and fun to read.  As Dom says &quot;winning is the most fun.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\tI like your comment that &quot;sacred money don&#8217;t win.&quot;  How true.  Winning is the objective in any game or objective.  In gambling (and as advantage players we don&#8217;t gamble since we only play where we have a long term advantage) money is the way we keep score.  Glad you had a trip in the &quot;W&quot; column.<\/p>\n<p>\tGlad I was able to help in your practice routine.  <\/p>\n<p>\tKeep up th good work.<\/p>\n<p>\tDoc<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Scan on February 21, 2012, 8:01 pm<\/p>\n<div>I enjoyed reading the trip report. Thanks for taking the time to post it<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> K10 on February 22, 2012, 12:40 am<\/p>\n<div>Thanks guys!<br \/>\n\tI love reading reports on here. So from now on, I&#8217;ll post a report for every trip to a casino.<\/p>\n<p>\tI&#8217;ll be in Vegas again May 7-11. \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n<p>\t-K10<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Jumbotron Ron on February 23, 2012, 11:53 pm<\/p>\n<div>I&#8217;ve had similar trips, good post I enjoyed it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Headed to Sin City for meetings and craps!! Plus the superbowl parties. Day 1. Arrived at airport at 8am. Who goes to Vegas at 8am was the text message I got upon arriving. 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