2023 WSOP

[nirvana]

I had a holiday in a cottage right across from the bay in Croyde. Back garden of the cottage adjoined the backgarden of the pub which was perfect as a young father of 2. Loved it

[animalpoker]

Morning all. 
Yesterday was a recovery day and nearly a day without poker .
Managed a gym session.  Had early dinner at battises hole in the wall opposite horseshoe.  Old style New York Italian style place I’d never been before .  Basically get full meal for a set price which includes salad or soup then garlic bread, a main pasta dish, cappuccino and a decent portion of red or white wine.  Felt proper home style, I’ll definitely return, if not this trip, at least once a trip in future.   There’s also a cheap convenience store next to it which is slightly easier to get to from my elevators than the one at the front of horseshoe . 

Lists were long for cash games around 8pm so I actually did the tourist thing and looped a walk up to and into Cosmo, through bellagio watching the fountains and observing the conservatory, onto caesars, then back across to horseshoe past flamingo.  Did end up playing 10am through to 1:30am on 1/2/5 big O .  Was playing tight solid but eventually lost 500 in a 3 way pot allin on flop with middle set and bad low draw vs 2 low draws with no more than a pair of gutshot.  Runner runner high cards sound good but made both of them the AJ straight - pretty much sums up my trip so far 😁
A little later I lost the minimum with 2nd nuts on a double board plo pot in a complete cooler. 

Onto today, Friday.  Room is full again with millionaire makers ( yesterday it was seniors )  but I woke up at 10am and made it to the card room by 10:30am fresh and ready for a long session. 

[tonytats]

We went to battistas twice this year it’s great value foods pretty decent too the meatballs as a starter sets me up

[animalpoker]

We went to battistas twice this year it’s great value foods pretty decent too the meatballs as a starter sets me up

I had the lasagne and was stuffed afterwards.  If it wasn’t for poker forums I’d prob never have known about it. Had seen a decent review on a vegas trip thread on 2+2 and it certainly didn’t disappoint. 

Not sure if I mentioned the food I had at Brewdog the other night too.  This time I’d seen it on YouTube eating reviews by a chap that goes to different places to sample several dishes.  The dish in question blew him away.   A lobster chip butty with a bisque type dipping sauce.  Again a dish I’d never have ordered if it wasn’t for YouTube, but I was so glad I did as it was the nicest dish I’ve had all year I think. 

[animalpoker]

So today I’m writing this whilst walking on a treadmill. I’ll prob do about 50minute on here with about 10 minutes of it jogging.  My back actually feels in really good shape now and I wouldn’t know id done it in 11 days ago if I had no memory.  Tested it a couple days with a few barbels exercises and some press ups and it held up perfectly.   

Yesterday was a full 13 hour 1/2/5 big O session up to 11:30pm with only restroom breaks.  I dribbled down a bit before going up a few hundred then eventually donating back and ending up about 500 down.  Key pot where I slow played a flopped nut flush when another chap was pot betting and another lady was chasing nut low with bottom 2 pair.  At the time I was in for about 900 and playing a peak stack of about 1200 .  By the river the pot was about 800 but the board had paired and the lady scooped it .  I guess I could have shipped the flop and win a smaller pot but I didn’t regret the way I played it at all. 

I did have some corona but nothing silly’ and cut myself off early to try be fresh for today. 
A few hours before the end of the session another Brit sat next to me and we got talking.  We had played big O many years ago ( we couldn’t recall which year ) and are actually Facebook friends from that initial meeting.  He’d literally just flown in and got seated next to me on his first table of the trip.  He’s not own for forums though so likely unknown here.

Boring easy late night food option of subway preceded an amazing 10 hours decent sleep, amazing !
Unfortunately I’ve drawn seat 2 today which isn’t great at all if last all day and don’t get moved.  Long stares at cards at the other end of the table doesn’t half strain my eyes.  I seemed to focus better with music playing in that horse so I’ll prob use that tactic for this one, and to drown out the limit players moans 😁.   Not sure if I’ll manage a light lunch at ocean one before 2pm start .  Might just get some fruit from cvs, not hungry at all yet. 

[animalpoker]

Well that was pretty uneventful.  25k starting stack did peak at 35k level 2 but stud hilo can be brutal and I only chopped 1 or 2 pots after that and was out before the end of level 5 !

Corona fuelled big o session began before 6pm and I was allin 500 first hand heads up for an 1100 pot on a pure freeroll from the flop.  My outs improved on the turn with a flush draw and extra high gutshot to go with my low wrap but bricked the river. 

Tomorrow is a 500$ 8game at mgm if I decide to play it .  10am start . 

[tonytats]

They play quite a bit of hi lo at southpoint inc cash games and a 2 pm tournament
The Silverado steak house there is good too

[animalpoker]

Time for todays Animal update.  It’s currently 8pm and I’ve just finished my cream of chicken and vegetable soup starter and am waiting on my salmon 3ways at grand luxe cafe in the Venetian .

Last nights big O corona session was pretty wild.  I was chugging the coronas back fast and quickly lost count but it deffo would have been double figures.  I quickly went about 700 down but turned it around to finish 1000 up, I swear I play cash games better when I’m drunk 🍺
I finished at 1:30am and ended up with Dave’s hot chicken again for bedtime food 😀

I set an alarm for 9:05am in the hope I’d still make the 500 8game at MGM at 10am.  Nursing a fair hangover I made it there at 9:55am.   Many coffees and countless perriers and I didn’t feel too bad a few hours later, other than tired eyes.  I’d lost half my stack by the first break but recovered and played solid all day pretty much.  9 hours later thought I’d finished 22nd out of 119 entrants with 15 paid.  30 min levels and blinds caught up with me, wasnt a massive pot to finish but 3 way allin stud8 would have put me near average stack has I scooped with my 567 starter hand. 

[StuartHopkin]

There’s also a cheap convenience store next to it which is slightly easier to get to from my elevators than the one at the front of horseshoe . 

This is sacrilege!

Its not just a convenience store! It is attached to the greatest casino in all of Vegas! THE STAGE DOOR!

$4 for a Corona and a Hot Dog, get yourself in there but don't forget your ID.

[Tal]

327 of 10,416 remain in the Millionaire Maker

50
United Kingdom Roberto Romanello
1,270,000

158
United Kingdom Yucel "Mad Turk" Eminoglu
700,000

291
United Kingdom
James Dempsey
275,000

I believe blinds resume at 10k/25k with 25k BB ante.

Good luck all

[Karabiner]

There’s also a cheap convenience store next to it which is slightly easier to get to from my elevators than the one at the front of horseshoe . 

This is sacrilege!

Its not just a convenience store! It is attached to the greatest casino in all of Vegas! THE STAGE DOOR!

$4 for a Corona and a Hot Dog, get yourself in there but don't forget your ID.

We need a trip report Stu!

[animalpoker]

327 of 10,416 remain in the Millionaire Maker

50
United Kingdom Roberto Romanello
1,270,000

158
United Kingdom Yucel "Mad Turk" Eminoglu
700,000

291
United Kingdom
James Dempsey
275,000

I believe blinds resume at 10k/25k with 25k BB ante.

Good luck all

I’ll have to keep an eye on updates for that one and possibly become a railbird a bit further in.  Whilst I don’t know any of them well I’ve played with all 3 multiple times. 

[animalpoker]

There’s also a cheap convenience store next to it which is slightly easier to get to from my elevators than the one at the front of horseshoe . 

This is sacrilege!

Its not just a convenience store! It is attached to the greatest casino in all of Vegas! THE STAGE DOOR!

$4 for a Corona and a Hot Dog, get yourself in there but don't forget your ID.

Haha I was too hungover to pop in that day, didn’t even manage much of the free wine with dinner.  Still time yet though or deffo future trip otherwise. 

[animalpoker]

Todays update from the treadmill. 
Eyes are too tired from yesterdays action and yesterdays hangover so I think I’ve made the right decision to ditch mtts for the day.   There was an 800 plo at aria or a 600 Omaha Hilo at Orleans but I just don’t fancy it. 
It kind of depressed me yesterday about 8 hours in to realise if I’d won that mtt I’d only be roughly break even on the trip 😎
Save myself for Wednesdays 1500 wsop plo8 last chance mtt before heading home Friday ( assuming I don’t make day 3 )
I’ll probably just play cash from noon onwards, possibly with a break for dinner if I can install some discipline.   Depends what game I play as to whether I allow booze into the equation again .

Last night I enjoyed a good 4 mile circle walk up and down the strip from mgm to Excalibur, down to Venetian, then back to horseshoe after dinner. 
Did play a little 20/40 Omaha Hilo cash for 2 hours until 11:30pm which was a refreshing change from the big O.  Went a few hundred up before finishing 150 up.

More Cornwall links yesterday.  A guy sat next to me at dinner at the bar and asked me where I was from.  He’d done 100 miles in 10 days walking the coast path a few years ago .   Then in that later cash game the chap opposite me told me he’d got back two weeks ago from a month in England including 10 days based near Penzance .  His wife is a huge poldark fan so they had toured the filming spots, I must get around to watching that sometime . 

[Tal]

327 of 10,416 remain in the Millionaire Maker

50
United Kingdom Roberto Romanello
1,270,000

158
United Kingdom Yucel "Mad Turk" Eminoglu
700,000

291
United Kingdom
James Dempsey
275,000

I believe blinds resume at 10k/25k with 25k BB ante.

Good luck all

I’ll have to keep an eye on updates for that one and possibly become a railbird a bit further in.  Whilst I don’t know any of them well I’ve played with all 3 multiple times. 

Flushy finished 173rd for $9,279

Mad Turk finished 65th for $20,758

Roberto Romanello is still in and is 15/41 with 6,700,000 chips. Guaranteed $36,576, but both first and second will become (if they aren't already) millionaires (odd payout structure):

1st $1,201,564

2nd $1,003,554

3rd $650,058

4th $501,182

5th $373,524

6th $287,522

7th $222,749

8th $173,683

9th $136,302

WSOP $1,718,640