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Originally Posted by FABismonte View Post
Last weekend I went to Vegas without the wife and so decided to "low roll" by staying at the El Cortez. It has an "earthy" clientele and the wife isn't crazy about the lack of amenities and luxury but it works for me. I played some craps and bought in for $500. The table was $5 min plus up to 10 times odds. At first a series of shooters drained my chips to about $200 but then a hot shooter occurred and I pressed my odds to 10 times and came out with a little more than a $300 profit. See below.

I then watched some football at the bar and hit four sevens.

I spotted a quarter denomination Silver Strikes machine and put in a $20. After about three spins, I hit this Red Seven with doublers.

I then put the Silver Strikes winnings into a Double Double Bonus machine at hit four 4s with a kicker (holding only a pair). I thought I was attracting a little too much attention as the credits started "dinging" so I did a rare thing for me and punched the cash out button and headed out.


Because of the money I had lost that weekend at Golden Gate, I only made $200 that weekend but I enjoyed relatively low rolling and the liver and onions at Seigels 1941 restaurant at El Cortez.





The very first place I ever stayed in Las Vegas was the El Cortez, so I have a certain fondness for the place. I loved the old coffee shop, which looked like something out of Guys and Dolls. And there was one particular poker table where, instead of a button, they rotated a plastic rat. I never asked why; I didn't really want to know.

So congrats on the low rolling adventure. I hope to visit the El Cortez in about 10 days on my downtown tour.
Back in the early nineties I ate many a $1 breakfast at the old coffee shop. Bacon and eggs, toast, coffee. People would cue up in line waiting for a seat at the counter but they were quick and you got in and out fairly quickly.