1. Welcome to VegasMessageBoard
    It appears you are visiting our community as a guest.
    In order to view full-size images, participate in discussions, vote in polls, etc, you will need to Log in or Register.

Cosmo 6.14 -6.15

Discussion in 'Vegas Trip Reports' started by firstkill, Jun 15, 2014.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. firstkill

    firstkill High-Roller

    Joined:
    Mar 22, 2013
    Messages:
    805
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    30

    My Trip Report

    Decided to drive up on sat 6.14 as I couldn't get out of work early enough Friday.
    Driving from Los Angeles during and after rush hour is a killer. A 4 hr drive turns into a 6 hr drive. This trip is with 1 friend, everyone else I knew had to do Father's Day at home. I'm the bad son and went to Vegas instead of flying home :wink2:

    After a few losing trips early in 2014, I decided to play differently. I decimated my own bank roll by buying a car. ( depreciating asset is on par with gambling in my mind)



    I got to Cosmo around noon, checking in without issue. Have a terrace room east tower. Drop off my bags.

    2013 was a good year, I'd often win 3-5 x my buy in and be able to walk ( usually by chance as someone would drag me to go somewhere else )

    2014 I tried to push my action more. In blackjack I would add extra hands instead of waiting. My initial buy in was too low for the table limit, and I would play with "scared" money and could never dig out my holes. This trip I have decided to play slower and walk away sooner.

    Gambling so far. I'm using the mental envelope system. I have a marker, and I'll sit at a 50-100 table limit and take out 2,000 a session. If I was winning ( about 1/2 my buy in), I'd buy back my marker while still playing.

    Fortunately on day one, I did this 6 times, and did the grind with eacsession, total a profit of 9,000. I blew back roughly 2,000 as I love me some gimmick games.
    Minus 300, casino war
    Minus 500 roulette chasing 17/20 (damn VMB :evillaugh )
    Minus 400 free bet blackjack
    Minus 800 various 5 dollar slots. Never won much, so poor coin in. A question for slot players. Do you guys move machine often if you don't get a few low level hits or just play it down?

    Only one meal so far at Henry cafe, I like their steak and eggs. 14 oz ribeye, 3 eggs , hash brown and toast.
    I'll get my stats from my host later, unfortunately for my play now prob won't qualify me for free rooms unless the my host is generous.

    Funny/tragic thing I withnessed. Elevator going out to the lobby, east side elevator banks are quite narrow.
    Drunk guy, vomits on 2 girls, as they try to run in high heals to get away. They both fall. Bad thing is the next group was texting and walking out of the elevator didn't have any situational awareness and slipping on the puke. At this point' there's 4-5 people on the ground, but no one could stand due to slick ground and high heals. Staff/guard came and helped quickly, but the offender ran off.

    Day 2 starts now. Prob lunch at aria pizza while trying to figure out if Miami can force a game 6.

    Fk

    Okay day 2 added on same thread, my buddies driving back so I can type.

    Good thing I did not beat on the Heat tonight. It was tempting as the spread when I checked was 100 money line on Heat paid 190. Almost 2:1 bet. But they got beat up pretty bad.

    Lunch was at pizza five50 at aria. I like it better fresh than pizza rock in dt and secret pizza Cosmo. Paid with express comps without issues. They didn't even check ID. It's very expensive with a pizza costing 26-30 bucks.

    After that gambled for the next 6 hrs at aria. I don't keep track of my play there as mlife is now my 2nd choice to go to. It was nice to play on a 50min 6 deck shoes with all the good rules. But Cosmo is close enough for me. I feel the hosts for my level are easier to work with at Cosmo.

    Grinded a session, turned 700 into 2200 before giving back 700 of it. Walked away winning 1500 in 6 hours or so.
    Thrn tried to make one less push at Cosmo. Played for another hour. Broke even but then tossed it away playing roulette

    Stats 12.3 hours average of 156. With a theo of 1280. Mostly blackjack as I didn't ask for the break down of games. I only had 80 in food charges so upon leaving the host suggested I went to get retail.

    Only 1 retail stores u can charge to the room, was holograms by china pablano. I got a pair of jeans a tee shirt and a pair of raybans. It's nice to use my comps on retail as with the heavy gaming trips since I barely eat any food. I prob used 50% of my theo in comps and my host didn't care. Usually he says he can do 40% without any paperwork to the upper management.

    Total profit: 8200 (official recount at home after all pocket emptied. Shirt, jeans, raybans, 2 belts for my friend and free room and food.

    Hopefully I can repeat in Sept for my next trip. But my group is interested in trying thr sls when it opens.

    Fk
     

    Attached Files:

    Last edited: Jun 16, 2014
  2. sandybeachbar

    sandybeachbar Low-Roller

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2010
    Messages:
    328
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    60
    Yikes~ that is what I would call bad luck;(
     
  3. Iamrice

    Iamrice High-Roller

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2009
    Messages:
    608
    Location:
    ATX
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    33
    That must have been hilarious and disgusting at the same time. Wow.
     
  4. Smo

    Smo Mr. Las Vegas

    Joined:
    Jan 11, 2012
    Messages:
    1,069
    Location:
    6 Hours from Vegas
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    42
    Love the new car!!!
    Those $5 slots - If I don't hit anything in 5 spins, I move to the next one.
     
  5. firstkill

    firstkill High-Roller

    Joined:
    Mar 22, 2013
    Messages:
    805
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    30
    The smell was awful, As packed as Cosmo is, it's just always going to be a party hotel first.

    Fk
     
  6. broncofn

    broncofn VIP Whale

    Joined:
    Mar 16, 2013
    Messages:
    4,134
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    60
    Nice Porsche! Is that a turbo? About to break down myself for the cayenne turbo.
     
  7. ardee

    ardee It's only money.

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2007
    Messages:
    9,984
    Location:
    SoCal
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    110
    Sounds like somebody got puke-bombed!. Ugh.
     
    Last edited: Jun 15, 2014
  8. breanna61

    breanna61 Super Moderator

    Joined:
    Aug 6, 2008
    Messages:
    17,816
    Location:
    Ontario, Canada
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    130
    OMG on the elevator story..........ewwwwwwwwwww!
     
  9. LV_Bound

    LV_Bound VIP Whale

    Joined:
    Nov 17, 2010
    Messages:
    9,413
    Location:
    Florida
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    32
    I don't hesitate jumping off a machine as fast as running away from the puking guy if the machine isn't paying.
     
  10. firstkill

    firstkill High-Roller

    Joined:
    Mar 22, 2013
    Messages:
    805
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    30
    Nope it's a 911 carrera s. Wish I could have gotten the turbo
    It's an awesome car

    Fk
     
  11. Landshark

    Landshark Way into it...

    Joined:
    Apr 27, 2014
    Messages:
    343
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    3
    Regarding the elevator story: Only in Vegas, baby.
     
  12. firstkill

    firstkill High-Roller

    Joined:
    Mar 22, 2013
    Messages:
    805
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    30
    Obligatory money shot
    8k, with my lucky 5 dollar bill. Always on me in Vegas when gambling.

    If anyone is curious, 1k each stack "compressed" with a paper clip x 8 stacks is not even 1 inch
    I bet 10,000 wrapped with a rubber band barely makes it an inch. Not hard to conceal when traveling.

    And over priced retail.

    Fk
     

    Attached Files:

  13. tringlomane

    tringlomane STP Addicted Beer Snob

    Joined:
    Jan 21, 2013
    Messages:
    31,301
    Location:
    Chicagoland
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    28
    Good stuff! But you detailed your losses more than your wins. My drunk ass had to reread your report again to notice your big bj win! :drunk:
     
  14. firstkill

    firstkill High-Roller

    Joined:
    Mar 22, 2013
    Messages:
    805
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    30
    I pretty much play 21 as fast as the dealer goes. I'm not one for slowing the game to take pics but I'd doubt they would let me take pics, even on exciting splits with doubles.

    I wish I had fun pics of table game playing, but I like playing and forget bout my phone. I had many splits up to 3 and 4 times, but non of those are winners.

    Splitting 8s against a 10 just sucks, specially when you get three or four 8s.

    Fk
     
  15. Gargamel

    Gargamel Low-Roller

    Joined:
    Jan 28, 2014
    Messages:
    150
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    6
    Congratulations on the nice win.
    Sounds like your "break up" with baccarat was successful.
     
  16. Drambler

    Drambler High-Roller

    Joined:
    Aug 24, 2011
    Messages:
    787
    Location:
    Columbus OH
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    21
    thanks for the great report. Nice car and nice win! If I fell in someone's puke I would start puking myself so hard it would be one giant circle of horrible. Even smelling it I might throw up.
     
  17. TimLion

    TimLion High-Roller

    Joined:
    Jan 28, 2013
    Messages:
    525
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    11
    Yeah, except for the vomit section, this was a great report!

    Santé,
    TL
     
  18. RiddickBull

    RiddickBull VIP Whale

    Joined:
    Oct 20, 2012
    Messages:
    1,671
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    20
    Nice win FK. Win back my money from the Cosmo. :thumbsup:
     
  19. natedog666

    natedog666 17 and 20 Expert

    Joined:
    Mar 3, 2012
    Messages:
    2,225
    Location:
    Taipei, Taiwan
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    100
    One reason I go to Vegas is to be witness to these kind of things, can't really get that experience anywhere else in the world.
     
  20. RockyBalboa

    RockyBalboa Front Line Winner

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2010
    Messages:
    4,212
    Location:
    Houston by way of Philadelphia
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    14
    Nice stack of bills
    Nice report
    Nice car

    NICE!
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.