Enjoy it now because it will be a while before it happens again.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, coachvee@... wrote:
>
> Hi Gang:
> Our two-year streak of finishing in the black came to an end in 2011, but,
> considering the game we play (DDB) and the amount of coin-in we had (just
> under $4M), our loss for the year certainly was a reasonable one. When we
> factor in comps (rooms, meals, shows, cruises, gifts, trips to other C/Z
> venues) we more than comfortably reached our goal, which is, simply put, free
> vacations for 12 months!
> At the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, we once again stood on our
> right leg only (we always want to start off the new year on the right foot!)
> and it started to pay immediate dividends.
> Last weekend at Harrah's AC, Hedy put together another one of those
> amazing streaks I've come to know and love. Playing our favorite game, $1 9/6
> DDB, she began with a set of aces for $800 and quickly followed that with fours
> and kicker for another $800.
> About an hour later, I heard her exclaim, "Oh, my God, aces with a kicker
> DEALT!"
> Sure enough, I looked over at her screen and saw four lovely aces and a
> deuce for a $2K handpay. After she got paid off, TWO hands later she held two
> aces and the other two popped onto her screen for another $800 score.
> We broke for lunch after that but Hedy wasn't done ... not by a long shot.
> She went back to that same machine and, amazingly, hit aces again as well
> as treys, deuces and fours again with a kicker.
> I, meanwhile, chipped in with a set of aces of my own and got lucky when I
> wandered over to the 25-cent joker poker progressive bank and hit
> five-of-a-kind for $1K.
> We finished the weekend with a substantial win, giving us a nice sendoff
> for 2012.
> We'll be back at Harrah's this weekend playing a gas card promotion ($10
> card for every 250 base reward credits earned) and hope to keep the good
> karma rolling. If you're near the 9/6 DDB bank near the Total Rewards Center,
> stop by and day hi.
> Regards,
> CoachVee & Hedy
>
> PS: BTW, I got a strong push the other day on a stock that, strangely
> enough, has the symbol ARIA, but has nothing to do with the casino in Las Vegas
> at the City Center. Strange.
>
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