If I missed anything here please forgive me it was a bit of a blur -- fellow travellers please add your bits .....
We had made up our minds and six stalwarts combined under the dubious banner of “Chezger” to go on a trip to Vegas.
As is usual in these situations our travel planning was exactly spot on. Four different flights three different hubs and different landing times in Vegas. Good start. Myself, Carl and Rich were on American Airlines via Chicago and our flights were on time and we had no bother. Dan missed his connection due to the high volume and slow immigration. Jack’s airplane needed a tyre change. Then there was Andy
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Andy was on his own travelling through Philadelphia and it was his first time in the US. He glides serenely through immigration (first sigh of relief). Then there was the lovely people in customs.
“Would you mind stepping this way please Mr. Bailey”. Panic sets in. “Your name has flagged a query and we need to wait a few moments to verify your credentials” . Panic level increases. After a few worrying moments he is told that he is OK and that the details of the other “Mr. Bailey” did not match his. You know, finger prints different, the other Mr. Bailey was also 6’ 3” and black.
Vastly relieved (and having missed his connection) Andy wanders off, only to hear a shout from behind. “Mr. Bailey one minute please”. Turning round expecting a .44 winging his way, he sees a security guard purposely striding his way. “You forgot your documents” Sphincter intact Andy continues his trek to Vegas.
After all landing at different times we eventually all meet up in the hotel to have a well earned drink and discuss the plan of action. Rich wanders off in search of a cash game and the rest of us have a few drinks.
The trip started well with myself & Shogun making the final four in the 10am $60 tournament in Planet Hollywood and making a chop with Technolog finishing in 5th (bad form doing the chop after he went out lol). I also cashed in 6th in the 2pm but following a liquid day went out first in the "bounty" in TI (hmm moral there somewhere) Techolog finished fourth no cash no bounty, Shogun finished 6th with $100 in bounties.
Slider took down the PH tournament on the following day with some real power poker after someone refused to chop and he went hyper aggressive (i.e. all in nearly every hand) and toasted the three of them for $797, well played that man.
That night it seems that there was some merriment in the nightclub with slider doing his john Travolta impression on the dance floor and he bumped in some large black dude who pushed him. Enter Captain Chaos aka Dan 350Z who leapt in and told this particular gentleman to desist or he would encounter some action of the physical side (or words to that effect lol).
At some hour of the morning RichEo wandered in and slept in his clothes, but did better than slider who made the toilet, slept on the floor, woke up fell into the wardrobe, slept there, made the side of the bed, slept there and eventually made the little space under the telly and slept there, priceless………..
We went to Planet Hollywood and tried the comp again none of us did too well but the Karaoke was an absolute scream. They tried to get me up to sing Danny Boy FFS………. But with Miss America pagent being there the views were very nice.
Dan350Z then went and pulled a great one in the $150 at the venetian taking 2nd spot for $2,987 (he hit 16th the day before – he was on fire). He played for 9 hours and was railed all the way by the rest of us it was a great time with some ribald comments from the rail..
We had a meal in the Italian restaurant after that where the waiter was introduced to “Corona NFL please”
On most nights we played Crazy4poker (rules explained by Shogun in another post) where the afore mentioned Shogun persuaded the dealer he had a straight flush when he had a straight and a flush in the same hand. The dealer paid him LOL………… (maybe it was the 12 $1 Pina Coladas he had)
We played loads of poker, we dined well (the voodoo lounge at the Rio is awesome) and had a great Craic. The company was tremendous the whole trip unforgettable and any rumours of my dalliance with certain scantily clad women in an alleged club will be strenuously denied.
Upshot is we will be organising a similar trip next April and the more the merrier. In fact I am organising an interim trip in November for anyone interested….. let me know.
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