:-) yeah, they were worried about you taking down the house.
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When I was in my early 20's, I had a lot of money from both my job and some real estate investments. I used to go to Atlantic City with as much as $5,000.

I once won $27,000 and the Playboy hotel took real good care of me, including hooking me up with escorts.

I also lost $10,000 once and $5,000 several times so in the end, most things balanced out.

I also once won $6,500 starting with only $250 playing baccarat at Harvey's in Lake Tahoe at 4 in the morning. I sent $5,000 home with a buddy to give to my Dad and took an extra $1,500 to my vacation in Bora Bora Tahiti.

My youth was a lot better than my last 15 years
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A couple things:

1. Did the money make it back to your dad?

2. How was Bora Bora? Was it everything I've dreamed of?
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1. Yes, my buddy is very honest and my biggest worry was the plane crashing fron San Fran to NJ

2. Bora Bora was awesome. I was there in 1986 before all the over-the-water fancy hotels. I stayed at a place called the Oa Oa Hotel that was owned by a couple from California. Great food and awesome beach.
Diving was incredible with the sharks and octopus all over, Bloody Mary's was really cool, the trip takes forever to get there.
The only negative was that the morning of my departure, the space shuttle Challenger exploded and it was a somber trip home.
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I was at a business conference and in the packet of info I got a coupon for a roll of quarters at the casino. You had to cash in for a roll and they give you a roll. So....I'm up ten bucks the minute I walk in. Keep in mind this is my first and last time in a casino. My son is a poker dealer for a large casino, but I have zero interest in gambling, except for fantasy football(<- cuz I'm skilled). Anyway, I go to the slots and try to give them back the ten bucks and find out why others are fascinated with slots. I played for about 30 minutes and got bored. I ended up leaving with around 5 bucks to the good. I tried.
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$11,000



Craps table in Vegas. Im sure I lost $11,000 over the years before and after but I kicked ass for $11,000
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A couple of hundred at a casino at most. I once won $2,300 in about 8 hours of work at a private Hold'em game.
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$3,300 over the course of a weekend playing Double Deck, biggest single hand was a Straight Flush for $3,000 playing Mississippi Stud.
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I love me some Mississippi Stud, but I have never seen a hand better than a full house. All the dealers are shocked, because apparently quads aren't all that uncommon.
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Yeah, I've seen quads 6 times at the table. One of them would have been mine. Dude sat down in front of me (in order of the cards being dealt) on the hand it hit. Since the dealer pushed his three cards first at the casino I was at, it would have been mine. He just gave me that all-knowing look as everyone else was high-fiving at the table.
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Hate that shit, one of my biggest fears. But you wouldn't have been pissed if the cards landed on you because he sat down, so what do you do.
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Finally hit quads today after 2+ years of playing Mississippi Stud. $1600!
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How much did you bet?
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My main bet was $5. I had pocket 5's so I did x3 on 3rd street, but dealer showed a 3 so I was only able to go 1x on 4th. Then obviously 3x on fifth street, so my overall wager was $40. Stupid 3 in the middle cost me $400, but I can't complain after a hit like that.
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