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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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 , 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.

KQ Vs SB AQ.  GG

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.

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.

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.

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.