Patrick on May 13th 2008 Hot Links
- I would just like to start off by saying, I am totally addicted to Dinglepop
- A few of my friends from high school have recently put together their first feature film. It’s a documentary called Duckpin. I’m hoping you can guess what it’s about.
- Interesting article I found here that applies to a few clients I have. Hopefully they are reading and take note.
- oooooh yeah, name that tune
- It’s about time, I’m tired of reading complaints from bloggers
- Google is at it again
- And last but not least, this is just awesome
Patrick on May 1st 2008 Travel
After training broke for the day, we headed over to the Rio for some dinner. Like most buffets in Vegas, the place was huge. I had my fill and then hit up the casino floor. We were all heading to the Penn and Teller show, but that still left me with an hour to kill. I played a little bit of roulette with no luck so I headed over to another table game that some of the guys were playing.
The game was 3-5-7 Poker. If you’ve never played, which I hadn’t, the game is quite simple. You are dealt 3 cards. The dealer then deals 4 community cards. Your goal is to assemble a hand based on the 3, 5, or 7 card setup that you show. You have the option to bet on each of the 3 hands before the cards are dealt and each hand level has different payouts. The 3 card has the fewest number of payouts as there are less possible hands, ranging from a pair paying 1 to 1 to a 3 card straight flush paying 40 to 1. The 5 card had the highest payouts for regular hands starting at a pair of sixes or better and they make it a bit harder to win on the 7 card need two pair with one pair being at least 10’s or better. It looks like the 3 card bet looked like where the casino would make all their money.
I sat down and decided to play the minimum $10 on all 3 bets. I know that the house has the edge, but I like to think that playing them gives you a better chance at a short term winning streak. It payed off as on my second hand I hit a 3 card straight flush and walked away from the table up a little over $400.
The Penn and Teller show afterwards was interesting. I didn’t know what to expect really walking in. The show is a mix of magic and comedy. There was a lot of crowd interaction as well. What I liked about the show was on many of the tricks, they would do the trick and then do it again showing you how it was done from setup to execution. Nothing was overly complex but it was all stuff that the average person would never be able to do without significant practice. They finished with their well known Magic Bullet trick, but of course did not explain that one as they want you to leave wondering about something.
I headed back to the Hard Rock after the show as I was happy with my take at the Rio. The place was jamming. I sat down at the Hold ‘em Bonus table for about an hour and walked away about even before calling it a night. To get to the elevator I had to walk by the high rollers area and to my surprise as I did, the legendary Doyle Brunson was walking out. In fact, I got to share an elevator with him on the way up to my room. I had a brief conversation with him about nothing really and shook his hand before getting off the elevator. I had heard rumor he was staying there, but it was pretty cool to meet one of the greats.