SBRT Day 19-21: Las Vegas, NV

Vegas, baby, Vegas!  The drive from Parshall to Vegas takes 13 hours and results in a mile difference in elevation and about 50 degrees difference in temperature.  On our way to our friend Sarah’s place, we pick up a couple Little Caesar’s pizzas, which Steve has been pining for the whole trip.  We stay in that night, eating pizza and playing drinking Jenga, which for the drinking layman is normal Jenga with things to do written on each block, usually having to do with drinking. This version was made specifically harsh by Sarah’s friend, having blocks like “Give 20 Drinks”.  Sarah had a tough time getting up for work the next morning. 

While she worked, we hit the casinos.  After a few poker rooms with waiting lists, Steve sits down for some Texas Hold ‘Em at Planet Hollywood.  After getting up about $40, he goes all-in pre-flop with pocket Aces.  The other guy calls with pocket Jacks, and wins with a Jack on the turn.  Steve is downtrodden, but we get some Chinese which seems to help. 

We hit some penny video poker, enjoying a few free drinks, until Sarah gets out of work.  Then we go to one of the shadier casinos, Casino Royale, because we want to play Craps, and they have the lowest minimum buy-in tables at $3.  Steve shows us how to play, and I jump in after a few rolls.  We waver around our initial investments for a while, waiting for our turn to roll the dice before we go grab some dinner.  Steve gets the dice first and goes on a TEAR.  I make about $50 on the rolls that he makes.  Then when it’s my turn I do alright as well, and we walk away from the table about $100 richer between the two of us.  Riding high from our big wins, we meet Sarah’s friend Marisol at another casino by Sarah’s apartment.  We spend the rest of the night playing cheap video poker and getting free drinks.  Vegas is sweet. 

Now we’re blazing across the desert to a barbeque at Diane’s friend's place on the south side of LA.  At this point we’ve driven more than 4500 miles, and we’re finally going to be able to say we have driven across the country.  Exciting stuff.