Things I learned in Vegas...

1. You need to be prepared to play poker for a while to make money at it; an hour or two at the card table doesn't really help you do anything but lose blinds and bets on promising hands with horrible flops.


2. It's better to be lucky than skilled, but being both doesn't hurt at all.


3. Sometimes sucker bets pay off big.


4. If you have big plans late at night, make sure you get enough rest beforehand.


5. K-10 is still a pretty good hand at Texas Hold'Em.


6. You never know when someone's going to catch a great card on the river. Be prepared to be beat.


7. If you're going with a large group, buy your souvenirs on the first day, because afterwards, you'll be too busy gambling and/or herding cats to pick something up for people back home.


8. A casino floor is stronger than any amount of caffeine at keeping you up.


9. Playing too tight will backfire towards the end of a poker tournament, where the blinds will eat away at your dwindling chips.


10. The Blue Man Group is phenomenal.


11. If you're going to see Cirque du Soleil's O, try to get seats in the center section, where you can see the whole stage. You really do miss a lot sitting on the wings.


12. Amazon.com has the soundtrack to O at twelve dollars cheaper than the price you'd get at the Cirque store in the Bellagio

I'll be posting some further details later, but I have to get to bed.