Wake up Thursday for day 1 of the $1650 Main with a streaming nose and a heavy head..sigh think the brutal air con in the hard rock may have got me. How can i have caught a cold..its 85 degrees outside my window.
Anyway.. turn up... table is standard rofflers with one twenty something genius who likes to bluff. The amount of donk leading I have witnessed on this trip is incredible..one old guy donk leads into 3 others including the OR with no hand.. he fires 3 barrels before being forced to turn over Queen high..incred.
Said Genius is trying his best to give away chips to old men with the nuts... i get in a hand with him and let him bluff flop and turn..just smoothing him... he catches a gutter on the river for a deece pot.. sigh
I trundle on... level six i get two limps look at Queens and make a pretty sizeable raise.. no one goes anywhere and i flop top set on a two spade board... old roffler insta shoves 100bb into me...sigh..call.. he turns over A3 spades..insta service and no redraw paired board and that's it..
I have mixed emotions..I'm not too fussed at getting knocked out i didn't fancy extending but on the other hand the standard of the play on display is pretty woeful and maybe actually a real shot at a 150K payday.. hey ho theres still the blackjack pit to take my frustration out on..
I play two deece sessions sandwiched by a trip back to the hotel to watch the rams game..who i have a oner on.. the bet is good after 3 quarters and I'm back at the tables by 10pm..
Now I know its my last night Ive upped the min bet from $25 to $50..this means my bets will range between $25 and $250 on the progression... so 50 bet roll at this level requires 2.5 K on the table.
I have the table to myself but am shortly joined by an old Chinese lady who it seems when she wants the dealer to bust shouts something akin to 'MONKEY ! ' ... It soon becomes apparent that the ' MONKEY ' word is for a ten... it seems to be working so the jape seeking soul I am decide to join in and me and Mrs Wong are soon shouting 'MONKEY ! ' loudly and in unison..it is a very successful ploy as the dealer busts regularly and the old girl is now high fiving me with huge vigor and a broad smile of blackened teeth... pretty sure Ive pulled.
The dealer has a FML expression as he gets 'MONKEY !! ' nearly every hand... and me almost crying with laughter.. now the old girls mum turns up and decided to just spectate..she also is a 'MONKEY ! ' shouter and the poor dealer has 3 of us screaming at him.. its fucking hilarious.
Monkey Magic is good and I have a count up ..over the 2 sessions we are + 6K.. i cash out hi five Mrs Wong and I'm on the road. I drive 9 miles at 3AM the nearest IHOP ( international House of Pancakes ) which i discovered on a trip in the summer.. they do awesome food that is terrible for you..french toast double dipped with whipped creame and strawberries and chicken and waffles Oi! fucking Oi!...
So final day i meet up with Jeff and his wife and go to clearwater beach ( see below ) which is supposed to be one of the top ten beaches in the world.. its beautiful but its windy and only 75 degrees..think i may put a complaint in..
After lunch we do our farewells.. its been a great trip not just because of the wins etc but new experiences and new places.. i have a feeling i will be back.
Last drive to the Airport and a comfy flight to blighty...
One last thing.. remember what i said about pre paid tolls ?... drove over 400 miles..took trips all over Tampa..went to Orlando etc.. didn't go through one toll..not one... and they wanted 10 dollars a day !... shame on you
Hope you enjoyed the read heres to the next trip