am going to sleep, but good luck Rob.

Missing Vegas this year.  Need to stop looking hand histories where people are massacring mixed games at the WSOP (well just Chainsaw really).  I often wonder if he is a genius and all those hand histories are deliberately altered so he appears much worse than he is.      

what a day for GB tennis tomorrow, Emma v Katie then then the final, Draper in Stuttgart and 3 of the remaining 4 men in Nottingham British.

Dart is in the women's doubles final and Marcus Willis is in the men's doubles (after winning exactly one match).

There are some tickets for later if anyone is local.  I don't think court 1 was fenced off last year, and you could just watch matches there.  Think you'll get to see at least one men's semi final, the women's doubles final and the men's final all for £14.  If I am wrong and they are now fencing off court 1, you'll still get to see a couple of matches on court 2.

   

That Boulter Raducanu first set so good.  Was struggling to pick a winner before the game, and was so close throughout.  Think Boulter the more aggressive.  Not sure if I can catch it tomorrow as going to be in and out but would recommend

Raducanu and Norrie both on now.  Draw has opened up for Raducanu, so can go a long way.

Read the other day that Burrage misses Wimbledon.  Means a wild card for someone else.  Think decision is tough this year as lots of players in the mix.

Guaranteed 8755 or 10,000 now .

Ah, congratulations.  Decent result even if you don't get the seat

Here for Hachem busting.  Has he said "one time" yet?   Agree with your character assessment.

Good luck Rob.

[One thing I didn't expect at the start of the year was Dan Evans retiring, but it at least looks a possibility judging by some recent comments.]

Raducanu on just after 6 tonight after 3 easier matches.  Noskova is a bright young thing who has just beaten Ostapenko.  Playing her and Swiatek will give a better picture of where Raducanu is now(don't think the scoreline Vs Kerber reflects the match, and the BJK matches were both 3 setters, so can't get carried away yet).  Don't think Raducanu was completely fit at the end of the Kerber match, which goes someway to explaining the 2.62 odds on Raducanu.  Also Raducanu is having to wait for dropouts to see if she avoids qualifying for the French Open. Not convinced she gets a wild card there.  Though maybe if she beats Swiatek, they can't ignore her?  Big odds on winning the next two matches for Raducanu, so unlikely to be relevant.

One thing I didn't expect at the start of the year was Dan Evans retiring, but it at least looks a possibility judging by some recent comments.  Norrie is still clinging on to his top 32 spot. 

Couple of months late Ironside.

GL Rob.  Enjoying these updates.  Since announcing I wasn't coming, running a lot better.  Pressure to make money has gone obv.

https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2024-wsop/event-3-500-wsop-kickoff/

Here is your winning Brit.  Imagine playing your first WSOP event, beating 3,500 people and winning a bracelet. Amazing stuff.

Put it towards next years trip mate

There is definitely more brits arrived now, hardly heard the accent the first few days .

It will likely be gone by the end of June

Good luck tomorrow and congrats on another cash.

GL Rob.  Enjoying these updates.  Since announcing I wasn't coming, running a lot better.  Pressure to make money has gone obv.

https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2024-wsop/event-3-500-wsop-kickoff/

Here is your winning Brit.  Imagine playing your first WSOP event, beating 3,500 people and winning a bracelet. Amazing stuff.

Hey Ironside.  Looks like you might be right on Norrie. Out of the seeds for Wimbledon right now.  Has got a wildcard for Nottingham, but likely needs to win it to get back in the seeds?

I see. 150 miles is a long way for her to drive even if she was fit and well.

Mrs Red has to go to York tomorrow and I gently suggested she would be better taking the train. Saves me worrying.

It's not like you can pop round every 5 minutes either is it.
What is she like with technology Doobs, can you face-time her or anything?

I ring her every week, sometimes more, like she hasn't been well so have rung her 2 or 3 times this week.  Technology is hard for her, she is in her late 80s.

We’ve got a cuckoo at Hampton water an old brick pit now a nice nature reserve / country park
I hear it most days
It’s the first one I’ve heard for awhile though
I haven’t seen swallows / house Marin's yet ? That’s a sign of warmer weather

I haven't heard the cuckoo or seen a swallow this year, but since I downloaded that Merlin app I've been surprised to learn that there are birds around me that I never see. 

I'm on the lookout for a Jay, a goldcrest and a whitethroat.

I think I have seen a whitethroat in the garden, but have only seen Jays nearby.  A goldcrest would be great.   We get goldfinches in the garden on the feeders, which I always live to see, never saw one until we got the feeders, fussy buggers.

I did my lawn yesterday and sat myself down on a chair as the ageing do after finishing a task.  The birds didn't realise I was still there, so after about 5 minutes they had returned to eat.  One must have caught sight of me as they all scattered whilst alarm calling.  One poor little blue tit was left on its own, not knowing quite what to do.  The sound was tremendous for a short while, before it went off in completely the wrong direction chased by it's mother (?) who was still calling it.  Hopefully it will know what to do next time, or it wont have long for this world.

There is such pleasure/drama/beauty (Insert your own noun) in nature for those who make the effort to observe it.

More of this ilk on my diary please. It gives me as much pleasure to know that someone else is seeing it as it does to see it myself.

I think this is my favourite time of year.  Love it when all the young leave the nest and make their first steps.  We have had at least a robin and wren's nest in the garden this year.  I did see some great tits in the nest box, but haven't seen the young yet, so not completely sure it was used.

Can also confirm was feeling a bit rotten then other morning at about 4am.  Got out of bed and opened a window to listen to the dawn chorus.  If I didn't get to sleep so late so often would do it more.  Easy to forget your woes after hearing that.  Now just need to hear that cuckoo.

We’ve got a cuckoo at Hampton water an old brick pit now a nice nature reserve / country park
I hear it most days
It’s the first one I’ve heard for awhile though
I haven’t seen swallows / house Marin's yet ? That’s a sign of warmer weather

I haven't heard the cuckoo or seen a swallow this year, but since I downloaded that Merlin app I've been surprised to learn that there are birds around me that I never see. 

I'm on the lookout for a Jay, a goldcrest and a whitethroat.

I think I have seen a whitethroat in the garden, but have only seen Jays nearby.  A goldcrest would be great.   We get goldfinches in the garden on the feeders, which I always live to see, never saw one until we got the feeders, fussy buggers.

I did my lawn yesterday and sat myself down on a chair as the ageing do after finishing a task.  The birds didn't realise I was still there, so after about 5 minutes they had returned to eat.  One must have caught sight of me as they all scattered whilst alarm calling.  One poor little blue tit was left on its own, not knowing quite what to do.  The sound was tremendous for a short while, before it went off in completely the wrong direction chased by it's mother (?) who was still calling it.  Hopefully it will know what to do next time, or it wont have long for this world.

Heard that Cuckoo yet Tom?

No Trev.

I'm beginning to think I'll never hear one again.

These days, whilst doing or experiencing something that happens infrequently, I sometimes find myself thinking, I wonder if I'll ever do this again?

Not in a morbid way, more like a Be aware of the transience of life and squeeze every last ounce of pleasure out of it that you can way.

So if I do get to hear another cuckoo, you can bet I'm going to enjoy it.

I think I have heard one every year since this discussion, but not this year.

In the time before COVID my mum got so sick she almost died.  It has been a long road to recovery, but she isn't ever going to get back to how she was, as she is getting older.  

For a long time she has just used her car for getting around locally, so I kind of knew she wasn't going to ever drive down to see us again.  The other week she gave us our house key back. Such a small thing, but was in bits about it.

Sorry to here about your mum Doobs. Isn't it strange how a small thing can be the catalyst for all the emotion to come out.

Does she live far away?

She is 150 miles away Tom.  I don't even think she is making it to my brother's anymore and he is only 30 miles away from her.  She is still going on the odd coach trip, so isn't entirely limited in her range. 

Almost definitely not making it this year.  Have had a horrid run up to this weekend, and somehow it was worse.  Am still in the low main but crippled late by someone who lost their mind.  Need to convert 8 bbs to a top 10 finish to get to Vegas I think.  Hopefully can run better in the next 12 months, but might just have a couple of weeks off to clear my head after SCOOP has finished.  

Good luck in your trip, can't be long to go now. Will try and keep an eye out on the reporting.  Do you have a schedule yet?

saw you got 9th from 5500 field in the $55 last night for 2.5 k



probs not a vegas saver but very impressive run doobs

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Thanks

It was very welcome, suffered a 2 outer after all in on the river in the main having got myself back in it with a decent stack.  Almost left the $55 in disgust. 

Won every flip to the last couple of tables obv.  Not going to Vegas, I had some bad news yesterday, so likely wouldn't have gone even if I won.