Vegas Baby!
So, I went out to Vegas last weekend for the Super Bowl. It's somewhat of a new ritual that my buddies and I go out there. I took the Bucs on the money line and won myself a decent amount. I was soooo close to winning a hefty prop bet too. I had placed $50 on the fact that there would be a 2pt conversion. Three friggin' tries the Raiders had!!! They missed them all. I held my breath while they reviewed the third to see if the guy would have landed in bounds, but alas there was no irrefutable evidence to overturn the call. It would have paid +300. *sigh*
Unfortunately, I gave over half of it back on the damn Craps tables. We just couldn't get a break this weekend when it came to the tables. For anyone who plays, it was basically the annoying pattern of the shooter getting a point, you putting up your odds, place bets, etc. and then the next roll the shooter would seven out. There were only two streaks the entire weekend where more than two points were made by the same shooter. You just can't win under those conditions, unless you're a "Don't" player, but then everyone else at the table hates you. ;) I think I made the most money playing Carribean Stud Poker this weekend, which is ironic because it's got some of the, if not the, worst odds in the house.
As long as you go out there realizing that the odds are against you and you don't have any silly superstitions, you can always have a good time... and that's exactly what we did.