Ok coming out of casino retirement today - heading up to CT to once again try my luck at the blackjack tables. Love this sign on the Interstate:
Upon checking in, I was informed that the Starbucks was closed for renovations but Imus Ranch Coffee and Dunkin’ Donuts were both open for business. I must say that, in all the times I've been to Mohegan Sun, I have never come across a Dunkin’ Donuts - am I that oblivious? On the way to the room I ran into a host I knew from the REVEL days, small world.So I was able to get a room in the Earth Tower (the new tower) - just took a nap - really needed it - my sleep schedule has been horrible lately due to tons of stress
Upon waking I headed down to the players card kiosk and printed out my $250 FREE BET and learned that, as my tier level increased, I would now receive 200 "choice credits" per month (prorated for this month). With the "choice credits", I could exchange them 2:1 for free slot play or free bets; they could also be exchanged for a buffet coupon or "momentum dollars" (which could be used for shopping or dining (I did not check the ratio on those exchanges though)). That being said, I exchanged my 100 "choice credits" for two $25 free bets.---So here we go, about to pop my regrown blackjack hymen -- I sat down and, just before the dealer was to deal, an older gentleman asked if I minded whether he joined the game. Not wanting to piss off the blackjack gods, I extended the courtesy and we began play. I put my $250 FREE BET out on the first hand and was dealt:Ace, 7 v dealer King - I hit and was dealt a 2 for 20 - Dealer turned over another King for a push -Second hand, my $250 FREE BET still up in the betting circle: Dealer blackjack!I then won two hands and then the gentleman next to me said he normally doesn't split cards but would (correctly) split his 6,6 v dealer 2 -- he lost the hand and vowed to "never split cards again!" Unfortunately, he was not joking and, a few hands later, decided to not split 8's versus a dealer 7 -- he proceeded to be dealt a 10 to bust and I then busted but, of course, tracking the cards showed a table win if he split - Naturally, he proceeded to be dealt two blackjacks and win 5 of the next 5 hands whereas I lost 5 of 5
TABLE SWITCH
Having had enough of the short term effect of Mr. No Split, I moved to the adjacent table and, by the end of the shoe, was up a little bit - Trip +500
So, although this was a "coming out of casino retirement" weekend, my plan was to keep the blackjack to a minimum and the relaxing and enjoying drinks and dining to a maximum. As such, at about 7:30pm last night I enjoyed dinner at Tuscany (the restaurant behind the waterfall) - enjoying a ravioli appetizer and "Brooklyn-style" spaghetti and meatballs entree. They made some nice margaritas and, surprisingly, they were in a tall glass (usually in a short glass but, hey, I'm not a "mixologist" so what the F do I know.
After dinner, I got a comp ticket to see the "Filthy Friday" show at COMIX -- two out of four of the comedians were funny, doing crowd work - even giving me the moniker of "the guido in the fourth row" -- of course, there is always one guy or gal in the crowd that couldn't take a joke - such was the case with a bachelorette party - they became annoyed when one of the comedians started in with them making some jokes - rather than laugh and just take it like everyone else in the audience did, they told the comedian to "move on" and "they weren't in the mood for him" - WTF‽ - going to a "Filthy Friday" comedy show and then becoming annoyed when the comedians engage with you - ridiculous!
after the comedy show I was pretty tired and headed up to bed, still plus 500.