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.

It looks like we are very likely to have at least one British girl in the final of the Nottingham Open on Sunday.  Dart, Boulter and Watson are all in to the quarter finals in the bottom half of the draw together with Golubic (who was beaten by Boulter in Surbiton).

So we are likely to see somebody in the top 100, and a possible first WTA title for Dart or Boulter.  If Burrage can win now, all the seeds will be out, and the whole tournament has opened up.

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. 

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.

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.   

This week is Nottingham.  Don't know what has happened to Dan Evans, but Murray seems to have replaced him as top seed.  Hopefully he'll still be around on Sunday, but even a win isn't enough for a seeding at Wimbledon.

The British girls seemed to do as well in qualifying for a WTA event as I can remember with 4 of them making it through. 

Boulter is current UK number 1, but may only last a week. 6 players could finish the week as UK number 1, including the much maligned Heather Watson.  Watson has already won in the first round, having come through qualifying.  Even Raducanu could be back at number 1, as Boulter loses points this week.   

Barring Raducanu, the others could all earn direct entry to Wimbledon, though think all 5 plays Kartal (over Miyazaki?) get wildcards to round 1.  It would obviously be helpful to Miyazaki and Jones if one or two of the others qualify for Wimbledon.  Presumably one wildcard goes to Venus Williams and I don't know who else is lurking and hoping for one.

Looks like Dart and Watson are (hoping to be) playing doubles at Wimbledon too, as they are playing together at Nottingham.  Maybe Watson isn't planning on dropping out from tennis quite so soon?

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. 

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

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.

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. 

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

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.

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

Up to about 130k.

Keep at it, Doobs.

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

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

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 Vs AK.

Was feeling a bit grim earlier, but settled now.

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