I raced to work tonight to jump on the E/O list, it worked. I was out within two hours and heading for home, a few last minute things to pick up at the store and then on to packing for the Aruba trip. That was somewhere around 10 p.m., it’s now 6 a.m. and I still haven’t packed anything…a few glasses of wine, a few hours of playing poker at Empire, a nap, and now I really have to get serious…that damn plane won’t wait for me.

The room was a screamer, lists of 20 to 30 people long, all the tables running except one which was being held because a high limit game was on the verge of developing, some noise from the Sport’s Book and cheers and yells from people playing poker that were involved in the Sport’s Book noise, bodies everywhere, and even Bobby Baldwin graced the room with his presence tonight. For those of you that aren’t aware of his position, he’s the CEO of Mirage Resorts. I believe he just stopped in to visit with some of the players that were coming in for the high limit game…not to play.

Back around the 22nd of October, with an Ultimate Trip Report. Check back then.