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I love how since OP has posted a ton people are lining up to pat him on the back and tell him it's all right. If some noob posted the exact same story he would be torn to shreds. I'm not saying either treatment is right or wrong -- it's just a strong dichotomy.
Basically this entire trip report is an absolute disaster. Yes, that sucks. Life lesson. Blah, blah.
But COME ON. OP blew into Vegas with only $500, a stripper basically stole it, and then OP sat around being all, "at least give me some back." What's worse, I gather that OP rolls fairly large at the poker table, so it really is feasible for him to write off the loss. It's not like he had to scrub cum off the floors for a few weeks to build a big enough nut for a ticket home.
Consider this dude's plight:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe...eut/index.html
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I have the same compassion for Snake as I would someone who's never played poker.
Unless I didn't read his post correctly he said he had $500 on him. Why should he come into Vegas with every cent to his name on him? HE said he had credit cards.
Snake, chalk it up as experience. I know this really sucks for you now but a fw months from now you'll be laughing about it. The strippers saw you coming (as well as the cabby).
This could all be much worse. You could be me.... a concrete dispatcher, on salary, working in the middle of the night WISHING I was a successful poker player.
There that should make you feel better. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]