LV trip report (short version)
 

Got in Friday night. Stayed at the Bellagio since the Mirage poker room rate was bumped up to match Bellagio for this weekend. Played Bellagio 4/8 from 8:30 until 2:30. Won a bunch but cost myself a few BB on the river, once because I couldn't read the board and once because I didn't have enough chips in my hand and didn't say raise.

Saturday morning: Up at 9, played Mirage 6/12 until 7:00. Spilled a coke on the table within the first 30 minutes (no, I hadn't even started drinking yet either). Won some more, but lost money on Notre Dame and Arizona ML.

Went to Bellagio, played 4/8 with my buddy. About 2 am 2 guys sat down and I think their "raise" buttons were stuck. They quit about 7 am and so did we (with a lot of their chips). One buddy went to bed, the other got up, we went back to the Mirage. Won Cincy over MN; lost AZ/STL over. Played until 7 pm at a very loose passive 3/6. Won a bunch and went to the Wynn - sat at a 4/8 table with a young "pro" who liked to 4-bet bluff and then show after his opponent folded. What a [censored] tool. I took a bunch of money off him, then he started berating the dealer and another player. It was midnight and I had been playing for almost 40 hours, so I racked up and had a couple of chips left over. I tossed them back to the douche and said "Here, you're gonna need these". My buddy told me the guy proceeded to lose 5 racks, then bought back in for $1k.

Got up Monday at 9, played the Bellagio 4/8 with one buddy - straddles, blind 3-bets, and more. Dropped some money, but it was a fun way to pass a couple of hours before we checked out.

Total damage: +$600 and approx 50 hours of poker.

Card room reviews:
Bellagio - A. Lots of games, pretty good dealers, autoshufflers.
Mirage - B. Fewer games, boring tight old people early in the morning.
Wynn - B. Not many games, even at night. Nice room, seemed like lots of space between tables. Dealers were good. Really aggressive, unfriendly atmosphere at our table.

PS There was a big Mexican Independence Day celebration going on - lots of very hot Mexican girls all around [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]