Memorial Day Weekend

Had a good time this weekend. Went down to Caesar's for the weekend and will never stay there again. I forgot how jacked up their hotel is. You have to walk a mile to check in, then walk another 2 miles to get to your room. Its a great place to shop and there are a million places to eat, but staying there is ridiculous. In case you haven't been to Caesar's Palace, when you pull into the front, you get out of your car or cab with all of your luggage and proceed to the main door. At least you think its the main door. You then have to walk across to another area where the check in is. Now, I have been able to gain the rank of Diamond through Harrahs and I use the special check in area that this priveledge gets me. Its 100% worth it. But not here. You have to walk another mile down into the Augustus tower with all of your luggage to get to the Diamond and 7 stars lounge. Now why would you make your best players and biggest spenders walk the farthest? Makes no sense to me. The only time this is good is if you are staying in the Augustus tower, which of course this time around we weren't. We were in the Palace tower which is one of the new towers on the other end of the damn property. So we then proceed to walk through the entire casino and down to the Palace tower. its just a pain in the ass. No other hotel have I stayed in Las Vegas is more ass backwards than Caesar's.

We chose Caesars because it was a free offer so I could't pass it up. Basically I went to play poker and my wife went to go to the pool. I don't know what all the talk about Caesars poker room is about. I found it average at best. Didn't like a single dealer and hated just about everyone that played. They were either idiots who didn't know how to play, or jackasses who thought they were the next Phil Ivey. I don't know if this is the new state of poker, but why can't anyone play flop poker anymore? Why is it always a shovefest pre flop? Why are we constantly shoving $30 pre flop when its a $1-$2 game? Oh yeah, I forgot, got to pay for those $300 jeans and those douchebag hair cuts and shirts you have to wear. Freakin tools!!!

Managed to win about $300 for the trip, nothing big but not a losing session either. Ended up spending that on a Pete Rose bat. He was signing autographs in the Forum Shops at Field of Dreams and decided to splurge. He isn't one of my favorites, but he is the all time hits leader so its a piece I can add to the collection. Also managed to pick up a Yogi Berra ball for under $70. they were having a special and couldn't pass it up.

I almost forgot about the best part of my playing poker. Basically almost got into a fist fight with this jackass because he didn't want to chop the pot. As most of you know, when playing cash games, when it gets to the small and big blind and there is no other action, you chop it up and just pull back your blinds. I have only seen it not happen once. so we get to me and this gigantic jackass and the dealer turns to him and says do you want to chop and he says no. I hadn't even looked at my cards and just grab my $1 and say if you want it so bad you can have it and toss it to him. I probably should have just left it there, but then say I'll remember that and just push all in next time on your big blind. They guy returns with I had A J suited so no I didn't want to chop. WOW, AJ suited. I forgot how much of a monster hand that was pre flop. what is that in the top 25 of starting hands? the guy slams his fist on the table and asks if we want to step outside. WTF? Are you serious I say. You want to fight me because I am basically giving you a lesson on playing poker? I ignore him and he continues to call me names and calls me the generic fat ass comment. I respond with, "how original. Going to the fat jokes." So he stands up says okay fat boy lets go outside and walks past me and slaps me on the back. BINGO!!! I call for a floor and have the hot head removed. He tries to back peddle and say he just touched me. I don't give a rats ass, you touched me while trying to provoke a fight. Kiss my ass and cash out you prick. He continues to rant and rave while collecting his chips and go's to the cage. He comes back to the table and tells me to have a great night and proceeds to call me a fat coward. Okay. Like I haven't been called fat before. I've been fat since high school. I've learned to deal with it. I'm sorry if not wanting to go to jail over this moron is cowardly. If it is, then I'm a coward. I lost no sleep over it. Why would I risk being barred from a Harrah's casino when I am trying to make a living playing poker? Sorry, to smart for that.

Sunday, the wife and I decided we would hang at the pool before we went to dinner and a show. Now I know it was Memorial Day weekend and we probably should have gotten down there sooner, but we get down there around noon and there of course aren't any chairs. But then again, a hotel the size of Ceasers only had about 1000 chairs anyway. they only had 2 pools open and people were splayed out all over the floor because they didn't have enough room. they had the Venus Pool open as well, but its not my idea of relaxing listening to techno music thumping in my ear and watching all the douchebags hit on every walking bikini trying to get the clap. not my cup of tea. Just wanted a spot where we could sit down, lay in the sun, read a book and take a dip in the pool. So we went back to the room and just hung out. Watched a movie and took a nap. Yeah, I know, real fun, but for us it was. We weren't at home, didn't have to worry about our dog wanting to play or go out. We just relaxed.

We got ready and went over to Joe's Stone Crab and steakhouse. Had a great meal. Had the stone crab appetizer of course and I had the King Crab Leg special and Amanda had the scallops. It was a great meal and I would recommend the place to anyone. For being locals, we got free dessert so that was nice.

After that we headed over to the Mirage to watch Love. It was the only Cirque du Solei show we hadn't seen ( I don't count that Criss Angel garbage over at the Luxor nor will I pay to see it). i like the Beatles, but I'm not a die hard fan. I only know their famous songs as I don't own a single CD. It wasn't a Cirque show in the true sense of Cirque du Solei. It was basically just a musical. It was okay, but to me it would have been the same had I just sat at home and put on a CD of the band. I have no interest to go back and see it again.

After that we went back to the room and packed and called it a weekend. Went and picked up the dog the next day and came back to the house and got ready for the week.

Thursday I'm going to play the satellites down at the Venetian and hopefully come away with my buy ins for a couple of tourneys and get prepared for the WSOP event 4 at the Rio this weekend.

Wish me luck!