Know When to Fold ‘Em
Tuesday night Bryan, Chris, and I went to Spirit Mountain Casino to blow some money. Actually, we went to win some money, but it didn’t work out that way.
I think that I am ahead overall, if you add up all the times we have gone. It’s probably that belief that keeps me going back. The sad part is that belief is probably wrong. The last couple trips have been expensive, and this trip fits right in with the latest trend. I took home $100, but I went in with $300.
Christmas is a bad time of year to be throwing away $200. I feel a little guilty. It’s not that we don’t have the money, it’s just that there are so many things we could have done with $200.
So there’s a lesson learned. I sure won’t do that again. I have finally learned the value of a dollar. From now on, it’s responsible choices for me, buddy.
… until I get another itch …
Oh well, it’s only money, right?
I know that itch all too well (the one that crawls from the bottom of your stomach to the top)… I like poker and craps, but I love blackjack.
My thought process walking into a casino is that what I have to spend (let’s say $200) is no longer mine. As long as I can live with that I feel good afterwards. Not that I am making a deposit at the casino (no negative thoughts please), but that $200 is my admission fee to sit at the table. I don’t ever go above my limit either.
I am planning on spending New Year’s at the casinos in Niagara Falls… ugh… you just know they are going to jack up the minimums.
Yeah, my philosophy is to never come in with more than you can afford to lose. I brought $40 to that night, and I played through with the big boys till the end. If I’d been with my wife, I probably would have left earlier with double my stake, but I had fun.
I probably would have had more if I hadn’t been talked into Let It Ride. I’m sticking with Blackjack from now on . . .
EEK! That’s my rent money! Spirit Mountain. Near Portland? I love Portland!
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