Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[Marky_Crash]

Jeff Kimber bragging on twitter about getting 1k over ICM in some tourney or other.  Would hate to be on the other side of that deal!




PS from what you said, I think our share was probably about right.  

Well I was happy to play on, but "Chicago" (red shirt, baseball cap) was desperate to deal.

The stacks were very lopsided. Think there were 2.7 milly chips in play, Jeff had 2.1 milly, Chicago around 300k, & the remaining three of us had 300k between us, with blinds at 10,000-20,000.

I had a good a chance as any of laddering into 3rd place, equally, I could go busto next hand.

Part of the reasoning for Jeff doing Business (it was not his idea), was that he wanted to watch the England v Wales game I believe. This sounds a bit odd, but I think he was keen to see me get a nice score, too. That's not to say we took it easy against each other though, we clashed plenty of times, & he wrested a pot or 2 from me along the way.

It was interesting to see a really experienced Pro take control of a final table the way Jeff did, especially as, as far as I know, he had never played Big O in his life previously. Think he really enjoyed it, too. I certainly did, was one of the most enjoyable days poker I can remember in many a year.

I never explained my busto yesterday at Golden Nugget, but it was a horrible cooler, when Mr Loose got there despite being utterly dominated. There were 30 or so left, & that coup would have put me in a great position to Final, but maybe I used up too much run good the day before.

Today, I'm on work catch up after 2 days AWOL.

Wednesday was such an odd day, it was really sad to take Gill to the Airport & see her off, then I went & played poker for 16 hours & had a ball. Real bitter sweet stuff.

No more Tourneys now until Sunday, when I'm scheduled to play the $600 PLO @ Venetian, so Friday night & Saturday night I'll be playing Big O cash @ Rio. Only played 2 cash sessions so far, which was before Gill arrived, as I did not want to be playing cash all night when she was here, but I'm a few bob ahead at Cash, & really enjoy those sessions.

Meanwhile, I have 3 Blogs to write, all for different things - the Sky Sports page, the Vegas blog, & another non-Vegas one for Sky Poker. Best push on. It's 0130 here, & it'll be 4am at best before I get done.

All good. Vegas is just great.

It cannot compare to the £3.30 OH8 DYM's surely!

Couple of questions if you have the time...

Do you know if the 'Big O' at the Venetian have all the same straddle and $10 on the dealer button stuff @ $1-2 like the Rio does?

When hiring a car these days in Vegas do you need anything apart from drivers license, passport and $$? I remember the DVLA bringing in some crazy new rules since I last hired a car in Vegas but im not sure how much the USA car companies bother with it.

Good luck in the cash sessions, hopefully you can play even more freely and kick some serious **** now you have a nice cash in the bag and have one on the board

The Rio Big O games - of which there are always 5 or 6 running - are now labelled "$1-$2-$5", meaning it is $1 $2 Blinds, but with a MANDATORY $5 Button straddle. In effect, the $1 & $2 chips don't play, except for posting blinds.

The $5 $5 Big O Game does not have the mandatory straddle, as far as I am aware.

I've not played Big O @ Venetian so far this trip, so don't know what the deal is there, but the last time I did, they had no mandatory straddle. Be warned though, there is a trio of local reprobates who "play together" in the Venetian game, & do so quite openly. I refuse to sit with them, & have done for some years.    


Also, I note you exchanged posts with Rod Paradise - if I'm not mistaken, you might be near neighbours, think both of you live in Argyll, or somewhere equally dreadful.

Is Dad looking forward to his Vegas trip?

Cheers Tikay, was just slightly concerned about the game playing effectively as $5 PL as although I could plop in a buy in or 2, it would be ideal to feel I had more 'buy ins' in my pocket so the stakes in no way affect the way I would approach the game. I will see how flush I am and maybe have a bash at it or try and chip up in other cash games first so I feel I am semi freerolling with any buy ins at the $1-$2-$5.

If I try the Venetian I will keep my eye out for any players in cahoots!

Lol @ 'Argyll or somewhere equally dreadful' I guess you mean Ayrshire... The part I am in 'Saltcoats' isn't anything to write home about and has more than it's fair share of deprivation but Ayrshire as a whole is pretty stunning on it's day! Maybe need to try and persuade you up here one day with the offer of free sticky buns or something so you can see for yourself.

My dad surprisingly seems very excited about the trip. He took a bit of convincing as he doesn't like the heat and has rarely been abroad apart from a school trip to Belgium 50 years ago and when I dragged him to Spain 20 years ago. He has most of his stuff packed and is telling me about stuff going on at the Venetian Not sure what I am looking forward to the most, going to Vegas myself or seeing my dad over there, it will be an eye opener for him!

Brilliant to see you kicking some %^&% both in the MTT's and the Cash games! Hope you are having a great time, good luck in the upcoming games and looking forward to the next blog installments (I am guessing the LVPD incident will be sidestepped in the blogs ).

[Rod Paradise]

Think they got the driver/car model bit mixed up.

Think we should all use the handle : Silver Rogue , whenever we address Teeks from now on

[Rod Paradise]

Lol @ 'Argyll or somewhere equally dreadful' I guess you mean Ayrshire... The part I am in 'Saltcoats' isn't anything to write home about and has more than it's fair share of deprivation but Ayrshire as a whole is pretty stunning on it's day! Maybe need to try and persuade you up here one day with the offer of free sticky buns or something so you can see for yourself.

Don't worry, the Silver Rogue likes to pretend ignorance and that all of Scotland is next door to each other. You're actually only 45 miles from me (Sanquhar) so not too bad for him.

[Karabiner]

Where are you watching the football tomorrow, Tikay?

No plans to watch it, Simon, Euro16, & football generally, does not really float my boat enough to divert me from Vegas stuff, except from a business aspect, as it is a fairly big deal for Sky Bet.

I'd far rather watch the Cavs tonight - what a comeback that would be - or the Golf.

Did I ever mention to you that Lebron James follows me on Twitter?

I have no idea how or why that happened.

[MANTIS01]

My advice to the silver rogue as we embark on the next chapter of the staking adventure is this. Take a long hard look at that photo after winning the other night. See how you looked all mean, moody and surly? That's how you should look from the very first hand! I would also casually leave that arrest report lying on the table next to your chips. Do both these things and nobody will fuck with you. At least they will be forewarned about the destination of their asshole if they tangle with you.

[Doobs]

I suspect the 10k O8 championship might be worth a watch.  The player leading it plays as trelski online (well it must be him). He plays a game that I am  not familiar with.  He turns up with all kinds of junk frequently, but absolutely crushes.  He just must have a great feel for where everyone else is.  I am rooting for him anyway.  He attracts loads of abuse, but I love the way he plays. 

Think you should go down and watch him for inspiration!  The 10k is limit unfortunately, but am sure he'll be a good watch.  Benny Glaser is through to day two as well. 

[Marky_Crash]

I suspect the 10k O8 championship might be worth a watch.  The player leading it plays as trelski online (well it must be him). He plays a game that I am  not familiar with.  He turns up with all kinds of junk frequently, but absolutely crushes.  He just must have a great feel for where everyone else is.  I am rooting for him anyway.  He attracts loads of abuse, but I love the way he plays. 

Think you should go down and watch him for inspiration!  The 10k is limit unfortunately, but am sure he'll be a good watch.  Benny Glaser is through to day two as well. 

Yeah I think it is him, Trelskig is his stars handle. He is a tricky customer and I would imagine will keep a nice aggresive edge with his stack size.

[Doobs]

I suspect the 10k O8 championship might be worth a watch.  The player leading it plays as trelski online (well it must be him). He plays a game that I am  not familiar with.  He turns up with all kinds of junk frequently, but absolutely crushes.  He just must have a great feel for where everyone else is.  I am rooting for him anyway.  He attracts loads of abuse, but I love the way he plays. 

Think you should go down and watch him for inspiration!  The 10k is limit unfortunately, but am sure he'll be a good watch.  Benny Glaser is through to day two as well. 

Yeah I think it is him, Trelskig is his stars handle. He is a tricky customer and I would imagine will keep a nice aggresive edge with his stack size.

Sorry, was just a typo on his stars login or autocorrect.  I have played him often enough to know his stars handle.   Somebody on 2 plus 2 has also said it was him, and it would be a mad coincidence if it wasn't.   

Who do you play as on stars.  I know a couple of other UK blondes who play 08 there.   Pm if you'd prefer.

[Marky_Crash]

I suspect the 10k O8 championship might be worth a watch.  The player leading it plays as trelski online (well it must be him). He plays a game that I am  not familiar with.  He turns up with all kinds of junk frequently, but absolutely crushes.  He just must have a great feel for where everyone else is.  I am rooting for him anyway.  He attracts loads of abuse, but I love the way he plays. 

Think you should go down and watch him for inspiration!  The 10k is limit unfortunately, but am sure he'll be a good watch.  Benny Glaser is through to day two as well. 

Yeah I think it is him, Trelskig is his stars handle. He is a tricky customer and I would imagine will keep a nice aggresive edge with his stack size.

Sorry, was just a typo on his stars login or autocorrect.  I have played him often enough to know his stars handle.   Somebody on 2 plus 2 has also said it was him, and it would be a mad coincidence if it wasn't.   

Who do you play as on stars.  I know a couple of other UK blondes who play 08 there.   Pm if you'd prefer.

Hi Doobs,

For 7 or 8 years it was the same handle as my name here Marky_Crash.

I took the hump with them when they introduced all the hyper turbos and pretty much killed all regular OH8 SNG traffic which was my usual hunting ground, scrapped the long running 'Battle Of The Planets' promo and gave me a pittance for the 20 odd BOTP tickets I had to the monthly $50k triple shootout (they gave me about $200+ if I remember correctly but they should have had a value of $3k+). In a moment of haste I basically told them to GFT and close my account... Was rather hasty of me.

My partner played very infrequently on stars so now I am left with 'ghosting her' with regards to stars (not that she plays there too much).

[Doobs]

I suspect the 10k O8 championship might be worth a watch.  The player leading it plays as trelski online (well it must be him). He plays a game that I am  not familiar with.  He turns up with all kinds of junk frequently, but absolutely crushes.  He just must have a great feel for where everyone else is.  I am rooting for him anyway.  He attracts loads of abuse, but I love the way he plays. 

Think you should go down and watch him for inspiration!  The 10k is limit unfortunately, but am sure he'll be a good watch.  Benny Glaser is through to day two as well. 

Yeah I think it is him, Trelskig is his stars handle. He is a tricky customer and I would imagine will keep a nice aggresive edge with his stack size.

Sorry, was just a typo on his stars login or autocorrect.  I have played him often enough to know his stars handle.   Somebody on 2 plus 2 has also said it was him, and it would be a mad coincidence if it wasn't.   

Who do you play as on stars.  I know a couple of other UK blondes who play 08 there.   Pm if you'd prefer.

Hi Doobs,

For 7 or 8 years it was the same handle as my name here Marky_Crash.

I took the hump with them when they introduced all the hyper turbos and pretty much killed all regular OH8 SNG traffic which was my usual hunting ground, scrapped the long running 'Battle Of The Planets' promo and gave me a pittance for the 20 odd BOTP tickets I had to the monthly $50k triple shootout (they gave me about $200+ if I remember correctly but they should have had a value of $3k+). In a moment of haste I basically told them to GFT and close my account... Was rather hasty of me.

My partner played very infrequently on stars so now I am left with 'ghosting her' with regards to stars (not that she plays there too much).

I didn't really play Stts until the hypers came in.  Now I play loads of hyperd and far more o8 than hold em.  It used to be the other way round.  I have done ok at 6 max Stts too, but pretty terrible at heads up hypers.  I have won more games han lost overall, but losing badly after rake.  Might just be bad variance at higher stakes, but probably not.

[Marky_Crash]

I suspect the 10k O8 championship might be worth a watch.  The player leading it plays as trelski online (well it must be him). He plays a game that I am  not familiar with.  He turns up with all kinds of junk frequently, but absolutely crushes.  He just must have a great feel for where everyone else is.  I am rooting for him anyway.  He attracts loads of abuse, but I love the way he plays. 

Think you should go down and watch him for inspiration!  The 10k is limit unfortunately, but am sure he'll be a good watch.  Benny Glaser is through to day two as well. 

Yeah I think it is him, Trelskig is his stars handle. He is a tricky customer and I would imagine will keep a nice aggresive edge with his stack size.

Sorry, was just a typo on his stars login or autocorrect.  I have played him often enough to know his stars handle.   Somebody on 2 plus 2 has also said it was him, and it would be a mad coincidence if it wasn't.   

Who do you play as on stars.  I know a couple of other UK blondes who play 08 there.   Pm if you'd prefer.

Hi Doobs,

For 7 or 8 years it was the same handle as my name here Marky_Crash.

I took the hump with them when they introduced all the hyper turbos and pretty much killed all regular OH8 SNG traffic which was my usual hunting ground, scrapped the long running 'Battle Of The Planets' promo and gave me a pittance for the 20 odd BOTP tickets I had to the monthly $50k triple shootout (they gave me about $200+ if I remember correctly but they should have had a value of $3k+). In a moment of haste I basically told them to GFT and close my account... Was rather hasty of me.

My partner played very infrequently on stars so now I am left with 'ghosting her' with regards to stars (not that she plays there too much).

I didn't really play Stts until the hypers came in.  Now I play loads of hyperd and far more o8 than hold em.  It used to be the other way round.  I have done ok at 6 max Stts too, but pretty terrible at heads up hypers.  I have won more games han lost overall, but losing badly after rake.  Might just be bad variance at higher stakes, but probably not.

That is probably why we didn't play much against one another, I was kind of the reverse only playing them until the hypers came in and then virtually stopping. I managed to do really well in SNG's on stars for quite a few years and they were my 'bread and butter' when playing full time. Once the hypers came in edges were reduced so much it made attaining the same consistency I was getting in regular STT's impossible. With the regular STT's I was able to keep a very high and consistent ROI and was getting cash most weeks for the SNG leaderboards on top and then some decent cashes from the monthly $50k freeroll which usually only had a couple of hundred or so runners.

The hypers just basically knocked the whole lot on its head though.

[tikay]

Jeff Kimber bragging on twitter about getting 1k over ICM in some tourney or other.  Would hate to be on the other side of that deal!




PS from what you said, I think our share was probably about right.  

Well I was happy to play on, but "Chicago" (red shirt, baseball cap) was desperate to deal.

The stacks were very lopsided. Think there were 2.7 milly chips in play, Jeff had 2.1 milly, Chicago around 300k, & the remaining three of us had 300k between us, with blinds at 10,000-20,000.

I had a good a chance as any of laddering into 3rd place, equally, I could go busto next hand.

Part of the reasoning for Jeff doing Business (it was not his idea), was that he wanted to watch the England v Wales game I believe. This sounds a bit odd, but I think he was keen to see me get a nice score, too. That's not to say we took it easy against each other though, we clashed plenty of times, & he wrested a pot or 2 from me along the way.

It was interesting to see a really experienced Pro take control of a final table the way Jeff did, especially as, as far as I know, he had never played Big O in his life previously. Think he really enjoyed it, too. I certainly did, was one of the most enjoyable days poker I can remember in many a year.

I never explained my busto yesterday at Golden Nugget, but it was a horrible cooler, when Mr Loose got there despite being utterly dominated. There were 30 or so left, & that coup would have put me in a great position to Final, but maybe I used up too much run good the day before.

Today, I'm on work catch up after 2 days AWOL.

Wednesday was such an odd day, it was really sad to take Gill to the Airport & see her off, then I went & played poker for 16 hours & had a ball. Real bitter sweet stuff.

No more Tourneys now until Sunday, when I'm scheduled to play the $600 PLO @ Venetian, so Friday night & Saturday night I'll be playing Big O cash @ Rio. Only played 2 cash sessions so far, which was before Gill arrived, as I did not want to be playing cash all night when she was here, but I'm a few bob ahead at Cash, & really enjoy those sessions.

Meanwhile, I have 3 Blogs to write, all for different things - the Sky Sports page, the Vegas blog, & another non-Vegas one for Sky Poker. Best push on. It's 0130 here, & it'll be 4am at best before I get done.

All good. Vegas is just great.

It cannot compare to the £3.30 OH8 DYM's surely!

Couple of questions if you have the time...

Do you know if the 'Big O' at the Venetian have all the same straddle and $10 on the dealer button stuff @ $1-2 like the Rio does?

When hiring a car these days in Vegas do you need anything apart from drivers license, passport and $$? I remember the DVLA bringing in some crazy new rules since I last hired a car in Vegas but im not sure how much the USA car companies bother with it.

Good luck in the cash sessions, hopefully you can play even more freely and kick some serious **** now you have a nice cash in the bag and have one on the board

The Rio Big O games - of which there are always 5 or 6 running - are now labelled "$1-$2-$5", meaning it is $1 $2 Blinds, but with a MANDATORY $5 Button straddle. In effect, the $1 & $2 chips don't play, except for posting blinds.

The $5 $5 Big O Game does not have the mandatory straddle, as far as I am aware.

I've not played Big O @ Venetian so far this trip, so don't know what the deal is there, but the last time I did, they had no mandatory straddle. Be warned though, there is a trio of local reprobates who "play together" in the Venetian game, & do so quite openly. I refuse to sit with them, & have done for some years.    


Also, I note you exchanged posts with Rod Paradise - if I'm not mistaken, you might be near neighbours, think both of you live in Argyll, or somewhere equally dreadful.

Is Dad looking forward to his Vegas trip?

Cheers Tikay, was just slightly concerned about the game playing effectively as $5 PL as although I could plop in a buy in or 2, it would be ideal to feel I had more 'buy ins' in my pocket so the stakes in no way affect the way I would approach the game. I will see how flush I am and maybe have a bash at it or try and chip up in other cash games first so I feel I am semi freerolling with any buy ins at the $1-$2-$5.

If I try the Venetian I will keep my eye out for any players in cahoots!

Lol @ 'Argyll or somewhere equally dreadful' I guess you mean Ayrshire... The part I am in 'Saltcoats' isn't anything to write home about and has more than it's fair share of deprivation but Ayrshire as a whole is pretty stunning on it's day! Maybe need to try and persuade you up here one day with the offer of free sticky buns or something so you can see for yourself.

My dad surprisingly seems very excited about the trip. He took a bit of convincing as he doesn't like the heat and has rarely been abroad apart from a school trip to Belgium 50 years ago and when I dragged him to Spain 20 years ago. He has most of his stuff packed and is telling me about stuff going on at the Venetian Not sure what I am looking forward to the most, going to Vegas myself or seeing my dad over there, it will be an eye opener for him!

Brilliant to see you kicking some %^&% both in the MTT's and the Cash games! Hope you are having a great time, good luck in the upcoming games and looking forward to the next blog installments (I am guessing the LVPD incident will be sidestepped in the blogs ).

Thanks Marky.

The $1 $2 $5 Big O @ The Rio has a min pull up of $100 & a max pull up of $500, but it plays very passive on most tables. Generally 4 or 5 limpers, sometimes an open to $15/$20/$25, which will attract 2 or 3 callers. Very rare indeed to see a 3 bet pre, so $500 is fine.

Apologies for "Argyll", I genuinely mixed it up with Ayrshire. It's all much the same, anyway.

Be great for your Dad. When Gill is here, the kick I get is seeing her so excited about everything, & it will be the same for you, with your Dad. Heat warning though - it is 44c today, (111f), expected to rise to 46c (115f).

 

[tikay]

Where are you watching the football tomorrow, Tikay?

No plans to watch it, Simon, Euro16, & football generally, does not really float my boat enough to divert me from Vegas stuff, except from a business aspect, as it is a fairly big deal for Sky Bet.

I'd far rather watch the Cavs tonight - what a comeback that would be - or the Golf.

Did I ever mention to you that Lebron James follows me on Twitter?

I have no idea how or why that happened.

Ha, incred.

Very unlucky with your Shane Lowry bet, Ralph. Ugh @ 68-70-65-76. He just seemed to go to bits. I am reliably informed it would have been the 2nd biggest price winner (125/1) that Fred has ever had. God bless Jim Furyk though, who grinded his way into 2nd place. What an amazing player he is, & still has old Fluff on the bag. It barely seems a year since Fluff was carrying for Tiger. Worked out well for Fluff, who'd have thought?

[tikay]

My advice to the silver rogue as we embark on the next chapter of the staking adventure is this. Take a long hard look at that photo after winning the other night. See how you looked all mean, moody and surly? That's how you should look from the very first hand! I would also casually leave that arrest report lying on the table next to your chips. Do both these things and nobody will fuck with you. At least they will be forewarned about the destination of their asshole if they tangle with you.

Look, I was NOT ARRESTED. It was just a misunderstanding, & the Mexican guy got a bit paranoid because my car has no registration plates, & I never had my driving licence or insurance with me.

Actually, I DID have my driving licence with me, but claimed I did not, as I was a bit worried about a spot of bother I had in Vegas a few years ago, did not want that small matter being bought to the surface.

Mr Mexico was asked to stay behind by the cops after I was sent on my way, so I think he may haver been in a spot of bother.  

It was all such a pain. I'd been playing poker for 16 hours, & just wanted to get to bed. Mexico insisted on calling the cops, & we waited 30 minutes for them to show up in a cop car.  The cop car cop then says he will call the motorbike cops, as car cops don't handle RTA's in Clark County.

So we waited another hour for the motorbike guy to arrive. Like buses, they arrived two at once, lights & sirens a-blazing & a whining.

Have to say, the motorbike cops are super cool - black leather boots, khaki uniform, shades, & when they took their helmets off, both were wearing bandanas. How cool is that?

They had identical police issue Harley Davidson's, which were absolutely immaculate, all shiny chrome. I'm not sure how it is that in the old days, chrome exhausts on motorbikes always discoloured, sort of blue ish, with heat, but they don't seem to these days.

[tikay]

I suspect the 10k O8 championship might be worth a watch.  The player leading it plays as trelski online (well it must be him). He plays a game that I am  not familiar with.  He turns up with all kinds of junk frequently, but absolutely crushes.  He just must have a great feel for where everyone else is.  I am rooting for him anyway.  He attracts loads of abuse, but I love the way he plays. 

Think you should go down and watch him for inspiration!  The 10k is limit unfortunately, but am sure he'll be a good watch.  Benny Glaser is through to day two as well. 

Yup, will go take a look later this afternoon.