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RENO trip report - May 1-5, '03

My 3rd month in a row 5-day trip, Silver Legacy, comped suite this time , =
with
Jacuzzi next to bed, big bathroom, walk-in shower. Limo from/to airport. =
Comped
great meals again.

50+ hrs vp gaming (of 100 hrs in town)
approx hrs at each level:
0.25: 24 hrs, FPDW Prog, 9/6 DDB Prog (98.98%) , FPJW
$1.00: 25 hrs, 9/6 DDB Prog
$5.00: 1 hr, 9/6 JoB, 9/6 DDB

$$$: Daily tallies, trip-to-date total:
1 - <-1250>
2 - <-850>, <-2100>
3 - +600, <-1500>
4 - <-2200>, <-3700> panic time
5 - +2500 <-1200>

$$ by coin type:
.25 -1300 (!)
1.00 +700
5.00 -600

POINTS: < $20 "coin-in" = 1 point >
Total: about 3600 = $72,000 coin-in.

Best for last: JACKPOTS
.25 level summary:
13 Quads for 250 coins ea. (13 X $62) = $800
1 Quad wild Deuces (ONLY 1!) = 250

$1.00 level , all DDB, summary:
15 Quads <5-K> = 15 X 250 = 3750
1 Quad <2,3,4> only 1 (!) = 400
2 Quad A = 2 X 800 = 1600
1 Quad A w/kicker Day 3, w/tax form = 2000
2 Str8 flushes (1st 2 EVER!) 2X 250 = 500
AND, on the last day, Monday,
I got NO QUADS all day. unbelievable
( I had 14 quads on day 4) But,
I like to get a ROYAL each trip, so
I DID, on the dollar DBL DBL Bonus.
drew the Q on the end of the dealt JATK clubs.
this was my 46th 4-part Royal of the trip.
included the tax form = 4140
------ TOTAL Jackpots: $13,050

anecdotes:

The bank of 20 $1 DDB PROG machines had the jackpot up over $6K during 1st =
1/2
of my stay.

The Day 3 last hand of the night was my other big Jackpot, AAAA w/4 kicker =
in Dbl
Dbl bonus paying $2000. I drew to the pair AA only, and MOST Quads come a=
fter
being dealt trips so I wasn't expecting it. The surprise literally JOLTED m=
e up and
back into my seat-back, as if I'd been electrically zapped. Cool. < Much m=
ore than
the usual "startle reflex" >

Day 4: First ever str8 flush, drew the 7 clubs to the 5689. Soon after I go=
t 2nd str8
flush, DEALT (!) 9-T-J-Q-K spades. it's a rare hand, and I looked it up on =
my cheat
sheet which told me to keep it (+$250, On $1 DDB.) I was also dealt AAA5=
5 -
Tossed the 55 but only scored the trips, not quad As ($2000 w/kicker like =
I pulled
last trip).

OH YEAH - if you enjoyed the .25 Deuces Wild Progressive bank of 7 along th=
e south
wall- THEY"RE GONE , but: The good news is only 2 were moth-balled, they =
MOVED
5 machines to a new location- a couple aisles due north, opposite two craps=
tables.
The FPDW RF progressive got over $1200 twice in the 5 days. They are now o=
n a
busier main aisle, and the craps dice come flying once in a while and the =
noise
level from craps table(s) was high late at night, but service is better,
and the bank of 5 were rarely if ever full. Will these be the last DW Pro=
gs in the
State someday? (LOL) All other FP in Legacy unchanged. [ I'll update the d=
atabase
with a
separate note to TS...]
  
Great trip, stat-wise again. This HAD to be the most hours I want to cram i=
n. Flights
were flawless, arrived early in fact, on SOUTHWEST only $136 R/T from Seatt=
le.

Brother Andy had a good time, stayed two nights, stuck to his budget, his=
first
time in Nevada. He pulled a marathon session over 16 hrs ( like I did my f=
irst visit
to Nev. a decade ago).

Will be sharing less and less money data next trips on this forum, due to t=
he
paucity of fellow players posting trip reports. Also due to having troubl=
e reading
notes due to beer spills (kidding).

Also, again disappointed in myself that I didn't stick to my plan of retrea=
ting to
quarter vp after hitting the Royal. The Royal brought me back to even on =
last
day. Dribbled away about $1000 in the following last 6 hrs of play.

My coin-in levels might not snag me the suite again next trip, but another =
limo
would be enough high-roller pretentia for me. Still liking the Legacy!

  ~ Mark P.
       Seattle

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