February – 2018 – Day 6

Another perfect day, 78 degrees, a few clouds and we were up late.  Ed went to exercise and when he was done, we both went up on the deck to lay out in the sun for a few hours before we went to lunch

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After lunch, we went to the casino to play in the blackjack tournament.

Both of us play and it was the first time ever Barb has ever played blackjack and to play in a large money tournament made her very apprehensive and while she played well, she didn’t make it to the finals.

Ed did make it into the finals and they finals were schedule at 10:00pm

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We walked around for a while and then went up to the food deck and brought some snacks back to our room and sat on the balcony relaxing before getting ready for the evening.

We met Brian and Sandi at the show which was a musical production number and while it was probably good, the sound system was up a little too much.

We had a quick dinner so that we could get to the tournament for the finals

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The finals was a typical blackjack tournament format.  There were 7 players and we played 7 hands.  The prize money was $15,000 for 1^st, $5,000 for 2^nd, $2,500 for 3^rd, $1,500 for 4^th, $1,000 for 5^th and then 6^th and 7^th received a $100 each.

Ed was in perfect position going into the final round and he was dealt a 17.  If the dealer would have busted and if Ed would have had a 19 or 20, he would have would 2^nd place.  As it was, he won 4^th place and $1,500.  A disappointment that he wasn’t higher but thankful for $1,500, particularly since this was a free entry tournament.

 

After that excitement, we played a session and Barb lost just a little had Ed had a nice win again

Tomorrow we arrive in San Juan at 3:00pm so we will have part the day to relax on deck.

Night for now and hugs to everyone. 

Lots of snacks to choose from

 

Going out for the evening

4th place with Stephine - the Casino Manager and Angle our Casino Host