Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[Karabiner]

The thing about $50's being unlucky is a clear case of inflation.

In the old days $2 bills were considered to be a bok.

I find that Vodka & Sambuca are bad luck, too.

Is that the renowned double-act at peppermints favoured by Mr Jeeves?

[tikay]

It's reasonably easy to post pictures on blonde from your phone but WhatsApp doesn't do that, it's not what it's for.

Nor is there any way to just press one button and upload pics to blonde, but it is relatively easy. That said, there's no way I'm going to be able to explain it to you in text. Ring me and I'll walk you through it.

Just in case there's someone more savvy than me out there, these are the steps I use to upload a pic to blonde from my phone.

Re-size pic (or bunch of pics to easy to manage file size.

Upload to your host site (I use photobucked)

C&P the link from photobucket to blonde.

Thanks Tom.

I understand the process of resizing & Uploading to Photobucket etc, but only via a laptop.

I did a test this morning. I can take photos on the phone, attach them to an e-Mail, send them to myself, & then Upload, but I want to cut out the Laptop part. Also, most photos won't send by my e-Mail until I resize them.

So the question is, photos in the "Gallery" of my phone - how do I resize those?

[tikay]

I rung Thomas Exchange Global, & explained the issue, they are "checking the cameras" (?) & are going to ring me back.

I suggested they reconcile the numbers from Monday.

They asked how much the discrepancy was, but I decided not to tell them. That may have produced some interesting answers.

Really, if it is a well run place, when they reconcile they should be able to see the exact discrepancy, or I would have thought so. 

This revenge for the Vodafone issues?  They are separate  companies. 

Been to vegas several times and never used the bill breaker machines.  Learn something new everyday. Tks

Also never knew about the $50 thing, but then again I am not a complete loon.

No, not at all, quite the opposite.

I just think I should see what answer they come up with first.

[doubleup]

The two biggest harangues I got in my first two trips were approaching the craps table when a roll was in progress and being obviously blamed for the subsequent seven and producing some fifties  "What the fuck are they?  Are you mad?  When have you ever seen a fifty being passed across a poker table?  They're bad luck, go to the cage and change them for hundreds."

[redsimon]

What is this about?

The Mars thing? I understand its to do with Association football, England are briefly going to be playing in France in June?

[RED-DOG]

It's reasonably easy to post pictures on blonde from your phone but WhatsApp doesn't do that, it's not what it's for.

Nor is there any way to just press one button and upload pics to blonde, but it is relatively easy. That said, there's no way I'm going to be able to explain it to you in text. Ring me and I'll walk you through it.

Just in case there's someone more savvy than me out there, these are the steps I use to upload a pic to blonde from my phone.

Re-size pic (or bunch of pics to easy to manage file size.

Upload to your host site (I use photobucked)

C&P the link from photobucket to blonde.

Thanks Tom.

I understand the process of resizing & Uploading to Photobucket etc, but only via a laptop.

I did a test this morning. I can take photos on the phone, attach them to an e-Mail, send them to myself, & then Upload, but I want to cut out the Laptop part. Also, most photos won't send by my e-Mail until I resize them.

So the question is, photos in the "Gallery" of my phone - how do I resize those?

Go to play store, download an app called pic resizer. It's called exactly that BTW, don't download something else by mistake.

Open pic resizer, and within that you can access your camera gallery. just touch all the pictures you want to re-size, choose a size (I suggest 1024x768) and they will be resized automatically and saved to your gallery in a folder named pic resizer.

[tikay]

It's reasonably easy to post pictures on blonde from your phone but WhatsApp doesn't do that, it's not what it's for.

Nor is there any way to just press one button and upload pics to blonde, but it is relatively easy. That said, there's no way I'm going to be able to explain it to you in text. Ring me and I'll walk you through it.

Just in case there's someone more savvy than me out there, these are the steps I use to upload a pic to blonde from my phone.

Re-size pic (or bunch of pics to easy to manage file size.

Upload to your host site (I use photobucked)

C&P the link from photobucket to blonde.

Thanks Tom.

I understand the process of resizing & Uploading to Photobucket etc, but only via a laptop.

I did a test this morning. I can take photos on the phone, attach them to an e-Mail, send them to myself, & then Upload, but I want to cut out the Laptop part. Also, most photos won't send by my e-Mail until I resize them.

So the question is, photos in the "Gallery" of my phone - how do I resize those?

Go to play store, download an app called pic resizer. It's called exactly that BTW, don't download something else by mistake.

Open pic resizer, and within that you can access your camera gallery. just touch all the pictures you want to re-size, choose a size (I suggest 1024x768) and they will be resized automatically and saved to your gallery in a folder named pic resizer.

Ooh, that sounds perfect - thanks Tom.

Be right back......

[Marky147]

The thing about $50's being unlucky is a clear case of inflation.

In the old days $2 bills were considered to be a bok.

I find that Vodka & Sambuca are bad luck, too.

Is that the renowned double-act at peppermints favoured by Mr Jeeves?

Haha, never heard of Peppermints, but feel like I should have

[Marky147]

The two biggest harangues I got in my first two trips were approaching the craps table when a roll was in progress and being obviously blamed for the subsequent seven and producing some fifties  "What the fuck are they?  Are you mad?  When have you ever seen a fifty being passed across a poker table?  They're bad luck, go to the cage and change them for hundreds."

Might have some fun with that this summer.

[RED-DOG]

It's reasonably easy to post pictures on blonde from your phone but WhatsApp doesn't do that, it's not what it's for.

Nor is there any way to just press one button and upload pics to blonde, but it is relatively easy. That said, there's no way I'm going to be able to explain it to you in text. Ring me and I'll walk you through it.

Just in case there's someone more savvy than me out there, these are the steps I use to upload a pic to blonde from my phone.

Re-size pic (or bunch of pics to easy to manage file size.

Upload to your host site (I use photobucked)

C&P the link from photobucket to blonde.

Thanks Tom.

I understand the process of resizing & Uploading to Photobucket etc, but only via a laptop.

I did a test this morning. I can take photos on the phone, attach them to an e-Mail, send them to myself, & then Upload, but I want to cut out the Laptop part. Also, most photos won't send by my e-Mail until I resize them.

So the question is, photos in the "Gallery" of my phone - how do I resize those?

Go to play store, download an app called pic resizer. It's called exactly that BTW, don't download something else by mistake.

Open pic resizer, and within that you can access your camera gallery. just touch all the pictures you want to re-size, choose a size (I suggest 1024x768) and they will be resized automatically and saved to your gallery in a folder named pic resizer.

Ooh, that sounds perfect - thanks Tom.

Be right back......

Forgot a step. After you have selected the pics you want to re-size, touch the big square/little square icon at the top of the page to get the size options.

[tikay]

With Vegas poker looming, a quick update on my Online poker.

I was break-even in 2016, which is not exactly great, though not a disaster either.

I play PLO8 "Double Your Money" @ £3.30, £5.50, £11 & £16.50, & we need to win 55% of them to break even.

My game had got a bit conservative & defensive, & after making money in these for 3 years, but zilch so far in 2016, I decided I needed to reinvent my game.

So I did so earlier this month, & a remarkable thing happened - I had 11 consecutive winning sessions. I play, on average, 30 games per session. I'm not sure I have ever even had 7 winning sessions in a row, never mind 11.

So I was pretty pleased with my new super aggro game, & in good heart heading to Vegas.

Here's my Lucky Eleven.......


16th May, P 30, W21, L9, % of games won 70%,  Profit £30.20, profit per game £1

 




17th May, P 30, W17, L13, % of games won 57%,  Profit £21.80, profit per game £0.73

 




18th May, P 25, W17, L8, % of games won 68%,  Profit £41.75, profit per game £1.67




 

19th May, P 21, W16, L5, % of games won 76%,  Profit £24.95, profit per game £1.19




20th May, P 30, W17, L13, % of games won 57%,  Profit £2.15, profit per game £0.07




21st May, P 23, W15, L8, % of games won 63%,  Profit £10.55, profit per game £0.46




22nd  May, P 19, W14, L5, % of games won 73%,  Profit £54.75, profit per game £2.88




23rd May, P 26, W17, L9, % of games won 65%,  Profit £33.90, profit per game £1.30




25th May, P 23, W17, L6, % of games won 74%,  Profit £35.70, profit per game £1.55




26th May, P 20, W11, L9, % of games won 55%,  Profit £6.70, profit per game £0.26




27th May, P 33, W20, L13, % of games won 61%,  Profit £40.15, profit per game £1.22





Impressive, huh?

[tikay]

And the next 5 nights?

Best not ask.


28th  May, P 37, W20, L17, % of games won 54%,  LOSS £11.75, LOSS per game £0.32

 

29th May, P29, W10, L19, % of games won 34%,  LOSS £30.20, LOSS per game £1.04

 

30th May, P 23, W11, L12, % of games won 48%,  LOSS £19.05, LOSS per game £0.83

 

31st May, P 30, W16, L14, % of games won 46%,  LOSS £29.75, LOSS per game £0.99

 

1st June, P 10, W4, L6, % of games won 40%,  LOSS £16.05, LOSS per game £1.60

[tikay]

Thomas Exchange Global rung me back.

They stated that they have checked, & definitely paid me EXACTLY $10,000.

I have just re-checked, & I DEFINITELY have sequential $100 bills running from 203 to 300, & 19 x $50's.

So that's it - afaic, there the case rests.

I don't think I need to do any more than I have.

Might just cancel the trip now whilst I'm in profit.

[Doobs]

Thomas Exchange Global rung me back.

They stated that they have checked, & definitely paid me EXACTLY $10,000.

I have just re-checked, & I DEFINITELY have sequential $100 bills running from 203 to 300, & 19 x $50's.

So that's it - afaic, there the case rests.

I don't think I need to do any more than I have.

Might just cancel the trip now whilst I'm in profit.

Sounds like those 50s were lucky to me...

[Doobs]

With Vegas poker looming, a quick update on my Online poker.

I was break-even in 2016, which is not exactly great, though not a disaster either.

I play PLO8 "Double Your Money" @ £3.30, £5.50, £11 & £16.50, & we need to win 55% of them to break even.

My game had got a bit conservative & defensive, & after making money in these for 3 years, but zilch so far in 2016, I decided I needed to reinvent my game.

So I did so earlier this month, & a remarkable thing happened - I had 11 consecutive winning sessions. I play, on average, 30 games per session. I'm not sure I have ever even had 7 winning sessions in a row, never mind 11.

So I was pretty pleased with my new super aggro game, & in good heart heading to Vegas.

Here's my Lucky Eleven.......


16th May, P 30, W21, L9, % of games won 70%,  Profit £30.20, profit per game £1

 




17th May, P 30, W17, L13, % of games won 57%,  Profit £21.80, profit per game £0.73

 




18th May, P 25, W17, L8, % of games won 68%,  Profit £41.75, profit per game £1.67




 

19th May, P 21, W16, L5, % of games won 76%,  Profit £24.95, profit per game £1.19




20th May, P 30, W17, L13, % of games won 57%,  Profit £2.15, profit per game £0.07




21st May, P 23, W15, L8, % of games won 63%,  Profit £10.55, profit per game £0.46




22nd  May, P 19, W14, L5, % of games won 73%,  Profit £54.75, profit per game £2.88




23rd May, P 26, W17, L9, % of games won 65%,  Profit £33.90, profit per game £1.30




25th May, P 23, W17, L6, % of games won 74%,  Profit £35.70, profit per game £1.55




26th May, P 20, W11, L9, % of games won 55%,  Profit £6.70, profit per game £0.26




27th May, P 33, W20, L13, % of games won 61%,  Profit £40.15, profit per game £1.22





Impressive, huh?

I only played 2 Sky Stts in May. Going  to have to make a restart.  Games must have got easy.