who cares about the Super Bowl? TR 2/8 - 2/12

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who cares about the Super Bowl? TR 2/8 - 2/12

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1815 posts · member since Jun 2019
5mo ago

2025 was bad overall year capped by my second big losing Vegas trip of the year after Thanksgiving. I decided to take 12

19 January 2026 at 08:49 PM
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4441 posts · member since Dec 2005
2mo ago

The demand from the WSOP is going to suck up the rooms fast. I continue to experience that year after year. Make your reservations while you still can get the dates and hotel you want.

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1815 posts · member since Jun 2019
2mo ago

well, after debating with myself for a week, and changing my mind a dozen times, I told Mrs Langdon I was going and she accepted. flight and rooms booked.
her only stipulation is I can't lose any money. ha

see you all in a few weeks

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2663 posts · member since Feb 2003
2mo ago
by Langdon

her only stipulation is I can't lose any money. ha

see you all in a few weeks

Easy peasy, just win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8982 posts · member since Oct 2005
2mo ago

"A lie's as good as the truth if you can get somebody to believe it." -- Flip Wilson

j/k. Have fun and good luck!

180 posts · member since Jan 2012
2mo ago
by Tom Ames

"A lie's as good as the truth if you can get somebody to believe it." -- Flip Wilson

j/k. Have fun and good luck!

"It's not a lie, if you believe it." -- George Costanza

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4mo ago

slept great for 7 hours, probably better than my bed at home.

got up and did some work-work for an hour, then headed to the Canyon for a hike. I signed on with a meetup group led by old retired folks that scramble (hike) like 6 days a week. this was like my third time hooking on with them. was listed as a beginner-intermediate scramble at Red Springs, where I've been like 5 times. it was a pretty big group, like 18 people. there were probably 5-6 people "worse" than me, which is a nice feeling. there were a couple tricky/scary parts but the hike was much easier than my last time in December; unfortunately it took about half hour longer as the pace was slow due to the large group.
but I'm getting better! too poor to buy approach shoes (for sandstone scrambling) but I do well enough with my regular hiking boots.

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I love hiking, especially here. I want to move to Vegas so I can do this every week....

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5mo ago

2025 was bad overall year capped by my second big losing Vegas trip of the year after Thanksgiving. I decided to take 12 months off poker overall and suspend any future Vegas trips for a while.

well that sure didn't last long. one month after returning I booked a flight, and within 24 hours I had hotel reservations set for four nights the following month.

expected to come sometime, so after Christmas I looked at my schedule of commitments and made a chart of every potential Allegiant flight with prices from January to June. one round trip stuck out under $100 and that was this week. then at New Year I got an email offer for bonus points with the airline and booked it right away.

while I am no longer the penny-pinching nit-roller (I have had trips before with < $300 bankroll), I am sharp enough to set myself up for good deals. may still be introductory teaser offers but Treasure Island still seems to love me and gave me another comp stay so I'll be staying there for the third (or fourth) trip in a row. and after getting offers for awesome stays in 2023 and then nothing for 18 months, I got some comp night offers for Red Rock, which is my favorite resort in Vegas, and they fall perfectly within this flight schedule. so just like my Nov/Dec trip, I am staying at RR and TI for no charge.

I need a car to get to-and-fron Red Rock and with Autoslash I found a good offer for a 2-day pickup at airport/return to TI. I got this last time too. last time there was a change in the price and charges from offer/booking/ confirmation, so I was ready for it and took screenshots. sure enough, the amount in the confirmation was $50 more than the "offer" so I promptly notified them. Autoslash resolved it again and the new cost to me with Hertz is better than expected.

so cheap flight, free hotel, cheap rental car. why wouldn't I go?

after making the plans it occurred to me... checked the calendar and sure enough my flight will arrive in Vegas a few hours before Super Bowl kickoff. will likely watch the game from inside a poker room. maybe someday the Vikings will play and I'll care a bit more. in the meantime there's a good chance the QB they gave up on last year will be playing this time....