And it so it was that...

And it so it was that I became "one of those guys" for the night and, while it was kind of stupid, it was a hell of a lot of fun and I don't regret it one bit.

Found myself playing quite a bit of slots and video poker at the Palms on my second to last day in Las Vegas. I had pretty much been losing but slowly and steadily all afternoon. Suddenly, up popped 4 cards to a Royal Flush, I held the good ones, hit draw and there it was. My first Royal Flush in my many trips to Las Vegas. I was so stunned I could barely respond. This payoff apparently requires an attendant and she came around after about 5-10 minutes and counted out 10 crisp hundred dollar bills. Wow...I had already been pretty well-capitalized on this trip and now I was freaking rich by my standards.

Suddenly, I knew what I had to do. This was Spearmint Rhino money. With this much cash, I could play king for the night. Besides, I wanted to get out of there and be whisked off in a cab because I sure didn't feel like walking after quite a few people had seen me get paid off.