Whoops!

Blew about $100 on online poker the other night. Still having trouble getting the hang of it. A co-worker, however, made a killing at a craps table at Mandalay Bay last weekend during a trip to Vegas for his roommate's 21st birthday. He claims to have played next to creepy-ass Joe Simpson as well. It's probably true, given that of all the celebrities to lie about seeing, Joe Simpson is probably not at the top of the list.

Anyway, remember when airlines used to give you free playing cards? Do any of them still do this? I have trouble imagining a game of Texas Hold 'Em taking place on the tray-tables.

I WON!

Got a wild hair last weekend and drove my ass to Shreveport with $300 in my pocket. Hit a streak at the Horseshoe playing Blackjack--started out down $100, then split a pair of tens and then, preparing mentally to end my evening, I put a bill down on each. Got blackjack on the left and a queen of hearts on the other! Dealer flipped up a seven! Netted $250 off that hand! So I'm up a total of $150, and the next hand I put down $50. Got the ace of hearts and beat the dealer with a seven! I stayed for seven more hands, and ended up coming ahead $220.

Sticking that under the mattress for now!

Steve

BEE-EIGHT!!!

If 30 is the new 20, than I’m obviously 19, which also means I’m still young, hip and swingin’. Given that status, you’ll be surprised to find that on Friday night, instead of hitting up some thumping club or getting hammered with a bunch of hipsters at the coolest underground bar no one knows about, I played bingo.

No, you read that right. I was there with little kids and their grandparents, carefully marking cards and politely applauding when someone else’s grids lined up appropriately.

Obviously, I still haven’t gotten the whole poker thing down. Vegas will have to wait.