Vegas, October 2010
14 parts · 14 Oct 2010 – 23 Oct 2010
- 1
Vegas - First Impressions
Wow……Vegas is in recession - that is for certain. I've spoken to a couple of the card room managers and all have confirmed that unemployment is running at the 20% mark. All…
- 2
Vegas - Luxor/Excalibur/MGM
Didn't feel like playing tournies on day 3 so after seeing off Shazbo post 2 bottles of premimum saki, decided to go and play cash at the top of the strip. The…
- 3
Vegas - Ballys
So - $70 for 5k starting stack sounds okay right? When we didn't receive any "25" chips in our starting stack I realised I'd been sold a lemon. That's right - blind…
- 4
Vegas - Binnions
I first met Shaun in Planet Hollywood as he was coming to the end of a 36 hour cash session. We got on like a house on fire and spent today with…
- 5
Vegas - funny hannds
Hand 1 - Caesars Final Table Blinds 400-800 I make it 1800 UTG with K(x)? Rock calls in SB. Uber rock BB folds but keeps his cards. Flop is A77. I can't…
- 6
Vegas - Treasure Island
There is a 40 year old lady on the table dressed at a 20 year old. Her breasts are fighting to join the chips on the table. Oh boy. Proper "Old Gold"…
- 7
Vegas - Roulette Slowroll
Myself, Shaun and Neil were playing $100 each on roulette whilst waiting for our seat at the Steakhouse in Luxor. Myself and Shaun had both busted, but Neil had about $150. It…
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Vegas - Luxor cash game fun
I put in a 6 hour shift at the Luxor yesterday, with Shaun and Neil, and we all came away with big wins (I finished on a $1100 stack from a $200…
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Vegas - Quad Run
No poker yesterday, as Shazbo arrived in town and I was pretty drained after the Luxor game the other day. However, we did play "3 card poker" on the tables and had…
- 10
Vegas - a good day
Yesterday went very well with only 4 hours of poker action. Chopped the Treasure Island $50 tournament for $200 when we were 4 handed and everyone had about 3 big blinds. Not…
- 11
Vegas - Spa
Jimbo talking to prim and proper spa American lady: "Well it would only take 5 seconds if you waxed my chest" Shazbo: "Not if they did your arse it wouldn't" FFS Shazbo…
- 12
Vegas - More Luxor Fun
I put in a 3 hour session in the Luxor cash game yesterday with more fun and games. I normally try to establish a stupid image cheaply, but I took it a…
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Vegas - Time to leave
The last day of Vegas had little to write about from a poker perspective. I couldn't get motivated to play another cash game so just played the Hollywood 2pm tournie, and busted…
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Vegas - two final shorties
1) Had just finished dinner in the over-rated Jasmine at the Bellagio and left the table for the toilet. Opened the door stretching, with my eyes shut, before turning round to lock…