Rx Bash from a closet gambler point of view

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I was at the rx bash this year...or should I say...I was at the hotel where the bash was held.

My friends and I head there in Sept. every year, so when I heard the bash was there this year, I was psyched.
But then I realized.....shit...I can't hook up. My friends don't know I'm a degenerate gambler.

Now before you go and call me a ***** (or go tell me to die Desthi lol) for not telling them...let me say this. My wife knows. And if I'm correct, many guys on here hide it from there wife or girlfriends. SO I should get some points for that, no?

We all used to gamlbe part time, but when I took it full time (363 days a year) they just couldn't relate. So I just kept it to myself. Funny thing is, they got a good glimpse of some degeneracy as I was laying the greenish/pinkish chips ($500) on hands of BJ. I had to. I was on a roll. In the first 3 hours of being at PH, I was up a dime. By day 2 noonish (e.s.t. of course) I was up 2 dimes. DAMN! I had to keep betting large. I couldn't lose..............Or so I thought. Well then all hell broke loose. ANyone that thinks online BJ is rigged when the delaer keeps getting 4,5 and 6 card 21, well, it is very realistic. I witnessed it 1st hand.
At one point, I just kept staring at the delars hands cuz I figured she had to be dealing from the bottom. NO way this shit keeps happening.

But yea. It does. And my pile dwindled. But what a rush and what a ride. Ended up down a nickle.

Anyway, still unable to tell the boys there is a bash going on for dengerates like myself, I snuck off like Senator Craig to an aiport bathroom. Hoping nobody would see me.

At this point I got to meet the lovely xpanda, Rick A, Dante, and Wilheim. and yes, for those keeping score at home, all in that order.
And all great people. Just wish I had more time to hang. But like the little girl I am, I was afraid Daddy might notice I was missing. So I headed back to the sportsbook.

And then it was off to the blvd tour. Wynn was nice. But it looks just like the Bellagio.

The next time I encountered any bashers was Sat night about 1 am We were trying to check out and get some food comped (you would think a nickle a hand would get you a free dinner) but the VIP section on the mezzanine level was closed. So as we headed to the elavtors, we passed a bunch of bash straglers. I walked by slowly trying to read nametags to see if I knew anyone. But I didn't.

We rode the elavator with whom I now (jugding from pics) think was Coaster. I wanted to say something. Anything. Even fart. But I couldn't. I was going to make the comparison here to being the little boy who is kidnapped and told not to talk to anyone or they'll hurt my parents, but I don't want to offend anyone. So I won't.
But I really did want to speak up.

Oh well . Maybe next year I'll muscle up and I can have a great time with ya all. I sure would have liked to pick up some of pornopaul's goodies.

Or maybe next year, I'll just go with my wife.

Thanks Wil and others for holding such a "dandy shin-dig" ( I added that just to show how pathetically white I really am), and I hope to see you all next year.

Harry

"This guy threw at his own son in a father son game. "
 

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you're freaking kidding right?

so, you have some friends in Vegas you'd like to me, tell your bro's and go meet them...:ughhh: :WTF:
 

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Edit I meant skinsraj.

And no . Sadly enuf, I ain't kidding. maybe that is why I am writing this . For therapeautic reasons to expose myself. lol

But I did manage to meet the only people there that would have known who Harry Doyle was anyway.
 

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Dude, grow a set, you weren't with you old lady, they were your buddys for shits sake!
 

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I can't speak for everyone but I am a degenerate gambler as well....this by no means translates to $500 chips on blackjack....

I think my average bet on BJ was about $20-$25 and the most I've started a hand out was probably $125 or so...(this trip at least)....

I have a hard time believing this entire forum are filled with high rollers such as yourself....
 

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If you were playing a Nick a hand, they know it, just ask Dante what he things of me:103631605
I was kinda hoping to get that from the man himself (skins) but I guess I'll accept from someone else. Definelty well deserved.
 

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hmmmm, I'm a little confused. You said you were out there with friends and you are somewhat ashamed of gambling, but you also said maybe you would bring your wife out next year. Does that mean your wife knows you gamble and doesnt have a problem? So you are ashamed you gamble, mainly in front of your friends???

My advice: As you alluded to you may be making this thread for therapy, to get it out. As soon as you are not ashamed of anything you do or have done in your life and don't care who knows that, life is a lot more fun. And if you are still ashamed of something your doing, perhaps that is a sign you feel you shouldn't be doing it. Who the hell cares what the f your friends think? Truth of the matter is if you would of brought a buddy or two up to the bash at ph, they all would of had a hell of a good time, and you would have hooked that up.
 

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I can't speak for everyone but I am a degenerate gambler as well....this by no means translates to $500 chips on blackjack....

I think my average bet on BJ was about $20-$25 and the most I've started a hand out was probably $125 or so...(this trip at least)....

I have a hard time believing this entire forum are filled with high rollers such as yourself....


I am definetly not a high roller. I started out at 25 to 50 a hand. But I kept winning. So then I increased it to 100 a hand. At one point I doubled on $325, and that had been my biggest bet ever. Heart pounding kinda fun.
And it just progressed from there. And I should have stopped but I didn't and there it all went.
Day 3 I was back down to 15 and 25 a hand.
 

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hmmmm, I'm a little confused. You said you were out there with friends and you are somewhat ashamed of gambling, but you also said maybe you would bring your wife out next year. Does that mean your wife knows you gamble and doesnt have a problem? So you are ashamed you gamble, mainly in front of your friends???

I guess maybe my wife is just cooler than my friends.
 

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I hope you were at least using basic strategy and not gut feelings when you were playing BJ.
 

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I can't speak for everyone but I am a degenerate gambler as well....this by no means translates to $500 chips on blackjack....

I think my average bet on BJ was about $20-$25 and the most I've started a hand out was probably $125 or so...(this trip at least)....

I have a hard time believing this entire forum are filled with high rollers such as yourself....

When I was at the August bash thurs I had my dad drive me out to UNLV area to Bank Of America to withdraw money becuse hell it was bash on night and I wanted to be able to keep up with fellow rx;ers.

No one really wanted to gamble just TTinco and VIEJO DINOSAUR went to the Biliegio to play cards,in hindsight guess I should of went with them.

Not that theres anything wrong with that as I didn;t play BJ the whole 5 days I was there a little craps but no table games for this old fart as it is fruitless,but was ready to lighten up and delv in and I guess rx'ers are actually knowledgable gamblers.
 

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I always find it interesting when people hide something that they enjoy doing. I gamble and everyone who is related to me, friends and even my bosses at work know. I don't really give a fuck. It's a part of who I am and if someone don't like it that is their problem.
 

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I can understand this guys story to an extent. I have a group of gambling buddies , then I have a group of non gambling buddies. The non gambling fagwads will constantly rip on me calling me a compulsive gambler, degenerate, etc....they just dont understand, and they never will. Worse yet, I usually watch NFL games wiht them all Sunday too. I never tell them anything anymore. Come to think of it, I dont tell anyone else outside of my gambling circle other than my wife. She is fine with it (not a big fan of me doing it but she is ok with it which makes her a keeper:) because she knows I am profitable at it as a whole (contests, poker, sports betting, fantasy, pools, etc....) I dont see myself as a degenerate either. I am very thorough in my approach and disciplined. I use good moneymanagement and view all of this as a business, a second job if you will. I've learned so much in the 14 years I've been doing this and now am able to pull out nice profits every year. If you try to tell any of this to non gambling guys they will laugh at you. I know what degenerates are, many of my gambling buddies are degenerates.....parlays, teasers, chase losses, poor mm, bet games on tv just for action, bet a $20 parlay, then make a $300 bet followed by $60 teaser. Now that I ranted......all you had to do Harry was tell your buddies you knew some guys from an internet fantasy/sports site. That may have worked.
 

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I can understand this guys story to an extent. I have a group of gambling buddies , then I have a group of non gambling buddies. The non gambling fagwads will constantly rip on me calling me a compulsive gambler, degenerate, etc....they just dont understand, and they never will. Worse yet, I usually watch NFL games wiht them all Sunday too. I never tell them anything anymore. Come to think of it, I dont tell anyone else outside of my gambling circle other than my wife. She is fine with it (not a big fan of me doing it but she is ok with it which makes her a keeper:) because she knows I am profitable at it as a whole (contests, poker, sports betting, fantasy, pools, etc....) I dont see myself as a degenerate either. I am very thorough in my approach and disciplined. I use good moneymanagement and view all of this as a business, a second job if you will. I've learned so much in the 14 years I've been doing this and now am able to pull out nice profits every year. If you try to tell any of this to non gambling guys they will laugh at you. I know what degenerates are, many of my gambling buddies are degenerates.....parlays, teasers, chase losses, poor mm, bet games on tv just for action, bet a $20 parlay, then make a $300 bet followed by $60 teaser. Now that I ranted......all you had to do Harry was tell your buddies you knew some guys from an internet fantasy/sports site. That may have worked.


which one of my buddies are you?


I will admit, besides shdw02, most of my buddies gamble on poker, in vegas but no where near the sports betting we do....telling them I'm going to vegas to meet up with internet forum fellow degenerates must've made them look at me in a different light....but who cares, I got about 3 or 4 winners from the saturday bash!!!
 
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lol, since i was there with 3 friends myself i'm telling you it wasn't necessary to hide in the closet. at the beginning of our trip my friends didn't even really know what therx was and might've even thought the gathering of degenerates was funny, but the bash was such a good time they were all talking about checking this site out when they got home. i don't even know how many times during the weekend, one of my friends would look at me and say "everyone seems so nice" and "u guys do this every year" or "this is great".
 

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