Vegas 2009

[Marky147]

Wednesday evening was the 'Skalie Pub Crawl' I was tied up with the satellite until around 8pm and took the sensible decision to go for dinner on return to Caesars then hit the room. This all went swimmingly until I necked a bottle of wine with dinner and then promptly got showered/changed and headed out with Marios (one of Laddies managers) and Bob (cameraman).

3 or 4 hours of pouring Southern Comfort down my throat wasn't the best preparation for the last Ladbrokes tournament on thursday. I have to say a fantastic night was had by all, with some top quality renditions of musical classics by Norman Pace, Phinnies and others. I think the top job was Skalie's 'Nelly the Elephant' which left the American audience in a state of bemusement/confusion.

I awoke on friday at around 11:30 which should be good for a 1pm start. Unfortunately I spent an hour rolling around in bed like an animal and didn't make it to the comp until 145pm. I then proceeded to call off 3k of my 8k stack in the first hand I played because I seem to develop spastic tendencies when hungover.


A trip to Starbucks seemed to sober me up and again I apologise for the lack of poker content but I just don't have the memory power to recall all the bet/raise/calls etc etc. I do know that I was never all in and called by a bigger stack once. (I sound like fu*king Hellmuth)

Long story short we got to 5 left and the ave was about 12 bigs again, we chopped up the 1 added package 3/3/4 and I as one of the smaller stacks got 3 and the money got chopped too, 5 ways $1300 a piece.

I then headed over to the Venetian to watch Michelin a swedish friend of mine chop the $330 whihc netted him $35k for himself.

It was then back to Caesars again for some dinner and an early night whihc went all to f**k and I ended up punishing my liver for another 7hours and finally getting to bed at 5 this morning. The only real achievement was showing Shane Lynch how to drink like a man.

I am now suffering from head asplosion and trying to muster up the courage to leave the room and go to the Rio and sort out the fiscal aspects of the last two days endeavours. I am struggling though and will prob get absolutely  nada done and have to try and rush sort it out over the weekend before the Ladbrokes guys head home.

I am just hoping I run as well for Flushy as I have thus far, can't see it being a problem as his $$ is golden!

[Marky147]

Not much to report from yesterday, I was meant to pick up my money from the Rio at 1030 and obviously I wake up at 11am and then it takes me until around 2pm to raise the courage to rise from my pit.

I make my way over to the Ladbrokes lounge to basically vegetate and sort out the $$. I've sorted some but not all of it but it's prob for the best as the Rhino can't get what I don't have

Whilst there people wheel in 2 big tubs of booze and a load of food, I am almost sick in my mouth a little as this is the last thing I need to be smelling/thinking about in my current state.

I try the Caramel Macchiato repair trick which doesn't work so just continue feeling sorry for myself until around 5 when I decide that it might be worth drinking my way out of it.

A couple of beers does nothing to sort me out so around 7 I head back to Caesars and my room with the intention of room service and a couple episodes of Fringe before re-evaluating the evenings plan.

Long story short I still feel like sh1t so decide to have an early one so that I can do some damage to the free bar at the closing party. I see checkout is meant to be by 11am on Monday. I sure will be up, packed and checked out by then. [grin]

Then after this evening it's back to grafting at the Venetian next week. Hopefully I can emulate Mr Trigg's efforts from earlier in the trip!

[Micky147]

Seems to be a lot of drinking going on..... did you pack a spare liver?

[Marky147]

Seems to be a lot of drinking going on..... did you pack a spare liver?

Yeah gg sobriety here, at least there has been no Tony Montana escapades eh dad 

[Marky147]

Not much to report from the last two days other than a couple nights out that were quite com but a bit nsfw.

I'm back to the grind tomorrow at the Venetian for the $500 having picked up funds from Nicky who was going ok in the 300 when I left. I would like to think I will be reporting some shippage in about 48hrs and I will try to remember any interesting hands if poss.

Off to dinner at Craftsteak tonight with Marios (Ladbrokes Mgr), Nick (Akolas) and one of his housemates. I've heard good things from Mr Dempsey so fingers crossed we are in for a good night.

I also intend on being back in the room by 2am at the latest not drunk. I sure have been doing well at this thus far this trip!

[Dewi_cool]

really enjoying this, must applaud the effort your putting in on the alcohol front

[Marky147]

really enjoying this, must applaud the effort your putting in on the alcohol front

Thanks, I have to say I have surprised even myself as I thought my drinking prowess had long since deserted me 

I've jogged the $560 on and instead am now going to be playing the Caesar's Main day 1b, hopefully I will meet Nicky at the final!!

Last night the meal at Craftsteak was one of, if not the best meal I've ever had. We had the $130 Kobe set menu for 5. This included an assortment of appetisers, 5 different cuts of Kobe and a huge number of desserts. We all sure could move afterwards!


Another nice dinner beckons tonight followed by Terry Fator at the Mirage.

[Marky147]

Just busted the Caesars m/e at the 6/12 level and would like to say I got raped but it was standard c/o raise to 4200 I 3b from sb with 66 playing 30k to 14200 get set in by AK and lose.

There was one interesting hand which I am still unsure as to the optimal way to play it.

UTG who has been quite active and is playing 100k at 6/12 opens to 3800, I flat with JJ in 2nd pos playing 60k, folds round flop   .

He leads for 6k and I flat(1st mistake?) to evaluate on the turn which is a  . UTG now checks and I chk behind (2nd mistake?)

The river is   and now he leads for 18k, I think he either has nuts or air here and say so as I pay the money and see TT

Thoughts/abuse welcome

I'm sorry there wasn't more poker content in this thread but I was didn't really play a great deal like the other guys who were out here. I believe that Nicky and Tom are still in so hopefully one of them will ship it!

Also good luck to Sunny and Blatch who were still in when I left..

[Micky147]

Is there any more poker or is that it?