9pm, arse

nice result mr P , well done

Been to many Vegas steakhouses and Del friscos wins hands down

We had a £30 buy in 3 table game going on in a pub near us, just as we were about to start o copper strolls in ( returning some evidence from a break in ) walks straight past the tables , bit of a glance but no real interest

You weren't speeding.

unfurtunately far too close to the truth

We had a £30 buy in 3 table game going on in a pub near us, just as we were about to start o copper strolls in ( returning some evidence from a break in ) walks straight past the tables , bit of a glance but no real interest

in a pub it is a £5 max buy in , £100 total pot and the pub to take nothing

the £100 max pot is per day

Leaving Fri    07/11/2008 for 7 nights Flights and hotel (Manchester)

Hooters      549
TI              706
MGM          830
Mirage        763
Imperial     617
Caesars      873
Monte Carlo   683
Luxor      717
NYNY      709

fancy TI myself this time --- right whatever the offer its getting booked next week - Chezger is on tour again (even if its only me)

why is hooters so much cheaper ??  Im sorely tempted

beacuse it's rubbish and closing soon

Nationwide flex a/c card works fine, but casino cashpoints tend to charge 3 or 4 dollars commision, but you do get the official bank rate on it.

the public ones charge $3-4 but the ones in the casino charge massive amounts, can be up to 10% on smaller withdrawals

I take USD travellers cheques, you can change them at the casino cages with no charge

Off out for my 9th Vegas trip on 31 May


Flying with Virgin ( economy out, premium economy back )

3 nights in the Golden Nugget followed by 10 nights in a suite at the Platinum

works out at about £1200 each

The platinum looks superb , suites for about 90-100 quid a night, good quality and a 10 min walk to the junstion of Flamingo and the strip ( we usually saty ta the Bellagio and it takes longer than 10 mins from your room to the strip there )


only dowber is thatw e did have business class flights with Maxjet booked ate only £125 each more than the virgin flight till Maxjet went bust

Re hotels

I use the Park Plaza on maid marion way , not walking distance but only £4-5 in a taxi

It's a decentish 4* hotel

Now the good bit, if you go on lastminute.com and select the 4* mystery hotel ( the one listed as 20yds from tales of Robin Hood ) you get the PP but for a cheaper rate ( usually £57 for a Saturday night )

also park in the St James car park across the road, take your ticket with you and give it to the receptionist when you check in, they run it through a machine which gets you about 5 quid off the car park charge 


oh and there is a Weatherspoon pub round the corner for a decent 3 quid brekkie

Don't say I don't look after you folks  

What time are the main tournaments finshing now, I will be bringing a group of 15-20 in January and would like to have some idea what time to arrange transport for ?

I played an early £100 one and was 5am when I went out, the new structure seems better but I haven't been around late enough to see the finish time

We have 2 trips booked at the moment , we go a couple of times a year and normally stay in the Bellagio but have changed the next 2

going boxing day for 4 nights , doing this one on the cheap, Virgin economy ( £280 each ) and 4 nights at Bills ( Barbary Coast ) at 60 quid a night

then on 31 May for 14 nights, Maxjet business class at £773 each ( if they dont go bust by then )  and staying at Platinum hotel  ( new all suite place 10 mins walk from centre of strip , prices are amazing for what you get ) , hotel is $193 a night

pah, they spelt my name wrong

re the girls finding folks at their seats I think part of the problem is that the PDAs used a different seat numbering system than was used by the turnament players