Female poker geek anonymous

And I don’t mean the poker term “so sick”. I literally mean that I was sooo sick over the last week and weekend that I can’t talk about much this time around on the blog. I mean, I was in fricking Vegas this weekend and all I saw was the hotel room. It was a nice suite hotel room, so at least that was ok. I can now tell you all about the Winter Olympics and a bunch of movies from the 90s, because I mostly watched TV in the room taking care also of my sick daughter, while our friends explored the city. Today was our last day in Sin City and AT LEAST I got to see City Center and we ate lunch at the Cafe Vettro, was good, but the whole complex just doesn’t do it for me, seems like a nice airport, not like a casino.

Ah yes, what kind of casino does do it for me? Heh, well I like the glitz and glamour of Wynn and Bellagio (yeah, Steve does have taste, imo). Those MGM properties are just usually too dark for my taste.

But old school downtown does it for me. The 5c slots with good odds on video poker, the good old blackjack pitch game, the tables where you are a high roller when you bet 100$ (black action! omg pit bosses running to you), the yummy greasy coffee shop food, the no frills-but-nice rooms. Yeah, you’re not gonna get fountains, volcanoes or gondolas. Yes there aren’t any world class Cirque du Soleil shows, or productions with 100 artists, just the good old lounge where people get discovered or go to die. Downtown is dying and I’m sad. I do understand it, though. People like the glitz. Who cares that you are losing at a 2 deck 6:5 21 50$ minimum table, when you can get a peak of the dealer’s titties at the fun pit? Why wouldn’t you pay 500$ for bottle service at some loud obnoxious night club, when you can get the same drink, spiced up for free at a video poker bar? I can tell you the suites at the Four Queens look pretty much the same as the suites in some strip casinos (ok, some have glitzy fake marble), but with one less zero.

Ah well, just another grumpy “expert” griping about the downfall of Vegas. LOL. Anyway, back in LA. Feeling much better.

Update on moving up. 1/2 has been a failure so far. Down about 70BB in ~1500 hands. Started grinding the Cake reload bonus and am still grinding the 650$ January special sale bonus. So pretty much playing rake free at the moment, but maybe playing sick is not a good idea. hehe, let’s hope this week fares better.