On my last trip to Harrah’s in Atlantic City one morning I hit for a royal flush and I hit for 4 Aces with a deuce kicker one evening!
I was at the Poker Bar and enjoying a (way too strong) Grey Goose and Soda when I was dealt this fantastic hand. I think this is the best four of a kind hand one can have and it was dealt to me! However, you can see the unfortunate part of things in the picture…
As you can see I was only playing 3 credits, which is a no-no but that’s how I play when I’m at the bar.
When I go to the bar it’s to get away from the tables and to have a drink or three. Since my focus is usually not on gambling and because pay tables tend to be a little worse than usual at the bars I usually only play 2 or 3 credits. I know this decreases my odds, but it’s how I play.
Whatever, I threw my arms in the air and then threw a high five over to my friend next to me and went back to drinking!
As I mentioned I went on this trip with a good friend. He also hit for a royal flush! Our tradition is that if someone wins big they buy a steak dinner. Since we were staying at Harrah’s we decided to walk up to The Steakhouse.
I’ve visited The Steakhouse a couple times before and haven’t been too excited by the steaks. They cook the steaks well, but the results are unspectacular. This time was not much different, but I did have the best steak of my three visits.
I ate at the bar, so I could watch the Yankees play the Twins while enjoying dinner. I asked the bartender what she recommended and was told to get the cowboy rib eye. Having had under-seasoned steaks in the past I figured this wouldn’t be a bad option.
Dinner started with a nice Philadelphia favorite – pretzel bread! This isn’t something that I see very often, but it was pretty good and went well with my initial drink.
After a nice lamb appetizer came the main course: Cowboy rib eye with a side of mashed potatoes.
The bartender said this was the best steak in the steakhouse and she was right. The fat around the cowboy kept the juices and flavor in the steak and for the first time in three visits I could taste a hint of salt and pepper. The meat was cooked perfectly, which made the steak easy on the tongue.
Overall I had a really good steak and excellent service at The Steakhouse. I rarely sit at a bar for dinner, but I enjoyed it and everything seemed to move quickly. This capped off our winning video poker sessions nicely!
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EC,
Congrats on your hit. You do realize that not betting the full 5 units only impacts your return if you don’t ever get a royal flush. I too will dabble around like you when drinking and not really concentrating fully. It’s often better than paying $100 for a few free drinks at a bar when you could have paid $20 for the privilege.
I have been on a tear recently, since that report I gave a few months back from my 3-royal Vegas trip.
Well I limit my play to $500 per day and usually day trip, and in my last 4 trips (including that 3-royal Vegas trip) I had 3 wins for 3K, 2.5K and 3.5K and one loss for .5K! I’m off to Vegas on December 4th so I’ll report in then to let you know if the streak continues. Keep up the blogging. It is very enjoyable. By the way, if you are still listening to TAI, I am Main Street Haitian.
Thanks Stu. As I mention in the post I’m aware that it playing 2 or 3 isn’t the right strategy. I’m ok with that when I’m at the bar. I usually tip more than I spend in video poker when I’m at the bar.
It sounds as if you’ve had some great video poker in Vegas! I actually haven’t hit for much lately. Maybe that’s why I’ve been shy.
I’m way behind on my podcasts, but I will keep an ear for your name…I’ve heard it before, but now I know!
TC
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