It’s almost time for Day 1: Round 1 of the blackjack tournament – fingers crossed
sat down to play some blackjack and this happened FML
playing now first 4 hands of the shoe: 6,5 v dealer 6 double get 8 for 19–dealer has 6 5 queen; 8,8 v dealer 10 double get another 8 - get 18 on each hand dealer of course has 20; 7,4 v dealer 8 double get 7 for 18 dealer turns over an Ace; 3,3 v dealer 7 split first 3 get 8 double get a 9 for 20; second 3 get 7 double get Queen for 20 - dealer has 7 turns over a 4 gets a 5 for 16 then another 5 for 21 - down 2k—-dealer change and more of the same…basically, without going into the gory details, the dealer made 8 blackjacks, 6 blackjacks and 8 blackjacks on three consecutive shoes - I ended the morning down 5k and headed to the BJ tournament
BJ tournament: 6 people per table, 15 hands, 1000 in chips per player
The cards and luck were in my favor and after 13 hands I was the chip leader by about 500 - the lady next to me was in second place and I stayed level with her on her bet for hand 14 and went into the 15th and final hand of Round 1 with a 500 chip lead - nobody else but the lady next to me was close enough to catch me - the button was on my seat so I bet first–I only put up 100 — looking to get a small win and hope the dealer just beat everyone – but, at this point, I was anxious to see what the lady to my right would bet - it came around to her and she bet 700, meaning that if I lost and she won, she would overtake me - the cards were dealt and I was dealt a BLACKJACK!!! I now had a 750 chip lead and the lady next to me was dealt a 14 - the dealer had a 10 showing when it came to the lady, she threw up a 100 chip to double her 14 — excellent strategy as that would be the only way she would win the table — it turned out to be a stroke of genius actually as she was dealt a 6 for a 20 - I anxiously hoped the dealer had a 10 underneath for a push–alas, it was not to be as the dealer had a 6 under and, as hard as I rooted for a 4 or 5, it was not to be – the dealer drew a 3 for 19 and, on the last hand of the first round I lost by 50o Oh boy – back to the real money until tomorrow’s tournament Wish me luck…please
headed down south on the strip to see if my luck would change (FAT CHANCE apparently)“highlights”-started playing had 200 up dealt 8,8 v dealer 5 split get another 8: first 8 dealt 2 double for 17; second 8 dealt 3 double for 19; third 8 get a 10 - dealer has 5 then 4 then 10 for 19-had split with double on each dealer has 16 pulls an Ace for 17 and I lose on both-lost every double in three shuffles of double deck - At this point I was down 10k
I took a 10 minute break and some deep breaths and went back with a positive attitude, gaining back 1500 in the process - trip now -8500 please wish me luck
OK sat down and played about 6 hands and got another 500 back - so, although still down 8k, things seem to be looking up——I had Panda Express then played two shoes of double deck – won 300 but stopped due to stomach issues (could it be the Panda Express?)
trip -7700