Had a great time with my family, staying at
PH (great location, great fountain view, kickass buffet, and a bath tub my girls could swim in).

Poker was limited to 3 sessions, all of which
were fun. Evening at PH, $1-2 Nl, on Nov
28. Played about 3 hours, up $9, with no memorable hands that i was involved in.
Some characters though. One Asian gentleman,
moved allin eveytime he bet, including when
first to act. About time number 7, he ran
into QQ, number 9 KK, and number 10 KK--say
good by to ~$600. I do not like the new location. I have a low tolerance to smoke, and it is bad. Otherwise, great staff, friendly
dealers, and fun cast of characters.

Played evening of the 29th at 2-5 NL at Bellagio.
This went very well, no real wait, a mostly
passive table, and got paid off with flopped
sets of 55 and 44. Dumped back ~$200 on an overplayed JJ, but happy with my play otherwise.
Net was +585, after ~4 hours.

Walked back to PH, still feeling pretty awake
and signed up for the 0200 tournament.
Short version: 24 people, played tight, got
lots of respect on re-steals in position,
and hit some hands, and won. Fun end to the trip,and nice to have an extra ~400.

Sad I will not be back for several months.

gary