Back from Vegas

It is nice to be home again. A month in Vegas is a long time. Having Jenny and the family there helped it go by much quicker. I also drank a lot less than I have in the past. Before when I got knocked out I would just sit at the blackjack table for a few hours which leads to many cocktails.

After cashing in on two of the first three tournaments I played I went on a drought and didn't make the money in any tournament there after. I think I played 11 more. I would have to count up my receipts to know for sure. That along with Preston getting sick and having to go to the hospital several times didn't make the trip that worthwhile. It cost about $20,000 which includes tournament buyins, the condo, food etc. Considering we will have two kids this time next year I will probably just go by myself for a couple weeks next time.

I felt like I played pretty well. I almost made day 2 of the $2500 PLO and took some tough beats in the tournaments after that. I did register for the main event before I left. Not that exciting plunking down 10k after losing 20k for the month, but I can't miss the main event. I will play that one every year no matter what. I fly back on the 7th and play Day 1d on the 8th.

We did have a fun trip to Disneyland last week. We got there around 9am and walked around doing rides will almost 11pm with a couple hour break for dinner. Preston had a great time. He went about 6 hours then fell asleep in his stroller inside for a couple hours while his grandma sat with him in the shade. We were there with Jenny's mom and cousin. Got to eat P.F. Changs for dinner, which I haven't had in some time. I almost forgot how good those crab won tons are.

Not sure what we are doing yet for the 4th. I play in a golf tournament every morning, but then we are still trying to figure things out. We might try to walk to the lake and see them this year although we might have to leave early because the noise scares Preston sometimes.

Day 6 in Vegas

I have been here for 6 days and will be going to the pool for the first time. This is a good thing since that means I am doing well in the tournaments. Jenny and Preston got here two days ago. We dont start today until 2:30 so we are going to let Preston swim in the Rio pool. I am above average in chips right now and we are pretty close to making the money in event #8. I had a big double up when a guy made a nice call against my allin holding 22 on a 7344 board. I had T6 for a gutshot and some overs giving me 13outs. The river was a 3 and I took it down with 2pair and a T kicker. The pot was 40k. Probably going to be the biggest T high pot of the tournament.

Marc, Rich and Ted were here the first couple of days. Rich went and played the $500 Venetian event after getting knocked out of the 1k event and ended up winning that one for about $37,000.