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Wow just beat me to it.  Plo8 or O8 mix end of June with the seniors pls.

Plo8 or O8 mix end of June


Fingers crossed.

Mini main event on my 24th birthday i might treat myself

Might treat myself to a couple cheapies, while I burn my comps.

The full schedule has been released.


https://www.wsop.com/2023/2023-WSOP-Full-Schedule.pdf

Get there just in time to rail the $50k :)

Does this mean the return of The Tikay Stake?

Careful, don't tempt me.  ;)

I shall definitely be going to Vegas this year, but have not sorted my dates yet. 

Potential tikay staking?

Do let me know if this happens. I'll have a very thin slice.

Meh

I don't know if I am going to make it this year. My daughter has screwed up the last 2 weeks of June and that is when the best O8 comps are. 

I can't see me going out to play limit O8 or hold em, but guess I could change my mind if others run decent PLO8/ mixed O8 or NLO8.

Wrong thread but Party seems to have nuked all their decent O8 comps with their latest schedule change. I have been losing there in the last 12 months, so it isn't a big loss, but it is a real struggle to find anything worth playing online in O8 now.

Hi
Looking to finally make my first trip after trying to do so for many years now without success...i like the look of the Omaha hi-lo on June 25th as there is a bounty hunter on the Thursday and colossus on the Friday if i get knocked out.
I wondered if any of you experienced travelers could offer any advice on the following.
Looking to go Tuesday to Monday/Tuesday and would rather book a direct flight and accommodation together so i have been looking at British Airways.
Are there any hidden costs when you get there (hotel charges etc.)?
Do i need to fill out any forms other than an ESTA?
Can you register for the tournaments from the UK online?
Any hotel recommendations that are close to the tournament or would you stop in the tournament hotel (not looked at these prices yet)?
I will take a read through the WSOP thread for further advice but was hoping to find a few answers before i do.
Is there any basic advice that anyone would offer from their experiences.
thanks for any replies

I'll take the easy ones.

Download the Uber and Lyft taxi apps as they're the main modes of transport around Vegas.

Next time I'll also have a bank account that doesn't have foreign transaction charges eg. Starling.

There is an app to pay now, but you pay a fee and it is in dollars, so guess you get double stung. If I go this time am definitely going to try and stay near Bally's/Horseshoe and pay late at night or early morning.  I had two long queues last year that were pretty unpleasant; I wouldn't want to do that again. 

My tip is early mornings are great in Vegas.  I am not normally a morning person, but coming from the UK, it is pretty easy to wake up way too early.  That means you can get the whole pool to yourself and hit the buffet before the queue gets mad. 

When you get in your first cab, say no freeway. The freeway doubles your cab fare to the strip.

Tal is right on the heat, try and spend as little time as possible outside during the day. Taking the long way through the casinos/shops is the way forward if not getting a taxi/Uber.

If you get a Clarity card it exchanges at almost spot, and the small fee is worth the time saved.

I got caught in a queue at 2am last year, thinking it would be dead :D

The cab fees from the airport to the strip are all set now, so the drivers can't act up with the longhaul tricks anymore.

As Doobs said, Tal pretty much covered everything.

Most importantly, don't get hung up on resort fees, or you might end up paying about the same amount to stay at a much worse hotel. Just work out the total for the stay, and if you're happy, pay.

Thanks for the replies - some good pointers there to take on board.
Regarding the clarity card - would you guys recommend buying in to tournaments with a card rather than cash as it would work out better value?
I would be looking at maybe 3k of tournies max (is it worth it for that amount)

I only played the bounty last summer, but drove back to the Bellagio and registered online when I saw the queue at Ballys  :D

I bought in online to the 3 or 4 I played in 2019, which came to about 3k, and the 3% juice was worth every penny.

From memory I just had to turn up the rewards desk the first time with my ID and card so they could put me in the system, and then you just get your seat from the machines.

Last question - I think I am looking at going on Friday 23rd to play the Omaha hi lo and millionaire maker - from experience if I arrive on the Friday and go to reg for the Saturday last day one millionaire maker is it likely to be a guaranteed seat at the start or do they tend to have alternate lists as there are limited seats at the start.

If you reg on the Friday night, I'd like to think you'd have a guaranteed seat on the Saturday.

You'd hope they'll have ironed out some of the queue problems from last year, but I'd imagine there will still be some chaos around some events.

Yep do this.  If you late reg you end up queuing twice.  From experience, first one to reg is like 2/3 hours for popular events then the alternate line could take an hour.  I'd definitely try and reg as early as possible simply because however bad the queues are on Friday night, they are bound to be worse on Saturday. 

In previous years you could get there an hour and a half early, queue for 10 minutes then get some food after registering. Maybe it will go back to that, but I wouldn't gamble after last year.  I played 3 events last year and they were all like the first paragraph.

When you buy in, you get a table and seat number allocated on the receipt.

Yeah, was just thinking from the angle that they won't have completely sold out by the time he tries to reg.

I registered online for that comp this year, but think it was sold out from before the time my day started, and there were just queues of alternates snaking around the playing room all day*

*Until I donked my chips off just before dinner

So many people turn up an hour before the day starts and then spend three hours tweeting about how ridiculous it is that they have to queue.

First Vegas tip is don't be one of those guys.

Take your own food if you can. Will save you spending $30 for a sandwich and drink.

It is comedy to see the outrage, and I just thank my lucky stars I'm sat in the scooter if I get caught in them :D

That's the other good thing about it being at Horseshoe. You can find yourself many cheaper food options within a few minutes walk, and abs no reason to be paying $20 for a microwave burger!

Thanks for all the replies - booked to incorporate the millionaire maker and the Omaha hi lo at the end of June.
Will no doubt be looking for more recommendations of places to go for non WSOP tournaments Incase I need them

Kenny Hallaert, PLOG, and the other MTT site should all be done once the schedules are released.

Once they are, I'll post all the links to the sheets in here.

When wsop is on it’s great there’s poker everywhere and vegas is buzzing all sizes of buy ins
As you get to the end of June it’s almost unbearable heat wise and is draining
Do not look at something and think 🤔 I can walk there ! Get an Uber or if on strip use the deuce bus 🚌
Best of all enjoy
I’ve been every year since 2004 apart from the covid years
Queues are ridiculous at wsop so try buying in v early or very late .
registration is open 24/7 from May 31 st
But you must have your passport
Don’t take hookers to your room or if you do lock valuables away first
Have a budget and try n stick to it

We are there for 5 weeks

So I booked a flight.  Premium both ways apart from an economy leg into JFK where I have to change on the way back.  The overnight bit is premium so I think it will be fine. There when nobody else is.  5th June to 12 June.

Provisional is WSOP Limit O8 on the 6th.
Wynn $1100 NLH on the 7th
800 WSOP deepstack 2 dayer on the 11th.

Other than that there is another 1 or 2 Wynn 1100s (they look like 1 dayers but might be two and a 300 WSOP I might play and Aria and MGM grand haven't released schedules, so fingers crossed for a PLO8.  Golden nugget seems to be running a $200, 200k guaranteed all week, which looks like it could be too grim, as rake high and either I hang round all week for day 2 or suffer long alt lists on the last day.  Can see me going through that and getting a $400 min cash, think I might pass.  Venetian has 800 or 1600 hold ems which might work.

Few things.

If anyone is looking there is a reward upper flight on the 5 June.  I saw it but went premium instead, would have cost me 40k/£200 more for upper.  Guessing that is effectively £600 more, but don't think I get that much value for it. Someone with more points could use it.

I can buy approx. 10,000 points for £100 with these flights, going to go for it. Does anyone think that is bad value?

Can get Wynn for £184 a night.  Looks like Horseshoe is about £60 less.  Despite the convenience of the Horseshoe, think the Wynn is worth the extra and there is a good chance I play as much at the Wynn as Horseshoe this time.  Would everyone else go for the Wynn on these prices? Was genuinely surprised on Wynn prices, it was something like 599 a night at the weekend last time I looked.

Has anyone ever used stayforlong?  They are stand out on the Horseshoe at about £85 a night (nearly everyone else is about 125). Has anyone used them?  Don't want to rock up and discover no room.  Am likely to just go for the Wynn, but could be useful for others.

Surely Doobs it’s not just the room cost
But everything else is mega expensive? Drinks food tip expectations?

Not really.

Coffee is expensive AF at Horseshoe/Paris etc.

Food at Wynn is at least good, whereas all food at WSOP is junk, and probably even more expensive.

Tip expectations aren't really any different at Wynn, it's the same everywhere.

Unless you're drinking at Stage Door, you're getting rinsed for drinks everywhere nowadays.

I'd book the Wynn, Doobs.

I'm actually contemplating cancelling a week in a Penthouse at Mandalay for $200, to pay RF and stay at Wynn with less FP&RC :D

That seems a good price for 10,000 pts, but not sure if they have done anything to devalue them?

I'd be paying the extra to stay at Wynn, and I don't mind Ballys/Horseshoe.

I'm only there once a year, so want to be somewhere nice, not just getting my nut down for 6 hours every night like I did in my 20s.

I booked the Wynn the day after I posted.  Nobody had answered and I didn't want to miss the price. As it was I had to pay the room and tax in advance and it worked out at over £200 a night just for that and I still owe about $400 in resort fees.  Never fails to shock me this bit even after getting stung every year.  Going to make sure I make full use of the pool and gym.

I managed to justify it by realising the extra cost of the Wynn Vs Horseshoe was likely less than I'd pay to upgrade from premium economy to upper and think Wynn Vs Horseshoe is going to be a more enjoyable upgrade (for me).   Each year I keep thinking it could be my last and would hate to bow out staying somewhere grim and bricking every tournament. 

Think if I was staying 5 weeks I'd be downtown or in the Holiday Inn, so it is just depends.  Certainly wasn't ever paying that 599 a night I saw at the weekend a month or two back.

On the food, the WSOP was pretty bad last year, think the WSOP kitchen was double the price of before and there didn't seem to be many convenient cheap options.  Pizza slice and drink was the cheap choice and that was near $20.  The steakhouse at Horseshoe was a lot more than I expected as it didn't look all that and ended up close to $300 for 2 of us.  I'd do a lot better at the Wynn for that.  Sure I'd work out better options if I stayed there though. 

On day 1 when I am queueing 2 hours to enter the O8, I'll be cursing my choice (it is a Tuesday and the 1.5k hold'em can't be as busy as the Goliath or millionaire maker, so thinking I'll be fine). 

And I could buy up to 20k miles when I clicked on the offer so did that for £200.  Don't think there is any guarantee they won't devalue them, but seems ok on today's value.  Got to gamble. 

I've got Aria-Nomad-Circa-Cosmo-Mandalay at present, but will be working Wynn in there at some point after Circa.

Will likely be around July 4th, as I managed to snag a solo ADA seating ticket for Theo Von on 2nd July.

Like yourself, I say last year every time, but even though I low played every casino I stayed at last summer, I'm still getting offers.

After this year, I might be down to just rooms at Luxor, and the Nugget comps I've only just discovered and won't be using this year.

Couple years off wouldn't do me any harm, especially now we have a few UFC cards a year in London, too.

What dates are you heading out?

Am out 5th to the 13th June, so will likely miss you.  I can't do the last 2 weeks in June when the PLO8/mixed O8 is on. 

Upside is I am home for Royal Ascot this time, always an upside.

Yeah, miss you by a week.

Upside for me is missing Ascot :D

Wynn just released their series.

As they say 'the price of poker is going up'... Seems both Aria & Wynn have increased the prices of their base tourneys his year from what used to be $400, iirc.

Orleans just confirmed they'll have a full summer series, so be interesting to see what that is when they release it.

Sure the daily used to be $200 at the Wynn when I started.  My big concern this year is the lack of alternatives. When I am there everyone seems to be running multi flight multi day tournaments.  I don't really want to be playing a $200 tournament with 9 flights that lasts a week.  There used to be multiple choices of one day (maybe 2 day) tournaments costing less than $500.  Now some days there aren't any.  The cost is definitely increasing, can see me playing Wynn 1100s on "days off"

Yeah, it likely was a few years back, in the good old days when it was opposite the Ferrari garage ;D

I guess they're all just trying to find the player pool that they're trying to hook, and the Wynn is understandably going for the bigger players.

Now I know we're going, I'm probably just going to play a few $200 dailies with my brother at the Nugget, as he doesn't play anymore, but wants to have a go.

There is a $500 bounty at MGM while I'm at Aria, so might take a drive down and play that one.

$250

https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=103919 (https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=103919)

Looking at the history, the Wynn were stlll running $100+25s in 2011.

I need to work it out

SpaceyFCBs spreadsheet is up, and he Wynn has been up there some time

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qZl4ZtHt2_dZjL2FX0dLINISJFemQm4UeUTZ329CiTU/edit#gid=185459973 (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qZl4ZtHt2_dZjL2FX0dLINISJFemQm4UeUTZ329CiTU/edit#gid=185459973)

Schedule will look something like this

6 June WSOP 1.5k O8 Limit
7 June Wynn 1100 or 550 Mixed O8 at MGM
8 June WSOP 1100 Omaha (not convinced I am good enough) or Aria 800 mystery bounty.  Could do with a day 2 at the Wynn to avoid dusting 1k in the Omaha..
9 June Wynn 1100
10 June WSOP Gladiators 300
11 June WSOP 800 deepstack
12 June 600 Aria (there is a 300 PLO8 at MGM grand but it starts at 6pm and I have an early flight.)

Just looking at this, the WSOP has got cheaper as everything else has got more expensive.

Annoyingly Venetian has put on an 800 PLO8 the day before I get there. 

I probably won't need one of those this year, in fairness.

Spacey's is good, but I always preferred the one PLOG on 2p2 did.

I'll likely be working a fair bit this summer as well, so that should save me some money :)

1p a point is good value, unless anything has changed then the value has increased based on Upper flights. You should only ever use them on Upper to get the max value!  ;D

I haven't stayed at either, been in both, but read lots of reports from people and Wynn is rated so highly above the Horseshoe/Paris. You have definitely made the right choice.

Matt & I are there 8th to 13th but I doubt our paths will cross unless you are heading downtown or to Ellis Island!

Think I agree with you on Upper.  Have seen a couple of YouTubes about new Virgin premium economy and it doesn't seem much different from economy.  I think made a big mistake coming back as my premium coming back is via New York and 5 hours is regular economy and then I have to transfer there.  I should have just took economy directly given there is little difference.  I think arrival time is better so there is some upside. 

I might try and switch it at some stage.

Virgin were doing an up to 70% bonus sale on miles. (It was a sliding scale and you only got max bonus on the bigger purchases)  I can't see the transaction in my account, but can obviously see the miles.  £3k got me 340k miles (200k miles + 70% bonus) which I think is 113 miles a pound?  They used to max you at 100k purchase, but for a while now they have been doing reasonably decent sales at some point around the end of year (or end of tax year)  I normally look at it and decide its a fair deal and do it.  I notice also that Virgin have a beta reward seat checker on their website now, makes modelling possible flight dates much easier.

As an aside, I need a second room this year and started looking on Caesars.  I was a bit surprised, has the pecking order changed?  By price, they have it as

Rio < Horseshoe < Flamingo < Harrahs < Linq < PH < Paris < Cromwell < Caesars < Nobu - with most in the middle very similar pricing.  WIth PH the same price as Linq and Harrahs, is it the standout pick?  Or has it got worse in the last few years or something?

Harrahs has just been remodelled, and Linq was a few years back.

PH is still the best choice if you want access to Cosmo/Aria etc.

They've all but quit on upkeep at PH from what I can make out, but still the best rooms, and not close.

Cromwell/Caesars/Nobu have always been priced like they're the Wynn, amazingly enough.

Usually easier to get Horseshoe than the rest as well, and that would be my pick if possible.

So I played 3 omaha tournaments last week after accidentally registering a 215 steps tourney rather than the 109.  I cashed in the 55, and exited the the 215 in a pot 3 from the money when I was way ahead.  Either way I was surprisingly comfortable given I have barely played straight Omaha for 5 or 6 years, so am going to aim at the WSOP 1k omaha now.

A few weeks ago I was wondering if I could hold my own in limit O8 or 8 game at the WSOP.  I went for limit O8 in the end, as I seemed to run bad or play bad in 8 game on Stars whenever I play.  Anyway, I couldn't play the limit O8 in SCOOP, but the 8 game was last weekend so I thought I'd give it a go. 

Turns out I could play 8 game well enough to win the whole damn thing.  I kind of hate limit hold em, but ran so pure I had put it to bed about 10 hands after one of the other two refused the chop.  Limit hold em is an easier game if you keep getting dealt big pairs.

It isn't my biggest win, but have never won a COOP before, so that definitely added to it.  Think the 8 game is two days before I leave...

Oh wow! Congratulations, Doobs!

wow, what a boss, well done David.

Thanks Tal and Tikay.

Does anyone know if Stars does cards up replays of medium SCOOPs?  I wouldn't mind watching it to see where I went wrong on the way.  Going to be easier to learn if I can remember what I was thinking at the time. 

Not so far David, but I'll keep looking. I can't even find a full list of SCOOP '23 results at the moment, which is odd as 'Stars are usually so good with that sort of stuff.

Oioi!!

Congratulations Doobs, superb stuff!

That loads up some extra punting coins for Vegas, and freerolls Wynning, too ;D

Well done Dooobs!

Nicely timed bink before your Vegas heater

wd doobs

very well done doobs

Lovely to have a rare check in and see this. Well done Doobs!

Awesome news well done Doobs!

Congratulations Doobs

Thanks to everyone, but just got to say welcome back kukushkin, long time no speak.

It is a bit of a result to cash for more than my Vegas bank so close to Vegas. Psychologically much better than going out there when already down for the year.  Might even upgrade the flight out.

I did plan on playing the PLO8 on Sunday, but was way too knackered on Sunday after a couple of short nights sleep, and I could see me just donking off at midnight in a haze of sleeplessness.  Getting wiser in my old age. 

There is always next weekend where there is a $200 8 game and I think there is a similar NLO8 on Sunday.  Definitely need to fit some sleep in this time.

I am blind, you can find it on the client

Events/replays/ scoop 32M

Awesome result Doobs

Well done Doobs.

Doobi doop do, Doobi doop do do, Doobi doop do, etc.

Very impressive, I love 8 game, I regularly play a $1 tourn on PS, it's brill, sometimes 30 or 40 bucks up top for 5 hours effort.

Anyway, was very interested in watching the replay you mention , could see the event listed on the client and the final result but couldn't see the replay in the 'replays' section. Am I doing something wrong please ?

I couldn't see it at first, but when you click events (which was next one to the right of SCOOP) I could see replays on another tab below it.  Am not at home so can't check.  This was the client on my laptop. 

Think if you just go through the SCOOP tab the there are no replays (which confused me too).  There were replays going back to last year which also confused me, as event 32 wasn't 8 game when I clicked on it!  Even simpletons can win SCOOPs it seems.  Get in the $22 8 game on Saturday. 

I was going to fire in a few of the lower non 2 card games this Scoop, but between work and sorting all Dad's stuff out, I haven't even had time to rail High Stakes Poker for the last few weeks.

If I get enough work done Saturday afternoon, I might try and jump in that 8-game, though. Love fishing against some of the sharps :)

Found it, pretty interesting, need to go back as I fell asleep during some of the stud round where I find myself really unsure of the best moves a lot of the time and I may go and look for other replays of stud as I didn't know these replays were there.  You ran pretty pure in the Limit Holdem though izzit with a spectacular river in the last hand to seal the deal- anyway, nice one

I wouldn't watch my stud play to learn anything.  There was a couple of hands where looking back I thought what was I doing there?

I don't think I have ever watched my own play back with everyone face up and you can see where you went wrong/got lucky.  At the time I realised I was running good with my cards, but didn't realise how bad my opponents cards were in limit hold'em.

There are some other bits of run good that you don't realise at the time such as raising with 3s in NL hold'em and getting 3 bet and then deciding not to shove when I think I was chip leader (he had 10s).  There were 2 hands in 2-7 triple draw where I started out worst which could have crippled me.

In limit hold em where I had AT 3 bet and bet twice on a KQ8 board after 3 bet pre which I thought might be wrong at the time (he had a worse ace).  Interesting to see others errors too, one lost their mind with 98s(?) in the SB near the end when I had kings which made the finish much easier.  He was unlucky I had kings, but not at all sure why he called twice to cripple himself.

Definitely a different slant when you can see all the cards face up. In my limited experience, even though it was short handed, was a bit surprised at some of the 2-7 hands that were played quite strong but ran out well for you. Great experience for you I'm sure and a very nice win. GL in Vegas

SSo I made it out here.  I did upgrade to upper in the end, but then got shipped to 11A after my original seat broke.  I wouldn't recommend it, it is astonishing how loud cars shuffling is when it is a couple of metres away and you are trying to sleep. I did get a couple of hours sleep in the end which is what I was hoping for.  Would go for either windowless seat in preference (they are marked red on seat guru and remember them been available a couple of hours before the flight.  I have never done a middle row seat, but given how little you look out the window in upper, would choose one of those over 11.  The upside was I was second off the plane and straight through customs with no queue.  I think I would pay the upgrade just for that!

 You can order food in advance now and I got a lamb saag which was way better than the standard fare on aeroplanes.  Also ordered a bacchus English white, which was pretty good too (tastes like a floral sauvignon blanc).  Would recommend that too. 

On to the poker, I am playing the O8 limit today.  Don't know what clicked in 8 game, but have cashed 4/8 tournaments since I binked the SCOOP and limit O8 is likely one of my strongest games in that.  So am feeling pretty confident despite not playing a limit O8 tournament for ages.

Other thing to note here is that there is resurfacing for F1 so the taxi went a longer route to avoid it.  I wasn't long hauled as we went the other side of the strip from the freeway, but could see the chaos when we got near the strip.  Am definitely aiming to leave early to register. 

Good luck out there Doobs.

+1

I hear that it's a flat rate for taxis to the strip now so long-hauling not really a thing anymore

best of luck for the trip doobs

Ah that makes sense.  I looked up half way there and it said $29, and was thinking it seemed a lot for not far.  It then didn't change and was thinking was it a set rate.  Think it used to be about $20 or $40 if long hauled, so with cost of living $29 isn't bad if only to get rid of the awkward arguments.

Yep, flat rate dependent on zone. I think there are 3 zones, south, mid and north.

(https://i.imgur.com/Vdm2QQW.jpg)

Guess 29 is after tax, though might just have misheard? 

Koval and the strip are both snarled up this week, so went to the right on that picture past some stadium. 

In other news there is a great big sphere in the view from my window, which is a new venue at the Venetian.

congrats and good luck in vegas.

Guessing the stadium was the Thomas and Mack Center? The MSG sphere is a giant black hole of a money pit from what I hear.

I think there is a fuel surcharge at the moment for the cabs - $2 if my memory is true. Read it on another Vegas forum. Would explain your $29 fare.

GL in the O8 today!

Good luck Doobs win the lot please x

I wish someone had told me how much fun limit omaha 8 or better is live.   One old bloke is clearly massively tilted each time I win a hand.  Think I am supposed to be playing A2 or something.  Somebody else sat down and tried to pot it.  He has done the same thing about 5 more times ...

Road works on strip are just North of Paris right now, so it is a good trip in from the Wynn.

Also am up, but nobody is massively down. 

Ohhh, tempting. They have a a limit 08 at the Aria when I'm there, I think. Might have a go at that, for something different.

Don't think I'll be heading down strip much when I'm staying at Wynn, even on the scooter.

Good luck, mate!

It is ok.  Have added about 50% to my stack.  Worst has probably lost 50%.  Everyone bar tilt man is talking and friendly.  Who wants to play hold em with robots?

Spoke to soon.  Chatty player got moved, pro joined.  Then another pro joined.  Both spent the last half hour bitching at the dealer's speed.  Nobody talking anymore, dealer flustered so went slower.  Now a bit below starting and blinds are much bigger.  Would love to stack them both, but need to run better again.

Made it to the last level of the night then busto in grim circumstances.

Wynn rooms have been refurbed and I think they are nicer now.

Does this remind anyone of a giraffe from the Simpsons?





(https://i.imgur.com/Vdm2QQW.jpg)

Damn, unlucky mate.

Yeah, I was a bit dubious when I saw the renderings online, but it looked a bit better when I saw a video from someone I know that stayed there.

I thought I'd prefer the old rooms, but when I stayed last summer I actually liked the big 'dining table' as I could spread my work out on it and have room for all my snacks. With the old desks there wasn't as much real estate.  I think I prefer the older bathrooms, but the boutique look is still nice.

I'm burning them this year, so don't expect to be staying there again after my 2 stops this summer.

Obligatory queue post.

Midweek I went to register at about 1.20 for O8 starting at 2.  The queue was just inside the door and I was regged by the start. There were deepstacks on, and the O8 bust the record with about 1200 entries.  A lot of others seem to be getting record entries, so if I play the 300 am definitely going the night before (might watch the Champion's league final and shop/gym instead).  Food still seems difficult, but decent enough ham, cheese and salad baguette at the bar opposite the entrance was $14.  6/10 experience.

On to the Wynn.  Went down at 10.50.  One person in queue ahead, regged by 10.51, walked past Jardin just as someone left their seat.  Am sat down and breakfast just arrived.  10/10 experience.

Excellent update, GL at Wynn today.

Bad luck last night Dooobs - hope you're nicely settled-in now and over the jet-lag.

Hoping for some deep runs with many pages of updates including tales of derring-do liberally spinkled with scoopios.

Somehow out of the Wynn despite getting AA, KK and QQ in first 2 hours. Had one hand where a Frenchman called me down with ace high which seemed ridiculous.  Not sure if I had a big tell or it was just because he was French. Literally hadn't shown a single bluff up to then, but given I had aces and kings previously I may have just looked aggro?  Bit even then there were many players more aggressive including the Frenchman. Just lost a big flip where somebody could have folded but seemed fine. Going to rebuy into that one, alternate queue is about an hour.

It is grey here today, and definitely a bit more pleasant temperature wise in early June Vs late June or July. Don't get me wrong, it is still unpleasantly hot, just not as bad as usual.

Unlucky on the first spin, good luck for the 2nd!

I really enjoyed the winter weather, as someone that's not into pools etc.

Better luck with bullet #2 David.

On the upside managed to fit in noodles in soup and dim sum at Red 8.  Didn't get there last time.   

Had a few wild hands from the O8.  First one I had ATT2 and raised pre and got 4 callers.  Flop came T85 2 hearts.  Bet the flip and blank turn.  Checked the nasty 2 hearts river and lost to a flush and a better low (thank goodness nobody bet), but would have put me on 100k from 25 starting instead of back to starting.

Next one I had AJ84 double suited when I had 7k at 800/1500.  Raised from late, and got 2 caller's when was hoping to get one at most.  Had only 4.5k behind and 10k in the pot.  Felt I had to bet a Q52 (2 heart flip).  Got in vs A3Q (2 hearts), which was about as disastrous as could be then binked the non heart 3 to near triple up.

After drifting down to 18k at 1/2.5.  I raised with aAKQ6.  Flopped the glorious JTx. AK43 tried to push me off and then hit a river Q which stopped me getting to 40k which would have been below average but right in it again.  Had to just keep folding including a marginal in the big blind that would have scooped 3 way (arrgh). 

Finally went with A224 (which is a hand I hate) with 10k at 1.5/3.  Oppo had QJ43 which was fairly standard.  Flopped AQx which was great.  The Q and 3 that followed were more unwelcome.

As an aside, I don't think I have misread as many hands in a poker game as I did in the last 2 or 3 hours.  I seemed to be terrible at reading suits.  There was one where I thought I had 2 diamonds and had hit a flush on the turn.  Realised what I had done and just checked it down when I should really just have carried on betting.  It seems obvious now, but just was struggling too much with concerntrating. 

FWIW the bluff was J9 on KT7 rainbow.  He had A3 off.  I can see I had bluffs, but a couple of them (AQ and AJ) had him crushed.
Kind of an easy fold on the flop? Unfortunately I busted not long after so couldn't take advantage of his calling range.   

Well that didn't go as well as hoped. 

I don't have a solver, but think I played my last hand correctly, so not going to be upset about this exit.  And I get to catch up on stuff, and can get up early for the swim/gym combo before the omaha.  I could have rejoined, but not doing 3 buy-ins this early in the trip

Blinds are 400/800 with 800 BB ante.  Not much has gone on as I haven't had any hands that were hard to play and can't think of any difficult decision on this bullet. I start with 25k or so. 

Utg+1 open raises to 2k and gets 2 calls from players that looked like they are stations.  I look down AQ off.  I don't like the call here as am out of position.  I know someone who would always call here in position as you crush so much of your opponents ranges and it is easy to play.

Anyway we pump it up to 10k as it makes it hard for the stations to shove or call  correctly (starting stacks are 30k, which was about their current stack).  Opener has loads of chips and is very active. 

He shoves and the other two fold quickly.  Think this is an easy call given the read on the opponent albeit an uncomfortable one (14k to call Vs effective pot size now 40k+.

He has TT, flop is KQ9 (woohoo), turn T. 

And we have eventually tried the ice cream bar in the Wynn for the first time ($7 = 1 scoop). 

Keep up with the updates mate.  Good luck with the rest of the trip.  I’m proper excited now about coming out, think I still miss you even though I added a few nights to my trip and arrive Tuesday.  Sounds like you enjoyed the limit O8, I’m not sure if I ever played it again after final tabling in 2009 because of it being silly early in the series.  First dilemma of my trip is PLO 1.5k or 9 GAME 3k on the Weds both WSOP, rest of my trip fairly rigid with a mtt nearly every day !

Enjoying the Updates.


Don't you just love it when stuff like this happens?


Next one I had AJ84 double suited when I had 7k at 800/1500.  Raised from late, and got 2 caller's when was hoping to get one at most.  Had only 4.5k behind and 10k in the pot.  Felt I had to bet a Q52 (2 heart flip).  Got in vs A3Q (2 hearts), which was about as disastrous as could be then binked the non heart 3 to near triple up.

That is the day I am leaving, so we aren't going to meet up, but good luck.  I'd be doing the 9 game every time.  I think I need to be playing the more interesting games these days, wish I'd spent some time learning that so I didn't have to play hold'em.

What I think now that I don't have the patience for headphone city...

It's quite ironic since I was brought up on 7-Card Stud as a kid, and then never played Poker again until I left the Navy in my 20s.

Good luck today if you're playing, mate!

Just realised I didn't even mention badugi, which was the game I wished I'd learned.  9 game would have been fine.

Didn't realise until after it was Ryan Leng who raised with the QJ43.  Think it was double suited so he can't ever fold Vs my reraise.   A224 is such a bad hand I wouldn't be surprised if he was favourite (I can't remember if I was suited, just remember thinking I need to go with this).  Pretty sure I have played with him before too.  He did ask if I was playing the badugi, which was what got me thinking I really should have. 

I've watched it a few times, and had a couple goes at it on Stars. Should probably try to learn, as I see even some of the smaller mix comps have it now during the summer.

Ahh, he seems like a nice guy. At least from the streams I've seen him on, anyway.

Wasn't really looking forward to this year, but now things are settling down at home and following it here & PokerGO, I'm looking forward to a break from admin/work.

Seems pretty pleasant from what I have seen. He wasn't the pro I mentioned earlier. I read through that pro's twitter and in real life he was pretty much in line with his posting.

If you want help sorting schedules, l am your man Marky. 

Just realised that the Omaha starts at 12 and not 2...  And that $300 comp I was thinking of ducking on Saturday started yesterday, so am copping for the queues regardless. So f'in dumb.  I was out early yesterday so had all the time to register last night too.  Was just sat here thinking I'll be fine rocking up at 1...

One tiny upside is that at least I can get a handle on how bad Saturday's queues will be, but think there is zero chance I just rock up to register an hour early on Saturday. 

Update queue not bad.  Got here just before 12 and just entering registration room, so will probably only be about 40 minutes total. Queues seem much better than last year, and think fields seem bigger (even if I am here much earlier in year).

Haha, Twitter might be unreal at times, but some people are true to form... Be that good or bad :D

Queuing isn't so bad when I'm sat in the scooter, but I'm definitely not trying to get into any massive late-reg queues, either.

Trying to sort most of the cases I have outstanding before this weekend, so I can just get on with sorting last minute admin before we head to Heathrow on Saturday.

That's the only good thing about being at Ballys/Paris/Aria - You're only across the road and can take a mooch over to reg anytime in the evening.

Queue update; was only 20 minutes.  Only half as many punters in the registration room when I went round the corner and more people doing registration.  Probably did me a favour getting there 20 minutes late as I sat down to a table playing 3 handed with somebody not there.  Stealing from someone not at the table obviously a bonus, but leaving the tournament with some bag of shite hand because you wanted the free chips wouldn't have been good for morale.

Table looks ok, am down to 17k (from 20k) but that couldn't be helped.
Feeling I have a weak player on my right, and one player is definitely over aggro, so table decent enough.

GLGL!

Trip not going well.  AAQ3 < KK88 all in pre.  Now down to 3.9k at 300/600.  At least it is easy to play now :(

Lasted 2 more hands. Had AT27 suited ace and got 2 limpers ahead of me and pot was 3300.  Got it in Vs KK75 (no suits for what was going to be more than a triple up, but ace high no good.

Played well today with no obvious errors (made plenty in the O8).  Am feeling pretty positive but didn't bring a rebuy as I wasn't sure of my game. 

Also was £5k up for the year before coming out, so it isn't as brutal as it appears. 

Think the KK88 was fine FWIW.  He only had 11k and wasn't far off a flip and there was a limp ahead of me and there is 2,100 in the pot with an ante.  I don't just raise aces so he has to go for it I think.

hope your having some fun despite all the runbad. chin up and better luck in the next ones.

Am fine, last year I got COVID and was stuck in my room.  Losing a few poker tournaments is better.  I am pretty zen when losing tournaments these days, only time I get really grumpy is if I make bad plays to bust.  Like when I was victim of that weird call with A3 off the other day, could only snigger even though it had cost me a couple of hundred in equity.

15 years ago, I'd get pretty upset going out of a WSOP, but I wouldn't still be playing if I still did that

"U need to be strong even the result not go ur way, as long u knew u play right, that is all matter."

Next tournament is a $1,100 Wynn daily hold'em; it starts in an hour.

Still waking up ridiculously early, so already done the gym and buffet.  This is way better than sitting in the office or sat in the car waiting for the kids to finish whatever they are doing.

The Stanley Cup is on TV here, so thought I'll watch that if I can.  I mentioned sitting in the car earlier, but I spend way too much of my time sat in a freezer as one of the kids has a talent for ice skating.  So after I got knocked out of the poker, I had some food, watched a bit of golf and YouTube prior to the 8pm start time.  Switched the channel on at 8pm just in time to see an overtime winning goal.  Game started at 8pm Eastern Time... Vegas are 2-1 up btw. 

I can get a ticket for the next game for $32,000*.  Think I need to run better today...

* Other prices are available, you can get one in the clouds for $1,100.

Run better David. I open this thread every morning hoping for pages and pages of updates.

Not doing pages regardless, but can confirm I made a break.  70k from 25k including one ballsy call that turned out right.  #fish

oioi, up & running, well done David.

The very best of luck and thank you for doing the updates it’s much appreciated.
I really look forward to all Vegas updates every year

Winning flip count still 0 in the last 3 days and was down to 20k.  Thankfully the next small pair was facing 10s.  Back to 70k.  Going to be really quick from here.  About half the field has gone.   

There is a five card PLO started, don't think we cash before registration closes though.  Probably a good thing, never had much joy at that game.

Long shot, but anyone got any Arctic Monkeys recommends? My daughter has signed me up to take her when I get back and they leave me a bit cold.  I believed the hype and have the first record and she told me AM was good.  Wasn't convinced, kind of hoping they just run through a greatest hits so I recognise them.

The Hives are supporting, which I don't think is much better. 

Called an 8BB shove with A8 when he had AK. 

Dribbled down to 23k at 2/4.  Shoved AdTd from mid position.  gets round to big blind who wakes up with KK. Kind of think I was due a suckout but didn't get one. Beat 75% of the field.

There was one spot that I think I should have taken not long before. Button shoved 16bb and I had A8 off in the SB with 12bb.  Think all the losing flips and A8 earlier had taken their toll, so I folded, but it is so fast paced you can't just sit and wait...  especially as I was then card dead for 2 orbits.

To cap it all some dickhead jumped out of his seat at the table behind, which then flew into the back of mine.  So now I am sat here with a sore back hoping it is just temporary.  I was thinking he must have taken some nasty beat that had knocked him out of the tournament, but nope, he seemed to be sat there with a big enough stack. 

$300 gladiator thing is tomorrow at 10am, so am going to reg now.  Hopefully the robot count will be low; today we just had man in hoody with only one eye showing and man in the darkest sunglasses possible over 3 different tables.  Think that is running above EV. 

Seems a bit unlucky, but can sort of sense the run-good is on it's way.

Am ok Tikay.  I am having to miss the gym this morning as failed to set the alarm.  The way things are going I will have plenty of time later!

My back is definitely better this morning, I was definitely a bit stiff and delicate after it happened, but this morning I have just a bit of pain, so all good.  I did register last night about 7pm and there was no queue the night before one of the biggest tournament days of the year.  So good news for those who are more organised than me. 

I had a Charlie burger in the sports bar after.  Everywhere else was chocker in the Wynn, but it was a very good burger so was pretty pleased with that decision.  Guess I won't get in there tonight with the Stanley Cup on.  Can confirm all food at Wynn has been pretty good this year and have tried most of the casual dining spots now. 

I was a bit negative about this gladiator tournament, but going to definitely try and make the most of it. 

I have been recycling the same dollars for many years now, and am going to find it hard to justify changing £5k into dollars in the next couple of years. 

Knowing I am on borrowed time has meant I am trying to enjoy every minute.  So if I don't last there is always the Champions League final and Stanley Cup to look forward to.  If I was at home, I probably wouldn't get the chance. 

Will post that big call later.

So enjoy every minute... 10 handed though.

Made the 2nd break with 34k from 30 starting.  Paid blinds back to 30.

Still not one a flip at hold'em, but JJ>QQ all in pre flop, river J! AJ<JJ Vs shortie shove.

QQ very much deserved it, playing real slow with 30 minute blinds and dark shades.

WSOP running this really well.  7,500 entries so far and re-entry lines way shorter than last year.

Special mention to the player 3 to my right who has checked shoved flush draws massive twice and busted people with aces twice.  GG

He has a huge stack now, at least 150k.

Lots of drama.

Pay the big blinds, table breaks.  Get sent to another table, arrive there and someone is in my seat.  Tell dealer she needs to call floor. She just stares at me.  Tell her again what has happened, carries on staring. so call floor myself.  Get a new table, arrive just in time for big blind so have done 20% of my stack.

Shove QJ 9bbs utg.  Get called by someone with less than me and big blind.  Facing AA and AQ.  Fml.  River a jack to be left with 7k chips at 1k/2.5k blinds.  Put in 5k so call the rest blind. I have AJ Vs A8.  Lol

Next circuit. Folds round to me in SB.  BB has 15k, so just think am shoving nearly anything.  get Jd2d, which looks pretty to me.  He calls with Ad5d.  Bink two jacks obv.  I am good.

Got 39k at 2k/3k.  Late reg has finished.  8.5k in today.

Still not won a flip at hold em.

KQ Vs SB AQ.  GG

Best line so far;



"Next circuit. Folds round to me in SB.  BB has 15k, so just think am shoving nearly anything.  get Jd2d, which looks pretty to me.  He calls with Ad5d.  Bink two jacks obv.  I am good."




The run-good is definitely inbound. Needs to hurry up though.

Could do with not busting between 6 and 7 again.  Both the gym and pool shut at 7, and shocker trying to find somewhere to eat on a Saturday evening in Vegas.  Think it is a misstep for the WSOP for that $300 tournament.  I busted just before the dinner break and I just gave up and watched the Stanley Cup.  Who knows where the 1,500 left were going to go?  And we played without eating from 10am.  Suppose the WSOP cafe and their overpriced hotdogs become very appealing at that point.

Starting at 10am again, and think that will be my last tournament.  There is an Aria one tomorrow, but that would make cash borderline and can just do pool/shopping if knocked out today.

That hand the other day.  I have both covered. 

Angela Jordison (I didn't know who she was at the time, but could tell she was good) opens to 1,000 at 200/400 (400 bb ante).  A fairly aggro player calls.  I have Th8d in the big blind which seems an easy call.  Flip is JhTd8h, which is pretty good for us.  I don't think anyone is likely to have T7 or Q9 here.  I check, Jordison bets 1,500.  Other player calls.  I call. Think I could have check raised here and if I ran into QQ or QJ so be it.  Think this is a mistake by Jordison here.  She is giving off a "I have a monster, but the flop is horrid" vibe.

Turn comes 6h, which seemed unwelcome.  I check, Jordison checks, and the other player bets the polarising 2k.  I obviously can't fold here, so call.  Think raising here is really bad as it forces out bluffs and overpairs. 

River is the gin blank 4.  Now I am pretty sure Jordison has a big pair and had a strong feeling the other play had some sort of draw with a big heart.  I check.  Jordison checks, so sure I have her beat.  Other player pauses and piles in 11k all in.

I did take a while to think it through, but it just felt bluffy over a monster.  I call and Jordison folds.

He has black KQ.

Dealer announces chop it up (seriously!).

I did get the whole pot.

Queue was 1 player at about 6.30 yesterday when I bought in today's deepstack.  I didn't mention, but as well as accomodating 8,000 yesterday they ran a daily deepstack.  I never saw the rebuy line get really big once and we were sat very close to it.  There may well of been big queues at initial registration, but it ran really well from where we were.

Another bit of niche useful information.  We were in the horseshoe and I could see our section was going to break very soon at 2k/4k.  They ran it pretty efficiently but the clock doesn't stop, and it must have taken 10/15 minutes to bag up and transfer, so we arrived 5 minutes in to 3k/6k.  That makes a big difference when you are on 31k and there is always a chance you are in for 12k in the BB when you get there.  Think you definitely need to adjust ranges before transfer if this is you in future.  As it was I don't think I had a spot and I open shove KQ from mid position if I have 5 big blinds or 7. 

Oh and I drew table 13 today, feels like I am getting trolled. 

VBOL today David.

Thanks Tikay

Controversy at the next table.

Fella is sat with a "service" dog.  It is a big alsatian.  About 10 minutes ago it just lurched at a passing player barking aggressively.  I was looking directly at it and there seems little doubt it would have jumped on him if it wasn't on a lead. Player next to him starts pleading that he is allergic to dogs. 

Floor is called.

I think this is really easy, give dog man his 800 back and tell him to f off.

What happened was that the player next to him ends up spending 10 minutes away from the table pleading and eventually moves to another table.

So now there is an empty seat next to man with aggro dog. Feck sitting there if I am moved.  Also the dog was so loud that there can't be a person in this room who didn't hear.  So this doesn't seem resolved to me.

That's so bad.

I've never been afraid of dogs until recently when I had a bad experience with my next door neighbour's dog, it's one of those stocky little ugly things, & now I've become really scared of unruly/or poorly trained dogs. I'd not want to sit next to Dog Bloke, & he should be the one inconvenienced, not me.

I understand the need for Service Dogs, but in many cases they are no such thing.

Somebody was moved there.  Clearly aware of at least the noise.  Approaches apprehensively.  Dog man smiles, shakes his hand, probably tells him the dog isn't aggressive.   

I was mauled by a Doberman when I was a kid. I don't think you ever get over it.  Am obviously biassed.

I don't know if I mentioned it here before, but a few years ago I was sat with Jason Mercier with a "service dog".  He spent the next few hours swapping the dog with his missus and even leant it to assorted friends.

I am prepared to give people the benefit of the doubt.  But if you can share your service dog around, you don't need a service dog, and I think the benefit of the doubt is gone here too. 

^^^^ exactly.

What is a service dog?

I assume not a guide dog for a blind person as that’s not gonna be much help in a poker tournament - ‘What’s that Fido, I’ve been dealt another rough hand?’

Just a dog for any purpose you like.  Rules are you can ask what it is for, but they don't have to tell you or prove it.

Got about 35k from 40k starting.

Had kings twice, called down Vs a flopped straight once.  Folded correctly once.  Folded queens on the flop once, felt right.

Then won a flip with 8s Vs AK.

Was feeling a bit grim earlier, but settled now.

FWIW started playing badly after all the big pair folds/calls. 

Keep at it, Doobs.

Not going this year, so all vicarious Vegas poker stories very much appreciated.

Go well Doobs

Just caught up and subbed! Do a win :) aria buffet the best. Think I ate about 25kg of crab legs

Am fine now. ETA of bust out between 6 and 7pm.  Currently just finished level 8.  Had 33bbs. 

Flipping like a good 'un. QQ >AK. Then KK beats AQ on Q high flop.

Up to about 130k.

Here we go, Doobs is cooking.

Goooo Doooobs  ;cheerleader;

Been away for a few days and just catching up. Sounds like a mare of a trip thus far, but hopefully today it all turns around.

Good luck, mate!"

Made end of level 12.  88 > KK.  88 < KQ.  So still on about 130k. Blinds were 1/2.5.  Table breaking soon which will be welcome as KK was on my left and was replaced by an aggro fella with more than twice my chips.

Made the dinner break.  Got 137,500.  Think average is close to 200k.  Was pretty card dead for the last 2 hours. 

Wazuzu for dinner?

GLGL!

Would love to, but am in Paris and not sure I have the time.  2 trips down the strip on a weekend and was a 90 minute wait yesterday.

Dusted $150 there the other day after 2xWynn bust outs.  Was very good. 

Ah, WSOP today. My bad.

It's definitely my preferred choice of the 2 casual asian restaurants at Wynncore.

Wanted to do Mizumi this year, but they've closed it for a renovation. FML!

Hopefully see the stack has swelled when I wake up, mate. GL!

Did that years ago.  I remember it was very good, but can't remember much about it.  Will happily do Red 8 too.  Dim Sum and Noodles in soup is a pretty solid choice.

BB Vs SB A8 <A10.  15 bbs.  100 from cash. Raise, shove.  Meh

It’s any old mutt with a shoulder harness on that says service dog
There was a woman playing blackjack in plaza with two French bulldogs with a bride and groom outfit
A standard poodle in southpoint with blue ears and a pink Pom Pom tail - her owner was dressed similarly too ,kin idiot

We got back yesterday
10/16 nights comped at southpoint- based on cash in and cash out I was $6 k up so we had a $900 bill for  food and room which was £700 on c card
5 nights at plaza comped apart from $5 pool bar tip on bill which the barman added despite me tipping with cash 😂
13/13 nights at southpoint comped  except $290 for food bill which came on c card as £235
Plus 16 free buffet tickets which saved us $800

Chopped southpoint comp 6 ways one night and got tenth in another - played 5 comps
Won $300 on cash lost $250 with queens twice v quad 33s and ten Jack off suit
Great time 5 weeks in vegas loved it

Congrats Tony.  Think you had a better time than me.

On to that final hand.

We are at 4000/8000 with 8000 big blind ante. So there is 20k in the pot.  I have 133k behind after paying the blinds.  The bubble went at 10k/20k which is 50k a circuit, so I still need to be taking spots.  It went to 5k/10k whilst this hand was dealt.

One fella at the table has just busted the players on my direct left and right AA>KK and AA>KQ in consecutive hands (KQ was a 60k shove in to him).  This was reported on poker news.  Table is a bit shell shocked so it is folded round to new player in SB for first time whilst I am sat there.  There are several bullying type big stacks at the table and two smaller stacks on my right (AA guy has many stacks of chips).

Obv no reads on new person.  He has about 200k at start of hand, I have 150k.

He raises to 24k.  Don't really like raising so near bubble.  Think he should be shove or limping.  I think I fold if he shoves, so he gets way more chips his way so may be wrong.  Either way at this stage, neither of us wants to be having to call off for all our chips/most of our chips right now with ICM disasters possible.

Am kind of putting him on a standard opening range to steal my BB which is behind A8.

I need to still be taking spots.  He takes an age to call, maybe 2 minutes with AT suited, which makes me think I was right here, but interested in thoughts.  Flop came Q43.  I call for a 4 or 3 to give me more outs.  We get a ten.

Annoying I busted so close to the money 3 days in a row, but don't think I should play any of my exit hands differently. 

FWIW I play the hand the same way, but might try to talk him into folding while he's tanking, now we know he's marginal :)

Such a lovely place to win all that delicious money if you can get a fold.

Bad luck on the call. Trust you to find the guy who found his gentleman vegetables.

tough luck doobs, enjoy last day out there and have safe trip home.

+1

Have a great last day and safe flight home mate.

Glad you had a good trip mate, and gutted we didn't cross dates this year.

One last note from Vegas. 

Travelling Wynn to Paris has been fine.  Airport took an hour.  He tried to go down Koval.  Just sat there for ages, pulled a uey in the end.  Don't be aiming to arrive last minute.

Did look at some Wynn packages on the F1.  Can do a 4 day one for $150k.  Sure it will be fantastic.   

Unlucky Doobs.  My turn next. 
Not the best start after doing my back in 12 hours ago at the airport hotel but I’ve crawled onto the plane and current at gate ready to go .  Seriously thought 50/50 I’d be cancelling or postponing last night so feels like first flip of the trip won for sure .

I swerved a bad back earlier; be careful with emotional poker players and their flying chairs.

Were you badly delayed by the storm? we got back 3 hours late because of a late Virgin flight from London.

I was going to suggest you went to the Wynn gym.  They knew my name after 3 visits, so you would be a good test of their observation.

Anyway, good luck, hope you smash it.

Just a 45 min delay due to one person misplacing their passport, was BA though.
Got a decent seat in economy though with a spare next to me and extra legroom for no charge.
Despite the pain, actually one of my better flights.  Food surprisingly very good and had a few interesting conversations with chap to my right who lives in Cyprus but used to live in Vegas for 15 years back in the 90s. 

Back is slowly recovering and it feels better when I’m walking so did couple miles first thing before getting decent for the price value breakfast at ocean one in miracle mile ships. 

Was going to degen it for an hour on cash before the 2pm $3k 9 game but was a list and I felt like I needed food anyway so back in room chilling and eating.   
Actually did ok on cash last night min buyins with many coronas and cashed out about +900. 
Bumped into Rob Sherwood at end of night, he’s out for 2 months and already cashed for 30k in an aria one I think it was.

Anyways onto mtt poker.  Had an issue with my wire not turning up, it’s back in my bank, I should have double checked that a month ago . 
Trying to send another fingers crossed but have had to just absorb the debit card fee for now as I need my cash for buyins at other casinos, especially if I do as bad as last year and cash in zero tournaments. 
This will be my biggest buy in of the trip barring any big wins, not ideal on first day but didn’t sleep too bad and will attack caffeine as and when needed.

40k starting stack
Down to 20 at first break then as low as 10 before being at 19 2nd break.
Hopefully saving my luck for higher blind levels
Nothing too eventful so far that’s for sure
Oh almost forgot, I can make it to my room in 6 mins from Paris so I’ve been stretching my legs on the 15 min breaks.  Even managed to scoff half a sandwich in the room last break and still had a minute to spare on return

24k at next break then went on a small heater on the razz round . 
61k coming back to last 2 levels of today if I survive . 
Sorry no hand histories, so tired I can only focus on current hands for now .

good luck, whats the 9th game in the mix?

Thanks.  NL 2-7 single draw

Managed to bag 85.2k but still loads of the field left, I guess I’m average or just above poss. Didn’t look at the screen at the end. 
Went as low as 18k in those last 2 levels too but scooped a good few pots right near the end.  Chilling before back in 11.5hours so think I can put 1 or 2 histories up .

NL Holdem and Mike Matusow is the bb. 
500/1000 1500bb ante
im cut off open to 2400 with 1010, I have him more than well covered . 

He flats 1400 more then shoved 7.5k ish on a j92xcc flop with 95hh

I instant call and turn is a lovely jack and we see a blank river. 

Other hand is Omaha Hilo on the last level of day, I’m in late position and re raise decent players open with AcAh7h4h to try and isolate him.  Table weak spot calls on the button though and decent player 4 bets, I quickly decide not to cap as equities will run close on this one and I know button isn’t folding. 

Flop is Q94 and I bet and get called by both players.  Turn is nice 9 and just button calls me.  River is an 8 so I decide to check call just in case and he does bet.  I tank but I think I was getting 10-12/1 on the call and this chap had played so many weird hands I don’t think I was ever folding.  He shows kk and I scoop my biggest pot of the day.  Decent player told me afterwards he has a huge double suited Ak23 type hand.  Doing some math I think pot was 46k total at the end. 

Happy with my play overall but I’ll admit I deffo made a few tired mistakes mostly later in the day.

Thanks for the updates and best of luck tomorrow.

Solid start Rob, well done mate.

Lovely day 1, and best of luck for day 2!

Hope you're home safe & sound, Doobs.

Good luck Rob and sounds an above average stack.  Shame you didn't felt Matusow.

First day, for the last 2 or 3 hours I was really struggling.  Found I was OK after, but didn't finish late on day 2 and still kept waking at 4/5 every day bar a couple.

You are quite welcome to all the run good I am owed. 

Definitely wish I had come up this week with the 8/9 game and triple draw. 

I read it that he did felt The Mouth?

Ha, you are right. One of my favourite fellas to bust. Top 3 at least.

Yeh he was allin 7.5k .  Sorry my tired write up could have been clearer !
I watch his vlogs all time for wsop, they are so bad it’s just too good to miss for entertainment purposes.
Basically just him moaning about run bad the whole time with him crashing his scooter into a person or a door almost every other vlog. 
He literally just spent hours just moaning to Robert Williamson 3rd ( I think ) who was sat next to him. 

So todays draw includes a certain Victor Blom sat next to me.   Also Eoghan O’Dea who funny enough i had never spoken to until I had a friendly conversation for 5 minutes 3 way with Rob Sherwood the first night. 

Literally half left so aren’t really deep in the mtt at all.  But in with a shot and really looking for forward to it.  Managed 5.5 hours sleep but might try for some more when I get back after my eggs Benedict and fresh fruit .  Should be 3-5mins to room today for breaks as over in horseshoe .

Eoghan O'Dea is really solid at Omaha, played with him before.  Played with Isildur before and he isn't that special at mixed games.   Maybe he was just card dead though.  Sample size probably too low for conclusions. 

Think Matusow hasn't stopped moaning in years.  Could you hear him from 5 tables away?  I saw Phil Helmuth bigging him up for the hall of fame the other day, and was thinking a random would be better.  Think it gets voted by other old farts that used to be good at poker, so maybe he is a shoe-in?

There are plenty of old farts who are really pleasant at the table, and I am well and truly an old fart too, so it isn't just an anti old fart thing.  Given a choice I would definitely remove the over 40 requirement and put in someone like Shaun Deeb or Benny Glaser (even if he runs so golden Vs me).

I watched one of Matusow's WSOP VLogs last night & he was wailing on about a bad beat from 6 or 7 years ago. Villain "had no right to be in the Tourney, had no Idea" da de da.


Could not help but think he's an absolute dead-ringer for Marky147.



(https://i.imgur.com/9pgQ9s8.jpg)

loool Matusow would be raging if he ever saw that post :)

Ian “ At it “ Bradley still in the $10 k bounty.   17th in chips
Good luck him.  Always found him a good guy

He should be flattered ;D

His beard is shit, and he can't drive a scooter to save his life!

Nice to hear how people are doing, good luck

Not to be on this one. 
Out just before 1st break.
Just couldn’t get anything going.
Missed a flush draw in nlh then with blinds going up a key hand in stud8 crippled me when my kk4 lost to aj6ddd.  Scoop that and on 100k . Ended up busting in triple draw .

So it’s cash games rest of day as I’m too late to enter aria 600 big o .  I think Venetian have a big o tomorrow morning .
I might try out this new Brewdog bar if I can leave the cash tables in a few hours.  Think plenty of beer will be consumed today either way. 

Good luck today Rob, we need some thread run good.

guess who?

"Lots of reasons I feel I should be in the poker HOF! Besides my poker accomplishments im the only poker player who's ever had a 5min segment on my life on sportscenter, & im only person on the 2023 ballot who signs & takes 100 pic and autograph a day with so many saying I only got into poker because of you! I've got 4 bracelets 0 since my injury but have made 11 final tables since my injury at wsop, 5 wpt finals nbc hu in 2013? I play from my heart in awful pain everyday yet still crush the cash games! I know ill get in if not this yr but my mom is 85 so I hope it's this yr!"

What an absolute cretin he is.

Haha, he is on another planet!


Unlucky yesterday, but hopefully a heater coming this weekend.

Todays choice of mtt is an 1100 big O bounty at Venetian .
The walk over was nice and cool as it had rained overnight and the clouds were still out .

35k starting stack and 300$ for every bounty you win

Chipped up to 65k playing about 95% of hands on the first 2 levels on a nice soft table before dribbling back to 40k including calling an allin lighter than usual to try get a bounty. Then last hand before the break we see A2679 double suited in the small blind and raise it to 2000 playing a 40k stack hoping for a favourable flop.
We had 4 callers and on a flop of 10,8,3 I potted it and got it in vs 2 players with 20-30k stacks.  I’m in good shape vs top and bottom set but still need to hit.  Turn is a queen and river is a beautiful jack to give me the only straight out there .  $600 bounties earned .

As I was writing this I got back from break and didn’t even have a chance to count my chips before I’m allin next hand, again 3 way.
The board shows Jd 9s 6d 5s and I have As 2s 7x 8x 5x.   I’m up against top 2 with diamonds and bottom set with A2.  
River is Jx so I lose that.

Back down to 60k ish the very next hand I make a loose call with Ax 9x 8d 3d 5x after I’m reraised to 14k preflop .  In hindsight I should have repopped it there if I was flatting but I didn’t and 2 others came along , 1 of which covered me .
Flop is Qx 9d 5d and the reraiser looks weak when shoving so I instantly move allin with my hand hoping no one else comes along .
Guy that has me covered tanks before called with the nut flush draw no pair and other guy I had covered calls with top 2 so I’m not in good shape.  
Original raiser has AAJ96 with no diamonds.  Diamond hits the turn and biggest stack scoops the whole pot.  

So there it is .  Big O at its best especially in a bounty where people will gamble more .
I was lucky to scoop the 1st one but obviously the 2nd one would have put me possible chip leader in the whole thing had it held up, along with 600$ more bounties .
No regrets anyway even getting it in bad in the 3rd.   Always looking for a big stack early in live mtts and more so in a bounty which is only 30min levels .  

Tomorrow is WSOP $1500 BIG O at 2pm.  All I ask for is a similar standard of players at my starting table please.
I’d love my 2nd wire to turn up so I don’t have more debit card fees but I’m not holding out much hope to be honest .
I probably should have rang the bank to ask why the first one didn’t go through a month ago.

Chaos on the streets, and chaos in the cardroom!

I might have to see if I can find one of these bowl Big-O comps to rofl around in and annoy some old folk :D


Good luck in the comp tomorrow, and with the wire  ;pokergods;

Packing and Heathrow bound tomorrow afternoon.

Just had murders sorting out my scooter, because I had let the old man book it on his card so he got the miles. Then I see they don't charge until the day, and I obviously cancelled the 6 weeks ago.

Had her on the phone trying to explain we needed to cancel his, but keep mine. However, if they tried charging the card, they'd collect £0. She needed to take my details so I could pay for my scooter now, and just cance his booking.

Lovely girl, but still took 1/2 hour to sort out on the phone. Thank goodness for Skype!

Safe travels

Morning Rob.

That's a terrific read, & reminds me how much I love Big O.  

I was somewhat shocked at this though;


Chipped up to 65k playing about 95% of hands on the first 2 levels


Delighted to see you have at last tightened up in your old age.

Have a good trip mate.

safe trip marky , up for buying small piece if your selling any, as long as its at 0.5 ish

Haha, yes even by my standards I was a little shocked to go from 40k at 300 at 300/500 500 ante to 100k to busto at 300/600 600 in the space of 3 hands.

Seem to be awake at 6am today so I think I’ll go for an early breakfast then try and nap and might finally make the pool as well.
I’ll buy into the $1500 Big O on my way back I reckon.  It could be a costly day as there is up to 2 re entries and I’m pretty sure unless I’m feeling tilted I would use these options for up to 9 levels. 

Cash games Thursday night weren’t great.  I drank far too many corona but don’t blame that .   I was in a stubborn mood and got unlucky in a couple of key pots but still would have been break even had those held up.  So far I’ve decided to not track buyins strictly on cash but I probably lost back what I’d won the first night.  Nearly all my cash games so far have been 1/2/5 Big O. 

Last nights game was nearly as mad as my tournament, all be it a bit more stretched out.  I had an 8 hour session, I did drink some grey goose and cranberry but nothing silly and cut myself off around 9pm hoping to pick up at 10pm for an early night.  My luck was horrendous the first 5 hours.  There were 2 key pots at this time.  First was a bomb pot where I lost a 3 way allin for 1200 with top set on 1 board and pair, gut shot straight draw and back door flush possibilities on the other board .  1 guy was only in for 150, the main pot I’m playing vs a gutshot on my set board and just a straight on the other.  Basically his 3 outer hit the river and I missed on the straight board for an almost runner runner flush too.  Bomb pots are fun but dangerous, I should state this year even though it’s hilo the majority of the time the double board bomb pot is played high only. 

Within the next hour im playing about 500 and get into this pot. 
I’m button with AQ345 double suited with nut diamonds. 
I have straddled to 10 and make it 50 with 3 of us seeing a flop of Qh 10h 2d, it checks around.
Turn is lovely 5d, 2nd guy bets 125 into 160.  He’s been at the table a while and the bet didn’t feel ultra strong like a set or Q10 but even if it is I’ve got far too many outs and am very happy getting it in here or taking it down even if he tight folds so I pot it. 
Other guy instantly jams for same stack as me and 125 guy folds. 
Other guy announces “I have the world” and asks to run it twice .  I usually just go with whatever they want in those respects so agree.
Anyways he turns over AK249 with nut hearts. 
Rivers are Kh on the first board and 2x on the 2nd board. 
I’m normally quiet after losing such a pot but it was too much so I do comment “I don’t think you had the world buddy” . I’m trying not to laugh to be honest and the only glimmer of tilt is that he wanted 2 boards and managed to hit on both 😁

At that point I was probably in for around 1500 and I reckon with all the 50-100 top ups to 500 after I probably went into the game for about 2000.
I do eventually get a double up with chap next to me drawing dead but still calling 200 allin on the turn.  1 more pot hand history to come later but I need a break from this screen for now.

Sorry guys . Just wrote a huge history out and lost it before I posted.  
Can’t face it again so summary was near end of session won a 2k pot vs solid reg with AAJ94 nut clubs vs 10,10, Ks, 7s , xx .
The board showing J103A with 2 clubs and 2 spades when 945 each went in on the turn.  
River was lovely 3s to get me out of the hole.  
I stayed another half hour but again won a nice pot right at the end of the time collection so couldn’t resist moving tables when our table broke at 10:40pm.
New table was brilliant and friendly, I’d have loved to have stayed until it broke but I had to think of today in case I get a deep run.  I felt proper disciplined getting up at midnight from what might be the best table of my trip, even if it was 2 hours later than planned.  Cashed out for about 2400 so I don’t need to rush to an atm…yet.

Best of luck Marky - nailed on winner this trip not being burdened with any of my hard-earned to bok you.  ;D

If you happen across Hopkin and EvilPie ask them to post a few of their experiences on here ;)

Crazy scenes here
25 mins in
Already made 2 big lay downs and get it allin with 77456 on a 7729 board but the chap has quad 2s.  I hit a 4 on the river to save me.
Couple hands later I’ve got quartered for nearly the rest of my stack fishing too much and running into nut nut, actually should have lost a little more on that one .  12k left from 25k stack to start.

Oops . As I wrote that I just busy overplaying top set 😁

Rebuyyyyy

Out at end of level 10.  Was down to 6k and got back to 32k but couldn’t push on.
It’s my new favourite tournament, for those that have played a $200 big o mtt at nugget before the standard was way way lower !
Currently on a corona fuelled big O session so won’t go into detail. 
Not sure if I fancy aria 600 plo tomorrow 11am.  May well stay late and have a more chilled day tomorrow. 

Gl keep going and keep the updates
Safe travels to marky
Been back a week now n shit bored 😐

2am finish.  Followed by what i hope wasn’t a dodgy huge kebab .
I probably got to sleep before 3 but it’s all a bit hazy.
Deliberately set no alarm as didn’t think I’d play the aria plo 600. 
Woke up sometime after 9am and after jumping in the shower at 10 I made the decision to head for aria anyway .   Pool can wait or maybe later after bust 🙈
Get to aria at 10:50am to a short queue and realise it’s a plo8 tournament !  Im not sure if my mistake but more likely they adjusted the schedule after I’d wrote mine .
Anyways I’ve struggled to write this as we are 24 mins in and I’ve folded 1 hand preflop 😎

Quite hard not to have a hand when they give you all those cards and two ways to win.

Is it in the casino floorspace this year? Or at the back, by the door to Park MGM?

Casino right by card room.  Didn’t seem as noisy but then it was 11am.
I only lasted an uneventful 5 levels.  Did make 2 good back to back tough lay downs early when my big hands were good until the river. 

Good morning all.  I’ve finally made it to the pool here at horseshoe.  Seems basic but nice and found some shade for my lounger.  Music blaring far too loud for 10am so I’ve resorted to my own earphones in at a large volume instead.  This is my first time staying at horseshoe ( formally Ballys ) and to be honest there aren’t many downsides to it at all.  The air con kicking in can be loud but that’s prob my only down so far .  Key cards stopping working 4th day but can happen anywhere I guess .

I’ve stayed at lots of places in vegas over the years, easily into double figures , but in recent years other than a posh cosmopolitan last year it’s been the rio mostly.  So horseshoe is an easy win compared to rio on convenience, cleanliness, food options within 15mins walk.  I’ve not checked out the gym yet but will probably do some walking on treadmill very soon to ease myself back in after injury.  To be honest I’m a tad worried if doing weights in case I flare up the back injury .   Until 3 months ago I hadn’t lifted weights in over 20 years but got myself a personal trainer at start of March and am or was a keen addict to twice a week sessions.  Need to have a long think about that in the next week or 2 though as don’t wanna mess my back up long term.  I’ve only done it in worse twice before last Mondays nights incident. 

My wire still isn’t here so one more check at the desk around noon before absorbing more fees to enter todays 2pm Big O / PLO8 / limit O8 1500 at WSOP.   Really looking forward to this one.  I think I’ve played this twice before, 1st year I couldn’t believe what I was witnessing.  Last year however I got a really tough table with only one weak spot to my left.  This will be 7 handed so table draw is huge in my opinion. 

Some random hands from the big O 2 days ago:

AKQJ10 double suited utg.  Blinds irrelevant as we all deep.  Level 3.  I min raise and get 2 callers .  I bet 2/3 pot on a Q108ssx flop and get one caller from bb.  I have no spades.  Turn is a low club to give me nut flush draw and he check calls 2/3 pot again.  River is Ks.   It goes check check and he shows just QQ and announces 3 queens.  Dealer incorrectly pushes me the 10k ish pot before he mucks the other 3 cards.  I don’t get a chance to stack but dealer had to make change for his 5k chip as I’d bet 3400 on the turn so does that .  After this point the guy finally tables his other 3 cards and someone else correctly spots he had a 28ss for the flush.  Much confusion and shouting from other end of the table as I want to recreate the pot to make sure I’m not being shorted pushing the pot back in case I let has merged with any of my chips and change part confused me big time.  Minor tilt or frustration and a minute later I politely remind the dealer she mustn’t push the pot until all cards are shown or mucked face down .  

same guy later check called my cont bet of 2k after I’d raised 2k and got 2 callers preflop .  Board read JJ2 rainbow and he had KQ833 .  We checked the 2 turn and 10 river. He announces no pair and tables hand to again make me think my A2348 for pair of 2 was good.  I’d missed a club flush draw I’d picked up on turn too.  

Later same guy tossed out 2x5k chips to try and call my 3k raise and flopped a straight with A,9,9,10,7 on a flop of 865 vs my A2xxx to chop.  

Toying with the odd update in running today.
I like to watch the table but might get time for odd ones. 
So 2nd hand of day starting on 25k I make it 200 in plo8 with 7523 1 suit. 
I was 100/100 100ante . Sb pots to 800 and bb calls as well as myself on the button.
Flop is rainbow a45 and sb check calls my 1000 flop and 2600 on king turn .
River pairs the 4 and I call his 5k bet to be shown a347. 
Shame I could have used those “spare” chips early . 
I’m still trying to see lots of flops in the pl games but am definitely playing a lot more controlled today.  We are now 50 minutes in and I’m happy with my table draw. 
Up to 30k now.  Just took 3/4 of nice pot but won’t detail it . 

9 mins to go to 1st break . 30k but just been allin in back to back hands. 
1st one complicated to write as big O but huge pot . 
Got it in with A2J56 on a Jh 9c 4h 5c board vs A23JJ.  It had been 3 way flop and I’d bet with naked ace of hearts looking to rep hearts if they hit. 
3rd chap had called 8400 on turn then tank folded and I couldn’t pass for 11k more after I’d bet. 

Next hand plo8 and I’m the aggressor in the sb with A295dbl suited .
Board runs out 98395 with 3rd diamond on river and kk73dd somehow got to river and paid me off back to 30k. 

Down to 16k after this hand in limit at 300/500 500/1000
Kqj10xddd on button .  ABC lady opens late and I 3bet to 1500, sb also comes along ( fishey player that thinks he’s better than he is ) .
Flop q93xhh sb leads , lady calls and I raise. 
Turn is 7x and just sb calls my turn bet. 
River is 6h . Check check and he shows AKQJ no hearts to beat my KQ. 

Get some back next hand raising ax4x2c6c .  Same guy 3bet the button.  I check raised the K54ccx flop and led the 2x turn to which he folded.  Need to survive 4.5 more levels to avoid rebuy. 

Table not brilliant now after they high carded players away and nice Abc chap busted .

Starting stack at 2nd break.  Tough table except 2 spots now.  
Interesting hand just before break .  
In big O somehow heads up I managed to check down in position on turn and on river with a284K vs tight Abc lady on a 876QJ board to be shown a2qxx.  That took some discipline and I guess I lost the minimum .

Couple hands later it was complete opposite when I pot bet 10,800 on river with just nut low and pair of 4s 3way to try go both out .  Weakest at table made a terribly good call to chop.  

Back to 20k
Just lost a huge pot in O8 with A1068 dbl suited on a board of J,10,9 hhx 7x Xx.  Table fish clearly has QK but it doesn’t stop mr know it all raising the turn so we get 3bets in and he pays him off on the river too.  Heart on the river and we go to about 45k, instead of 20k left.  
2 more levels to avoid rebuys.


Few hands later yet again I get it in bad in big O but this time with a lot of outs for scoop or at least at quarter.  This time fortunately a heart hits the river to give me the nuts to scoop a 41.5k pot.   In future I’ll sit out the round of big O I think. 

Peaked at 50k .  Card dead last hour or more.  45k just before end of rebuy period at 3rd break and we are on limit so can’t see me busting before that.   Alan Cunningham was the chap to my left but he just bust. 

Interesting hand in big O with k,10,9,7,2 in the sb
3 limps so 5 way to a flop of 654xss , all check
Turn 8x and bb bets 1.5k and I’m the only caller.
River is Jx and I check raise his 4k to 18k, he announces I knew I shouldn’t have bet that and tank folds.

Back to 32k though as a few hands later in plo8 I repot AaQq double suited and can’t get away from a shortish stacked player low cards despite flopping flush draw vs only a pair with it coming runner runner wheel .  

And out at end of level 11 .  Lost 3 pots in a Row on limit and blinds had hit a crucial level if making it to river each time . Nothing too exciting about any of the pots really although I guess getting my aces cracked by 10,7,5,2 rainbow wasn’t ideal. 

Back on the horse quite literally tomorrow for a 1500$ HORSE WSOP tournament at 2pm . 

Got an explanation on the wire earlier today.  Apparently my hsbc global account sends it as ACH ( BACS i think that means ) and they only accept a wire.  Even though they accept ACH for buyin out here that’s the type I’ve been using that incurs the extra 3.5% fee. 
Thought I’d post it here in case anyone gets in a similar situation in the future . 
Doesn’t seem worth me sending an ordinary wire from my £ account now this year. 

Morning Rob.

Sounds like an eventful day. A friend of mine also told me you passed two hands pre-flop.

Thanks for the updates, most enjoyable.

Good luck today Rob.  Hoping for great things in the morning.

Thx doobs .
Wasn’t to be .  25k starting stack peaked at 40k a couple of times but as the blinds went up I just couldn’t hit a hand . Familiar story busting middle of level 11. 

Tough trip so far.  I finally made the gym today only for mostly walking on the treadmill but felt so much better for it afterwards .
Need to reset again for tomorrow, I believe there’s something at the mgm at 10am but need to check their schedule .
Just over a week in and I don’t want to focus on negatives but I think writing them here might get them out of my system . 
I had to put earphones in today and music to blank everything out after getting rubdowns on 2 separate big pots by 2 different people at my table .
I knew limit players are mostly miserable and today and certainly no exception. 
One week in and I’ve also been swore at on a cash table as well as being verbally abused by another different person at the same table, though to be fair he attacked the whole table whilst dropping multiple buyins .

Good updates thanks
I see wadey is /was according to twitter yesterday deep in the seniors high roller at the Wynn $5 k buy in

Todays tournament is a plo8/bigO 500$ at MGM.  
I got here at 9:15am to avoid any alternate nonsense .
I’ve already heard they are probably changing it from 7 handed to 8 handed once we are 10 minutes in !
Grabbed light breakfast at Starbucks.  Also got some cough drops at Walgreens on the way as my throat is very dry, hoping it’s not the start of a dreaded vegas cough.  
I doubt I’ll do any updates today until I win or bust 😎
Stud8 1500$ WSOP Saturday is my next tournament on my schedule so couple days off from tournaments I guess unless I venture into the NLH realm .

Fired another blank but did last 11 levels so was unable to reenter.
My eyes definitely rolled a few times when I saw some of the cards being turned over.  
We had one player at our table that obviously never played big o before and kept trying to use 4 of their cards with the board .  
I went for patience today trying to see flops even with big hands I’d only min raise as you’d always get action and nearly always get paid if you hit your hand.  
25k stack got up to 50k before blinds caught up and I lost count of the number of times I got 1/4,1/2 or 3/4 of a pot.  Stack at this point floated between 18 and 40k before I finally scooped a pot to go to 60k.   Blinds at this point were 1.5k/2.5k though so it was still shove time and I went out on a 3way allin where a scoop would have put me at 160k , average 75k.  Still miles from the money.  I was more excited a couple of hands earlier when I had A234J double suited in an allin 4 way pot.  Other than chipleader with aa4xx nobody else had low cards but I was only good for half by the river.  Scoop that for 120k would have been nice .  Need so much luck in these, especially once the blinds go up but I had a lot of fun and loads of chat with the lovely old chap to my right from Kansas City.  

Currently in the rooftop bar of Brewdog bar.  View is amazing but I guess I need to stay until sunset and beyond to get full ev of that.   Sunset is in 140 minutes so there’s potential to get a bit tipsy but I am going to order some food.  I believe there’s 96 beers to choose from but also 2 x 6% ciders that seem tempting 🍺

Oh guys how do I post pictures on here ? I did try but I think it always says my iPhone photo is too big a file or something when attach it .

hi guys how do I post pictures on here ?


I do, but I'm buggered if I could explain it coherently.

Alternatively, if you send the images to me via e-Mail or WhatsApp I can upload them for you. We can exchange details of e-mail addresses & WhatApp numbers via PM first, job done.

Ok last night ended up one of my top 5 vegas nights out.
So after sitting at the bar for about an hour I get chatting to a guy two seats down from Kentucky.  He moved to vegas about five years ago and just plays 2/5 cash games and odd tournaments.  Strangely we had quite a lot in common so there was plenty to talk about.   Anyways it was his birthday the day before and he was waiting for his buddies to turn up. 

At 5:50pm we got chucked out of the main bar area as there was a function so he got a table and invited me to join.  Beers were flowing and I’d eaten at the bar so was quite prepared for a long session if it went that way. 
His buddies turned up, a couple of Mexican Americans he had just randomly bumped into on the strip one night when he was carrying a big case of beer and they had jokingly asked him if he needed help with it.   One of them had his girlfriend along too and it was clear these guys had had many nights out over the last few years. The fun and banter was just hilarious and they made me feel part of the group from the off.  One of the guys has worked the bars at New York New York for 21 years and the other was in supplying trucks to the military. 

Fast forward an hour or so and we are shouting congratulations to a wedding couple sat across from us on another table.  We get chatting and within one minute my mouth is wide open in shock as the bride has been to my hometown over 20 times and her parents moved there a few years back and regularly swim in the open water Bude Sea Pool which I’ll be in 2-5times a week for the next few months.  So at that point they are invited to join us and accept and fit in perfect into the group. 

Fast forward to just after 9pm and birthday boy wants karaoke so we head a few miles off strip to GoGo Karaoke.  The wedding couple didn’t join us but there’s still a chance we may meet back up at New York New York when the bartender is working. 

The karaoke bar is actually private rooms where you control what ever songs you like using YouTube but with some sort of really good microphone and sound system that made it sound a bit better. I got back to the strip around 1:30pm, I only know that time stamp because I messaged a photo of Dave’s Hot Chicken that I’d bought from the Horseshoe Bazaar shops to my mate back home around 2am. 

I don’t normally let my guard down that easily on foreign trips but my instincts were right on this one and I was so glad to have had such an epic night I won’t forget.   Alcohol wise I obviously didn’t count but I must have had 8-10 beers at the Brewdog, about 6 shots, and another 4-5 beers at the karaoke bar.  These guys wouldn’t take a penny off me for any of it. 

Somehow I’ve managed about seven hours sleep and only feel a bit tired and sluggish and with hardly any hangover at all. Back at the WSOP Saturday for stud hilo, I’m not sure if I should risk going out to that bar at New York New York or not, decide tomorrow.

Great story. Imagine not having a hangover after a night like that.

Best of luck for the rest of your trip.

thanks for all the great write ups,

if i had to bet then i reckon you will get to newyork newyork tomorrow night. what could go wrong?

good luck in the stud if you make it

Good luck in the Stud Rob.  Sounds a cracking night too.  Used to spend my childhood holidays up the road in Croydon, but stayed in a place in Kilkhampton a couple of times.  Nice part of the World.

Thanks mate.  Prob won’t bother as would only be odd seat draw or bag of chips photos .  Just thought I’d ask if was really simple I’d pop odd ones up . 

Ha small world .  We will discuss that one further when I bump into you next time .

Think that is a spell checker error (or am going daft).  To be fair just autocorrected to Croydon again, but am probably going daft too.
 Croyde not Croydon obv. 

I had a holiday in a cottage right across from the bay in Croyde. Back garden of the cottage adjoined the backgarden of the pub which was perfect as a young father of 2. Loved it

Morning all. 
Yesterday was a recovery day and nearly a day without poker .
Managed a gym session.  Had early dinner at battises hole in the wall opposite horseshoe.  Old style New York Italian style place I’d never been before .  Basically get full meal for a set price which includes salad or soup then garlic bread, a main pasta dish, cappuccino and a decent portion of red or white wine.  Felt proper home style, I’ll definitely return, if not this trip, at least once a trip in future.   There’s also a cheap convenience store next to it which is slightly easier to get to from my elevators than the one at the front of horseshoe . 

Lists were long for cash games around 8pm so I actually did the tourist thing and looped a walk up to and into Cosmo, through bellagio watching the fountains and observing the conservatory, onto caesars, then back across to horseshoe past flamingo.  Did end up playing 10am through to 1:30am on 1/2/5 big O .  Was playing tight solid but eventually lost 500 in a 3 way pot allin on flop with middle set and bad low draw vs 2 low draws with no more than a pair of gutshot.  Runner runner high cards sound good but made both of them the AJ straight - pretty much sums up my trip so far 😁
A little later I lost the minimum with 2nd nuts on a double board plo pot in a complete cooler. 

Onto today, Friday.  Room is full again with millionaire makers ( yesterday it was seniors )  but I woke up at 10am and made it to the card room by 10:30am fresh and ready for a long session. 

We went to battistas twice this year it’s great value foods pretty decent too the meatballs as a starter sets me up

I had the lasagne and was stuffed afterwards.  If it wasn’t for poker forums I’d prob never have known about it. Had seen a decent review on a vegas trip thread on 2+2 and it certainly didn’t disappoint. 

Not sure if I mentioned the food I had at Brewdog the other night too.  This time I’d seen it on YouTube eating reviews by a chap that goes to different places to sample several dishes.  The dish in question blew him away.   A lobster chip butty with a bisque type dipping sauce.  Again a dish I’d never have ordered if it wasn’t for YouTube, but I was so glad I did as it was the nicest dish I’ve had all year I think. 

So today I’m writing this whilst walking on a treadmill. I’ll prob do about 50minute on here with about 10 minutes of it jogging.  My back actually feels in really good shape now and I wouldn’t know id done it in 11 days ago if I had no memory.  Tested it a couple days with a few barbels exercises and some press ups and it held up perfectly.   

Yesterday was a full 13 hour 1/2/5 big O session up to 11:30pm with only restroom breaks.  I dribbled down a bit before going up a few hundred then eventually donating back and ending up about 500 down.  Key pot where I slow played a flopped nut flush when another chap was pot betting and another lady was chasing nut low with bottom 2 pair.  At the time I was in for about 900 and playing a peak stack of about 1200 .  By the river the pot was about 800 but the board had paired and the lady scooped it .  I guess I could have shipped the flop and win a smaller pot but I didn’t regret the way I played it at all. 

I did have some corona but nothing silly’ and cut myself off early to try be fresh for today. 
A few hours before the end of the session another Brit sat next to me and we got talking.  We had played big O many years ago ( we couldn’t recall which year ) and are actually Facebook friends from that initial meeting.  He’d literally just flown in and got seated next to me on his first table of the trip.  He’s not own for forums though so likely unknown here.

Boring easy late night food option of subway preceded an amazing 10 hours decent sleep, amazing !
Unfortunately I’ve drawn seat 2 today which isn’t great at all if last all day and don’t get moved.  Long stares at cards at the other end of the table doesn’t half strain my eyes.  I seemed to focus better with music playing in that horse so I’ll prob use that tactic for this one, and to drown out the limit players moans 😁.   Not sure if I’ll manage a light lunch at ocean one before 2pm start .  Might just get some fruit from cvs, not hungry at all yet. 

Well that was pretty uneventful.  25k starting stack did peak at 35k level 2 but stud hilo can be brutal and I only chopped 1 or 2 pots after that and was out before the end of level 5 !

Corona fuelled big o session began before 6pm and I was allin 500 first hand heads up for an 1100 pot on a pure freeroll from the flop.  My outs improved on the turn with a flush draw and extra high gutshot to go with my low wrap but bricked the river. 

Tomorrow is a 500$ 8game at mgm if I decide to play it .  10am start . 

They play quite a bit of hi lo at southpoint inc cash games and a 2 pm tournament
The Silverado steak house there is good too

Time for todays Animal update.  It’s currently 8pm and I’ve just finished my cream of chicken and vegetable soup starter and am waiting on my salmon 3ways at grand luxe cafe in the Venetian .

Last nights big O corona session was pretty wild.  I was chugging the coronas back fast and quickly lost count but it deffo would have been double figures.  I quickly went about 700 down but turned it around to finish 1000 up, I swear I play cash games better when I’m drunk 🍺
I finished at 1:30am and ended up with Dave’s hot chicken again for bedtime food 😀

I set an alarm for 9:05am in the hope I’d still make the 500 8game at MGM at 10am.  Nursing a fair hangover I made it there at 9:55am.   Many coffees and countless perriers and I didn’t feel too bad a few hours later, other than tired eyes.  I’d lost half my stack by the first break but recovered and played solid all day pretty much.  9 hours later thought I’d finished 22nd out of 119 entrants with 15 paid.  30 min levels and blinds caught up with me, wasnt a massive pot to finish but 3 way allin stud8 would have put me near average stack has I scooped with my 567 starter hand. 

This is sacrilege!

Its not just a convenience store! It is attached to the greatest casino in all of Vegas! THE STAGE DOOR!

$4 for a Corona and a Hot Dog, get yourself in there but don't forget your ID.

327 of 10,416 remain in the Millionaire Maker

50
United Kingdom Roberto Romanello
1,270,000

158
United Kingdom Yucel "Mad Turk" Eminoglu
700,000

291
United Kingdom
James Dempsey
275,000

I believe blinds resume at 10k/25k with 25k BB ante.

Good luck all

We need a trip report Stu!

I’ll have to keep an eye on updates for that one and possibly become a railbird a bit further in.  Whilst I don’t know any of them well I’ve played with all 3 multiple times. 

Haha I was too hungover to pop in that day, didn’t even manage much of the free wine with dinner.  Still time yet though or deffo future trip otherwise. 

Todays update from the treadmill. 
Eyes are too tired from yesterdays action and yesterdays hangover so I think I’ve made the right decision to ditch mtts for the day.   There was an 800 plo at aria or a 600 Omaha Hilo at Orleans but I just don’t fancy it. 
It kind of depressed me yesterday about 8 hours in to realise if I’d won that mtt I’d only be roughly break even on the trip 😎
Save myself for Wednesdays 1500 wsop plo8 last chance mtt before heading home Friday ( assuming I don’t make day 3 )
I’ll probably just play cash from noon onwards, possibly with a break for dinner if I can install some discipline.   Depends what game I play as to whether I allow booze into the equation again .

Last night I enjoyed a good 4 mile circle walk up and down the strip from mgm to Excalibur, down to Venetian, then back to horseshoe after dinner. 
Did play a little 20/40 Omaha Hilo cash for 2 hours until 11:30pm which was a refreshing change from the big O.  Went a few hundred up before finishing 150 up.

More Cornwall links yesterday.  A guy sat next to me at dinner at the bar and asked me where I was from.  He’d done 100 miles in 10 days walking the coast path a few years ago .   Then in that later cash game the chap opposite me told me he’d got back two weeks ago from a month in England including 10 days based near Penzance .  His wife is a huge poldark fan so they had toured the filming spots, I must get around to watching that sometime . 

Flushy finished 173rd for $9,279

Mad Turk finished 65th for $20,758

Roberto Romanello is still in and is 15/41 with 6,700,000 chips. Guaranteed $36,576, but both first and second will become (if they aren't already) millionaires (odd payout structure):

1st $1,201,564

2nd $1,003,554

3rd $650,058

4th $501,182

5th $373,524

6th $287,522

7th $222,749

8th $173,683

9th $136,302

WSOP $1,718,640

"Dangerous Man With Chips

Arnaud Mattern raised to 225,000 from the cutoff preflop, the button Nick Cipiti called and Erick Lindgren three-bet with his whole stack of about 900,000. Mattern made the call and Cipiti folded.

Erick Lindgren:    Aspades Js
Arnaud Mattern:    Ac Kd

The board came out   5h 9s 7s   and Lindgren started to walk away and was called back when the  Jh  and the  Ahrt hit the turn and the river. Lindgren hit his two pair.

The other players at the table said, "Make sure you label this one dangerous man with chips"."



Lindgren is 28/41 overnight

Good morning all from the treadmill.
What’s probably my last tournament of the trip today is the 1500 plo8 wsop at 2pm.  Intend to buy in on the way to a brunch at ocean one in miracle mile shops.   2 possible re entry’s for this one so it could get expensive if I bust and my heads in the right space to re enter.

Last year I ran up a 25k stack to over 80k in the first couple of levels before “gambling” with high only aces preflop vs a similar stack and another player. I can’t recall the exact hands but think only the river stopped me from the chance of probably being chipleader by the 2nd break.  2nd buyin was less eventful on a table of pros.  

Last 2 days I’ve just played big O.  Usual pattern losing early and recovering.  Monday I went 700 down before finishing about level after ?coronas.
Yesterday I went 1300 down very early in tough spots but somehow got it back to being +600 with 2400 in front of me.  Missed a couple of huge draws in 1000$ pots and ended up cashing out about 200 down at a very disciplined 9:40pm after no coronas.  

I wanted to be fresh for todays game and slept 11-7 very well.   Just hope I get a good table and preferably a middle seat, hopefully in for a long day.  If I don’t make day 2 I doubt I’ll play a 600 at Orleans tomorrow 8game.   Apparently the 11am other day was delayed until 4pm and went to a day 2 after reaching final table at 5am !   Reminder to self to always check Twitter if going off strip, got away with that one.  

Food last 2 days if anyone’s interested.  Just snacks before late night lush pita kebab type thing from bazaar shops.  Then yesterday I left chips on table for an hour and had last years favourite, a Korean bbq pork sandwich with kimchi from lardo at cosmopolitan.  Oh and dirty fries to go with that.  I can’t believe I left it until like day 14 before going back there.  Their sandwiches aren’t cheap but are out of this world .

PLO8 1500 report
First table wasn’t brilliant but I did get a middle seat.
Unfortunately I lost most of my 25k stack calling down the table bluffer on a 2249J board with Aa56.  I was shown QJ24 but was left with 2.2k as he hadn’t bet enough on the river to put me allin strangely.
I actually played the short stack properly and didn’t just throw it in.  Got back to 3500 before getting it in really good with top set on an ak9xcc board vs a medium flush draw .  It was for a 9k pot as had other callers pre but the flush came and I was onto 2nd bullet .  

New table was better but I just couldn’t get much tools to work with.  Dribbled down but did find 1 or 2 good spots to try chip up.  Exit hand id reraised mr Frenchman as read his raise as weak end .  6500 preflop with Kk34 from sb and with only 14k left couldn’t find a way to fold on a 10,10,3 flop after my continuation bet.  Action was fast and instantly revealed my hand allin only to get the obligatory slow roll from the A339 hand.  I couldn’t help myself as knew he was going to do it so put my hands back over my cards to indicate “why aren’t you revealing” then snapped  quietly “you’re so rude” when I didn’t improve on the turn or river as I got up.  He’d moaned before in 2 pots I’d chopped and scooped when he was dominated preflop ( both allin preflop ) despite hitting several monster hands in the hour before against other players .  It takes a lot for me to react and in hindsight I shouldn’t have but it was spur of the moment and it wasn’t like I had shouted at him or anything.  

Cleared my head quickly so decided to fire a 3rd bullet given it’s the end of the trip.  At this point I’d had 2 coronas and intended to carry on drinking the 3rd bullet as I felt braver 😎.  New table was great with half the table easy to play against.  Unfortunately I quickly lost half my stack as the aggressor on a 533hhx flop with A2ddKJhh .  Board ran out the low and I didn’t improve vs A258.   Brick high cards and I definitely would have kept bluffing and I can’t see the old chap calling the river, was as gutted about that as not hitting the flush.  

A round or so later right before the break I called a minraise in position with 3456dbl suited from the Romanian guy to my right who only ever minraised ( even if limpers ) and only ever bet minimum on any street .   Flop came J78 and I called his continuation bet of 600.  Turn was a Qh to give me a flush draw and once again he bet 600 .  This time I made it 5500 with about 7k behind and he quickly folded Aa4 face up.  I decided to show the bluff in the hope it would pay off later.  
A few more coronas in and suddenly my luck was changing.   A few allin type hands that played themselves although I was gifted 10k from someone that had obviously had enough.  

Peaked at 80k but unfortunately our table broke and I got placed on a ridiculously tough one for the rest of the night.  I still picked a couple of good spots to bluff including this one to try and maintain my momentum:
600/1200 /1200 and I’m bb with QJ75double suited and decide to call a 2500 raise with sb also coming along .  
Flop is 10,4,4 and we all check .
Turn is another 4 and it checks to the raiser who weak (my read) bets 3k.   Sb gets out of the way and I make it 10,000.  He instantly mucks.  
Unfortunately tools after that were minimal and couldn’t find any spots .  Eventually I’d hung in there but was down to only 18k and blinds were 1000/2000/2000 when I lost my final tournament hand of the trip with A277 vs A3J6 .  

An expensive tournament but I don’t regret much at all of it and thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the 3rd bullet ride.  
Ended up having about 13 or 14 coronas by 2am ( I only know this as was messaging a mate to keep count ) on a fun big O table where I made 300.  
Didn’t fancy Orleans today so just playing cash today.  No booze allowed 😉

I don't know if everyone noticed, but Jason Mercier won a bracelet last night after going on a near sabbatical for a few years.

Pretty strong performance for someone who has barely played recently.  I don't know if his emotional support dog was present.

Yup, I watched it on Poker Go. Can't ever recall watching Single Draw 2-7 No Limit before, but it was hugely entertaining. And Jason Mercier has shaved all his hair off, barely recognisable.  

No sign of Mrs Mercier or the dog though. 

Safely back home licking my wounds. Things of note from my trip.
Vegas is even busier than last year despite the increases in cost.
Horseshoe location great for wsop and I may stay again - gym didn’t quite suit me fully, but only minor other things against.
Ocean one in miracle mile is a great cheap basic eat place especially if single as get seated at bar almost immediately when busy.  Portions not huge but that’s a plus for me on a long trip.
Also discovered horseshoe food court (downstairs), battistes hole in the wall Italian, Daves hot chicken and kebab place at bazaar shops. All convenient local options I’d not used the previous year but will use again in future. 
Grand luxe at Venetian is as solid as ever.
Brewdog wasn’t cheap but if you factor in the new rooftop location, especially before and after sunset, it’s a great experience and I’m a tad disappointed with myself for only visiting once.
Games for me overall were probably tougher but there’s still plenty of spots and opportunities, I’d be shocked if I don’t return next year.
Trip was a complete blank spending close to my budget limit for the 2nd year running, but a lot of fun despite the injury at the start and the slightly more % of people miserable or angry at the tables I experienced.  Also I seem to have lost about 1/3 of a stone which is an obvious bonus . 
I’ve enjoyed doing majority of these updates so may well do again on future poker trips and it does help to reset.   I promise to use the blog section in future though rather than clog up the wsop thread.   

Thanks for the reports, I've enjoyed them immensely.

Thanks Rob, really enjoyed reading that.

Back to the online slog now?

Enjoyed the reports, thank you

I really enjoyed these write-ups too

Ha, I don’t think I’ve slogged online since the winter before last.  I’ll prob still play 10-20 hours per week casually but got a very busy summer at home planned and am already overexcited to be back, summer months are the reason I never moved far from home when I finally flew the nest 13 years ago.  Look forward to your starbucks and choc ice stories in a month . 

Cheers guys, glad you enjoyed the updates. 

Mr Hellmuth gets his 17th bracelet.

Am ready to start the WSOP 2024 thread.  I did my June accounts and realised I am still up on the year, pretty much due to getting to June in a better position than in any year since 2013.  Think in a few of the recent years the WSOP has bailed me out, this year has been very different. 

I think I played well for most of the trip and genuinely enjoyed nearly everything away from the tables.  I just read some of the hand histories and just think why would I ever miss this?   

It definitely isn't guaranteed though, just bought an eco car, and might just not have the cash this time next year.

Wow.  Amazing.

flushy still in colossus with 80 left glgl

Talking about blasts from the past.  Just noticed Ben Grundy is playing the 10k PLO8.  He used to absolutely crush omaha on Betfair winning millions allegedly, and then just seemed to disappear.

Think he now has one of the largest gaps on his Hendon Mob after cashing the other day.  He is really low, so is unlikely to cash big, but gl to him.

Had a weekly column in the Sunday Telegraph for a while too

Never! I'm so impressed.

Weirdest Vegas trip, ever.

Wasn't supposed to be home until 14th, but mum was struggling out there so changed flights to come home with her on the 7th, and then changed them again to fly home yesterday.

My regular cab driver had a touch, as he got my UFC ticket :D

Hardly been online other than for work, but will try and have a catch up on the thread at some point.

Looks like a few blondes have had some runs, and hopefully a few more to come in the main :)

Oh, that sounds a bit grim Marky.  Hope your ma is feeling better back home.

Are you done with Vegas or back for a last hurrah next year?

Oh my, that's a shocker mate.

Hope Mum is OK now.

She's definitely happier now she's home, and the 2nd week once I moved down to the Nugget with her was better than her first.

The Nugget was 'their place', and I think we all underestimated how tough she'd find it without him there, even though we both were.

Don't get me wrong, we had the odd day where she had a great time, and forgot about things which was good. They were understandably a rarity over the 2 weeks, though.

I'm probably done until she wants to go back, or at least until I'm ok leaving her in the house alone for more than a day or two.

Just a play it by ear thing for the foreseeable, and not like it's going anywhere.

Maybe it'll be for the best, as it was even starting to irk me a little with all the squeezing we're seeing as customers at present :)

Maybe it'll be for the best, as it was even starting to irk me a little with all the squeezing we're seeing as customers at present Smiley


Exactly what I thought mark
I/we’ve been going since 2004 and noticed how much more expensive it is
If we go next year it may be our last one
By staying off strip our money goes further
Downtown now seems like a zoo - more so than ever
Vegas’s attitude to tourists is changing to giving “ bang for our buck “ to one of rinse us

A few things irked me a bit this year, and that might have gone hand in hand with the last few months.

I tip very liberally in Vegas, and it's a running joke amongst most of the KK lot whenever we get a bill.

Getting a computer shoved in your boat everytime you buy something and it asking you to tip 15/18/20%, was even starting to rub me the wrong way :D

I'll prob leave it until if/when mum wants to go again, and will likely just go around any UFC cards I want to see, rather than the WSOP. I prefer the weather at Xmas, too.

Downtown was fine from the few trips I went out driving about. Strip much the same, and the crowds were wild most of June.

Vegas is just doing what Vegas does, and operating as a business. I can't blame them for it, but I can choose to spend my money elsewhere. People are in there spending wildly outside of gambling, so its focus is on that more than ever.

Brammer & Andy Hulme, wowzers.



https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/chipcounts/?aid=2&grid=5219&tid=21741&dayof=217415&rr=-1

Luton chap Danny Pyke in 52nd, incred LAG in the past anyway

Top 12 going into Day 4. Is that Stato in 12th?




1 Antonio Mallol Heredia ES 1,899,000 Horseshoe / 516 / 2
2 Chance Kornuth Las Vegas, NV, US 1,887,000 Horseshoe / 419 / 4
3 Liran Betito Nazareth Illit, , IL 1,775,000 Horseshoe / 442 / 5
4 Pei Li Calgary, AB, CH 1,742,000 Horseshoe / 560 / 8
5 Nicholas Rigby South Park, PA, US 1,719,000 Horseshoe / 409 / 8
6 Pavel Dyachenko Aurora, ON, CA 1,706,000 Horseshoe / 422 / 5
7 Michael Duek Fort Lauderdale, FL, US 1,678,000 Horseshoe / 574 / 7
8 Nicholas Lee Calgary, AB, CA 1,639,000 Horseshoe / 515 / 8
9 Mason Vieth Windthorst, TX, US 1,602,000 Horseshoe / 568 / 4
10 Michael Monroig Johnson City, NY, US 1,552,000 Horseshoe / 546 / 1
11 Rene Lazaro Budapest, , HU 1,544,000 Horseshoe / 403 / 1
12 Andrew Hulme Stamford, , GB 1,499,000 Horseshoe / 442 / 6

The full End of Day 3 chip counts



https://www.wsop.com/pdfs/reports/21741/EV76%20START%20DAY%204%20COUNTS%20BY%20CHIPS.pdf

Bluffed off over 400k stack with a pair of two’s. Same old Danny

Haha, sounds about right

No longer 12th.  :)

Correct, he's gone up in the world now.




1 Zachary Hall Wilbraham, MA, US 16,310,000 Horseshoe / 632 / 6
2 Bryan Obregon San Antonio, TX, US 12,295,000 Horseshoe / 607 / 5
3 Liran Betito Nazareth Illit, , IL 11,140,000 Horseshoe / 622 / 3
4 Andrew Hulme Stamford, , GB 11,065,000 Horseshoe / 631 / 6

@Dooobs


I'm sure you will have run into FeelGroggy a time or two when playing Next Door, he's going along nicely too, currently in 31st place. (Danny Grogan).

Wow, used to be part of Graham's training group when we did a few small STTs/MTTs together.  Obviously learned more than me!

A few UK legends in there with Ludovic Geilich, Toby Lewis and John Duthie still in.  Apologies if I missed anyone.  

Edit.  Just thought I'd check in next door and there is a thread marked WSOP main omg omg omg.  Was thinking that will be it, but no, was the Sky Forum equivalent of a Rickroll.  "Somebody called 60 chips pre flop with K972 and busted my aces on a 777 flop whinge whinge whinge...". Or something like that. 

Welcome to my world. That's the infamous Waddy...

And yes, Groggy always says that Graham (StayOrGo) taught him the game.

I seemed to be attracted to his threads, or every thread with sizeable comments is just one of his whinge threads.

Think FeelGroggy was the best there in those games.  From $1 STTs to main event final tables ...  Hopefully

sergio aguero going nicely in the 50k

Would you do this for a 50% freeroll in the main event?

https://www.worldpokertour.com/news/ryan-tamanini-rides-circlebeard-freeroll-deep-into-wsop-main-event/ (https://www.worldpokertour.com/news/ryan-tamanini-rides-circlebeard-freeroll-deep-into-wsop-main-event/)

Turns out you should

I could do it back to front ;D

Brits crushing Jack Toby and Stato all on 26-30m with 34 left!

That Stato hand looked pretty grim and disappointing it was one of the villians in the field!

Still 4 from 15 Brits left.  Giving the Americans a run for their money.  Must be the best overall British performance I can remember.

Has to be, for sure.

Great run, and cold spot at the end, Stato.

GL Toby!

Talking of large gaps in Hendon Mob.

https://twitter.com/PokerStarsUK/status/1679925407083290624?t=Zuyl-kLFwqNDzgPXsAC8MA&s=19 (https://twitter.com/PokerStarsUK/status/1679925407083290624?t=Zuyl-kLFwqNDzgPXsAC8MA&s=19)

Congrats Camel

Ha, well done Mr H.

Still got it Keith

Get in there, Camel!

My g/f posted that for Stars. She wouldn’t post what I wanted her to post :(

Congrats keeff x

Just when you thought the WSOP was almost over...

https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupid=5297 (https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupid=5297) Ad

:D

I saw that, when I was mooching around on the WSOP website.

I could have had a spin at the 50 stack, but I've got tickets for the Joshua fight.

Only just seen it.  PLO8 on a Monday and dare say it screws up Tuesday if I cash?  Very tempting though

Never mind Camel in the same crappy shirt from 20 year ago Toby has made the FT WSOP event ! incredible achievement

Tempting indeed
Not sure I can justify the travel and london hotel prices for 30min levels, even if I come up for the plo as well . 

#struture says its a 1 day comp  might be 4 or 5 am finish though

It won't be that late.  Reaches starting stack BB after 11 hours.  Even with breaks it isn't going much past 2am with 50 entrants.

Realised I can't play it as the missus is away, so someone has to make sure the kids aren't eating dog turds or burning down the house.

Would love to get the ESPN WSOP show back for the main events. Golden days