Well Lori did in fact soldier on, but was plagued by the same run of being card dead that I had earlier and was knocked out after the dinner break in 52nd place. This was a great run by her that fell just 7 spots short of the money, so she was left feeling bummed. I told her that this was just a tune up for her event on Sunday and that if she can duplicate the effort she would be rewarded handsomely.
So here are two things that were a little crazy and only could happen in Vegas.
The first is a very pregnant cocktail waitress actually started having contractions in the poker room. The Paramedics came out of no where and there was an alarm that went off throughout all of the Venetian. It was pretty crazy. What’s even more bizarre is that it happened about 30 ft. away from where Lori was playing and she had no clue. How she missed this is beyond me, but then again its Vegas and crazy is the norm.
The second oddity was how the Venetian handled the whirlwind that was Paris Hilton. She was “hosting” the night at Tao and everything was nuts. They closed off the escalators that are next to the poker room that lead from the casino floor to the Shoppes above. I didn’t know that they could do this, but for about 40 minutes we were cut off from the outside. Strange.
So I am playing a little Black Jack and basically getting my skull kicked in when this paparazzi storm cloud blew through the main casino floor and right by my table. Thankfully I am not someone who is all about celebs per say, so I was happy that Lori had the camera as everyone was scrambling to take a picture. It was quite a mess. I have never seen that many security people in one place, but just like that it was over. I have to say she looked older than when I have seen her in the media, but seriously what the hell do I know? I just want that 11 double down versus a dealer 6 to actually pan out. 
Unfortunately for yours truly I get a 4 for a 15 and the dealer turns a 5 to go with the 16 that he is showing and well you know the rest.
I need a drink.