ABORTED TRIP TO MOHEGAN SUN

 

I booked to stay three nights here at the Micro hotel in Uncasville near Mohegan Sun. However, difficulties made me abort the trip.

It was a very tiny room but comfortable enough. No refrigerator, but ice just out the door. And free breakfast tomorrow.

The shuttle I thought was here only runs Friday and Saturday. So I had to drive to the casino and then back in the dark. Not good.

I got to the casino fairly easily although there is construction all around the Indian Summer garage, and it is difficult to know just where to go. A security guy yelled at me.

However, as I had read, that garage was the right pick for the poker room and there was good DDB video poker at the Lodge Bar very near the poker room.

When I lost my money at live poker, I played there and left with $30.

I had quad Aces, did not hold a kicker, and caught the fourth Ace as my second card drawn.

I also had quad 3's with a kicker.

I liked sitting at the bar and listening to other players. No one seemed to know that these five machines are some of the best pay tables in the casino. I had two comped Athletic Run Wild NA beers. That was a real treat!

In the poker room I had Heinegan NA poured in a glass. That is odd for NA. They also have Sam Adams.

I did a McDonald's hamburger and chicken nuggets while waiting for my room because the place was right across the street. Sale was $4 for both the nuggets and the double hamburger. I brought my own drink.

Next time I'll skip the nuggets. Hopefully, there will not be a next time, but it worked out well enough. I never eat at McDonald's.

For supper I had snacks in the room.

The hardest challenge was the GPS. It had decided again not to talk to me, and talking is really what I need. I could see maps, but they were hard to read a night when I most need them, and somehow they competed for screen time with this Spotify music, David Honeyboy Edwards. I'm not even certain how I started up that music.

I liked the poker table. It was not too aggressive, although there were few free flops. My best hand was a flopped club flush queen high. I held Q-9. The rest of my hands were pretty dull. I played tight. Once in late position holding A-J I bet just $15 and the entire table folded. That told me my image was tight. My final all-in loss was me with a Jack and my opponent with a Q. We both flopped pairs.  Slowly he bet me all in. He had bluffed often, and this was a bluff. But all I had was the paired Jack. Lost $135, my buy in.

VIDEO POKER

Thanks to VPFree I found a fine DDB at the Lodge Bar and not much of a walk from the poker room. I was up and down for a couple hours, drank two comped Run Wild NA beers.

(Mohegan offers Heineken, Sam Adams, Bud, and one more NA choice. Very nice.)

I left up $30.

I liked the experience. I rarely play VP at a bar and the folks who came and played were entertaining.

I just listened.

I also liked the ambiance of the bar. I was tucked in behind a large post, so I just had people to my left.

The baseball was on, although I paid no attention, but some of my fellow bar folks were involved.

I'd return to that spot again. It reminded me of Old Vegas.

Going home in the dark was not pleasant. My 6 minute ride took me a half hour. I missed one turn, but the GPS was not talking and was difficult to read, so it took me a while to find my way. I just am no good in the dark.

Then coming into the hotel were six or seven young folks who were loud and given a room not far from mine.

I did not get to sleep early.

Some were nonstop talkers.

When morning came, I thought through all the trouble a lack of GPS meant for me and just decided to cut the trip short and drive home, especially since booking directly with Wyndom meant they would charge me only for the one night and not for three. So, I saved $244, drove home, and slept in my bed. Perhaps tomorrow I'll go see what Rivers poker is like.

I'm a bit disappointed, but it was the right decision. I can do the long highway stretches by just looking at the map, but little twists and turns are difficult unless it talks to me. So, I did not want to risk driving to Foxwoods or museums I had on my list.

I did like the rest of the car features. I love these blind spot lights on both sides. I love being on Cruise Control and have it slow up for slower traffic and resume when possible.

I came home and took a good, long nap before I unpacked.