Bedtime here in Las Vegas.  The news from today:

*  The prize pool is set coming out of Day 1B:

According to Todd (who made it out of Day 1B along with Mark), the number of players going into Day 2 is 1136.  This means that 325 more players have to be eliminated before everyone else cashes.

I was 211th in my group, so I figure I’ll be around 500th or so out of the Day 2 group.  It will be hard to lose - but not impossible - from that position.  I just need to be super-careful until the bubble has been made.

*  I spent the day with Marina, Tammy, Wojo, and Billy at the bingo hall at the Gold Coast casino.  

I learned a lot about high-end bingo, which is pretty much nothing like classic church bingo. The cards you buy (over 100) are loaded into a computer which keeps track of the potentially winning cards, and tells you when to yell “Bingo!”  Modern technology!

And I won once!

I also played Pai Gow poker, losing $100 in the morning and winning $100 in the evening.  Other wins included $40 at roulette and $1.80 in penny slots!  My wife Lisa will be happy to know I haven’t lost the ranch.

*  I have also made some sports bets. I lost $100 the first day on the first Astros game, I lost $100 betting on Atletico Madrid to win in soccer (they tied 2-2), and I have a $100 bet on tomorrow’s Astros game for them to win and for the total number of runs by both teams to exceed 8, a parley that will pay $374 if both things happen.  That last bet was Tammy’s idea - I trust her good fortune.

*  Cards fly tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., PST.  I’m rested and ready!

See you tomorrow!