Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[tikay]

GOGO!

Do you never sleep, man?

[tikay]

Level 5 is under way.

184 of 246 remain.

Made a few splashy calls in level 4 and dribbled down to 20,000, but then sent myself a stiff memo and stopped being a tit.

Picked up a nice hand at the end of the level to get back to 26,000.

Happy.

Blinds now 200-400, average is 20,299.

[Marky147]

Prepping myself, and getting the bodyclock ready 

Glad you've stopped being a tit.

[tikay]

Level 6 under way, 250-500.

184 of 270 remain, average 22,011.

Tit mode disengaged, sat quietly with 25,000.

[tikay]

Monster pot alert.

Shortie (6,000 ish) raises, medium stack raises to isolate, I cover them both and have those beauties:

 

Huge pot.

Shortie gets the high ( 2 pairs of spanners) and I chop the low with the medium stack. Could have been worse, but not much....

Very next hand the shortie - now an ex- shortie - raises into my aces (again). He flops well but I turn the nut flush then river the boat to bust him.

Back where I was 2 hands ago now.

Phew.

[tikay]

Not sure if I'm disappointed not to have 70,000, or happy to still be in.

Anyway, it is what it is.

Second break now, end of level 6, so late reg has now closed, and at least our cost is capped at $600.

165 remain from 287, this is playing silly fast.

Average stack = 26,091, blinds now go 300-600, and we have 25,900.

All to play for then.

[tonytats]

Morning Tikay good luck
Where are you staying this week / whole trip ?

[BigAdz]

GOGO!

Do you never sleep, man?

Normally when a winning tip gets posted I gather......

[tikay]

Level 8 now, 400-800.

Exactly half of the 288 entrants are busto, so the average is exactly 30,000.

Cards have gone very cold, got 22,000. Not great really, but not terrible either.

My table are all playing like maniacs, so a gamble spot is inevitable at some point. 2 or 3 players are going all in most hands, it's crazy crazy.

They are all having "shots" and must have had 10 or more already, so most of them are well bladdered.

They asked if I wanted a shot, so I said "can I have a drinking chocolate please?". That did my street cred the world of good, I can tell you.

[tikay]

Morning Tikay good luck
Where are you staying this week / whole trip ?

Morning Tony.

Am at Rio until Thursday, when Gill goes home, then transferring to Gold Coast until the end of June. Not booked anywhere for July yet, probably stay at Rio, or might be Palazzo. Am paying my own hotel until the Sky qualifiers arrive in early July, then Sky pay, so it's up to them really.

[tikay]

Geo the Sarge clearly stamps his stock well.

[tonytats]

Morning Tikay good luck
Where are you staying this week / whole trip ?

Morning Tony.

Am at Rio until Thursday, when Gill goes home, then transferring to Gold Coast until the end of June. Not booked anywhere for July yet, probably stay at Rio, or might be Palazzo. Am paying my own hotel until the Sky qualifiers arrive in early July, then Sky pay, so it's up to them really.

We've got a week at south point
Then the nugget
Then the Rio starting Friday
Excitement is building
Meanwhile back home as I knock off one job , two more pop up ,like a gorgozolas head

[RED-DOG]

Geo the Sarge clearly stamps his stock well.

I had a Paisley shirt like that once, about 40 years ago.

[tikay]

Table move, and just found my first playable hand in 2 or 3 levels. Won the minimum, but it gets the wheels turning again.

Level 9 is half complete, 500-1,000, 112 of 288 remain.

Am below average, but still in comfort zone.

Like this table.

[tikay]

oioi, SCOOPIO for a full 2xUp.

Had a really weird hand and was unsure how to proceed. Facing a raise, I had:


   

Anyway, i reraise, he calls, and we get it all in on the flop.

42,000