My Friday began at Bally’s where my friend had a good amount of cash back. He ended up hitting 4 Queens, rather quickly, on a Bonus Poker video poker machine which paid a hefty $800. I don’t normally play Bonus Poker, but I put my cash back in and lasted for a while which was nice. Since I got my iPhone I’ve been practicing so I was happy to give it a whirl. I don’t really like the variance with the game, but it was OK.
After I lost my allotted amount we headed to the wonderful Diamond Lounge at Bally’s for a snack and a few drinks. The drinks turned into a relaxing six pack of Corona.
I really like the Bally’s Diamond Lounge because it is so big and never feels to crowded. There are plenty of big chairs and a wonderful view. By far, this is the best part of the Bally’s casino. When I drink I often like to dabble with sweets so I grabbed a piece of chocolate cake. It was pretty good and a nice compliment to my beers.
After the drinks I headed back to the casino fora little blackjack. Atlantic City only has 6:5 blackjack when playing double deck. Dealers hit on 17 so the scenario isn’t perfect. I played for a little over an hour, but the night got a little fuzzy as a glass of kettle one was added to a few more beers. As usual with blackjack my stack went up and down and I finished up about $25 bucks. Nothing great, just enough to pay for a cab back to Harrah’s.
I Did notice that there we A LOT of empty tables for a Friday night. Even as I left, around 9 or 10pm limits were as low as $10. That seemed strange to me, but Harrah’s also had $10 and $15 tables. However, Harrah’s was more crowded so it didn’t seem so sad as Bally’s. Bally’s may need to do some cleaning up because of the casinos I’ve visited this summer it was, by far, the quietest.
It was back to Harrah’s for some video poker and 3 card poker. A few beers and straight flushes later I was up a bit and wanted another snack since I passed up on dinner. As usual I used my personal 3 card poker strategy. It seems to work, so why mess with a good thing? The only gambling of note from Friday night at Harrah’s was that I noticed my favorite $1 9/6 Jacks or Better machines were removed. That didn’t sit too well with me, but it was just the beginning of the problems I’d find at Harrah’s…
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