The Last Remarkable Unremarkable Day

Monday Dec. 30, 2024 

Today was my last day in Vegas this trip, and it was remarkable - but perhaps not in the way that you think.

And bear with me if this is a short, not very witty blog post.

The morning was fairly typical and after blogging and whatnot I packed up all my stuff and headed to the Plaza.

The Lyft ride was the first crappy one of the trip - I'll save you the whiny details.

After dropping my stuff in the room, I got busy.

I got my $30 Freeplay for the day and played it through on Jacks. Then I tried $10 in Bufffffffallllllo! and cashed out $40. I got two bonus rounds in the first 6 spins, which was remarkable.

My $25 dining credit was used at Hash House a Go Go. I had the Hickory Smoked Bacon, Avocado, Onion, and Swiss Cheese scramble and it was delicious.

After that I hammered the video poker for a solid hour playing Jacks and Bonus. I didn't hit any quads.

The highlight was a dealt straight flush, which was remarkable.

I didn't see the point of throwing this away for a 1 in 47 Royal shot.

But I got no quads.

I also played some video Keno but for once (?) didn't win $800. And I went back to video poker and played about another hour. And still not a quad.

After a long break, my final gasp was a long mission to hit the Deuces on Deuces Wild. As you can see I came close a number of times and got a couple of wild royals.

My coin in for the day was around $3,500, mostly on video poker. I figure I played about 2000 hands.

The remarkable thing was that I did not hit a single four-of-a-kind - no quads whatsoever, even during my hour or so on Deuces. I hit no natural four of a kind.

So on my last day, I was completely shut out - and because of that I shut it down to limit my losses.

It's been such a fantastic trip, and I want to take home some winnings!

As it stands, the final tally is I am up $820 on the trip and paid nothing for rooms.

 

I had a free slice of pizza from Pop Up Pizza - excellent!!! - for dinner, and a banana. I'm up early this morning on Dec. 31 to get myself together for the plane home, which blasts out of here at 7:35.

Sorry I couldn't provide a blockbuster finish to the trip, but that's gambling. I was treated to a Royal Flush, two $800+ Keno wins and a $400+ Keno win over five days. That will have to be enough.

I am going to head down to the casino to see if I might have another $30 Freeplay for today, and then maybe play $20 at the airport on Triple Double Bonus, as is my tradition.

If there's no update below, then you know nothing happened.

Thanks for following along on my Brazilian adventure. I hope you found it smooth and slick.

If you enjoy the blog, consider throwing a buck or two my way to help with expenses.

Super big thank you to my outstanding supporters for this trip. You folks have treated me so well, and I appreciate it.

Till next time,

Truly... Royal Flusher