Last full day in Vegas!

We spent the day running around Vegas catching up on all the shows and attractions that we hadn’t yet made it to. Austin wanted to ride the coaster at NY, NY, and since Mike is now battling a cold, I rode it with him. Needless to say, I’ve decided I’m too old for bumpy coasters anymore. Austin was thrilled, and this was the only thing he wanted to do while here, and with his new found bravery, vowed to try the Superman at Darien this summer.

Emma had wanted to check out the “castle”, and so we hoofed it over the footbridge to the Excalibur. There wasn’t much there that caught our fancy, so after a quick picture with the hotel dragon and a jaunt into the girlie princess store for a pixie dust necklace, we were off and running again.

I had wanted to check out the RIO, where the World Series of Poker tourney is currently being played. There was word in a mag that Ben would be participating, but we couldn’t find any confirmation on that anywhere. Scott called this morning to let us know about the tourney, and if we went could we get him some WSOP stuff. That, and the fact that the RIO is supposed to have a pretty good free show was all we needed to get us over there. Not to mention that maybe I could spot Ben, if he happened to be there.

Inside the convention center at the RIO they had all of these booths set up for freebies. Kids under 21 weren’t allowed in, so Mike and I had to take turns going in. He never found the playing floor, as he didn’t go in far enough. I went in and got some freebies, and took a picture of some famous card player (he was signing autographs, but I have no idea who he is… Bubba will know!) Venturing further than Mike, I found the gaming floor and was very glad because it’s really cool to see this huge room of tables set up and everyone playing cards. As soon as you walk in you hear the clickety clack of all the poker chips, combined with an eerie silence. I walked around to where it looked like the bigger crowds were gathering, just in case there was a Ben sighting, but the parties of interest weren’t anyone I recognized.

We made our purchases in the WSOP shop, and headed back to the casino for the show.