2010 Trip - Pictures!

I'm currently in the process of breaking down my last trip and putting all the events into a trip report. Day One is posted above.

Needless to say it was a goooooooood trip . . . just regaining sight in my left eye.

Here are some grades:

Encore Salon Suite: A

Encore Tower Suites Service: A+

Encore Casino: D (grade based on amount won)

Wynn Casino: A+ (unfortunately not enough to overpower Encore's 'D')

Botero: A

Okada: A

Hugo's: B/B-

Wazuzu: B+

Country Club Lunch: A

Encore Spa: A+++

Garth Brooks: No grade high enough

Rhino: A+ for humor experience only

El Cortez: C+

Four Queens: B

In room dining at Encore: B+

New Addiction: Survivor Slot Machines at Encore . . .for a seemingly innocent looking penny slot machine - I swear the devil is spinning the reels on this one . . .

Here are some pics from the trip - hopefully these will tide y'all over for now:


Whale Jo mixing it up during a game of BJ Switch at the Four Queens




First handpay of the Trip at Wynn casino - $5 WOF
I think $1660 . . .




View from my seat at Garth (center section, 13 rows up)




Shipit Steak Tartare at Botero (Encore) - yes, those toast points got naughty with that raw meat and egg.




Another view of the tartare, plus a shot of the crab appy. Shipit-delicious. Oh man - those fries were something else too.




The Progressive . . . hit on the first spin . . .




Survivor Slot Machine at Encore - winning with a whole lot of Rudy's . . .

Report from the Field . . .

How long have I been here? Seems like forever and a day. And I still have 2.5 days left . . . .

Yesterday was a roller coaster day. Up and down, up and down. And eventually like a lot of roller coasters, to get off the ride, I had to go down.

Nothing was working. No Wizard of Oz, no WOF, no grinder penny slots, no BJ, no LIR . . . I knew it was bad when I lost on the hottest craps table of the night. No - I wasn't betting the dark side - I guess I just didn't have that gambling karma.

Oh well, today's a new day. Got a four-handed massage on the books . . . hope it doesn't hurt. Then have a few more guests arriving in town today and tonight - dinner at Hugos, gaming at El Cortez . . .

My theme for today is to slow roll. If I can grind out some small wins then perhaps I can build momentum going into tomorrow.

No pics to post yet - I keep forgetting to bring my camera with me - just not enough pockets and I don't own a fanny pack.

Jaco out.