Well this second trip was nothing like the other.  It took me a long while to secure a seat.  Then I played with $60, up and down.  No big hands.The table changed to some guys who all knew one another and all bet like crazy.  And I got no good cards.  I lost $227 and quit.I took my comps and went to the Salt Steak House? where I had a $40 blackened redfish with a ..read more

 On one of the gambling boards a poster got a warning on my site.  I don't know why ..read more

 As I usually do, I stayed cheap at the Longhorn on Boulder for two weeks to be close to relatives and to 10/7 Doas VP at Sam's Town where I can play in dimes all day, but this was a 75th birthday trip, so I treated myself to an additional five nights at Southpoint.Quite a contrast.One thing that the Longhorn has that is better than Southpoint is the television selection. Southpoint has mostly ..read more

 This is a very, very long trip report and certainly is more than anyone wants to read. However, I write primarily to remember what happened and what I was thinking. In a year, the events will be muddled by the feckless fading atrophy of my mind. So, blogging and  posting this trip report helps me to remember, and reviewing it before the next trip, will help me to plan and pack. I do arrange ..read more

 Staying at the Longhorn in Vegas for 12 nights is more of a challenge than just staying in Vegas for a few nights. For a short trip, what is forgotten or poorly planned needs to be tolerated for just a short while. Not so for a longer stay. Also, I am on a diet of low sugar, low salt, low carbs. I expect to go off diet while in Vegas, but I can arrange my room, so I'm not off diet for many ..read more

 One of the reasons I have not been flying is that I am not comfortable for more than 3 hours. Flights from Albany to Vegas, which used to be nonstop and under five hours are gone. Six is the best time, and some are seven and eight. For a while I could get a nonstop to Denver, stay over and see my son, lovely daughter-in-law and then head out to Vegas. That non-stop is also gone. Actually, I ..read more

  My reasons for choosing this spot for my two week stay in Vegas probably do not reflect what most folks want when they go to Vegas. However, age has crept up on me, and I don't much like large crowds or have the stamina to see late night shows. I don't navigate well. I get confused easily. Longhorn strengths for me included: It was the cheapest in all Vegas. It was near a ..read more

 LIVE POKER GOLDEN NUGGET FIRST VISIT TO THE POKER ROOM They now deal to 8 people, with particians in between and an uninforced rule on masks. After each the entire personal area is wiped down. I was surprised that the plastic partitions were still easy to talk through although reflections sometimes made it seem like the fellow next to me had cards when he did not. However, talk ..read more

  VIDEO POKER AT THE LONGHORN I chased the Longhorn royal on the 7/5 progressive right up to $1199.98 one day and then gave it a rest for a while. On Thursdays the Longhorn adds a match free play up to one thousand dollars in free play to any royal. That certainly adds to the EV. The following Thursday I chased again until the day ended. By that time I could have hit the royal ..read more

 No matter how much time we take to plan out each detail, we always make mistakes. I had relatives nearby and could Amazon food stuff to them, so I did not need an overpacked suitcase. And I was near Walmarts where most anything can be purchased, although I planned to purchase all new socks there, and there was nothing I liked. However, the worst of my planning was to rent a place right next ..read more