There's an 8 *AM*?

Thursday when I went to the audition I was told to come in at a quarter till 8 on Friday. My first thought was "Sure.. I will grab some dinner and head over there after class." Then I realized he might mean 8 *AM* since he was talking about Human Resources afterall... Holy cow, I didn't realize how EARLY 8 AM *IS*. To make it to North Las Vegas I had to get up at 6 AM to leave by 6:45 and make the drive in traffic. It turned out traffic was good and I got there 30 mins early... After Paperwork, orientation, some videos on problem gambling and safety regulations at the casino I made it to class the earliest I have been in a month (11 AM).

Friday night a bunch of the guys from class and I all went to the Orleans to play in the $65 165 person tournament there. It was a well run tourney, definately worth playing again. 1st place paid $4500 so doesn't take many wins to make it a good idea :) I ended up busting out around the end of the 2nd hour after making two poor calls which really cost me some chips. They weren't really POOR calls, they just turned out VERY poorly. I made one call against a documented idiot (He had the papers to prove it and everything), but turns out even an idiot can have a hand :( and another call against a guy who played it very well.

Saturday was laundry day and a little bit of warcraft, before heading to work for the first time. I got there around 5:30 and got situated. I was on table 3 of the 5 table tournament. They only had 42 show up so table 5 didn't go at all. They break down the tables in order as people get knocked out, so I got to deal for an hour and a half before my table broke, at which point I was done and out the door. I headed over to the Red Rock where I played until 2:30 in the morning. Egads! I started out really well, then got sucked out and tilted badly.. after a few walks I settled back in and ended up getting back everything I lost except 10 dollars.

My schedule at the Poker Palace is M-Th and Saturdays. So I took advantage of my off day by sleeping until 1 and going to see Mission Impossible III. WOO! Good movie, lots of explosions, and shooting.. very action packed. Now it is back to work... 6 PM tonight. WHEE. Only on table 3 so I should be out by 7:30 again.