Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[BigAdz]

Nugget want to cease play for the day and return at noon tomorrow.

The problem there is that most of us - but not all of us - want to play the WSOP $1,500 PLO8 which commences at noon.

Bit of a bummer, that.

Play is due to re-commence here at noon, too.

Should have put it on the cardroom staff, and said you wanted to start at 9, so you could get it done in time for the WSOP event.

Mate of mine is on the final with you, and he's playing the $1500, too.

Good luck!

Morning Mark,

We asked if we could start early, but one (local) guy refused, as he is working this morning.

Who is your mate? Two Brits on the Final, a Scottish lad, & a southerner who is in Vegas every year, quite a well-heeled guy I think. He hit 5 Flushes in a row towards the end of play to go chip leader, or nearly so.

If he is Scottish, and he is playing PL08 downtown, I suspect his name is Paul. A financial adviser/banking type, last I heard!

GL old bean.

[tikay]

I met a most peculiar chap at Nugget last night, he goes by the rather pretentious title of "The Duke of Fremont Street".

Anyone know of him?

http://www.thedukeoffremontstreet.com/


I only had a few moments to form an opinion, & you know how it is, we form opinions VERY quickly, & often wrongly.

Anyway, I just got it in my mind that he was a bit of a conman, can't quite figure out why, it was just my gut instinct.

I heard he sits down at $1 $2 games in Vegas with $10,000, which he brings in a violin case, but he never plays a hand, & the money is just fake, wrapped in a few genuine $100 "outers".

Looks pretty cool though, I'd LOVE to look this crucial. Paul Parker, eat your heart out.   

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[tikay]

How many hrs until this starts TK?  ( me head is all over with time zones)

It is 10.15am now, & it starts at Noon, so just under 2 hours, Steve.

I do a lot of work with the office - phone calls, e-Mail, & so it means I try to live in 2 Time Zones at once, & it is a right bugger to be honest.

I chat to Gill every day on "Message", too, always do, every day, but from here, I'm just going to bed as she gets up, & vice-versa, so it does mess us up a bit. 

[tikay]

Nugget want to cease play for the day and return at noon tomorrow.

The problem there is that most of us - but not all of us - want to play the WSOP $1,500 PLO8 which commences at noon.

Bit of a bummer, that.

Play is due to re-commence here at noon, too.

Should have put it on the cardroom staff, and said you wanted to start at 9, so you could get it done in time for the WSOP event.

Mate of mine is on the final with you, and he's playing the $1500, too.

Good luck!

Morning Mark,

We asked if we could start early, but one (local) guy refused, as he is working this morning.

Who is your mate? Two Brits on the Final, a Scottish lad, & a southerner who is in Vegas every year, quite a well-heeled guy I think. He hit 5 Flushes in a row towards the end of play to go chip leader, or nearly so.

If he is Scottish, and he is playing PL08 downtown, I suspect his name is Paul. A financial adviser/banking type, last I heard!

GL old bean.

Thanks Adz.

He approached me yesterday, I was not quite sure who he was, but he seemed to know me, & he said he usually comes with a whole bunch of lads, but he is solo this year. Seemed a decent bloke to me. He's got chips, too, but we never shared tables all day until we made the final. (Yes, yes, thin).

[Kev B]

I'm off to a quiz night soon but will be following your progress wifi permitting. Wishing you all the run good in the world.

BTW I think that Duke bloke looks/acts like a tool.

[tikay]

I'm off to a quiz night soon but will be following your progress wifi permitting. Wishing you all the run good in the world.

BTW I think that Duke bloke looks/acts like a tool.

You can't say that - he's got his own website & everything.

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[Karabiner]

I met a most peculiar chap at Nugget last night, he goes by the rather pretentious title of "The Duke of Fremont Street".

Anyone know of him?

http://www.thedukeoffremontstreet.com/


I only had a few moments to form an opinion, & you know how it is, we form opinions VERY quickly, & often wrongly.

Anyway, I just got it in my mind that he was a bit of a conman, can't quite figure out why, it was just my gut instinct.

I heard he sits down at $1 $2 games in Vegas with $10,000, which he brings in a violin case, but he never plays a hand, & the money is just fake, wrapped in a few genuine $100 "outers".

Looks pretty cool though, I'd LOVE to look this crucial. Paul Parker, eat your heart out.   

Click to see full-size image.

I know The Duke as do most people who have spent any amount of time in the cardrooms downtown. He's a pretty cool dude and as you say sits down at $1/$2 tables with $10K+ including a load of laminated $1K bills which I always assumed were genuine although they're not really in play as he almost never plays a hand.

He used to leave The Nugget with his briefcase, cross the road into Binions and go via the back door to the car park which I always thought was pretty dangerous as outside the back door at Binions is a ghetto.

Sure as apples is apples he got mugged one night and really badly beaten up, he was recovering from that beating the last time I was there 4/5 years ago and we had a short chat about it. He told me that he knew who the guys were that did it and that it was all going to be taken care of.

He's one cool dude The Duke, good looking devil too in a 1940's type way.

[RED-DOG]

Complete tosser imo.

Most tilting bloke to be mentionded on blonde ever.

[tikay]

I met a most peculiar chap at Nugget last night, he goes by the rather pretentious title of "The Duke of Fremont Street".

Anyone know of him?

http://www.thedukeoffremontstreet.com/


I only had a few moments to form an opinion, & you know how it is, we form opinions VERY quickly, & often wrongly.

Anyway, I just got it in my mind that he was a bit of a conman, can't quite figure out why, it was just my gut instinct.

I heard he sits down at $1 $2 games in Vegas with $10,000, which he brings in a violin case, but he never plays a hand, & the money is just fake, wrapped in a few genuine $100 "outers".

Looks pretty cool though, I'd LOVE to look this crucial. Paul Parker, eat your heart out.  

Click to see full-size image.

I know The Duke as do most people who have spent any amount of time in the cardrooms downtown. He's a pretty cool dude and as you say sits down at $1/$2 tables with $10K+ including a load of laminated $1K bills which I always assumed were genuine although they're not really in play as he almost never plays a hand.

He used to leave The Nugget with his briefcase, cross the road into Binions and go via the back door to the car park which I always thought was pretty dangerous as outside the back door at Binions is a ghetto.

Sure as apples is apples he got mugged one night and really badly beaten up, he was recovering from that beating the last time I was there 4/5 years ago and we had a short chat about it. He told me that he knew who the guys were that did it and that it was all going to be taken care of.

He's one cool dude The Duke, good looking devil too in a 1940's type way.

May have been this, Ralph?


http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/07/25/CG46274

http://www.1willwander.com/2011/07/duke-of-fremont-street-attackers.html


Have to say, I rarely believe any newspaper article which includes an exclamation mark in the title. Surplus exclamation marks are the work of the devil.

I'm not sure I'm buying those stories "as told". 

[RED-DOG]

The Duke of Fremont Street," a professional poker player, world traveler, adventurer, treasure hunter, philanthropist and socialite


My arse!

[Tal]

What kind of duke dresses like that?

I suppose The Spiv of Freemont Street doesn't have the same ring to it...

[Karabiner]

The Duke of Fremont Street," a professional poker player, world traveler, adventurer, treasure hunter, philanthropist and socialite


My arse!

Can't believe he didn't include international playboy on his CV.

[bookiebasher]

The Duke of Fremont Street," a professional poker player, world traveler, adventurer, treasure hunter, philanthropist and socialite


My arse!

 

Could not have put it better myself.

[craigbetts]

I can't believe he was only carrying $137k!

[RED-DOG]

The Duke of Fremont Street," a professional poker player, world traveler, adventurer, treasure hunter, philanthropist and socialite


My arse!

Can't believe he didn't include international playboy on his CV.

Lol. I was waiting Ralph. You didn't disappoint.