Husband had a number of morning conferences to name into, so he awakened for that whereas I slept in. I used to be planning for a little bit of solo pool time however a few of his conferences acquired rescheduled so we ventured over to MGM Grand collectively. I really feel like I by no means have a lot luck there, and that feeling continues. We took some swings at Cherrie’s Jubilee, however $200 on my finish and $100 on his didn’t internet even many teases. We performed some Money Machine and I gained about $100 again whereas he blanked once more. We headed again to Park MGM the place I loved a number of hours on the pool and husband acquired some work completed.
We deliberate Tuesday night as our “Downtown Day” and began the journey at Plaza for a MyVegas BOGO at PopUp Pizza, which was glorious as all the time. I noticed there have been new *treasures* within the Silver Strike machine and I wished to play for a bit. Husband wished to catch the Pacers sport over at Circa, so he headed that approach to meet up together with his native buddy on the sports activities e-book (extra on that later).
And this, my associates, is the place I went on probably the most legendary Silver Strike run of all time. Now, when you don’t know Silver Strike machines are few and much between, Plaza and 4 Queens are actually the one ones left I do know of. The max beton the usual machines is 75¢ and the purpose is to get a “Silver Strike” on the final reel, and the machine will dispense a random silver token. Now this token is price $10 and could be exchanged at a cage, however for suckers like me, you actually wish to play to gather the entire set of various branded tokens after which treasure them as souvenirs of your Vegas trip. Little question the on line casino loves that.
The most recent set on Plaza Silver Strike is a set of 6 completely different cash that spell out B-I-N-G-O and have Jonathan Jossel, the CEO, on the ultimate one. Now getting 6 tokes is a little bit of a tall order with out breaking the financial institution (you’re primarily committing to “shedding” $60 proper off the bat by taking them residence with you) however I simply love treasures. I’d instructed my husband that I didn’t realistically count on to finish the set and we’d strive once more on our subsequent journey.
There have been two machines with the brand new units, the one on the left had simply hit a Strike so I made a decision to strive the one on the suitable. It was insane, I used to be hitting line pays and staying alive and managed to get 5 of the 6 completely different tokes and no duplicates inside my first $100 of play!! I puzzled if perhaps the machine was set as much as someway dispense the total set if anybody was dumb sufficient to play by way of for that lengthy, however tokes 6 & 7 had been duplicates. Nevertheless, operating so scorching I figured I’d transfer to the left machine and provides it a bit extra. I cashed out $12.50 from the unique $100 (plus $70 in tokes) and moved over. I believe I acquired one other couple of duplicates earlier than the tip of my $100, and determined since I had some to money in it didn’t harm to present it somewhat extra play.
I used to be about 5 spins in to my second $100 when this occurred:
And that, my associates, is the highest prize on Silver Strike. $500 on my 75¢ guess. I legit didn’t assume this novelty sport would truly pay out like this. I basked within the win and celebrated with some strangers after which hilariously needed to hold taking part in to try to get my remaining Strike! Happily, I gained shortly and booked the win after which some. I cashed out $50 of duplicates on the cage and left The Plaza the largest winner that Silver Strike has ever seen. I gave one in every of my duplicates to the couple who noticed me hit and celebrated with me as a Vegas memento as a result of they appeared to don’t know what was occurring. Perhaps one other Silver Striker created there.
I realized later that the cage probably would have traded me for my lacking strike had I not been capable of acquire it organically however I lucked out in additional methods than one.
Throughout all of this, husband was over at Circa and had texted me “Don’t drink an excessive amount of, we’ve a desk. I’ll clarify while you get right here.” And positive sufficient, there’s my husband, his buddy, and a stranger all sitting at a Circa sales space. My husband is a gregarious man, and he was standing on the prime of the e-book when this man “J” began chatting him up. J was pleasantly drunk, stated he was in Vegas by himself for work, had simply gotten a promotion. Regardless of my husband and his buddy’s repeated protests, J insisted that he was going to get a desk and they need to be a part of him. So there they had been. And whereas J remained nice, he acquired drunker and drunker. At one level disappearing for at the least half an hour, apparently as much as Legacy Membership “we’re all gonna go there subsequent! I’ll get a desk! Speakeasy’s all night time! I’ll get the limo again to Fontainebleau!” The three of us weren’t dressed for any of this, having been to Legacy Membership earlier than (and husband and buddy having been turned away earlier than for not being dressed appropriately) we tried to inform him that every one of this was pointless and never taking place.
I additionally was turning into involved that ought to we go to a second location with this man we had been going to get up packed in ice in a luxurious lodge soaking tub, one kidney down. J closed his tab on the sports activities e-book and disappeared again to Legacy Membership saying he was going to “kind all of it out…I’ll be again!”
We watched the tip of the Pacers sport (huzzah!) within the sales space and caught round for perhaps one other 15-20 minutes. At this level, J had been gone (once more) for about half an hour. For higher or worse, no telephone numbers or contact data had been exchanged. We gave our regards to the host and waitress on the e-book, confirmed the tab had been settled, and stated “hear, if that man comes again…we don’t actually know him. Let him know we waited a bit however break up.” I might guess on him perhaps not having a good time the remainder of that night time and positively not the following morning.
Husband’s native buddy additionally likes Let It Experience and was keen to hold and play for a bit after the sport. Tables at Golden Nugget had been packed. Tables elsewhere had been closed. Lastly we discovered a $10 LIR desk with house at The California. Had by no means performed there earlier than and oh my gosh what a deal with. Everybody there from the sellers, to the pit bosses, to the gamers was simply such a stunning human. Everybody was chatty and the Aloha spirit was actually flowing. Husband’s buddy left after a bit however the two of us determined to maintain taking part in. There have been two others on the desk and it was up and down till the man on third base acquired dealt a pair of Jacks. All of us celebrated a No Brainer, because the vendor flipped over a 3rd Jack, after which, a fourth! 4 of a Form! I can’t keep in mind what he was taking part in on every spot, however he additionally had an enormous stack on the 3-card bonus. All of us celebrated and as he acquired paid out he flipped a black chip tip to the vendor after which 3 extra black chips, one in every of every of us on the desk saying “I wouldn’t have hit when you all weren’t taking part in.” I used to be amazed and we tried to refuse the “tip” a number of instances however he insisted and the vendor inspired us “go on, fortunate cash!” All of us acquired a spherical of drinks and performed a bit extra earlier than cashing out solely down barely. We shall be again to the Cal!
We ended the night time at El Cortez with some slots and somewhat roulette, place was pretty empty. Would have liked to spent extra time however by this level we had been bodily, mentally, and emotionally drained – however in a great way. We headed again to the strip at a decent, barely after midnight time.
