DAVE "EL BLONDIE" COLCLOUGH - European Player of the Year

[Geo the Sarge]

GL Dave,

It's only a number, forget it. Would Helmuth be unlucky if he reached 13 bracelets?

Geo

[Jim-D]

All the best Dave, looking forward to reading a winning blog.

JD

[boldie]

goodluck Dave..the PLO event is one with your name on it.

[elblondie]

actually I have just realised... tomorrow the PLO event is on the 13th.. and I am in room 913... well that has to be an omen 

[Dingdell]

Good luck Dave - don't spend long in the sun - more than 5 mins and you'll get sunburn!

[KingPoker]

Good luck to you, do it for the welsh boys!!!

[elblondie]

Good luck Dave - don't spend long in the sun - more than 5 mins and you'll get sunburn!

Now you tell me !!!! 

[kinboshi]

Dave!!

Get it won.  You're in my WSOP Fantasy Team, and I need the points

[elblondie]

Thursday June 14th
The Pot Limit Omaha comp never really got off the ground. We managed to lose half the field in just two hours play. The lack of chips in the starting stack (a measly 3000) just isn’t good enough. This is meant to be The World Series of Poker! The structure is ok if you get started with a double up but its just imperative that you win your first pot.
I managed to miss a 17 card straight draw in level 2 and spent most of the day struggling. I eventually exited around 120th out of the 570. I was reasonably pleased that I played my short stack well but unfortunately, no banana.
I did however drop into the $25/50 PLO cash games for a couple of hours before retiring to the Brian Wilson bar. The cards that I hadn’t seen during the tourney now flowed thick and fast. The table was a little loose (ably abetted by Jon Shoreman) and I managed to nick a quick $5400 to help me sleep
Bankroll   +$2400
IPOD favourite of the day… The Passenger, Iggy Pop

[KingPoker]

Good stuff about the +BR!

Bad stuff about the 3k starting chips!

Keep it going dave!

[Geo the Sarge]

Nice start Dave. GL

geo

[boldie]

it's what Negreanu has been saying for ages..the starting chips at the WSOP are a joke (other than the ME). nice to see you made some dosh on the day though Dave...the best is yet to come

[kinboshi]

Yeah - nice to see you're up on your trip so far.

But come on!!  I need points for my WSOP fantasy team - get to a final table and get a bracelet won!

[elblondie]

Sorry Kinboshi 

Friday June 15th
Hmmm, typical Vegas WSOP, this day seemed remarkably similar to the last. The tourney was a $2000 NLH and I scratched around to find a hand. I lasted about 4 hours (which was longer than 50% of the 1600 field) until getting the lot in with AK only for my opponent to call with pocket Jacks. A Jack hit the board and it was goodnight Vienna.
Fortunately two hours work at the PLO cash tables playing just 2 hands resulted in another nice little earner; $2500 profit.
Spare a thought for Scott from the Gutshot though. The 27 year old joined us for dinner the previous evening and was really excited to be at his first World Series. DTD are putting him in Sundays Razz comp, but he just about had enough bankroll to play one other. He chose this $2000 NLH. He picked up AK third hand of the tourney, the flop came AK5, all his chips went in, only for his opponent to show him AA. Vegas can be cruel at times.
Finished the evening with Teppanyaki at the Shintaro and getting drunk in The Bellagio Bar with The Camel and The Ship. Other noteable dropper inners were Neil Channing and Jan double bracelet Hansen/Sorenson.
Bankroll   +$2900
IPOD favourite of the day… Stan, Eminem

[Robert HM]

Two hands PLO = $2,500 profit! Geez, so it's not 10c/20c then.

Thanks for posting Dave, looking forward to more tales of your exploits, good luck and, above all, enjoy yourself.