Originally posted on 03/13/2013:

Balance: $2248

Bally's Sportsbook:
$2 across #6 Harrah's Philli- Paid $8.80
$1 ex #6-all Harrah's Philli - Paid $11.50
$10 Bearcats 1st 1/2 - Paid $9
$10 Bearcats 2nd 1/2 under 67 Paid $9
$4 Pick 4 Gulfstream LOSS
$5 show #3 Harrah's Philli LOSS

MGM Grand Sportsbook:
$10 show #6 Paid $12
McDonalds$4.31

Cosmopolitan Roulette $10 LOSS

Bellagio Roulette+$40

Palazzo Roulette $40LOSS

Balance: $2243.50

Shaving Cream, razor, Shampoo, Body Wash, Tooth Brush, Tooth Paste. -$18
Liquor & mix -$29

Balance: $2196.50

Not a very good 1st 1/2 of the day but, alot of those expenses are not going to be daily expenses. Well, maybe liquor for the room but, besides that the toiletries should hast for a couple of weeks. Still not a very profitable day but, I still trying to find my way aroun town & see which books offer the best beverage service & best Tourneys.
The MGM has Daily $80 Buy ins (no Rebuys) 200 players max. $20 administration (seems a little high)
Planet Hollywood has Dailys as well ($70 buy in) at 10:00, 1:00, 4:00 & 7:00, with the same rake. March 27th - March 31st is called "Poker on the Mezz & buy-ins range from $65 -$100. (Guaranteed payouts of $1,000.00, $2,000.00 & $3,000.00)
The Mirage has $50 buy ins at 2:00 & 10:00 with a $10 admin & 11:00 & 7:00 dailys that are $60 buy ins with $10 admin.
Caesars has 2 dailys for $70 at 9:00 & 4:00 with $20 admin (heavy) & 2 dailys for $110 at noon & 7:00 with $30 admin (too heavy).
They also run "Hoops & Holdem" from the 20th - 8th but, they're all $100+$30 buyins, some are $200 & $300.

What I'm most interested in are the Tournaments run at the Monte Carlo. Every day at 9:00 they have $50 buy ins, on Wednesdays its $10 extra cause there's Bountys.
You can only re-buy for the 1st hour.
Here's what hooked me though, if I get 25 playing hours in by March 30th (my Birthday) I can play in a freeroll for $18,000.00. ($100 in Tourney chips for every hour you play over 25). Starting chips $2,500.00. The Poker Room host told me that they pay 36 spots & here's the kicker. So far this year, they have had less than 70 players in each of the Freeroll Tourneys. So, No one else sign up for this!
Also, in the freeroll, the 1st set of Kings or Aces that get cracked receive $100.

Gonna try to log some hours in the poker room at the Monte Carlo this week!