So here I am in AC for the weekend - the torrential rain does not seem to be letting up, shades of "Superstorm Sandy" outside the floor-to-ceiling window of my room...but, as the NJ commercial says "Stronger than the storm..."So as the commercial goes, so I go - ready to WIN WIN WIN!
An aside:There is a new points multiplier promotion wherein you touch a casino chip on the touch screen kiosk...there are 9 on the screen arranged in 3 rows of 3I normally touch the center on these types of promotions but this time I decided to touch the top rightI received a 2x multiplierHowever, the screen then revealed all the other chip values - of course, the one in the center was listed as 100x multiplier (Now, I realize this is a RNG situation and touching or not touching the screen at a certain point will determine what is shown as well as the probability programmed into the machine)So, the next promotion that appeared on the screen was for free slot play or extra raffle tickets for the Saturday night cash drawingsSo, I had to touch one of 5 pies on the screen (blueberry, apple...etc.)Instead of touching the dead center of the screen I touched the top right...I received 50 bonus raffle entries for tomorrow night...They then revealed what the other prizes would have been - of course, the pie in the middle was worth $10k in free slot playAgain, I realize the RNG and programmed probability come into play but I find it interesting that both times I didn't pick the spot I normally pick, the prize would have been the best prize available...Why bother to show the players "what might have been"...? So far, all it has done for me is put me in a bad mood...here we go
First session of the trip: 4 people (including me) at the table - We all won the first hand then all lost the next 6 hands -from there it was up and down and I ended the shoe down 1100. I switched tables and started the next table off losing 4 hands then, in the middle of the shoe, got a nice little run and had made 1k of the 1100 back. However, I then lost two doubles and a couple of bad beats (dealer pulling 21 against my 20). By the end of the shoe I had won back 750 of the 1100 - Trip is -350
sat back down last night and Caught a horrible shoe - dealer had 3 blackjacks and 4 additional 21's in the shoe - despite that, I was able to only lose another 200. The next shoe is where it went downhill...I had amazing opportunities...dealt 4 double downs and 2 splits - LOST THEM ALL!!! By the end of the shoe I was down 1800. I had had enough of that particular table (although for some reason, the gentleman that was playing there as well and continually yelling that this was the "worst dealer ever" decided to stay and continue to play with the "worst dealer ever" lol. I moved over and began winning some doubles and caught a nice run...Trip -600 (which is a whole lot better than negative 1800) Pre-breakfast shoe this morning:Started out on a nice run of three wins in a row - then hit a bad run - then hit a couple of doubles. Made 500 that shoe - Trip is -100
Pre-lunch mini-session: Played one shoe - caught a nice run at the end and picked up 500 - Trip is +400
Off to see "ABBA Mania" this evening. Well, ABBA MANIA was fun, then the fun ended. I sat down after the show and lost the first 14 of 18 hands - Switched tables and was dealt Ace, Ace on the first hand versus dealer 7. First Ace dealt another Ace. Second Ace dealt a 3. Dealer flips over a 10 for 17. Second hand dealt Ace, Ace yet again versus dealer 7. First Ace dealt a 4; second Ace dealt a 5; Dealer yet again flips over a 10 for 17. At this point I Was down 3k and switched tables yet again and, over the course of the next 2 hours, despite the dealer seemingly always being able to make a hand, managed to pick up 700 - Trip 22300.
I Took a break for daylight savings as well as a deep breath and dove back in. Within 2 shoes I had regained some cash and my composure - The trip ended -1k