[03 Sep 2006 | Sunday]
 |  The big Vegas trip was met with little in the way of fanfare. I really didn't care to tell you the truth and I remained that way even through my approach into the city. It's kind of funny that it had been a number of years since I'd been there, yet it all seemed very old hat to me though I really expected this trip to be different (boy was I right about that one!) for the simple fact that this would be my first foray into actual gambling. So first impressions aside, I arrived very early and found myself a nice little table. I talked with the dealer for a good while, played a few hands, and drank a bunch of free drinks. It was fun. Trip Sum Total: -$1.75 I was tipping and with all of the free booze I felt like a winner. That feeling would not last. I ended up crashing sometime around noon. I hadn't really slept in something like 30 hours or so and the Sandman had finally caught up with me. After that, most of my weekend went by in a quick blur of nice meals and paigow, blackjack, and other tables. For your benefit, I shall bestow my nuggets of wisdom so that you might learn from my mistakes. 1.) Gambling really isn't that fun. (Learn it. Know it.) Sure you might get a high for a little while, but for the most part, gambling (for me at least) turned into work where I actually lost money instead of made it. It started out fun but then turned into a grind way too fast for me. Maybe that's just what happens to peoeple in my line of work, but man that sucked. Sum Total from PaiGow Poker Tables: -$350.00 2.) Free Booze is great and so are prizes, but all of that stuff is there just to sedate gamblers just enough into not throwing tables around and bludgeoning people with blunt objects. Sum Total from 4-8 Holdem Poker Tables: -$100.00 3.) To be honest, I'm not really fond of Vegas. It's not that I hate it. It's fun and all, but I think I've just been there one too many times. I've seen the highs and now felt the lows. Sum Total from Blackjack Tables: -$70.00 4.) In hindsight, I think going to Vegas alone wouldn't be the worst thing to do. I always thought I would be hungering for company and a good convo, but I actually had a really good time being there on my own. Sum Total from cabs and stuff: -$30.00+ (Winnings usually paid for most of that stuff and comps took care of a few meals) Lesson Learned: Gambling is just not for me. I really didn't have too much fun. It was cool and all, and I really started to appreciate all of the hundreds of things that go through gamblers' minds as they weigh this and that, trying to figure out patters and trends; but then I had to stop myself. Fact is, this is supposed to be enjoyable and I wasn't really enjoying myself! When I leave the beach, I am filled with a sense of peace and comfort. I love how I've spent the past few hours. When I leave Disneyland, I feel bad for spending so much money, but I am also filled with a sense of accomplishment and soreness from doing way more than I intially thought I could. So any and all respect I might have sent gamblers' way is immediately wiped away because anyone stupid enough to do this day in and day out is beyond hope. Fuck what kinds of pressures must be going through their heads, they chose to be in a place that it only took me three days to learn was a bad place. They're betting all of their hopes on a lost cause. So fuck them man. Oh yeah, and with all of the bad luck I got in Vegas, I'll bet you anything that I kill any and everyone who comes near my tables when I get back to work. hahaha Guess I was just never meant to sit on the other side of the table. |
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