First day in Vegas

What a day to forget, again starting off a poker trip on the down side. I played for about 3 hours at Excalibur in the afternoon, 1/3 no limit. I lost $300. I never got anything going. I did bluff away $150 on a poorly executed play...

After dinner, I went to MGM, and sat at a 1/2 no limit table with the $200 maximum buy-in. I got my stack up to over $300 when I called an all-in against someone who had me covered. I had 4d 6d, the board was 10d 5d 7c. He held 10s 7h for two pair, but my open-ended straight plus flush draw came out on top when the turn came up 8h.

I actually got my stack up to over $800... but I didn't leave! That's the big mistake I keep making... I stay too long. And as it had to happen, I limped with A 9, and the flop came A 9 6. Some guy bet, I raised, he re-raised. I should have taken time to think here, but I went all-in. I told the guy next to me "I hope he doesn't have 66"... but he did have it. I lost over $600 on that hand. I bought in for $200 more, got that up to $350. Up and down it went, and then the last hand. I have about $250 left, and I get AA in the cutoff. I raise it to $17, one caller. Flop comes 9 7 3. He checks, I bet $30. He raises $50. I re-raise $50, he goes all-in. I call saying once again "you hit three of a kind, didn't you?". And he did, taking me out with his 99.

I end the day down $700,

I've been up for almost 24 hours... so I need some sleep. Tomorrow, I think I'll try some lower buy-in tournaments. And of course I'll probably go back to the 1/2 tables to try to make up for this shitty day.