I know, a bit late for the annual birthday posting. As a present, Janice and I got away for the night
(Friday night) to Macau. The first time just Janice and I took a trip there without the kids! It's much more relaxing, of course.
But it's obvious I am getting old. After checking in, we headed to our dinner reservation at Morton's. (Have to celebrate a birthday with some Western steak!). By the time dinner was over, it was about 9:30; the wine and other drinks kicked in, and I was exhausted. We gambled for about 30 minutes - a bit of craps, a bit of baccarat and I gave up. Too tired to go on. All I wanted to do was sleep.
I was asleep before 11, and woke up after 7 - woke up extremely refreshed. What a birthday gift! Sleeping in a hotel room without the kids! After a morning hot tub session, it was non-stop morning/afternoon gambling for 6 hours. Now that's a birthday.
Some quick highlights:
- Baccarat is a great game for head-to-head matchups. I'm playing my usual minimum bet on the banker - $500HK, $800 when pressing - when a Chinese guy sits down. After a few hands, he puts $20,000 on player. I still have my banker bet.
He gets his cards - a King and an 8. Not good for me.
I turn over my cards....a. 7........and a 2. My nine beats his 8. I smile, he leaves in a huff. That's what gambling is all about!
- Craps was horrible. I was in mid-Vegas form; rolled two turns on Friday night after dinner; I rolled the dice exactly 5 times combined. A nice sequence of 6, 7; then 8, 5, 7. Ugh.
- Here's an example of how stats can be your enemy. This guy was rolling at the end of the table- and the last time he rolled, he rolled nothing but 9s. So it's his turn again. He sets a point of 4.
So I bet:
- odds on the 4
- place the 6 and 8
- what the hell, it's my birthday, so we place the 5 and 9 also....
- and a little sugar on the hard 4 and hard 10.
So I have the 4, hard 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and hard 10. I'm set.
The guy rolls seven more times without sevening out....
....and I lose money.
How? His rolls:
a. 12....nothing
b. 11....nothing
c. Easy 10 - 6-4...Hard 10 loses; what the hell, I'll go back up.
d. 3.... nothing
e. Easy 10 again...6-4. Argh, another loser.
OK, I'll put an end to this. I place a bet on the field.
f. 8...good, winner 8, but loser on the field.
I do not replace the field bet. Of course....
g. 3....nothing
I'm in shock...of course, next roll is a 7.
Outside of one winning session at the Wynn (what a nice casino), it was a bad gambling weekend. But a wonderful 24 hours away from reality (and away from the kids).
But it's obvious I am getting old. After checking in, we headed to our dinner reservation at Morton's. (Have to celebrate a birthday with some Western steak!). By the time dinner was over, it was about 9:30; the wine and other drinks kicked in, and I was exhausted. We gambled for about 30 minutes - a bit of craps, a bit of baccarat and I gave up. Too tired to go on. All I wanted to do was sleep.
I was asleep before 11, and woke up after 7 - woke up extremely refreshed. What a birthday gift! Sleeping in a hotel room without the kids! After a morning hot tub session, it was non-stop morning/afternoon gambling for 6 hours. Now that's a birthday.
Some quick highlights:
- Baccarat is a great game for head-to-head matchups. I'm playing my usual minimum bet on the banker - $500HK, $800 when pressing - when a Chinese guy sits down. After a few hands, he puts $20,000 on player. I still have my banker bet.
He gets his cards - a King and an 8. Not good for me.
I turn over my cards....a. 7........and a 2. My nine beats his 8. I smile, he leaves in a huff. That's what gambling is all about!
- Craps was horrible. I was in mid-Vegas form; rolled two turns on Friday night after dinner; I rolled the dice exactly 5 times combined. A nice sequence of 6, 7; then 8, 5, 7. Ugh.
- Here's an example of how stats can be your enemy. This guy was rolling at the end of the table- and the last time he rolled, he rolled nothing but 9s. So it's his turn again. He sets a point of 4.
So I bet:
- odds on the 4
- place the 6 and 8
- what the hell, it's my birthday, so we place the 5 and 9 also....
- and a little sugar on the hard 4 and hard 10.
So I have the 4, hard 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and hard 10. I'm set.
The guy rolls seven more times without sevening out....
....and I lose money.
How? His rolls:
a. 12....nothing
b. 11....nothing
c. Easy 10 - 6-4...Hard 10 loses; what the hell, I'll go back up.
d. 3.... nothing
e. Easy 10 again...6-4. Argh, another loser.
OK, I'll put an end to this. I place a bet on the field.
f. 8...good, winner 8, but loser on the field.
I do not replace the field bet. Of course....
g. 3....nothing
I'm in shock...of course, next roll is a 7.
Outside of one winning session at the Wynn (what a nice casino), it was a bad gambling weekend. But a wonderful 24 hours away from reality (and away from the kids).
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