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Trip Report- Reno/Labor Day

Fri, Aug 29 6PM- Mon, Sept 1 6PM.
35 hrs VP play -net down 24 benjamins.

Almost all time at Silver Legacy.

hrs/$$:
       .25 FPDW prog: 10 /-300 <bank of 5 is now bank of 6>
      .25 FPJW: 6 /-200
      .25 DDB & Nevada Bonus: 4 /-200
      .50 Bonus poker: 6 /-500
      $1 DDB prog: 8 /-1200
      $5 9/6 JoB: 0.5 /even
     multi-strike: 0.5 /even

No Royals. No quad wild Deuces. a far cry from previous visits.
only 1 hand-pay Quads(+$800): quad 4's w/kicker on $1 DDB.
  two quads for $400.
  about 10 other mini-jackpots of $100-$250.

A painful trip, starved the ol' bankroll.
Assuaged only slightly by Large Suite & food comp,
& Limo service to airport.

Tried and rejected Multi-strike: buttons placed poorly & confusing.
Cards WAY too small. Paytables unretrieveable on most games.
Hand pay for all cash-outs (time consuming).

FPJW session: 1st hand dealt Joker RF (+$125)
Bonus poker: new to me: pleasant to get paid 2-1 for 2 pair.
    0.50 level. highlight hand: hold one A, get dealt 3 more (+$200)

quite crowded in the Legacy casino Fri & Sat nights, but VP machines
always available. A visit to El Dorado found it even more crowded-
narrower aisles and many more "dead-end" areas. The many-tabled,
separate El Dorado Live Poker Room looked absolutely inviting (my
former fave thing to do in Nevada). Next time.

Next visit: Halloween. Hoping for juju change.

~Mark P.
   in Seattle