Kevin's Vegas Trip August 2026

Joe Louis statue in Caesar's Joe Louis was way before my time but anyone into boxing will know of him as a legendary fighter who inspired others such as Ali. Known as the Brown Bomber, he boxed in an era when fighters didn't make a fortune, so after retirement he parlayed his fame as a 'meet'n'greet' man in Caesar's, where the casino rightly estimated that it was worth paying him a handsome salary as people would want to come into the casino to shake his hand. Decades later, the darker and altogether mor tragic figure of Sonny Liston would do the same, before his untimely and suspicious death. I went back to Caesar's yesterday about 5:30. The room was surprisingly quiet, and I got seated immediately - and as it happened beside Larry from Chicago who'd played with before. The table was ok. An old guy from California sat down, and had a few interesting stories. Had boxed competively in his youth before giving up for a tennis scholarship to college. Aft...

So, as I planned in last nights update, I went to Caesars where I played for about 4 hours. Caesars poker table, first our. Up slightly As , the first task to try to suss out the other players. It was a full table - I was given the last free seat and seated immediately after arriving at the room. The first sign was that most people seemed to have a drink in front of them which is a good sign - usually more relaxed, fun and profitable. On my immediate left was an Asian looking guy, whose name began with M. Mitsubishi it is. Then a guy about my aged who looked like Lou Reed and had a big stack. Then someone I can't remember and a Russian guy, who'll we'll call Boris, also with a big stack. All on my left unfortunately - as you generally want to be acting after guys like that who look like they may know what they're doing. On my right were three guys who looked pretty relaxed - AJ from Carolina, Samir from Morocco and Larry from Chicago. I started cautiously, as I usually ...