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So I went to Oceans-11 on Saturday night after mass and dinner with the family. I rolled into Oceans a bit before 9pm and the 20/40 game had already broken. So, I decided to go to Barona Casino instead to play some blackjack. I haven't been to Barona, since the robbery back in November.

I played blackjack, bought in for $4000, and never got up or down more than a couple thousand, when I played the following monstrosity. I was playing two hands, with $400 on each hand. Dealer upcard is a 6, and I get 4s on the first hand, split, get a 5 and double, get another split for a total of 3 hands, 1600 total on that hand. The other three hands are stiffs and I stay. Other hand is 8's which I split, catch a 3, double, catch another 8 and split, and the other two hands make an 18. 1600 total on that hand as well. Dealer opens, has a 3, catches another 3 for 12, and then hits a 9 for a 21. That hand really sucked.

I buy another 5k, and stay around even for the next hour or so, before I go on a fairly large rush, and then finally cash out after I clean out the tray of black chips, and cash out 16k, making me a 6k winner.

It was still fairly early, and on the way out I play this stupid game. I lost after getting up a little bit. How much? Don't ask, a silly ridiculous amount. However, before I left, I decided to play some craps. I walk up to the table, and bought in for $1500. There was a super hot shooter, but I didn't realize that at first, and so I was being conservative with my bets. I made a single pass-line bet, and one come bet, both with full odds. The shooter kept rolling numbers after numbers. If I had started betting more come bets, I would have made a killing. As it is, I was conservative in betting more numbers, but eventually, the shooter ended up making like 5 points and hit 3 or 4 come bets for me. I ended up cashing out $6800 from my $1500 buy-in, colored up, cashed out at the cage and went home.