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Monday, May 23, 2005

VEGAS LINES

Disclaimer: What the hell do I know about gambling? This is my totally unscientific look at the morning line odds coming into next week's trip. I have no idea, for instance, which April is going to outlast the other. I'm just having fun.

Number of gambling dollars I lose for the trip: Over/Under $750

Number of times anyone says, "Now which April are you again?": O/U 86.5

G-Rob's Otis-fall-down-go-boom line: O/U 1.5

Number of times Otis says, "I'm ill equipped" - O/U 3.5

Number of times Pauly disappears for no less than 20 and no more than 45 minutes: O/U 4.5

Number of times "I love your blog" is said to and by any blogger: O/U 411.5

Number of non-poker table games played, average blogger/trip: O/U 3.5

Number of times someone uses the word "Junk" in Bob's presence: O/U 51.5

Bottles of Southern Comfort drank, Al/trip: O/U 7.5

Number of times Al is referred to as "a machine:" O/U 8.5

Number of people who tell Al he married over his head: O/U 9.5

Number of times AlCantSeeColors is corrected before throwing the wrong color chips in the pot: O/U 8.5

Number of non-SoCo drinkers Al talks into a shot of the stuff: O/U 12.5

Bloggers who end up having to go see the Bellagio Fountains: O/U G-Rob

Number of wives along for the trip who end up angry at their blogger husbands at some point: O/U 3.5

Number of bloggers who make the money in Event #2: O/U 1.5

First blogger to yak, WPBT after-party: O/U 90 minutes

Number of bloggers who forget his real name, and are going to feel stupid calling Human Head "Human Head" out loud: O/U 13.5

Cash game hours played, blogger crew total: O/U 1850

Keno hours played, blogger crew total: O/U .25

$.99 Golden Gate shrimp cocktails consumed, blogger crew total: O/U 44.5

Hammers dropped in victory, blogger crew total: O/U 100.5

Hammers taken to showdown in victory, blogger crew total: O/U 13.5

Warnings given for profanity to bloggers at the Excalibur: O/U 22.5

Number of bloggers/wives caught playing slots with Grubby: O/U 3.5

Side Action

G-Vegas vs. Minnesota, Cage Match: G-Vegas (-130) / Minnesota (+160)

G-Vegas vs. Southern California, Cage Match: G-Vegas (+200) / So. Cal (-180)

G-Vegas vs. Austin, Cage Match: PICK 'EM

Last Longest, Event#2

Bob - 12/1
Joe - 6/1
EasyCure - 8/1
Russ - 6/1
Otis - 9/2

Proposition Bets, WPBT Tournament

April H. (+130) vs. April (-140)

Bill Rini finish position minus Felicia's finish position: O/U 28.5

Grand Haven Bloggers: On_THG (-140) vs. BG (+120)

AlCantHang (+220) vs. EvaCantHang (-180)


Brothers Duel - Add finishing positions of brothers together to determine winner - low net total wins:
BG and Bob: O/U 41.5, (+280)
Pauly and Derek: O/U 38.5, (+120)
Otis & Brother: O/U 36.5, (+110)
Lefty and CJ, O/U 43.5, (+320)

Last longest, by location:
Texas 8/1
California 9/2
Michigan 7/1
South Carolina 4/1
New York 5/1
Minnesota 10/1

Non-Felicia Female to last longest:
April 9/2
April H. 8/1
Gracie 7/1
Maigrey 5/1
EvaCantHang 6/1
Maudie 4/1

More later maybe... Iggy and Al are on my ass to put something up RIGHT NOW.


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