Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

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Morning.

Ignore the teeny bit of spammage, here's the Day One blog from Vegas.......


http://bit.ly/11D7ned

"...an excelctic range of topics ..."

eclectic?  - just guessing.

Blame Jeeves - he writes that stuff.

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We did our money yesterday

Is there a way you can set this sentence as a shortcut, to save lots of typing over the next few weeks.

There's your Day Two Investors Update, good read Andrew.

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We did (done?) no good yesterday.

It was the Binions $200, a totally different comp to the $600 @ Palazzo on Day One, sort of a Yarmouth Seller compared to a Group Two at AScot.

We started with 20,000, & the cards were much kinder today, & it made me realise that Day One @ Palazzo, which had depressed me slightly as I never got in the game, was not as bad as I had feared, truth was we just had no material really, whereas we had plenty of action in this one.

We began with 20,000 chips & a gorgeous Table, probably the first time I can recall being able to actually boss a table, & we soon had over 40,000.

There was a sort of female Albert Sapiano at the Table, played EVERY hand, called every bet, & I shot myself in the foot taking her on when the blinds were pretty big & around 50 of the original 145 remained.

We had a beautiful combo hand, raised it pre, she called, we picked up both nut draws on the flop, I bet & she called, no improvement on the turn, I shove, she calls all-in, on their backs.

She shrieks "I KNEW YOU WERE BETTING WITH NOTHING", & I resisted the urge to say ""correct M'aam, & you were calling with nothing". Actually, she DID have a diamond draw. We just needed her to miss, (she had no low draw), or for us to hit any A, low card or spade. It came a high diamond, & we were back to starting stack with Blinds 1,000-2,000 now.

I then dusted off half of it with A-A-2-J (all black) when the flop came all high hearts, friendly geezer, deep-stacked says before I could act on the flop "don't be trying any fancy stuff Mr English", & I closed down, & he showed me the flopped nuts with A-K hearts.

We then found A-A-2-K Double Suited, with a raiser in front of me, I get it in, he tanks for a bit then calls with 9-10-Q-Q, the 9-10-2 flop was bad, the turned 7 gave me hope, but we blnked the river & went home empty-handed.

No complaints at all, think I played as well as I'm able, we just needed to win those crucial bggies, but we could not do a get or a hold.    

Today it is the $230 @ Golden Nugget, noon start. I have to do a phone-in to the Show before it starts, & I need to get Downtown before that, so no Blog yet today, ran out of time, will try & do it later after I bust @ Golden Nugget.

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After I bust, I went across to The Rio to get some photos (for the Blog, later) but I managed this all action photo of Scotty77.

Why can't they stay still whilst I take photos?

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Having a ball though, & de-stressing nicely.

Before yesterday's Binions Tourney, I sat outside at the Starbucks & lived the dream.

THIS is Vegas baby.

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[Marky147]

Love that little Starbucks, although the one on the other side of the casino is usually quieter.

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Love that little Starbucks, although the one on the other side of the casino is usually quieter.

Never knew there was another. How do I find that?

[theprawnidentity]

Sooooo jealous looking at these pics!!!!  Next year, one time.......

[Marky147]

Love that little Starbucks, although the one on the other side of the casino is usually quieter.

Never knew there was another. How do I find that?

I think you go out of the Rush Tower entrance near to the cardroom, walk about 50/100 yards up the road and the other Starbucks is just inside the door on the left*

*May or may not be correct

I know how to get there from the inside, but it is a fair distance from the Grand and above is the quick route if I'm right

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After I bust, I went across to The Rio to get some photos (for the Blog, later) but I managed this all action photo of Scotty77.

Why can't they stay still whilst I take photos?

Lol, he will love you for that one :-)

[scotty77]

Tbh it's an improvement on when it's clear

[Karabiner]

Stop doing that tony you know I adore The Golden Nugget and Downtown.

Why did you have to gag and blindfold that bloke before you took his picture?

Never mind these penny-ante warm-up events save the run-good for the biggie.