With our friends, the Molbys in town, Helen and I were invited to spend some quality vacation time with them.
We picked up David and Gail at The Venetian about 11:30 and drove to Planet Hollywood where Helen and Gail were going to spend hours shopping in the Miracle Mile Shops. David was going to hike the Strip, making his way back to the Venetian and I was heading to the PH poker room.
I got to the poker room just after noon and got a seat right away. On my second hand I was dealt A-K of mixed suits and took down a $25 pot when a King hit the flop. About30 minutes later came the key hand of my PH session.
I was dealt Q-10 of diamonds and called to see the flop, J and 8 of diamonds, and 7 of hearts. I had straight draw and, if a 9 of diamonds hit, a straight flush draw. A guy at the other end of the table bet $25 and everyone folded except me. I called the $25. The turn card was a 4 of hearts, no help. The guy bet another $25 and I just called, not wanting to chase him out with a raise.
I was praying to the poker gods for the elusive 9 of diamonds for the straight flush and my prayers were answered, sort of. The river card was the 4 of diamonds, giving me a queen high flush! My opponent shoved in his last $75 and I quickly called, no need to hem and haw over that one, since there's no possible full house to beat me. The guy showed a pair of pocket 7s. He had hit trip 7s on the flop and lost to my flush. That big hand was the key to my session. I walked after about 1.5 hours with a profit of $140.
It was time to get some lunch and I went to Earl of Sandwich, ordering their tasty beef and cheddar sandwich and an ice tea and made my way to the sports book to watch basketball. I didn't make any bets, but enjoyed the Purdue-Northwestern game and part of the Minnesota-Wisconsin game before connecting with Helen and Gail at 5 p.m.
The ladies had a fun day shopping, having lunch and just talking and enjoying each other's company. We went back to the car and dropped Gail off at the Venetian. When we got home it was terribly windy with gusts up to 50mph. Heard on the news that 3 power poles were toppled just east of the Strip, knocking out power to some 20,000 residents and businesses. Today the wind has died down and we're seeing sunshine and a high of 60 or so.
Since Helen and I had eaten lunch later than usual, neither of us was too hungry for dinner. I opened up a couple of cans of potato-cheddar-broccoli soup for dinner. Then we watched some TV and another Vegas day was history.
And today our adventure continues...
Monday, March 6, 2017
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