I guess I typically wake up early on my first Las Vegas morning due to the time change. I assume I was up relatively early, since I was showered and ready to go do the early check-in for the video poker tournament at 8:00 AM. Scott was already at the registration desk and said there were plenty of spots for Group F, which was at 11:50 AM. Kip and I got down there and registered. We then headed to Magnolia's at Four Queens for breakfast. It's pretty solid for breakfast, and all of us have loads of comps to use.
Our miserable view through the miserable building wrap. . .
All smiles at breakfast!
King's Court breakfast with a 2-1 coupon.
We head back to The D and have some time to kill before our tournament session, so what are we going to do? We play at Vue Bar!
His happy place! Well, a lot of ours. . .
It's tournament time. We've discussed strategy, about how going for royals or high paying hands would be important in the five minute timed event. It's also double double bonus ultimate X, so even making smaller hands will give you a multiplier for the next hand. And all that strategy discussion went out the window, and we all pretty much just played regular strategy and hoped for the best. I recall getting a bonus quad with a kicker, I think I had a small multiplier, and after the five minutes were done, I had the highest score for the session.
We were staying at The D, so we did want to put in some play there, so we played at Vue Bar for a few hours. I guess this is the best hand I hit, since it's the only photo I took.
Yay, straight flushes!
Looking back at my notes, I see I hit nine quads this session, 4s were my only bonus, plus this straight flush. Kip hit ten, but hit aces three times and 2s once. Scott, of course, hit the most with 12, but only one bonus quad (2s). In the pre-tournament session, Kip hit eight quads and a straight flush, Scott hit one, and I hit zero!
Around 3:30, we had lunch at Whiskey Liquor Up. Mark was working and he stopped by for a visit. We met him on a previous trip, very cool guy and knowledgeable on the tiki culture.
Mark!
Mark and the crew!
I believe this was the Drunkin Burger.
We had to get to Resorts World to pick up our race packets, then go pick up Lola since we were going to happy hour at Golden Tiki. We got to Resorts World right around 5:30, which was right on schedule, kinda. We hustled through the hotel/casino trying to find the fitness expo, which was actually in a tent outside, which we passed on our way into the casino. After going through the gauntlet of booths, we finally got to the packet pick up. We hustled out of there and headed to NoMad to pick up Lola. Kip called GT to let them know we were running late, and they told her we might have to wait a bit.
We got there around 6:30 for our 6:00 reservation, but I dropped Kip, Lola, and I believe Scott off as well, as I went to find parking. That lot is so small, I went down the back alley and parked where I thought I could. We went in the back and they were already seated in this corner:
How'd they know it was us?
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I used to get a few different drinks, and at least always a Blue Lagoon, but I'm driving, so I can't have too many, and lately I've been getting the boozy Dole whips. So tasty!
Jacques and the ladies!
A busy Friday night!
Dole whips!
Dole whip!
We dropped Lola back off at NoMad and headed back Downtown.
We had 8:30 dinner reservations at 8 East, but with the late lunch and Dole whips, we weren't that hungry so I called to see if I could cancel without a charge (the website says there is a $10 cancellation fee) and I was able to do so.
We wandered down to El Cortez to get their boarding pass promotion ($10 free play, $25 match play, and a few drink). I turned my $10 free play into $20 cash, and Kip and I halved our match plays on roulette since we didn't want to jump in on one hand of blackjack. We gave it a group play shot on Deuces Wild (since Kip was in town on 02/22/22, she played a group play for us on Downtown Deuces, but we had no luck. We had a bit of luck, especially if we were playing a different game.
Nerf. Isn't that always the way. . .
We headed back to The D and settled in at Vue Bar. I hit a nice regular quad and another straight flush, but Scott hit three straight flushes and Dave hit a royal.
Nice jacks!
Another straight flush!
Trying out some of their new bourbon.
It was around 1:00 AM and we had the 5k today, but I coaxed Kip into a little Dream Card fun play. This was our best hand, and we hit a few more to cash out up $25 each!
Dream card winner!
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