Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[tikay]

The whole aria/vdara complex was but on the old boardwalk casino complex that had been closed and empty for a number of years. 

Must be some old photos of it about somewhere.

Before my time, Jim. Looks a bit like "Downtown".

[MANTIS01]

I know you love a good, intellectual chat, Tikay, and enjoy it when you hear stories of when a fine orator regaled an audience with mellifluous, imagination-swelling narrative.

On the train this evening, a young gentleman embarked just behind me and produced his mobile telephone, in order to make what was sure to be an important communication to a noted fellow member of the Gentry. He began:

"Alroit, geeze"

I was intrigued.

"Ahh, man. Nah. Just on the way to Fuckin Stratford."

My gaze hastily directed to the list of stops. I hadn't recalled that one being mentioned. Had I boarded the wrong train?

"That f'kin...", he continued, now needing to abbrebiate - but not remove - even his profanity, "that f'kin wotsit. Y'know. Ticket Inspecta, roit?"

Roit. Go on...

What grammar to follow...

"He come over and I says...'Yeah. C'Nav a ticket?' and give him my card for half price, loik" (it's Brummie for 'like'. I use it myself)

"Then 'e sez 'you can't have half price cuz you haven't got a receipt!' So I'm loik 'This is fuckin bollocks!', cuz when I go to pay full price the ticket woman [whom I can only imagine is a disappointing Superhero to summon] sez I haven't got to pay full fare"

This is struggling to make sense, but I persevere.

"So I'm loik 'You taking the piss, mate? I'm gonna fuckin knock you out!'"

At this point, he lost signal.

Sick rubz.

Any thoughts from the thread as to how the story might have concluded welcome. I'm left with a missing half, sadly.

Made me lol.

Sometimes when I answer the phone at work the first words I hear are "Errrrr you see the fing is roit" rather than the traditional "Hello" or "Good Morning". One time the guy actually began a conversation with "Errrr i've lost me fuckin membership card right?". Like chimpanzees chattering really.

@Tikay - Not really moaning about the contents of the call and also I love pocket jacks. If you're a committed character and have obligations then you just do the do. I went for a curry with my mate Danny tonight, he's just started a new job as a gym manager. He finished work at 4pm but during the meal at 9pm he got 5 e-mails directed to his iphone from his boss asking various questions. Being a committed guy he's replying away and getting stressed about ones he can't answer. His boss specifically asked him to direct club mail to his personal phone, so really my point is about how the level of expectation has changed in the workplace. He's enjoying the job and all that but he felt like dropping his phone in the chicken jalfrezi.

That said, there was one time I was on the 2nd green of The Brabazon at 8am after paying bout £100, my boss phoned to say the gym wasn't open and to get over there right now. I must say I was very fucked off about that one, and yet did it without hesitation. Love pocket jacks me.

[RED-DOG]

Somehow I never imagined you as having a boss.

[tikay]

Somehow I never imagined you as having a boss.

Pretty sure Mrs MANTIS is the Boss.

She deserves a Sainthoodess, imo.

[Karabiner]

Somehow I never imagined you as having a boss.

It can only be Murdoch senior himself.

[MANTIS01]

Everybody has a boss

[tikay]

Somehow I never imagined you as having a boss.

It can only be Murdoch senior himself.

I think Mr Two Kettle McCready was referring to seMANTIC

[the sicilian]

I remember life without mobile phones and tbh I thought it was much better. When I left work my time was my own, I could hit the golf course or have a meal with friends and nobody could reach me. Thinking back that was absolute bliss. These days the biggest change for me as a manager is employers and staff EXPECT you to be contactable 24/7. So a) if there's a problem at work and staff phone it would be slack not to answer, but more telling is b) if I didn't answer my boss would find it unacceptable.

Before mobile phones my obligation in a job was 40hrs per week and now my obligation is 168hrs per week for the same money in relative terms. There have been countless times I've been called into work for emergencies or disturbed during leisure time to sort out problems and that is just a standard expectation when you're responsible for a business. That change has just crept up on us and become a way of life and it really is a major change. If you got a new job and said you don't have a mobile phone employers would be like wtf??

Agreed.. i have clients who seem to think calling me at 10pm on a saturday night because they haven't received an email is acceptable..

But did you promise them the email before then?

Yes he did. But he delegated the responsibility to send it to somebody else.

He can delegate the task to someone else.  But it is his company ~ the responsibility remains squarely with him.

email wasnt from me..was from random was expected an hour ago..like im responsible for the internet...best ones are we have so and so in the middle of a jungle in vietnam and he cant get a mobile signal.... can you do something about it?  sure no probs i'll just break out Thunderbird 4 fly 7000 miles and erect a new mast...jeez  you would think some people would stop just for a second

[tikay]

Indeed, excellent stuff here and I'm pretty sure I'll be playing the ME next year all things being equal.

Nice run too sir.

Now you can finally answer those PMs...

PS, gogogogo King Lollo

PM's........ANSWERED!

[tikay]

Final (audited) summary for tikay's Las Vegas 2013 staking (excluding the main event):

June 14th. 4pm   VENETIAN, PLO8   600   0
June 15th, 2pm   BINIONS, PLO8   200   0
June 16th, Noon   GOLDEN NUGGET, PLO8   230   0
June 17th, Noon   RIO, WSOP PLO8   1500   0
June 18th, Noon (?)   Caesars Palace, PLO8   240   0
June 19th, Noon   GOLDEN NUGGET, PLO   230   0
June 20th, 2pm   BINIONS, PLO   300   1710
June 21st, Noon (?)   CAESARS PALACE, 6 Max PLO   240   0
June 22nd   LIMIT PLO8 @ Golden Nugget   230   0
June 23rd, 2pm   BINIONS, PLO8   200   1565
June 24th, 4pm   VENETIAN, Big O, 5 card PLO8   0   0
June 24th, 4pm   Golden Nugget PLO8/PLO ROE   240   2135
June 25th, 5pm   WSOP $3,000 PLO8 @ Rio   3000   5617
June 26th, Noon   CAESARS PALACE, PLO8, $240 - DID NOT PLAY   0   0
June 27th, Noon   Golden Nugget, PLO8, $125   125   0
June 28th, 4pm   Venetian, PLO8   1100   0
June 29th, 2pm   BINIONS, PLO8   200   0
June 30th   Limit Stud 8 or Better/Limit Omaha 8 or Better.   240   0
July 3rd, Noon   CAESARS PALACE, PLO8   240   0
July 2nd, 5pm   Rio Carnevale, PLO,    365   0
         
Total      $9,480   $11,027

People invested for a smaller ($7,000) package but the additional tournaments provided a profit for which tikay effectively gave us a free-roll (which was nice).

Profit on the schedule was $1,547 so a 1% share made $15.47.
People invested $70 for a 1% share so each 1% share will return $85.47 in total.
Exchange rate is currently $1.48 per £1.


The investors and their returns are:

Person   %   Return
Karabiner   5   £288.75
Machka   5   £288.75
MereNovice   5   £288.75
Dylan   5   £52.26 (profit only)
booder   2   £115.50
sharplea   2   £115.50
Knottikay   1   £57.75
Trip5   1   £57.75
Supernova   1   £57.75

Note that these returns are for this package alone.
All other deals will be dealt with separately.

 
Edits:
1. booder amended to 2% as per PM
2. Dylan amended to profit only as no deposit paid. All other exchanges dealt with separately.

Thanks for keeping track of things Vince.

I've now sorted as many of these as I am able (see below), these payments are for the ORIGINAL SIDE EVENT INVESTORS ONLY.

I also owe, & will sort next, those who ONLY took action in the $3k WSOP PLO8. That is a seperate exercise, & I'll settle them next. (Except for Matt Russell).

All payments have been made by Bank TX, for immediate payment, & confirmed via PM or e-mail, as below.....


Person   %   Return

Karabiner   5   £288.75. PM sent to Ralph, as we have various obligations to each other which will be netted off.

Machka   5   £288.75. Sent by Bank TX, confirmed by PM.

MereNovice   5   £288.75. Sent by Bank TX, confirmed via PM.

Dylan   5   £52.26 (profit only). NOT sent. We have numerous staking obligations to each other, so if Mere gives me the final figure, I'll settle by return. I also borrowed $x,000 (?) from Dylan before he departed Vegas as I was short of dollars & he had a few spare. Please confirm so I can settle up.  

booder   2   £115.50. Paid by Bank TX, (as directed) confirmed by PM.

sharplea   2   £115.50. Adam had NOT paid, but had some £23 in returns (his profit), which he asked that I donate to charity. I have sent £23 to Mere, & asked him to donate to a worthy charity of his choice, & he will confirm accordingly.

Knottikay   1   £57.75. Sent by Bank Transfer, & confirmed via e-mail.

Trip5   1   £57.75. PM sent, NOT Paid. I think I still owe Irene from last year, as she asked me to hold onto her winnings for a rainy day. As soon as Irene replies, I'll ship the money to her.

Supernova   1   £57.75. Paid by Bank Transfer, confirmed via PM.

[tikay]

Additional, Seperate Package, for $3k WSOP PLO8, provisional Final Account, subject to MereAudit.

$3,000 WSOP PLO Team was.....

 
Doobs 10%

Thewy 5%

Scotty 5%

Dylan 5% (additional to package 5%)

Matthew Russell esq 5%

Cost = $3,000, return = $5,617.

See...

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=3265

I have already PAID Doobsy, I think.

I have arranged via PM/Text to pay Thewy & Dylan by Bank TX, as I have other obligations, both ways, with both of them.

I'll sort Scotty out in cash, here, when I see him.

I have no intentions or plans to pay Matt Russell. My message to him is simple.

$3,000 WSOP PLO8 "Additional Investors" Package.

Have sent Matt Russell £185.21.

I think I paid Doobsy already, in cash, here in Vegas.

I have paid Thewy by Bank TX, including other obligations & liabilities.

I still need to pay Scotty, & Dylan, both of whom I have other obligations & offsets to sort out. PM's sent.

Hard work sorting this lot out!

[nirvana]

Since you're now a mixed games limit specialist thought I'd mention the best fun I had there this year was playing a $240 HORSE tourn at the Nuggett

Unforch finished 3 short of a cash in 12th but, like you've mentioned, thoroughly enjoyed the old school atmo & players...unusually found myself as one of the youngest at most tables I played.

With 2 tables left I knocked this guy out during the stud round:

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=4152

He's only got a few bracelets at Stud so I more than matched his understanding of the game

[Tal]

Funny you should say that.

One of the highlights of my trip last month was playing a $230 8-game at the Nugget.

Was doing OK until this bloke showed up to my left:

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=172

Apparently, trying to bluff him off a number 3 in triple-draw was a bad idea. Who knew? Some people just can't find the fold button

Would definitely love to give a comp like that another go

[Karabiner]

Funny you should say that.

One of the highlights of my trip last month was playing a $230 8-game at the Nugget.

Was doing OK until this bloke showed up to my left:

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=172

Apparently, trying to bluff him off a number 3 in triple-draw was a bad idea. Who knew? Some people just can't find the fold button

Would definitely love to give a comp like that another go

I was seated right next to Tom in a Venetian deepstack a few years ago.

I opened with "If I'd known I was going to be sat next to you I'd have brought along a couple of my books for you to sign". He laughed and said that he'd have signed them happily and was extremely friendly and approachable when he wasn't nodding off.

It was a noon start which was on the early side for him. "I'm a night person" he said after being awoken from his slumbers to act for the second or third time.

[Tal]

Funny you should say that.

One of the highlights of my trip last month was playing a $230 8-game at the Nugget.

Was doing OK until this bloke showed up to my left:

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=172

Apparently, trying to bluff him off a number 3 in triple-draw was a bad idea. Who knew? Some people just can't find the fold button

Would definitely love to give a comp like that another go

I was seated right next to Tom in a Venetian deepstack a few years ago.

I opened with "If I'd known I was going to be sat next to you I'd have brought along a couple of my books for you to sign". He laughed and said that he'd have signed them happily and was extremely friendly and approachable when he wasn't nodding off.

It was a noon start which was on the early side for him. "I'm a night person" he said after being awoken from his slumbers to act for the second or third time.

It was the friendliest comp I played that fortnight, no question, and he was good company.