First Trip to Red Rock - 11/29 to 12/2

i will be at red rock in december........love the place i used to go to gvr now rr...........good luck

 

Good luck! Have a fabulous and lucky trip. I’m looking forward to seeing your suite pictures.

 

Good Luck, enjoy.

 

Good luck and looking forward to your pictures.

 

Beebs. If thst is your idea of being low key I would have heart attack when you go hi key. Christ! That is some serious chip porn.
If you can, do share memorable hands during this trip. You must have some fun story to tell about what happened to you...or your friend.

Best of luck!

 

That is one Beau-Ti-Ful pic!
I can almost hear the heart pumping fast then a huge fist pumps!

Your low key vac sounds great. I liked the pan roast from Palace Station. I think their secret is a bit of asian fish sauce based
flavoring. Very tasty indeed and waiting for 2 hrs made it exceptionally good.

Good luck. Looking forward to following!

 

The steakhouse has some, or at least had some, Australian A5 Wagyu that is fantastic. Also, the floor that they do events at such as the Super Bowl, I think on the 3rd floor, has a nice patio if the weather warms up. A nice place to go get some sun, and get out of the casino to relax. The high limit room is fairly private. A former host of mine went there as well. I think he's director of player development, or something.

I'd probably not stay there again, but I have nothing bad to say about Red Rock. I had wanted to play some high limits baccarat and smoke a cigar one morning. They had said they were having some bigger players that morning, and preferred I didn't smoke. Then they offered to drive me anywhere I wanted to go. That was pretty generous, and as such, I just had them bring me to Palace Station, since both are Stations casinos. So I'm playing at Palace Station, and they come over and ask if I wanted breakfast. I took them up on that and asked for extra bacon, which is exactly what I got. About a metric ton of bacon. I get back to Red Rock and they go out of their way to apologize, and let me know for the rest of the day I can play and smoke cigars.

It's a different Las Vegas experience, and although I wouldn't personally do it again, I have not one negative thing to say about that place. They really took care of me for not a lot of play.

 

who is the host?????

 

Agree. Don’t get me started. I’d never hire 3/4ths of these guys as sales or customer service employees. But the good ones are good, and actually care. They understand who the customer is, and how they derive their income / revenue. I do respect those guys.

I was one and done at both Aria and Cosmo. I probably should give them another try. But I did not like the energy in either place. At all.

If you’re a steak guy Beebs, make sure you try that Australian Wagyu.

 

Well, if you don’t like the beef, I’m going to feel guilty. For maybe half a minute. So get what you want.

You want to hear crazy? I loved the high limit room at Hard Rock. That’s where I met my red rock guy at. Moved almost exclusively downtown. Golden Nugget. Then that place changed. Treasure Island. Same deal. It changed. Hardly ever played CET or MGM. Started fairly recently. I hate the cigarette smoke at Gold Coast and Palace Station, but I’ll drive to, and play at both places to get away when the I’ve had my limit of uppity douche baggery. Big shot guys that can’t tip a valet or housekeeping. I go down to the cigar store by Golden Steer and play a card game there. Even when I stayed at Paris, I’d go over to a mini table at Bally’s and have them turn it into a midi game and play alone. There is no one over in that area, and in a lot of ways it’s more private than the high limits at Paris. And Bally’s is a trashy place, but hey, I’m in Las Vegas, I’m single, and I really like that trashy vibe.

I have my pick for Super Bowl weekend, and at this point I’ll probably just stay at Harrahs.

Being nice to the employees and tipping goes a long way at these places.

I could not care less. I’ll get a shave from the barber at ElCo or Gold Coast when I get in town, and look like a bum for the rest of the weekend. I take the host stuff almost completely out of the equation, and if I get treated poorly, I just stop playing and Gold Coast is happy to have me.

If you’ve never tried some second tier casino, you should give it a shot for half a day.

Especially you, as it sounds like you prefer to play alone.

 

I play mainly poker (cash games) and some BJ. I use the same strategy as you for BJ. About 10 years ago, a dealer who was a Mathematician told me that I was playing a system called Positive Progression. My best has been winning 16 hands in a row.
GL, I look forward to following along.


"Beebs17 wrote:
I’m mainly a BJ player, so that’s what I’ll be sticking with. I only play alone with a dealer, two hands, and play a progressive betting strategy. I increase my bets by 1/2 a unit when I win, and go back to a base bet if I lose. Im just looking to catch some streaks. It worked quite well for me on my five trips last year and one this year, so why change anything? I’ll play some roulette, craps, VP and an occasional slot, but I’m there to play BJ. We also plan to play in a poker tourney or two, but haven’t figured out where we will head for that yet"

 

That is terrible. Did you complain? Maybe try to get new host? I would think at your level the requst you are making is very reasonable.

I am having a same issue with a new host. Almost ruined the trip. Just do not seem to be on a same frequency.

 

Yes.

It isn't as big of a big in baccarat where strategy is secondary to feeling and instinct. The issue is how the game gets rated if I play by myself. CET rates by the hour. That's an issue if you play alone as I can go through two shoes in an hour. This said, I am like you in that I have certain things set up prior to arrival. One being I don't worry about back end comps. Unless a problem arises. Which I refuse to address while I'm there. I pay, email after I get back home, and expect the issue resolved without any follow up on my part. The second is agreement to get rated by the shoe, rather than by the hour. Which is more difficult.

If you want, I have an independent host. He doesn't take on everyone, but I'm guessing he'll take you on. It's not a large firm, it's one guy in Canada. He has access to your play from CET and V/P, and he'll be on any issue immediately. He's told me to call while I'm in town for any issues, which I never do. I'm not sure he has formal relationships with casinos, but he talks to them a lot. For example, he doesn't really have a formal relationship with V/P, but last time he was in LV, he apparently made contact. When he got back, he called, and basically said V/P would have me for SB weekend, and here is exactly what they will do upfront. Very businesslike. And detailed enough for me. I always ask about cigars, and he makes sure I can enjoy a cigar at the bacc table. If I can't, his next call to me is letting me know the answer is no, and most importantly, he has other, viable options for me.

He has a little bit of ego too:

https://www.vegasnews.com/160695/ha...has-made-an-impact-on-vegas-for-20-years.html

His customer list must be fairly eclectic. I don't care. I want a room, and I want to be left alone, with no Vegas drama or Vegas hustle. I might be his easiest customer. Maybe his poorest too.