Matches at 8:00 AM MST, and 5:30 PM MST.
After yesterday’s slaughter, Ali went up to a 3, and Monica went up to a 4. That’s two of four available handicap points we can raise before we’re automatically disqualified. That’s not a good thing at all. If our total team rating (the sum of our handicaps) goes up by 3, we’re going to be closely watched for shenanigans. If our total team rating goes up by 4, we’re out. Yeah. Not good. We’re starting to worry.
The first match at 8:00 AM went well. Things are heating up already, or at least they feel like they are, so it’s getting difficult to remember who played. I do remember that this match wasn’t that tough. We won without much trouble. That, in and of itself is notable. I figured that once we got here to Vegas, all the matches would be pull-your-hair-out rough… not so, I guess. We pretty much breezed through this one w/o much heat.
After the match, Mel and I went back to our room to drop off the cue. I ended up taking a nap. I didn’t mean to… honest. Here I am in Las Vegas, and all I can do is take a nap. At least it’s in the middle of the afternoon, rather than at night. Nothing really happens during the day here, it’s pretty much a nocturnal city. All the same, I didn’t mean to take the nap. Mel, not wanting to nap, took off and had herself a walk. She walked all the way down to the other side of the strip to the Luxor and the Bilagio. Apparently, that’s where things are really nice. Good to know, since it’s not here.
The next match at 5:30 also went well. This one was a little harder, but still didn’t pose that much difficulty. The main issue now is that we’re being monitored. After the handicap ratings of two team members were raised, our team has been flagged as, for lack of a better word, suspicious. This doesn’t really come as a surprise to me, but it’s still a bit of a stressor. Here’s to hoping that we won’t get disqualified…
Call us boring, but being tired, after this match Mel and I went to bed. The nights on the town can wait until after the tournament is over.