One thing about the Cal that's easy to miss is they have a bank of
about 6 $1 10/7 DB machines that pay 5K (as opposed to 4K) if your
Royal happens to be in hearts.
Lee
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On Jan 6, 2010, at 11:28 PM, VeganVic@aol.com wrote:
> Good report, except that I doubt the California Hotel buffet you
> didn't
> like even exists.
>
>
> In a message dated 1/6/2010 8:48:00 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
> tomflush@nyc.rr.com writes:
>
> Hi... Well Folks here is my trip report. This time , I'll simply
> change the
> format around and give you some observations , rants, raves and highly
> opinionated views from an AP player standpoint. This covers my XMAS
> 2009 Trip
> to Glitter gulch with itinerary as follows:
> First 3 nights at California, 2 nights Southpoint, 2 nights
> ( including
> New Years Eve ) at Green Valley Ranch, and the last 3 nights at the
> Gold
> Coast.
>
> Airport Security: Kennedy on Christmas day was a madhouse. American
> Airlines charged us $20 for our checked bag. Good thing it was under
> 50lbs, else
> $50, and over 70 lbs its whopping $100. The wind gods were on our
> side, and
> our AA flight actually landed 45 minutes early ! Waited only 15
> minutes
> for the bags, and the cab line was only a quick 5 minute wait.
>
> California Hotel: Its going downhill. Room was cold. Pasta Pirate was
> good, but Buffet was horrible. The "free food" offer consisted of a
> coupon
> book. We had to go to the host for some good comped gourmet type
> restaurant
> fare. Also for $2 more , you can substitute MSS buffet ( do this in a
> heartbeat @! ). The Boyd offers are decent, and they almost always
> give you a
> choice of CAL or MSS. From now on , I'm going to be choosing MSS.
>
> California Games: Big disappointment - They removed ALL NSUD! That
> was my
> favorite game over there , so its a show stopper - really disappointed
> !!!!. Still good games left like 10/7 DB, 9/5 white hot aces with
> 25K diamond
> Reversible Royal, decent progressives, 7/5 super aces multistrike,
> 9/6 Jacks,
> 10/7 DB with 5000 coin Hearts royals, Treasure Chest, good-AA. I
> just had
> no luck there, and was constantly losing.
>
> I got killed net/net playing dollar 10/7 double bonus. But once in a
> while
> got thrown a bone like These 4 aces hits:
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> Main Street Station: Ok, its inventory is similar to CAL but I had
> luck on
> my side over there. While watching the football game at the main
> bar, and
> $60 invested , I hit a $2000 royal flush playing 9/6 Jacks .
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> Also had fun playing Ugly Ducks super times pay machines, triple play
> deuces, and 5/8 bonus poker progressive.
> The Red-Hot-Jackpots machines seemed super loose.
>
> Downtown LV:
> Got lucky at the Fremont, and made at least $800, playing my downtown
> favorite machine, the dollar/ $1199 9/5 Triple Bonus Plus machines.
> Did not hit
> the Aces this time, but a nice profit on various quads.
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> Car Rental vs Hitch-a-Ride:
> Well , Got away cheap this time with a total LV taxi cost at under
> $80.
> This compares to my best car rental offering of $260. I met up with
> a vpfree
> friend of mine who had a car, and bartered some free coupons and free
> buffets ( against my comps ) for car rides. This also worked out
> well because we
> were able to compare notes on machines and advantage play.
>
> SouthPoint Hotel:
> This is industrial Gambling at its best , bright lights , antiseptic
> atmosphere, square casino design. Checkin was easy, but I could not
> use my "buy
> one -night / next night free" coupon. The clerk pointed out the fine
> print
> clause...."prevailiThis is industrial Gambling at its best , bright
> lights
> , antiseptic atmosphere, square casino design. Checkin was easy, but I
> could not use my "buy one -night / next night free" coupon. The
> clerk pointed
> out the fine print clause...."prevaili<WBR>ng rates" and since I was
> getting
> a good internet discount, the coupon would actually raise my cost. At
> checkout the casino picked it all up anyway so it was ultimately a
> moot point.
> Room
> Food: Seattle's Best Coffee was good all around, took comps and
> points.
> Don Vitos: Really nice , reasonably priced Italian restaurant, great
> service - Use coupon book at checkin for free dessert.
> Buffet: Giant lines but worth the wait.
>
> SouthPoint Games: I cant mention all the games I played here, but lets
> suffice it to say its on my top 10 Nevada list for a reason, and it
> aint the
> Hotel, location, or food.
> * Sex in the city slots - fun and loose ( note - fun collection of
> slots
> here too numerous to name )
> * Big times VP with 9/6 DDB (99.5 )
> * Spin Poker with bonus deuces and white hot aces
> * double pay poker with 9/7 DB
> * Ultimate X with 8/6 bonus deluxe and pnsud ( note - got killed on
> these )
> * 9/6 Bonus Deluxe multi denom ( same machine has 50C/$1/$2 ).
> * Super Triple play with 10/5/4 bonus poker ( 99.5)
> * progressives at the bar. Played mucho positive 8/6 bonus deluxe with
> $2300 RF.
> * A five play nickel machine with the best game 6/5 super aces. That
> would
> normally really suck, but the dealt royal was $22,000 and you could
> hardly
> get a seat. Yes, I did hit 4Aces , doubled my money, and ran.
>
> Plenty of NSUD - like this machine that I hit ducks on.
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> The Goodtimes NSUD ( EV same as base game ) machines are my favorite
> at
> SP. On this particular machine I went 8 wins / 8 sessions which made
> me think
> later that I should have ignored all others. Here are quad ducks X2
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> I got lucky with the multipliers , with good hands like quad ducks:
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> The Dream Card 9/6 jacks are fun, and while I did not score a RF ,
> this
> "dealt" SF was comforting.
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> I had some mild success with spin poker Dreamcard. Here, I only
> played 3
> lines and got this nice quad threes on 9/7 DB Hit.
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> This is my second favorite play at Southpoint, the five play 9/5 Super
> double machines. Got Dealt Jacks here....
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>
> Green Valley Ranch Hotel:
> This place is classy with great restaurants. Terra Verde is open for
> lunch
> and has a fantastic Gorgonzola salad.
> This was the best New Years Party I have gone to in years, Not
> because of
> the food or open bar but because of the entertainment. I got to meet
> Phil
> Vassar who plays all genre's with a fantastic party band. The
> pictures a
> blur, cause I was dancing while taking this shot from my cell phone.
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>
> The Coffee Bean is a fantastic shop at the next door GV District
> shopping
> area. Make sure to order the Hot apple cider with honey to kill that
> cold
> or make you feel great. The buffet was very good.
>
> Green Valley Ranch Games:
> Ok, they have a very good selection, but all games 100% and over
> need $4 /
> pt. Their cash back / free play system is really poor compared to the
> others discussed here. While there, I did not re-qualify for
> Platinum ( I have
> 100,000 pts, but they were earned in 15 months not 12 --- so the
> boothling
> says ) Overall I lost big here ( They will be inviting me back, and
> maybe I
> can negotiate for a platinum car ) , but the comps were great ...
> here are
> some of the ones I tried:
> 10/7 bonus poker
> 15/8 loose deuces
> 10/6 DDB
> 8/5 bonus multistrike
> 7/5 super aces five play multistrike
> 8/5 bonus multistrike with progressive royals. Note the $ machines
> were
> better here, but you must play all 4 lines ( $20 a shot) to qualify
> for the
> progressive Jackpots.
> Ugly Ducks triple/ five play progressives ( pros hitting these hard
> while
> I was there because of large RF's )
> 9/6 or 9/5 DDB quick quads and 8/5 bonus QQ. ( Note --- got killed on
> these and quickly )
>
> Gold Coast Hotel:
> Rooms are nice and comfortable. Good security at night. The noodle
> shop
> and Ping pang pong restaurants are two of my favorites. The buffet is
> terrible, and Seattle's best coffee does not take comps and charges
> extra for
> cream cheese ( for the sparse amount put on their bagels ).
> Saw the Jasmine Trias and Society of Seven show. I had front row seats
> which cost $50 , and well worth it - Highly recommended. I met
> Jasmine after
> the show
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