(me in the blue shirt)
i just made $850 in Las Vegas this past week (3 days of play)
i bought in for $200 at a 1/2 dollar NLHE cash game at the flamingo & doubled up (pocket jacks beat pocket aces...got it all-in on the flop with an open-ender and hit a straight)
...typically i don't like cash games...too damn swingy for me, but i was excited to play a little when i arrived in Vegas
then it was down to 3 players in a 2-table, 50 dollar NLHE tournament @ treasure island (we all decided to split the prize $ evenly, $250 each)
then the next day i entered the same tournament and took first place (good for $470)
(pictures above are from my first place win)
very cool experience...def prefer tournament play