MORNING BLACKJACK SESSIONFor the uninitiated, the title of today’s post is in reference to both the classic movie Swingers (which includes one of the most cringe-inducing scenes in cinematic history when Mikey attempts to call a girl who just gave him her number) — but, here is the “Five Hundy” scene:
I woke up and did an in-room workout (get your minds out of the gutter) — basically did some body weight exercises: squats, crunches, push-ups, jumping jacks — those, in addition to dreaming I was in a gym performing bicep curls and actually waking up performing them in my sleep – yes, I have weird sleeping habits - after showering, I grabbed an apple and headed for the tables
I Ran into a guy I played with yesterday and it seemed his luck had changed for the better – I awaited the next shuffle and joined his double deck game - Right off the bat, the dealer made a 21 and I proceeded to lose the next few hands - However, by the end of the shuffle I was back to even on my buy-inThe next shuffle proved profitable though as I won a double down on the first hand, won the next hand, rode the roller coaster for a few hands until finally winning another double down on the last handThe total was +500Trip is +1500
taking a break
LUNCHTIME SESSION: Sat down at a double deck game – the other gentleman at the table warned me that the dealer was hot - The dealer immediately made a 21 on her first hand and, for three shuffles, the best we could do at the table was PUSH - after the next shuffle, I was the only one left at the table and the pit boss decided to change out the cards – it was at this point that a shift change occurred - With the new dealer came new luck–I won three double downs in the first shuffle and was dealt two blackjacks in the next one - By the time the dust cleared, I was up another 500 - Trip is +2k
As I walked through the casino I watched scuba divers cleaning a fish tank and then, I ventured out onto Fremont and there was, I kid you not, a “sign spinning” contest…hmmmmm ok
MINI-SESSION: Ran into a friendly guy who I’ve played with a few times this trip and joined his game on a new shuffle - The cards broke like American Pharoah and I was quickly up. With the help of winning a split/double (8,8 v dealer 7 — first 8 dealt a Q, second 8 dealt a 3, doubled and dealt a Q — dealer turned over a J — just like the book was written) - I only played two shuffles of double deck and took a break up another 1100Trip is +3100
micro-session: I played 1 shuffle of 2D - won 4 hands plus a double down for another 900
Trip is now +4K