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.

Good old Fred sweat!

Just what the doctor ordered   

Perfect warm up at DTD

Have a great trip, Adam!

Used to see Micky everywhere the 2 years I played lots of live poker in 05 & 06, and he was always a proper gent.

RIP

Haha, sounds awesome!

I can probably stand for about 2 minutes nowadays, so I'd be bang in trouble

Great result, too.

The accusations are good entertainment though, Willy K loves to entertain so I'm surprised he sounds a bit sore about it

Prob have some merch out before Charlie's coronation, and nick a few quid off the back of it

Obv he likes flying close to the sun with his antics, regardless of what transpired out there.

I imagine it'll soon be a case of 'In for the min, and ironed out to the max'.

Is it the popular beat combo, Right Said Fred?

Me and you will be falling 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

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?

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.

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.

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

Loving the revival of the blog, and hopefully get to rail an FT or two @ Horseshoe in the summer!

Winner winner!!

Congrats, Adam

I presume that Wynn & Shadow Creek are on the itinerary for the summer?