Sorry its a little late (AND LONG), but after going Memorial Day, went back for Labor Day and I started class the day after returning and knee deep in school-work ever since. After trying to convince several friends to come out to Vegas to rage, they all bailed (again). Just me and my girlfriend for the 4th time.
DAY 1 - FRIDAY - Slept a little bit on the plane. Landed at about 10:30pm. Got on the shuttle with some interesting characters, Bill's Gamblin Hall first stop! Checked into the room, was surprised by it seeing as I paid for 4 nights what ONE night would cost at any of the "good" properties during this busy weekend. Nothing planned for the night so we went to PBR Grill (planet hollywood) sat on the patio and ate buffalo wings and had a few drinks. Wife passed out when we got back to Bill's and I went down for some solo gambling with $100. Survived some blackjack up and down for a while, then decided I was too tired. Decided id rather either win big or lose it all before going to bed, put it all on red on my way to the elevator. Lost. Bed time.
DAY 2 - SATURDAY - First week of college football started this saturday. Woke up early and headed to "Hash House A Go Go" (heard about it on here, wouldn't think to eat at IP otherwise) had a snickers pancake which was huuuuuge and delicious. Headed over to the Bellagio sports book to watch some football and make some money. I took 'Bama facing Michigan and heard that Floyd Mayweather put $1,000,000 on Michigan. 'Bama won. Roll Tide. $$$$. Ate dinner and had some drinks at Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville.
SAT NIGHT -Deadmau5 at Tryst- Got to the Wynn at about 11:00 and made it in with pre-sales no problem. During Deadmau5 I was drinking a Coors Light bottle and some drunk chick falls into me and I take a bottle to the teeth! Horrible pain, I go to the bathroom and sure enough a nice chunk of my front tooth is missing! Keep on drinking to sooth the pain. At this point the dance floor was "closed off" and they wouldn't let anyone in. Somehow in my drunken state we wandered through some tables and got on the dance floor right at the front! After hearing most of the songs I wanted, we left.
NOTE TO SELF: No more bottles of beer in the club, get a plastic cup.
DAY 3 SUNDAY - Woke up in the morning, still bummed about my tooth. About to attempt my first "double header". We had presales for Kaskade @ MDC, so we head to McDonalds on the way for some food and make our way to Cosmo. First time going to Marquee. Even though there were about 10 lines for everything possible (tix,id,wristband,etc) we made it in quick no problems. We were there early and still there were no "poolside" spots to lay your stuff down. Got stuck in the back next to that waterfall type thing. If I go back to Marquee in the future, I definitely need a daybed. Bar lines were quick, bartenders friendly. Had a good time.
Get back to the hotel, rest for a bit and then we get ready to go to XS with David Guetta. After eating dinner at Planet Hollywood (the restaurant), we took at taxi to Encore. Never been to XS before and was so pumped up. Waited in a short line and finally get up to the ID check/ticket check. We had bought presale tickets as usual, but this time it didn't go as smooth. ID check guy says that my girlfriends passport is "no good." As he lets an Australian girl (with australian passport) and lots of middle eastern guys (with HAND WRITTEN papers stapled to their passport!) in, he still says "come back with something else." Nothing was wrong with the PP, photo was recent, not expired, etc... Tried to get him to bring someone else over so I could ask them what the problem was but he ignored me, like an asshole. We were pissed/dissapointed and left to go back to Bill's to figure out what the game plan was now. Ended up just gambling at Bill's and we both dominated the blackjack table. Made my money back that I had spent on those presales, but still, pissed off @ XS. Clearly the ID was good enough for TSA, every casino we gambled at, every restaurant/bar we drank at, marquee, tryst....etc.
DAY 4 MONDAY - Woke up in the morning and had one last set of presales: Deadmau5 at Encore Beach Club. The girlfriend "didn't want to go" (because of last night) and I was worried that it might happen again. Tried to get one taxi ..he asked where I was going and I said Encore...he sighed heavy/rolled eyes and said "too far man!" .... WHAT???? Too far? Never heard this before.... Ended up getting a DIFFERENT taxi and on our way.
Got to EBC, got in no problem (this staff knows what an official ID looks like!) and ready to party! In terms of general admission space, EBC is by far the best pool i've been too so far. (went for mau5 memorial day too). Tons of poolside real estate available. Had the best buffalo chicken fingers/fries ever. Deadmau5 killed it and this was probably the best time of the weekend. Friendly people here and babes everywhere. Ended up burning my face with a cigarette somehow and didn't even notice til I got home, but thats how you know it was a good time. Made my way over to Bellagio to make some NFL week 1 bets while the GF slept in the room.
Got my NFL picks in before the 'book closed, and had about 7 hours until we were getting picked up for the airport. Finished off the "room bottle" of jaegermeister with some Monster and then assessed my remaining funds. Hit up the casino but was too drunk to add cards fast enough while playing blackjack. Sat at the roulette table for about 3 hours and called it a trip.
Flight home was awful. So hungover, delays, wait lists, etc. Glad to get home. Usually at that point i'm already planning my next trip. Instead I planned a trip to the dentist to fix my tooth. Now after writing all this out I am starting to get the itch...... Birthday/NFL playoffs in january??? hmm......
(Won $500 on the Patriots and $100 on the Texans when they played week one! Victory!)
DAY 1 - FRIDAY - Slept a little bit on the plane. Landed at about 10:30pm. Got on the shuttle with some interesting characters, Bill's Gamblin Hall first stop! Checked into the room, was surprised by it seeing as I paid for 4 nights what ONE night would cost at any of the "good" properties during this busy weekend. Nothing planned for the night so we went to PBR Grill (planet hollywood) sat on the patio and ate buffalo wings and had a few drinks. Wife passed out when we got back to Bill's and I went down for some solo gambling with $100. Survived some blackjack up and down for a while, then decided I was too tired. Decided id rather either win big or lose it all before going to bed, put it all on red on my way to the elevator. Lost. Bed time.
DAY 2 - SATURDAY - First week of college football started this saturday. Woke up early and headed to "Hash House A Go Go" (heard about it on here, wouldn't think to eat at IP otherwise) had a snickers pancake which was huuuuuge and delicious. Headed over to the Bellagio sports book to watch some football and make some money. I took 'Bama facing Michigan and heard that Floyd Mayweather put $1,000,000 on Michigan. 'Bama won. Roll Tide. $$$$. Ate dinner and had some drinks at Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville.
SAT NIGHT -Deadmau5 at Tryst- Got to the Wynn at about 11:00 and made it in with pre-sales no problem. During Deadmau5 I was drinking a Coors Light bottle and some drunk chick falls into me and I take a bottle to the teeth! Horrible pain, I go to the bathroom and sure enough a nice chunk of my front tooth is missing! Keep on drinking to sooth the pain. At this point the dance floor was "closed off" and they wouldn't let anyone in. Somehow in my drunken state we wandered through some tables and got on the dance floor right at the front! After hearing most of the songs I wanted, we left.
NOTE TO SELF: No more bottles of beer in the club, get a plastic cup.
DAY 3 SUNDAY - Woke up in the morning, still bummed about my tooth. About to attempt my first "double header". We had presales for Kaskade @ MDC, so we head to McDonalds on the way for some food and make our way to Cosmo. First time going to Marquee. Even though there were about 10 lines for everything possible (tix,id,wristband,etc) we made it in quick no problems. We were there early and still there were no "poolside" spots to lay your stuff down. Got stuck in the back next to that waterfall type thing. If I go back to Marquee in the future, I definitely need a daybed. Bar lines were quick, bartenders friendly. Had a good time.
Get back to the hotel, rest for a bit and then we get ready to go to XS with David Guetta. After eating dinner at Planet Hollywood (the restaurant), we took at taxi to Encore. Never been to XS before and was so pumped up. Waited in a short line and finally get up to the ID check/ticket check. We had bought presale tickets as usual, but this time it didn't go as smooth. ID check guy says that my girlfriends passport is "no good." As he lets an Australian girl (with australian passport) and lots of middle eastern guys (with HAND WRITTEN papers stapled to their passport!) in, he still says "come back with something else." Nothing was wrong with the PP, photo was recent, not expired, etc... Tried to get him to bring someone else over so I could ask them what the problem was but he ignored me, like an asshole. We were pissed/dissapointed and left to go back to Bill's to figure out what the game plan was now. Ended up just gambling at Bill's and we both dominated the blackjack table. Made my money back that I had spent on those presales, but still, pissed off @ XS. Clearly the ID was good enough for TSA, every casino we gambled at, every restaurant/bar we drank at, marquee, tryst....etc.
DAY 4 MONDAY - Woke up in the morning and had one last set of presales: Deadmau5 at Encore Beach Club. The girlfriend "didn't want to go" (because of last night) and I was worried that it might happen again. Tried to get one taxi ..he asked where I was going and I said Encore...he sighed heavy/rolled eyes and said "too far man!" .... WHAT???? Too far? Never heard this before.... Ended up getting a DIFFERENT taxi and on our way.
Got to EBC, got in no problem (this staff knows what an official ID looks like!) and ready to party! In terms of general admission space, EBC is by far the best pool i've been too so far. (went for mau5 memorial day too). Tons of poolside real estate available. Had the best buffalo chicken fingers/fries ever. Deadmau5 killed it and this was probably the best time of the weekend. Friendly people here and babes everywhere. Ended up burning my face with a cigarette somehow and didn't even notice til I got home, but thats how you know it was a good time. Made my way over to Bellagio to make some NFL week 1 bets while the GF slept in the room.
Got my NFL picks in before the 'book closed, and had about 7 hours until we were getting picked up for the airport. Finished off the "room bottle" of jaegermeister with some Monster and then assessed my remaining funds. Hit up the casino but was too drunk to add cards fast enough while playing blackjack. Sat at the roulette table for about 3 hours and called it a trip.
Flight home was awful. So hungover, delays, wait lists, etc. Glad to get home. Usually at that point i'm already planning my next trip. Instead I planned a trip to the dentist to fix my tooth. Now after writing all this out I am starting to get the itch...... Birthday/NFL playoffs in january??? hmm......
(Won $500 on the Patriots and $100 on the Texans when they played week one! Victory!)
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