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After fighting my way back to strip amongst 120k other convention goers, I had dinner at the Hash House A Go-Go, which has been featured on the Man vs. Food. The guy a few tables down ordered the pancakes, which were ridiculous – Frisbee sized at the smallest. I went for the Boston Hash, which came with eggs and an oversized crab cake. Good food, and a fun novelty place, but there’s just no need for portion sizes that large.

After that I returned to Mirage, where I ran badly for the first time in the trip, and dropped a rack at $3/$6, most of it when I my one-card King high flush lost to an Ace High flush. I had three bet the river, and he made it four bets, which was a pretty indication that I had the second best hand in the biggest pot of my trip.

Speaking of racks … There were any number of poker rooms I could have tried to recover my losses. I chose the Palms, where it just so happened the Adult Video News awards was taking place. The red carpet was a crazy scene, with professional and amateur photographers throwing elbows for position to take the best shots of porn stars wearing the kind of gowns you don’t see at the Oscars.

Eventually the circus made its way into the auditorium, and I recouped a few dollars in $3/$6 kill game. From there it was across the street to the Rio to check out the new Crown nightclub. The line was massive, and the crowd – young, about 90% black, dressed in street wear – was boisterous, with a fight nearly breaking out before I even got inside. I actually prefer clubs with an edge as opposed to the Trysts/Pure/LAX variety where the girls dance in circles by themselves to house remixes of the top 40 hits. But this place was ghetto. Faced with a line for the men’s room, one patron whips it out and pissed in the hallway. And on the dance floor, the vibe I was getting was that old white guy was in the wrong place. I split soon after.

Back at CES on Sunday morning to wrap up. After writing last year that the porn convention/expo was to skeezy even for me, how did I end up back there? I’ll chalk it up a cheap ticket, late flight and a lack of good judgment.

But, hey, if you are looking to witness a live rim job take place inches from about 25 cell phone cameras manned by heavy breathers, it’s just the place!

It’ll be a while before I’m back in town – time for some wholesome family time to balance out recent activities.

As usual, my pics are terrible. I really need to start bringing down a decent digital camera rather than relying on my Iphone.