[vpFREE] NOLA Trip Report

Hi Gang:
Hedy and I scheduled a three-night trip to Harrah's New Orleans a few
months ago to take advantage of a playup TV offer but were bummed out when the
powers that be in NOLA decided to downgrade the paytables on their six
multi-play dollar machines in high limit.
Our last trip there in January was a good one thanks to two royals and
seven sets of deuces playing the NSU triple-play dollar machines and if we
earned 15,000 tier credits on our upcoming trip, we could earn a 65-inch SONY
4K Ultra HD Smart TV.
The offer was enticing, especially with the good plays offered on the six
multi-line machines in high limit, but our world came crashing down with the
news of the downgrades. When we found out that Illinois Deuces (98.9) was
the new option on these machines, we decided to go through with the trip.
After all, our airfare, meals, suite and a pair of tours were being
comped, our expected loss on $150,000 coin was $1650 (I think our math was
correct) and the TV was worth around $2,000.
Boy, are we glad we did!
We arrived on Monday (the earning period was Monday morning through
Wednesday afternoon) and we held our own the first day with one set of deuces
carrying us through. The next morning turned out to be historic. I hit another
set of deuces for $1,000 about an hour after breakfast to keep our heads
above water but the best was yet to come. At about 11:45 a.m., I heard Hedy
scream and rock back in her chair. I looked over and there it was on her
screen ... a DEALT royal in diamonds for $12,000!
It was our biggest single hit ever and touched off a celebration that was
probably heard all the way on the other side of the casino! Strangely
enough, it was Hedy's second dealt royal in diamonds in two weeks. The weekend
before she was dealt one at Harrah's AC for $4,000.
The rest was easy as we coasted home from there and put in enough play to
earn the 65-inch SONY TV.
Besides the huge success gambling, we enjoyed a dinner cruise on the
Natchez, a haunted history walking tour and another excellent dinner in the Besh
Steakhouse (all comped).
So, after all was said and done, it turned out to be one of the better
trips of our 18-year VP-playing career.
Regards,
CoachVee & Hedy

PS: I've posted two pictures of the dealt royal to the VPfree Photo
Directory. You can use the link below to access them.




https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/vpFREE/photos/photostream


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