All the family is still here and we spent yesterday doing what everyone wanted to do. The kiddos wanted to go to the M and M Store on the Strip, Don’s son wanted to go to a fight last night and took his wife and son. Don and his sister spent the day getting Christmas presents for the kids and grandkids, so a good day indeed. My lack of sleep caught up and I headed to bed after everyone got back in the house.

Today was another $540 at Bellagio and off I went. Again, made it clear sailing through the dinner break but couldn’t seem to get a break. Small blind/Big Blind, I have A J of spades, I raise, BB smoothes. Flop is Q high with two spades, I shove as I only had 13 big blinds left and he calls with KK. A million outs of any spade or an ace and I couldn’t get there. Out 35 of 235 … better than nothing and think I did my best. Not sure what else I could have done but just have to keep plugging away at it. Nice to be home in the warmth, cold out there. Back to school for the kiddos tomorrow.