Hi Gang:
After a pair of less-than-stellar trips ... to Council Bluffs and Las
Vegas (for the Seven Stars Signature Event) ... Hedy and I finally put it all
together this past weekend at Harrah's AC in our final casino appearance
for six weeks or so as I get ready for my second hip replacement surgery
tomorrow.
Whereas we couldn't hit aces to save our souls in Iowa or Sin City, the
"rockets" were blasting off all day Friday and Saturday as Hedy and I kept
pounding away at our favorite game, $1 9/6 DDB.
The good times started rolling Friday as Hedy switched to the $2 level
after getting 4's for $400 and ducks with a kicker for $800. First, she hit
6's for $500 then held a pair of aces and upped popped the other two for a
$1,600 hand pay. I kicked in with aces for $800 and dealt ducks with a kicker
for another $800 to make Friday's bottom line a very nice one.
Saturday was even better as Hedy got on one of those "aces rolls" she's
become famous for, hitting one set about 10 minutes into our morning
session, then nailing another set about an hour later. I was playing on the other
side of the circular bank -- and doing quite well I might add with 4's with
a kicker for $800 and 3's for $400 -- when a friend who was playing next
to Hedy yelled over, "She just got dealt the aces!"
I jumped up, walked over and saw four beautiful aces and a 10 on her
screen. We held our breath and chanted, "Low, low, low!" as she hit the draw
button but, alas, a five of hearts wasn't going to get the job done. But, a
third set of aces for $800 in less than two hours was a pretty nice
consolation prize.
Then, an amazing thing happened. I returned to my machine and about five
minutes later I was DEALT the aces, too! Also, without a kicker. Hedy came
over, we repeated our tribal-like chant and this time the VP Gods were
listening as a trey popped onto my screen giving me a $2,000 hand pay. Hedy
added a fourth set of aces later, I got fours for $400 to finish off our
spectacular day and we completed our Swan Song weekend with a very sizable profit
that helped offset our losses from Iowa and Vegas.
Later that night we saw Dennis DeYoung (singing the songs of Styx) at the
Harrah's theater and
enjoyed the show very much.
We'll be out of action for awhile while I recover but it was nice to go
into our hiatus on a substantial win.
Regards,
CoachVee & Hedy
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