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So tonight, after spending a day at the zoo, we got a little degenerate.

First I won an 8-1 bet with emil on 100 dollars that Krantz would show up after me, emil, chris, and others to dinner.  As we’re walking to dinner, we get a text from joe Tall saying “Where is everybody”.  I was sure I was screwed.  then, we see Jay talking with Joe upon arrival.  +800.

Then, I dodge yet another credit card roulette, still +800 after a meal with a 1800 tab.  There were 16 of us or something though, so no biggie right?  still +800

After, we decide to try the high-stakes Mahogany Room to degen with some high stakes blackjack and stuff, and because the Crown Casino in Melbourne can be absurdly retarded, they say that they cannot accommodate our group in the Mahogany room because some of us didnt have cards and because there weren’t enough tables.  As I said earlier tonight, they could’ve given 4 guys 1k each to carry a table upstairs and it would’ve been a profitable venture.  So, fed up, we wandered downstairs to the main casino where we found a table with a $30 min and a $1200 max, classic blackjack rules.  I proceed to lose pretty much 1550 straight.  -$750.

I’m playing with a certain world champion who decides to start going max bets.  1200/bet.  A rail develops of probably 30 people peering in to watch.  This certain world champion started down 10k, ran herself up to nearly even, then busto!  either way, about the most degenerate thing I’ve seen was her having three hands of max bet, splitting one of them and doubling down the other.  6k on the table, pretty legit. maybe im not that baller if thats the most degen thing ive seen so far, but it was pretty sick.

So basically I’m still up something like $50k aussie on the trip, and looking forward to both *hopefully* seeing federer play tomorrow, to play in the aussie millions main event on Sunday, and to actually get some beach time somewhere in here.

good luck all

Andrew