Monday June 11th
Ok, let’s get this blog started 40,000 feet above Greenland or somewhere similarly cold looking on board Maxjet’s new business class budget airline direct flight to Vegas. A contradiction in terms, but seems like pretty good value to me. I also tried a different approach this year… I actually caught my scheduled WSOP flight, which, of course, I had somehow managed to miss for the previous two years.
Yes, it’s that time of the year again. The annual pilgrimage to the Mecca that sees just about anyone who can afford the flight and spell of poker, swan off across the Atlantic in search of the Holy Grail.
Jonny Kabbaj was on the same flight and we touched down in Vegas half an hour early, which coincided with Virgin’s Gatwick flight that was a couple of hours late. Standing in our ‘priority’ queue we waved over to The Camel who had been on the Virgin flight with a couple of other Brits.
I have decided to hire a car and stop a mile away from The Rio just to help protect my sanity. The Platinum Hotel & Spa comes complete with would you believe Spa, Gym and some very large apartments. Not quite the luxury mansion I stopped in last year, but it looks comfortable enough to call home for the next 4-5 weeks.
Ok, let’s get this blog started 40,000 feet above Greenland or somewhere similarly cold looking on board Maxjet’s new business class budget airline direct flight to Vegas. A contradiction in terms, but seems like pretty good value to me. I also tried a different approach this year… I actually caught my scheduled WSOP flight, which, of course, I had somehow managed to miss for the previous two years.
Yes, it’s that time of the year again. The annual pilgrimage to the Mecca that sees just about anyone who can afford the flight and spell of poker, swan off across the Atlantic in search of the Holy Grail.
Jonny Kabbaj was on the same flight and we touched down in Vegas half an hour early, which coincided with Virgin’s Gatwick flight that was a couple of hours late. Standing in our ‘priority’ queue we waved over to The Camel who had been on the Virgin flight with a couple of other Brits.
I have decided to hire a car and stop a mile away from The Rio just to help protect my sanity. The Platinum Hotel & Spa comes complete with would you believe Spa, Gym and some very large apartments. Not quite the luxury mansion I stopped in last year, but it looks comfortable enough to call home for the next 4-5 weeks.
Tuesday June 12th
Okay well anyone who knows me knows that I am sick enough to jump straight into the first available event - it’s a $1500 NLH Shootout.
I recognise a couple of faces at my shootout table but can only name one; Richard Lee a finalist from last year’s Main Event. I start slowly with a steady decline in my stack from 3,000 eventually reaching a low of 450. On the next table fellow Brits, Devilfish and Michael Greco are the first to exit from their table.
A couple of Big Slicks and favourable coin flips saw me recover well, but Richard Lee had established a big lead. We eventually squared up, heads up, with 70% of the chips sitting pretty in front of my opponent. I never got close to getting even and eventually got caught making a move with an open ended straight. It didn’t materialise and I bit the dust in second place. Only 1 player progressed, so I have started with a bubble… hmmm, maybe this calls for a day off.
Bankroll = -$1,500
Okay well anyone who knows me knows that I am sick enough to jump straight into the first available event - it’s a $1500 NLH Shootout.
I recognise a couple of faces at my shootout table but can only name one; Richard Lee a finalist from last year’s Main Event. I start slowly with a steady decline in my stack from 3,000 eventually reaching a low of 450. On the next table fellow Brits, Devilfish and Michael Greco are the first to exit from their table.
A couple of Big Slicks and favourable coin flips saw me recover well, but Richard Lee had established a big lead. We eventually squared up, heads up, with 70% of the chips sitting pretty in front of my opponent. I never got close to getting even and eventually got caught making a move with an open ended straight. It didn’t materialise and I bit the dust in second place. Only 1 player progressed, so I have started with a bubble… hmmm, maybe this calls for a day off.
Bankroll = -$1,500
Wednesday June 13th
Well I’m now sat eating steak and eggs (fillet steak of course) for breakfast on my 9th floor balcony, topping up the suntan (don’t laugh). I guess this is what they call decadence.
Today is a planned day off due to tomorrow’s tourney being Pot Limit Omaha. If I was to make the second day of today’s $5,000 NLH, it would end up causing me a headache or two running between tables, so I will show a little restraint.
Just noticed I am in room 913. I hope that’s not an Omen. I thought hotels always missed out the number 13?
Well I’m now sat eating steak and eggs (fillet steak of course) for breakfast on my 9th floor balcony, topping up the suntan (don’t laugh). I guess this is what they call decadence.
Today is a planned day off due to tomorrow’s tourney being Pot Limit Omaha. If I was to make the second day of today’s $5,000 NLH, it would end up causing me a headache or two running between tables, so I will show a little restraint.
Just noticed I am in room 913. I hope that’s not an Omen. I thought hotels always missed out the number 13?
Thursday June 14th
The Pot Limit Omaha comp never really got off the ground. We managed to lose half the field in just two hours play. The lack of chips in the starting stack (a measly 3,000) just isn’t good enough. This is meant to be The World Series of Poker! The structure is ok if you get started with a double up but its just imperative that you win your first pot.
I managed to miss a 17 card straight draw in level 2 and spent most of the day struggling. I eventually exited around 120th out of the 570. I was reasonably pleased that I played my short stack well but unfortunately, no banana.
I did however drop into the $25/50 PLO cash games for a couple of hours before retiring to the Brian Wilson bar. The cards that I hadn’t seen during the tourney now flowed thick and fast. The table was a little loose (ably abetted by Jon Shoreman) and I managed to nick a quick $5,400 to help me sleep
Bankroll = +$2,400
IPOD favourite of the day = The Passenger, Iggy Pop
The Pot Limit Omaha comp never really got off the ground. We managed to lose half the field in just two hours play. The lack of chips in the starting stack (a measly 3,000) just isn’t good enough. This is meant to be The World Series of Poker! The structure is ok if you get started with a double up but its just imperative that you win your first pot.
I managed to miss a 17 card straight draw in level 2 and spent most of the day struggling. I eventually exited around 120th out of the 570. I was reasonably pleased that I played my short stack well but unfortunately, no banana.
I did however drop into the $25/50 PLO cash games for a couple of hours before retiring to the Brian Wilson bar. The cards that I hadn’t seen during the tourney now flowed thick and fast. The table was a little loose (ably abetted by Jon Shoreman) and I managed to nick a quick $5,400 to help me sleep
Bankroll = +$2,400
IPOD favourite of the day = The Passenger, Iggy Pop
Friday June 15th
Hmmm, typical Vegas WSOP, this day seemed remarkably similar to the last. The tourney was a $2,000 NLH and I scratched around to find a hand. I lasted about 4 hours (which was longer than 50% of the 1,600 field) until getting the lot in with A-K only for my opponent to call with pocket Jacks. A Jack hit the board and it was goodnight Vienna.
Fortunately two hours work at the PLO cash tables playing just 2 hands resulted in another nice little earner; $2,500 profit.
Spare a thought for Scott from the Gutshot though. The 27 year old joined us for dinner the previous evening and was really excited to be at his first World Series. DTD are putting him in Sunday’s Razz comp, but he just about had enough bankroll to play one other. He chose this $2,000 NLH. He picked up A-K third hand of the tourney, the Flop came A-K-5, all his chips went in, only for his opponent to show him AA. Vegas can be cruel at times.
Finished the evening with Teppanyaki at the Shintaro and getting drunk in The Bellagio Bar with The Camel and The Ship. Other notable dropper inners were Neil Channing and Jan ‘double bracelet’ Hansen/Sorenson.
Bankroll = +$2,900
IPOD favourite of the day = Stan, Eminem
Hmmm, typical Vegas WSOP, this day seemed remarkably similar to the last. The tourney was a $2,000 NLH and I scratched around to find a hand. I lasted about 4 hours (which was longer than 50% of the 1,600 field) until getting the lot in with A-K only for my opponent to call with pocket Jacks. A Jack hit the board and it was goodnight Vienna.
Fortunately two hours work at the PLO cash tables playing just 2 hands resulted in another nice little earner; $2,500 profit.
Spare a thought for Scott from the Gutshot though. The 27 year old joined us for dinner the previous evening and was really excited to be at his first World Series. DTD are putting him in Sunday’s Razz comp, but he just about had enough bankroll to play one other. He chose this $2,000 NLH. He picked up A-K third hand of the tourney, the Flop came A-K-5, all his chips went in, only for his opponent to show him AA. Vegas can be cruel at times.
Finished the evening with Teppanyaki at the Shintaro and getting drunk in The Bellagio Bar with The Camel and The Ship. Other notable dropper inners were Neil Channing and Jan ‘double bracelet’ Hansen/Sorenson.
Bankroll = +$2,900
IPOD favourite of the day = Stan, Eminem
Saturday June 16th
Yes, now we are definitely in typical Vegas WSOP deja vu! Today’s tourney was a $1,500 NLH and I again scratched around without finding any hand. Again, I lasted about 4 hours until possibly losing patience (is this a crack in the armour?) I had dribbled down to 2,100 chips and made a move with A-J suited. The Small Blind made a reluctant call with the boots (A-A) and I was on my way to the cash games again.
The cash Pot Limit Omaha game is a $25/$25 blind game, but the winner of the previous pot has to put a $50 blind in from whichever position he is. This appears to create a lot of action and the game plays bigger than the average 25/50 game. I was rather unlucky in a couple of big pots today and was $7,000 down at one point. Fortunately I made a partial recovery and left losing $1,800.
Not a good day at the office!
Bankroll = -$400
IPOD favourite of the day = Ceremony, Joy Division
Even though they have doubled the staring chips they are still pathetic compared to other major competitions. Its like playing the Main Event at Walsall £1,000 buy-in and being presented with 4,000 chips starting at 25/50 on a 1 hour clock....there would be uproar... and this is meant to be THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER... what a joke.
They have pulled a flanker by saying they are double last year, so that’s an improvement. What they fail to mention is that last year’s small events started at 25/25, so they have doubled the first level. Overall affect at the start of the tourney is of course NO CHANGE.
Sunday June 17th
Today brought a refreshing change if not any success. Each time I had sat down at a table so far, I had been surrounded by fresh faces. Today’s starting table contained Evelyn Ng (coincidentally after Snoopy spilled the beans in his blondepoker interview), Andy Black, Humberto Brenes, Mark (Full Tilt) Vos, Josh Arieh and did I mention Evelyn?
We had 6,000 starting chips as we were playing $3,000 NLH. I got off to a flyer as most of the stars took an early exit. Andy Black picked up pocket Aces 3 times in the first two levels and managed to get them cracked twice; a common occurrence in the early levels of big competitions. Mark Vos & Humberto also failed to make level 3 and Josh didn’t last much longer.
Meanwhile Evelyn and I both reached the heady heights of 20,000 and may have been amongst the early front-runners. Unfortunately for me, I then started a very slow U-turn. I didn’t pick up a hand for 4 hours and managed to play a succession of marginal Ace Jacks and small pairs rather badly.
I think I may have been a little too scared to lose my above average stack and perhaps got stuck in a defensive mode of play. I can’t help but feel I should have played slightly more aggressively, but maybe I just got a run of bad cards and bad situations. Tomorrow is 6 handed, so I will definitely have my Roland De Wolfe head on for that.
I eventually bit the dust just before the dinner break after a very long, slow and painful decline in chips. This also meant I didn’t fancy the cash Pot Limit Omaha game as I don’t like to overdo things to much whilst here (I need to pace myself for 6 or 7 weeks hopefully!)
I’ve got to say the tournament turned out to be very painful indeed after getting off to such a good start. I thought I may have been able to give this one a shot. The day with Evelyn wasn’t too bad though… beautiful, classy, tall, slim, (high heels), softly spoken, polite and fun … oh and under all this cunning disguise, she is quite a poker player. Whilst I went backwards, she continued as table chip leader right through to my exit. I hope she goes on and wins it.
Bankroll -$3,400
IPOD favourite of the day = Saturday Night, Suede
Today brought a refreshing change if not any success. Each time I had sat down at a table so far, I had been surrounded by fresh faces. Today’s starting table contained Evelyn Ng (coincidentally after Snoopy spilled the beans in his blondepoker interview), Andy Black, Humberto Brenes, Mark (Full Tilt) Vos, Josh Arieh and did I mention Evelyn?
We had 6,000 starting chips as we were playing $3,000 NLH. I got off to a flyer as most of the stars took an early exit. Andy Black picked up pocket Aces 3 times in the first two levels and managed to get them cracked twice; a common occurrence in the early levels of big competitions. Mark Vos & Humberto also failed to make level 3 and Josh didn’t last much longer.
Meanwhile Evelyn and I both reached the heady heights of 20,000 and may have been amongst the early front-runners. Unfortunately for me, I then started a very slow U-turn. I didn’t pick up a hand for 4 hours and managed to play a succession of marginal Ace Jacks and small pairs rather badly.
I think I may have been a little too scared to lose my above average stack and perhaps got stuck in a defensive mode of play. I can’t help but feel I should have played slightly more aggressively, but maybe I just got a run of bad cards and bad situations. Tomorrow is 6 handed, so I will definitely have my Roland De Wolfe head on for that.
I eventually bit the dust just before the dinner break after a very long, slow and painful decline in chips. This also meant I didn’t fancy the cash Pot Limit Omaha game as I don’t like to overdo things to much whilst here (I need to pace myself for 6 or 7 weeks hopefully!)
I’ve got to say the tournament turned out to be very painful indeed after getting off to such a good start. I thought I may have been able to give this one a shot. The day with Evelyn wasn’t too bad though… beautiful, classy, tall, slim, (high heels), softly spoken, polite and fun … oh and under all this cunning disguise, she is quite a poker player. Whilst I went backwards, she continued as table chip leader right through to my exit. I hope she goes on and wins it.
Bankroll -$3,400
IPOD favourite of the day = Saturday Night, Suede
Monday June 18th
I definitely prefer short-handed games nowadays, so I was looking forward to the $2,500 6-handed NLH. I find the game much more intense with the opportunity to get involved all the time. The Simon & Garfunkel was ditched from the IPOD and it was Pistols and loud thrashy pop all the way.
I had an excellent starting table with the young gun ‘ElkY’ being the only recognisable face. The other four fitted into the ‘older honest player’ category - perfect. I was astonished to watch ElkY donk off all his chips trying to run a succession of bluffs against guys who were clearly not going to be bullied into passing second pair. I think this young gun may still have a little to learn.
Anyway, everything went swimmingly well and I made the dinner break (woo hoo!) with 70,000 chips and was probably in the top 20. There were about 200 remaining from the original 750. Unfortunately the dinner break also brought a break in my good fortune. The older honest players had now all been replaced by younger more aggressive models and the chips were beginning to move.
I lost a 75k pot with 9-9 v A-K and lost a succession of smaller flips and suddenly I was struggling to make the money, 16k, when the average was 50. Fortunately, and surprisingly, I got a couple of walks on my big blind during the bubble period (especially considering John Juanda had joined my table).
Straight after the bubble had burst I picked up the blinds with A-K and then looked down at 9-9. I had only 18,000 chips and each round was costing 3,000. There was no escape as I walked into pocket Aces and a 9 failed to materialise on the Flop.
I cashed for a measly $3,507 after having dreams of half a million - that’s Vegas. It was a fun day though
Bankroll = -$2,400
IPOD favourite of the day = Trash, Suede / Problems, Sex Pistols
I definitely prefer short-handed games nowadays, so I was looking forward to the $2,500 6-handed NLH. I find the game much more intense with the opportunity to get involved all the time. The Simon & Garfunkel was ditched from the IPOD and it was Pistols and loud thrashy pop all the way.
I had an excellent starting table with the young gun ‘ElkY’ being the only recognisable face. The other four fitted into the ‘older honest player’ category - perfect. I was astonished to watch ElkY donk off all his chips trying to run a succession of bluffs against guys who were clearly not going to be bullied into passing second pair. I think this young gun may still have a little to learn.
Anyway, everything went swimmingly well and I made the dinner break (woo hoo!) with 70,000 chips and was probably in the top 20. There were about 200 remaining from the original 750. Unfortunately the dinner break also brought a break in my good fortune. The older honest players had now all been replaced by younger more aggressive models and the chips were beginning to move.
I lost a 75k pot with 9-9 v A-K and lost a succession of smaller flips and suddenly I was struggling to make the money, 16k, when the average was 50. Fortunately, and surprisingly, I got a couple of walks on my big blind during the bubble period (especially considering John Juanda had joined my table).
Straight after the bubble had burst I picked up the blinds with A-K and then looked down at 9-9. I had only 18,000 chips and each round was costing 3,000. There was no escape as I walked into pocket Aces and a 9 failed to materialise on the Flop.
I cashed for a measly $3,507 after having dreams of half a million - that’s Vegas. It was a fun day though
Bankroll = -$2,400
IPOD favourite of the day = Trash, Suede / Problems, Sex Pistols
Tuesday June 19th
Another day off!!!! Well I am impressed with my self-control even if nobody else is. I managed to go all day without even seeing a poker table. I used to have the sickness, but I’m better nowwwwwaahhh.
Ok, the real reason for this sensibility is that tomorrow is another Pot Limit Omaha tourney. So I don’t want to be stuck playing day 2 of the 7 card stud tourney… or do I? It was a toughie, but I managed the day off.
Which reminds me. A couple of interesting scenes from the previous day:
1. I am walking down the long corridor away from the poker room and Mickey Appleman (or is it Appleton) is Kung Fu martial arts kicking his way, with full uh’s and ah’s, and karate chops all the way up the corridor. Everyone was taking a sharp right or left turn, diving into the restrooms and suddenly remembering that they had left something behind. I guess somebody had put a bad beat on him, and he was back to sort ‘em out.
2. Eskimo Clark is stood outside the poker room arguing with the Tournament Director that he should be allowed in to play because ‘this is the World Series. It only happens once a year!’ He was not a happy man. The TD appeared to stand his ground though. He believed that he had reasonable grounds for expulsion. Eskimo had had 2 strokes in the cardroom in the last 4 days and was afraid that it might be 3 and out. Budding rookie poker players beware, this is what the great poker beast turns you into after 30 years of waiting for Aces.
Another day off!!!! Well I am impressed with my self-control even if nobody else is. I managed to go all day without even seeing a poker table. I used to have the sickness, but I’m better nowwwwwaahhh.
Ok, the real reason for this sensibility is that tomorrow is another Pot Limit Omaha tourney. So I don’t want to be stuck playing day 2 of the 7 card stud tourney… or do I? It was a toughie, but I managed the day off.
Which reminds me. A couple of interesting scenes from the previous day:
1. I am walking down the long corridor away from the poker room and Mickey Appleman (or is it Appleton) is Kung Fu martial arts kicking his way, with full uh’s and ah’s, and karate chops all the way up the corridor. Everyone was taking a sharp right or left turn, diving into the restrooms and suddenly remembering that they had left something behind. I guess somebody had put a bad beat on him, and he was back to sort ‘em out.
2. Eskimo Clark is stood outside the poker room arguing with the Tournament Director that he should be allowed in to play because ‘this is the World Series. It only happens once a year!’ He was not a happy man. The TD appeared to stand his ground though. He believed that he had reasonable grounds for expulsion. Eskimo had had 2 strokes in the cardroom in the last 4 days and was afraid that it might be 3 and out. Budding rookie poker players beware, this is what the great poker beast turns you into after 30 years of waiting for Aces.
Wednesday June 20th
$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha with rebuys. The starting stack is 3,000 and the opening blinds are 50/100!!! The rebuy period is for 3 hours! This is The World Series Of Poker, there must be some skill in here somewhere? Passes me by though, but maybe the less skill, the more chance I have!
There was the usual re-buy period carnage but fortunately my table wasn’t too crazy. That’s probably because it had its fair share of good players including Burt the $5000 PLO champion, Sonny Ninjan (one of the biggest PLO cash game winners in the world) and Rafi Amit (who won the WSOP PLO championship event 2 years ago), not to mention both of the Boatman brothers And when they broke my table it didn’t get any easier. I got moved in with Greg Raymer, Devilfish, Juha Heppi and a couple of other bracelet holders.
Fortune was on my side though and at one point I managed to peak around 100k in chips. Unfortunately that was a high point. Nevertheless, I did get past dinner break and through to the end of the day finishing with 58,000 –s lightly below average but still in with a good shot at the whopping $470,000 first prize.
$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha with rebuys. The starting stack is 3,000 and the opening blinds are 50/100!!! The rebuy period is for 3 hours! This is The World Series Of Poker, there must be some skill in here somewhere? Passes me by though, but maybe the less skill, the more chance I have!
There was the usual re-buy period carnage but fortunately my table wasn’t too crazy. That’s probably because it had its fair share of good players including Burt the $5000 PLO champion, Sonny Ninjan (one of the biggest PLO cash game winners in the world) and Rafi Amit (who won the WSOP PLO championship event 2 years ago), not to mention both of the Boatman brothers And when they broke my table it didn’t get any easier. I got moved in with Greg Raymer, Devilfish, Juha Heppi and a couple of other bracelet holders.
Fortune was on my side though and at one point I managed to peak around 100k in chips. Unfortunately that was a high point. Nevertheless, I did get past dinner break and through to the end of the day finishing with 58,000 –s lightly below average but still in with a good shot at the whopping $470,000 first prize.
Thursday June 21st
Vegas, Vegas, and another broken dream. I turned up at 2 with one eye on the 470 large and left with empty pockets. Maybe I should have kept both eyes on my cards!
To be fair to myself, I didn’t pick up a hand in the two hours play, and my Omaha selection criteria is looser than most. However I can be quite creative from the big blind with quite marginal hands. And the critical pot was when I called a raise from the bb and flopped top 2 pair. I trap checked, and re-raised Jackie all-in with his over-pair. We had an 80k pot and he could only win with a King or by pairing the deuce (to give him a higher two pair). A deuce appeared on the Turn and I was just gutted. I was down to the felt instead of being above average chips, and shortly afterwards was put to the sword.
I was eliminated just outside the money and to be honest, it hurt. For some reason I really fancied making the final table and possibly winning this one. I always feel I have so much more control when playing Omaha.
Ho hum, pick myself up, dust myself down and start again tomorrow. Tomorrow is actually a $2,000 Pot Limit Hold’Em event, which is where I had my greatest WSOP success in 2000. So I suppose I have another good opportunity.
My friend Sonny from Birmingham (Nijran) is in the PLO final, so let’s hope he takes it down. If not, good luck to Chris Bjorin and Alan Smurfit who are also old adversaries from the green baize back home.
Bankroll = -$9,900
IPOD favourite of the day = Once in a lifetime, Talking Heads
Friday June 22nd
That old deja vu feeling has come back again. Another tourney and yet again I went deep (I guess I have to be playing well). Just under 600 hopefuls turned up for the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold’Em event and I had the pleasure of sparring with Pras Banzi most of the day.
They paid 54 places and having started at mid-day, we finally made the money around 1 in the morning, unfortunately I was out by 1.30! I probably overplayed a pair of Jacks slightly but I was just below average and my opponent had consistently dropped his hand to a re-raise from Pras. So I came over the top from the small blind and he moved all-in.
I had committed 17,000 out of my 33,000 stack and I felt obliged to call. However, I did suspect he probably had an overpair. I was pretty sure he didn’t have a lower pair so was hoping to see A-K. In retrospect, I cant help feeling that Phil Hellmuth or Alan Cunningham would undoubtedly have got away from this one. So I think I’ll mark it down as a minor error even though it would have been tough recovering from 16k (had I passed).
I was all-in with Jacks and he showed me the pocket Aces I suspected. No help on the Flop. Let’s hope Pras finishes the job off.
Nevertheless, it’s my second cash. If only for $4,797.
Update from another player on my starting table who was talking about the Paul ‘Eskimo’ Clark incident. Apparently he had his second stroke at the table whilst chip leader in the Razz tourney with only 20 players left. He refused to leave the table until eventually he passed out.
Bankroll = -$7,100
IPOD favourite of the day = Heaven, Talking Heads
That old deja vu feeling has come back again. Another tourney and yet again I went deep (I guess I have to be playing well). Just under 600 hopefuls turned up for the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold’Em event and I had the pleasure of sparring with Pras Banzi most of the day.
They paid 54 places and having started at mid-day, we finally made the money around 1 in the morning, unfortunately I was out by 1.30! I probably overplayed a pair of Jacks slightly but I was just below average and my opponent had consistently dropped his hand to a re-raise from Pras. So I came over the top from the small blind and he moved all-in.
I had committed 17,000 out of my 33,000 stack and I felt obliged to call. However, I did suspect he probably had an overpair. I was pretty sure he didn’t have a lower pair so was hoping to see A-K. In retrospect, I cant help feeling that Phil Hellmuth or Alan Cunningham would undoubtedly have got away from this one. So I think I’ll mark it down as a minor error even though it would have been tough recovering from 16k (had I passed).
I was all-in with Jacks and he showed me the pocket Aces I suspected. No help on the Flop. Let’s hope Pras finishes the job off.
Nevertheless, it’s my second cash. If only for $4,797.
Update from another player on my starting table who was talking about the Paul ‘Eskimo’ Clark incident. Apparently he had his second stroke at the table whilst chip leader in the Razz tourney with only 20 players left. He refused to leave the table until eventually he passed out.
Bankroll = -$7,100
IPOD favourite of the day = Heaven, Talking Heads