In 2009, I made my first cross-country journey to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker. It wasn’t my first time in Vegas, but it was my first time going exclusively for poker. Given my position with PokerNews, I’ve spent the last six years in Sin City, though since then I flown out each time to avoid the grueling 1,710-mile trek from Wisconsin.
Interestingly, on that first road trip I stopped at Horseshoe Council Bluffs where I promptly lost $400 playing $1/$3 no-limit hold’em. At the time it was more than 10% of my entire bankroll.