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Hit the boilermakers hard last night, and had a nice glass of El Tesoro tequila to wash them down. Guess whose night is somewhat blurry in retrospect? 

Sounds like my Friday night. Well that was scotch on the rocks but still many a drink had and little recollection of events which transpired.

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As an Irish person, off course I need to have a say here... I am off the beer until xmas so I'm on rum and whiskey for the next month. Fire eater tonight. (cinnamon whiskey)

That stuff is way too easy to drink! I don't think the bottle will make it until tomorrow... Only have a mouthful left in the Cuban rum and finished the morgan spice the day before yesterday. Thank fuck it's payday tomorrow!

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6 hours ago, BlutAusNerd said:

Well, when you gamble, you get free drinks. There is some great food here, but you tend to drink when you eat. Pretty much everything here either sucks, or has alcohol paired up with it anyway.

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I've never been to Vegas before. I like to play poker, or I did once at any rate, but at peoples houses, not in casinos. I'm not at that level and even if I was is it worth it to pay the house it's cut? It is worth it, yes, if you win. More to the point I prefer drinking in peoples houses. That said, there must be something fun to do in Vegas, if only walking around looking at fountains and lights. How about mini golf, there must be some killer put put out there in the desert.

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Well... maybe not. 

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6 hours ago, BlutAusNerd said: Well, when you gamble, you get free drinks. There is some great food here, but you tend to drink when you eat. Pretty much everything here either sucks, or has alcohol paired up with it anyway.

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I've never been to Vegas before. I like to play poker, or I did once at any rate, but at peoples houses, not in casinos. I'm not at that level and even if I was is it worth it to pay the house it's cut? It is worth it, yes, if you win. More to the point I prefer drinking in peoples houses. That said, there must be something fun to do in Vegas, if only walking around looking at fountains and lights. How about mini golf, there must be some killer put put out there in the desert.

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Well... maybe not. 

Poker is usually done on a cash basis, so unless you have a big stack to pull from, it can be tough to play at a casino. I tend to prefer slower games like Paigow and Blackjack where there is a lot of back and forth, so that I can actually sit and enjoy my drink before my money is gone. It can also be fun to find a penny slot machine by the bar and play it slowly, just collecting drinks from the waitresses that come by. If you tip them every time, they come back frequently. I once had 11 Newcastles in an hour, only spending a dollar a piece on them for tips and only putting $5 in a draw poker machine by the bar.

Gambling is fun, but I almost always lose. You have to get yourself in the mindset of that you're spending it for entertainment, and anything you win back is a bonus, otherwise it can be stressful to watch your money vanish. There are other fun table games like Let it Ride and 3 Card Poker, but you need more money to throw at them to play effectively. There are more things to bet on than the other games, so even placing minimum bets on all of the spots with quick moving hands can eat through $100-300 quickly, until you get a solid win or hit one of the bonuses that you placed those extra bets on.

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I've never enjoyed gambling. I never bet much, and I don't do it anymore except occasionally for chips. I love playing cards, mostly rummy, but just for the enjoyment of the game. 

On topic, I recently polished off a fifth of "Lion's Pride" 100% millet whiskey from Koval, in Chicago. First bottle of whiskey I've bought in a while. It's very delicate, clean, and easy to drink. I don't know if I'd buy it again at the premium price they charge, but as a curiosity it was well worth it. They also do an oat version, and one with 100% rye. 

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I play poker nearly every Friday, either in my local or at a friends house. Its 20 euro in the pub and just for fun at my friends house. I used to play more seriously and won a few nice amounts in the past but I'm afraid I still lost a little more than I won over the years. There was one year I couldn't lose. Worst I did was break even but the year after that I couldn't win anything... 

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I play poker nearly every Friday, either in my local or at a friends house. Its 20 euro in the pub and just for fun at my friends house. I used to play more seriously and won a few nice amounts in the past but I'm afraid I still lost a little more than I won over the years. There was one year I couldn't lose. Worst I did was break even but the year after that I couldn't win anything... 

I've been getting better as I have gotten older. My brother-in-law is pretty serious, and he has beaten a family friend who was a Pro Tour player. My game of choice is Omaha high/low, and I have won a few tournaments at our in-law's place. I do still prefer the more intense strategic elements of Magic: The Gathering, and I love all of the variety that game provides, but reading plays and calculating odds has grown on me with poker as I've aged.

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