We stayed at Reno Atlantis Casino on Saturday night after snowboarding. With no new snows, Jason, Vivian and I decided to skip the snowboarding on Sunday to save our butts for another day.

We didn't have much cash on us and didn't want to turn this in to a full-fledged gambling trip neither. So Pai Gow was the ideal game to play since it is slow and offers good odds. Pai Gow has always been one of my favorite Casino games; however, I would only play Fortune Pai Gow due to the potential fortune payouts.

After breakfast (not sure if Vivian's big bowl of Tiramisu ice cream count as breakfast) on Sunday, we took over a Fortune Pai Gow table near the café. I started out with the $80 change I had in my wallet, and Jason took out the $60 he had. Vivian was never big on gambling, so she sat quietly next to me and watched us gurgled down beers and placed bets. After few push hands, I handed Vivian half of my stash so she can join the game and won't be bored to death. That was the smartest investment I have ever made to date! Vivian was fairly new to the game, and required help on some of the hands, but she shocked the table when she showed us a hand of Royal Flush and asked us what she should do, Jason and I went berserk. The fortune payout for Royal Flush was 150:1, with her $5 fortune bet, it translated into a cool $750 winning for her and $50 for Jason and me with our Envy Bonus! Vivian showed the true profession side of her by calmly collected her winnings. The people surrounding her were actually more excited than she was.

Five minutes later, she showed us another hand of Royal Flush!!! Another $750 in fortune payout it was! Yes My baby!! Incredible! I guess it was a good idea not to go snowboarding.