Should I go to Vegas next weekend?

[CrazyLond]

I stopped playing back in January after a terrible night where I ended up getting smashed and dropping a couple grand at the blackjack and $20-$40 holdem tables at Casino AZ. I decided to stop drinking and have been in a recovery program since then that's been working well for me. Anyway, I started playing cards again about a month ago and was doing pretty well, up about a grand. I quit my job because it was sucking and then had a great night playing in the $10-$150 spread limit game about a week ago where I won $2100. Since then, I've hit a horrible streak, losing $1200 at the $5-$150 game, one of the worst runs I've ever had at that particular game.

Anyway, I'm thinking about going to Vegas this weekend to play in the $1500 NLHE WSOP event. I've got about $2K I could blow on the trip so unless I cash or get hot at a $1/$2 table I'd pretty much be leaving right after I played. I figure $100 for gas there and back, maybe $200 for a cheap motel for fri and sat, then $1500 for the tourney leaves me with just a couple hundred bucks to buy into a game friday night. Anyway, do you guys think this is a good idea? My main concerns are not being able to find a game I can get into with the crowds there for the WSOP as well as a temptation to drink. I'm 25, just got out of the military last year, have about 25K to my name, and live at home while going to school on the GI Bill. Last time I went to Vegas I left up a couple hundred as there was a soft game at Caesar's Palace.

I guess the other concern would be my girlfriend and parents bitching about me doing this. Last time I was there on my own I was drunk for a week straight and blew about 5 grand playing pae gow at hooters.

Any thoughts?