Came to Malta this week for some poker/ sun and the promise of being treated to dinner by Celtic. Landed was then harassed all evening, and had to pay for his fillet steak.

Unbelievable!

Hope all is good with the blondes! Still a daily scan of the forum for me.

Life is good! Own business, cricket season was successful and playing as much golf as I can.

Day two of the main in Malta later!

Much love apart from to Vinny

Vern ❤️

Old dog, same tricks!!

Got me with that one when I was out there back in 2018

Knew it was coming when he asked for the fillet steak!
Not sure his promise of a chicken burger at the Luton G is much of a repayment to me

Offering up Luton G as a venue just increases the odds of a freeroll for him

Came to Malta this week for some poker/ sun and the promise of being treated to dinner by Celtic. Landed was then harassed all evening, and had to pay for his fillet steak.

Unbelievable!

Hope all is good with the blondes! Still a daily scan of the forum for me.

Life is good! Own business, cricket season was successful and playing as much golf as I can.

Day two of the main in Malta later!

Much love apart from to Vinny

Vern ❤️

Old dog, same tricks!!

Got me with that one when I was out there back in 2018

Hadn't been on FB for almost a week, but just hopped on and saw the sad news that Kevin O'Connell has passed away.

Was a fixture on the circuit back in the couple years I was grinding live comps. Always good craic at the tables and was Supernova Elite at the bar

RIP Kev, no doubt dusting off the JWs up there already!

Solved that one

OMG.

Seriously?

I don't really know what to say to that.....

Presumably not 'Take my £50, JJ'

No!?

At Birmingham he arrived late, & he literally went to every table, brandishing his Trophy, & telling everyone how he won it. Then went round again & told everyone he would use it as a card-marker.

As it happens, the event was part of something called "PLO Masters" which, loosely speaking, he "organises". In truth I fancy Party organised it, he just added the Title.


Here, take a look...


 https://www.plomasters.com/

Incred


Better Understanding in Only Two Hours

A small trial session was held in Tallin and one participant, Olivia Lindquist, finished an impressive 4/197 in her very first PLO Tournament, which was fabulous. She stated ‘The session gave me a much better understanding of Omaha and developed me as a player in only 2 hours! I didn’t know how much you can actually learn in such a short time, I really didn’t! I learned how I should play in different situations and applied that learning in my first ever PLO Tournament that very night.’

JJ would also encourage anyone interested in Omaha to play the Half n Half event at 5 pm on 13/10/22. This will be a level of each game (NLHE/PLO) and is only €125 to enter. The only way to learn, apart from the PLO Masterclasses (!), is to play and give it a go.

The cost will be only €50 per session and is payable in cash to JJ, prior to the session. The places are strictly limited to 6 and will be on a first come, first served basis. Please email info@thefestivalcom.wpengine.com to book your place. Alternatively, you can send us a pm on https://www.facebook.com/ThefestivalOG As an introductory bonus, The Festival is also offering ALL participants their Tournament Fee back for the PLO Tournament of that day. So, if you attend the class on 11th October and then play the PLO Masters at 5 pm, JJ will give you back the €25 Fee (on production of proof!), which is 50% of the cost of the Class. We are just so nice!

Bumped into this young lady last night too.

First knew her 20 years ago, when she was a Dealer at Luton. She's a big noise at Party Poker now. I'm so proud of & delighted for her. Girl did good, married now & everything. Her hubbie who was also there seems a great guy too. Very very happy for them.

We chatted for a good while, & mostly just abused Fat Vinni.  

Sounds a great night, especially the last part!

I thought that was where it was being moved, and it would be ideal for the food court, if that hasn't been gutted with the refurbs going on that side of the property.

Agree 100% if he wants to play some WSOP events then Horseshoe is the perfect job. Will be a fair bit cheaper than Paris, though I prefer to stay that side of the property.

I'm always in a scooter, but obviously use all the same pathways, and it's quite easy to navigate around Horseshoe/Paris during the WSOP, other than people seem to think you're invisible in a scooter

I only suggested Wynn as I know they have multiple festivals now and their smaller comps will be comparable to the WSOP ones on the most part.

You won't win monstrous figures, but you do know you're going to be done in a day and not hanging around for 3-4 which I presumed he was trying to avoid.
 
Downside is lumping up the expense costs a lot staying at the Wynn, though I know they have the 'poker rate' that brings it down some.

Think the most sensible would be WSOP/Horseshoe, as you say. Jump into a few mixed events and those won't be as manic as the colossus type NLHE ones.

Then you get the cheaper digs, and to do some bracelet hunting

Think my room at Palazzo was on two levels.  Ie bed and lounge area had steps between them?  So long since I stayed there.  Venetian/Palazzo has lots of levels I think.  Shops are a level up, then you go down to strip?  It is quite a slope if you go up from the strip to the shops (think you can do some of it on a travelator).  Sure have to go up and down for some food options.  They had that cardroom downstairs in the exhibition area for a while during WSOP.  It was a proper hike from the strip.  No idea where it will be next year. Doesn't seem very wheelchair accessible to me, but not the expert in this conversation. 

Obviously do the slope for Wazuzu.  Love it there.

Misunderstood,  I was thinking cardroom, but you mean the actual rooms. I know from pictures that some of the standard rooms are on one level, and they'll also have wheelchair accessible rooms which will be the same.

There are elevators all around the property to get up/down but it's only really a couple levels and one elevator ride to nagivate around the two properties.

I've never taken my chair to vegas, and always used my crutches & a hired scooter, which makes it easier... Well, as long as you don't run out of charge on the way back to Wynn at 3am

I know they've moved a lot of the food court around at Venetian, and I think the new poker room is one floor up which was the same level as the food court before.

I've not been for over 2 years now, so can't accurately describe the new layout. I'd guess 2p2 probably the best place to get an up to date rundown on the mapping of the place now.

I will say that even though I've never used my chair there, I did pay more attention to it in the last decade I was going for obvious reasons, and it clears any other country I've been to in that department.

They could do with more wheelchair cabs, but that's about it

I've not been in the Palazzo cardroom since they moved to the new area, is it all sloped now?

The one they had by Noodles Asia was ideal, so it's annoying they've moved (twice?) since then.

I think that Wazuzu is about the biggest slope I can remember in the Wynn

Horseshoe is doable, there is an elevator at the front of the hotel, then you go on the walkway and at the end of that a lift down to the strip level.

There is a ramp in the middle of the steps on the walkway through to Paris from Horseshoe.

Horseshoe is probably the best value CET hotel, and if Iron is going during WSOP to play anything would 100% stay there or Paris.

I don't use my wheelchair in Vegas, but I do rent a mobility scooter, and Vegas is probably the most accessible city I've ever been to.

Only problems I regularly come across, are the elevators at the bridges sometimes being out of order, but that just means a longer trip around or crossing the road instead at a crossing.

Nowadays, there are sizeable festivals on every few months, but what I would suggest doing, is keeping an eye on the Wynn festivals, and play a few of their smaller events.

Much nicer cardroom and the events won't run for days, which alleviates the worries about being stuck for days in a tourney and ending up ruining the trip.

If you're going to do any gambling at all, book them separately. They can't comp you anything if you've already played.

If you're not going to gamble at all, then package usually saves you a few quid when booking through the airlines.

For a first trip, always the strip.

Park MGM is prob the best value hotel on the strip, and gives you the Bellagio & Aria at close quarters.

Alternatively, if you can stretch the hotel budget a chunk, Stay at Encore or Palazzo and you'll have two of the best card rooms without having to really trek anywhere.

Two BoB posts in a week   



What a time to be alive

The great retirement adventure. Loving it.

This!

Super read, and super jealous

It seems that when you turn 78 you find out who your real friends are.

I have no shame in naming them - it was initiated by bookiebasher, & endorsed by Red Dog & Treveor "typhoon". Utter bastards.

Haha!

Belated Happy Birthday, and sticky buns on me next time you're unfortunate enough to cross my path

marky!


How you keeping, bud?

Hey Tony, I'm all good, and glad to see you're enjoying your well earned retirement.

Apologies for missing your message a short while back, I replied whne I spotted it 

Hope you and Gill have a great holiday

It seems that when you turn 78 you find out who your real friends are.

I have no shame in naming them - it was initiated by bookiebasher, & endorsed by Red Dog & Treveor "typhoon". Utter bastards.

Haha!

Belated Happy Birthday, and sticky buns on me next time you're unfortunate enough to cross my path