Holy fucking shit. This after an already insane run.
Dude even got a skipperbob post in 2016.
One of the only threads I keep visiting 2p2 for. Black magic of some sort.
I would be terrified carrying around that kind of cash. At least a few casino employees know you have it.
I was terrified walking to my car with my $7k score at Hawaiian Gardens.
Amazing TR. He plays 100 line, 25 cent credit. $125 per spin of the wheels. I can’t begin to count his through put in dollars.
I’ve actually spent way too much time wondering how to handle that scenario while minimizing the risk of getting jacked.
What’s the optimal line in this spot? You cash out 300K. What do you do now? Imagine you’re at the Wynn. Now same question, but you’re at some casino on a reservation in the middle of nowhere.
I would’ve thought casinos have at least a few options for alleviating the dangers of customers carrying tons of cash.
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I imagine they do, but I’ve got no first hand experience. What are the?
You two need to get your avatars sorted. I can’t be the only one thinking M’s been talking to himself the whole time
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Leon’s TRs are amazing but it’s obvious there is something going on there. No one can gamble that much money at 99.5% expectation for thousands of hours over that sample size and be up up that much. I mean I guess it’s theoretically possible but it’s lottery level or possible more level luck.
As Surf said the odds he is a casino promoter or simply embellishes results is much more likely than the results being completely real.
You guys realize casinos will write checks and wire money, right?
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My local casino did not give a check to a guy who won a bad beat jackpot, so he had them wait to pay him until he could gas up his truck so that no one could follow and jump him while refueling.
Does Leon play the piano or is he one of those people who have an expensive piano just to show off to people?
Yeah I just find it incredibly hard to believe that someone can play that volume of a -EV game and be up that much over multiple years
We had a guy at Canterbury Park that would get slaughtered at poker, rat hole most of his remaining stack leaving a chip, go play table games, come back with moar chips to the pokerz table. Rinse and repeat.
It seemed like he could go manufacture $100-$200 at the table games at will. Could have been successful panhandling for all I know.
Reminds me of a guy I used to work with. Would always hear stories (often with witnesses) of his frequent +$8K, $10K, $15K blackjack sessions - at maybe $100-$300 per hand - but never heard about any big losing session. Always wondered about it.
This is the story of EVERY gambler ever.
Wins exist. Loses vanish.
One kid was totally over Vegas after going to the cluuuuuub, and the other was still into it. So we suggested that she just go for a weekend if she goes again.
On Saturday, we went to Umiya for AYCE sushi. The price is like $30 each for an hour of gluttony. They have some dishes that you can order only one per person, which we did:
They had about 8 chefs banging out sushi, and it was ridiculously fast compared to most sushi places. Definitely a good value, and a good value even if you are not in the mood for AYCE. Nigiri orders are like $5 for two pieces, and rolls are not much more.
Sunday was downtown day, starting with a visit to Circa. The sports book is really nice, with stadium floor seating (free on the sides, pay lounges/tables in the center) and then a balcony level with video poker bar seating overlooking the theater.
The pool was $50 to get in, and you couldn’t really check it out from the entrance, so we skipped that. Google thought that it was $15, and we had been tempted to try it, but not for $200 for the 4 of us.
We found the best place for free drinks downtown: video blackjack for $1 a hand at Circa. Play 100 hands/hour at -$0.016/hand = $0.80/drink. Very comfortable, and obviously way newer and cleaner than the typical downtown casino. They check and scan IDs for everyone entering the property, so you are being tracked, but it also keeps out people who might use the bathrooms for their daily shower routine. Definitely the place to go for a downtown restroom break.
BJ results from $20 deposit:
After Circa, we checked out Golden Nugget, and my wife was very happy to have the relatively staid pool at Park MGM once she saw the teeming masses in the shark pool.
The bartop dancers on Fremont seem to be among the missing; not sure if it was too early or what. We continued down to Evel Pie (PAST THE WALGREENS ?!?!?) for a couple of slices, and were pleasantly surprised by the level of service and quality of pizza, given the first impression of a rundown biker/heavy metal dive bar.
Rest room:
Pizza:
That was quite enough of downtown, so we headed back for siesta/poker. At Aria, they are spreading a new game that is a combination of 1/3 NL and face up Pai Gow poker:
The guy on the left accidentally exposed his card, and then the other two said they would play with one card face up. The guy on the right had the middle guy pick the card to expose, and ended up winning the pot when the flush hit. I think they all had spades showing. Quite the home game atmosphere. Unfortunately, left and center picked up shortly afterward.
Poker went straight downhill for me for the rest of the trip. I got completely run over in two games, and in the second, sat in one of the nittiest games ever. I know I should have changed tables, but I always resent those who do, especially ones who just stand up and wait for the table change. I have a lot more time to devote to working on my poker game now, so I’m going to do it.
Sunday night was dinner at Best Friend, which was really good. The vibe is young, with rap and chill music pumping. We discovered that there is a chef’s table in the back that you can request if you reserve far enough in advance (like 2-3 months out). We got the chef’s menu for $65 each, and it was too much food. For drinks, the olds got slushies, while the youngs ordered gimlets. It was a funny role reversal, given the goofy straws they gave us:
Short rib tacos are really good:
Slippery shrimp are good:
Kimchi fried rice was spectacular, as predicted ITT (thank you!) They gave us two orders, and we didn’t finish it. One of these plus an order of garlic chicken and the tacos would be enough for two people, imo.
Next up was two orders of garlic chicken, again very good:
Finally, we had two orders of grilled beef. I thought it was supposed to be short rib, but I’ve never seen short rib cut that thinly or grilled. Anyway, this was the least flavorful of the dishes, but still OK. We ended up taking a box of rice and meat, because we were too full.
Oh yeah, finally finally, we had both desserts, one lemon, and one not-lemon. The lemon one was really good (I love lemon meringue pie, and this was similar but better) and the other one was good I guess.
For the final day, we had late checkout, and took advantage by getting brunch at the Primrose Cafe at Park. It was surprisingly good, and better than what I remember from the Aria’s cafe. Nicer atmosphere too.
Eggs benedict:
Super-thick “pan” cakes. They make them so thick by baking them.
Smoked salmon bagel with extra capers:
Turkey club on brioche bread with dijonnaise instead of mayonnaise - very nice. And salad, not fries 
The kids made out like bandits on the trip, with Dad bankrolling them daily. I don’t think my son did any gambling after the first day, and my daughter just played a little video blackjack with Mum to keep her company. Good for them. I think my wife was up a few hundred on blackjack for the trip, but nothing huge. She loves to lock in those small wins.
I’m hoping to get some offers from this trip, because we spent quite a bit at MGM properties, and did some gambling. If so, I may do a solo trip to take advantage and focus on poker.
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On my $7k win, which ended at like 4am, I had a very harmless-looking total degen guy who knew I had won come up and ask me for $20. I said sure if you walk out to my car with me. Not sure if being two of us would have saved me from getting jumped, but at least it makes it a bit tougher.
He said he was learning a new Chopin piece.