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08-06-06, 01:45 AM
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The sweatshirts (not sweaters) are really great, and they WILL be available. Really. I may not make a fancy store, but they will be available to you guys... I don't know how much they will cost yet, but they are't cheap... probably about $50 shipped. Of course, I'll throw in a mousepad, a pen, some chips, etc. Someone bug me about this in about a week if I haven't made a new thread by then.
Time for today's update: I slept in, lounged around here for a while, and headed over to the Rio. I wasn't planning on playing, so I worse shorts, a tshirt, and sandals - HUGE mistake. It's so cold in there, I was joking that I expected it to start snowing at any time. I literally ordered a hot chocolate while I was playing (yes, I played). Anyhoo, when I got thre to do my paperwork to get paid for last night's cash, they told me it would be an hour wait. Ugh. To kill some time, I went and got in line to play one of the $175 SNGs. They are winner take all: $1500 in tourney chips ($T, basically) plus $120 in cash. Most tables usually do a last longer too, which I always take part in, since there's no juice on that money. Today, 6 of us did one for $40 (that was the amount of change one dude had). I decided to play more aggressively than usual, and it went pretty well. One time, I checked raised a guy all in with nothing (K high) without taking account of his stack, and he called and I doulbed him up. I was right that he was weak, but he committed himself with his bet. Oh well. Eventually, I outlasted the other last longer guys, so I pocked that $240 ($200 net - more than paid for my SNG), and then kept rolling. By the time we got heads up, I had a solid 2:1 chip lead on the other guy (who was the one that I doubled up earlier). I know I'm a better player than he is and I probably would have won, but anything can happen in Heads Up poker, so we made a deal. I gave him $580 in cash to basically go away (I made him leave $10 for the dealers). That got me the $1500 in chips, plus $120 in cash, which I left $40 more or the dealers. So... when all is said an done for this, that's $1620 - 580 - 40 - 175 = 825 + 200 - 40 = $985 net. Call it an even thousand. Not bad for killing time! I went and sold the three $500 chips for $1500 cash (this took me all of 2 minutes), and then went back to the cash out area. I did some paperwork, had them give me $1030 in cash and wire the remaining $29k to my bank. Daniel Negreanu was standing in the window next to me, claiming his cash rom the Main Event... He didn't look particularly happy (it's a bad time - I know this first hand now), so I didn't even talk to him. I came back here and hung out by the pool for a bit, and even took a little nap out there. Now I just need to decide if I feel like going out tonight or not. I'm leaning towards staying here and not playing poker and not drinking, but you never know. If things go according to plan, tomorrow will be a fun non-poker day. I'll update you on that later. |
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08-06-06, 08:42 AM
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My buddy Jack is gonna play in the $1500 event that starts today(?) It would be very cool to see the two of you heads up for a bracelet.
I'm just saying....
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08-06-06, 09:33 AM
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Hmmm...guess I should check CP more frequently. I wasn't even aware that DN had busted out. Ah well, my main reason for watching CP busted out earlier on in the ME but then went on to do really well in event 40
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08-06-06, 03:53 PM
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$14,150 less than I won last year, in the same event when I finished just one spot higher.
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08-07-06, 02:23 AM
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I played absolutely NO poker today, and had a really great time. It's so crazy to me that I was BORED here just a few days ago and was thinking about changing my flight to go home early. Things sure have changed since then and all for the better!
Today, I went out with a new friend of mine. And yes, my new (female) friend is a FRIEND, so no need for you guys to speculate, etc. We went and had lunch at a cafe overlooking the pool at the Wynn, and then we headed up to Red Rock. This is a beautiful area that I've heard of before, but never visited. It really is impressive, and not all that far from here. We went horeseback riding (this was the third time in my life, and first time in 8 years or so) for about an hour. It was slow and relaxed, except for when MY horse decided to get spooked. No worries. The only way I'm falling off a horse is if the whole thing comes down on top of me. I'm not even kidding. After riding, we went exploring a bit... We did the scenic drive, which has about 5 or 6 stopping points where you can go hiking. We went off for quite a ways on the first one, and ended up doing a little bit of climbing. I love climbing things (always have), and there was one spot (ledge?) that I just HAD to try. I made it up, but coming down was tricky, to say the least. If and when she sends me the pics (the batery in my camera is dead), I'll post one or two. After exploring the area some more, we headed out and stopped by the Red Rock Casino. This place is NICE. We had dinner there, and then played some 1c slots just for fun... well, fun for her - not so much for me. I typically hate all slot machines, but I suppose it was an entertaining $20 spent. Definitely, definitely, definitely a fun day. I'm so glad I stuck around Vegas, not only for my Final Table, but for this too... As of right now, I'm thinking I'm going to play in tomorrow's $1500 Event, but rather than head over and register now (I'm tired and don't feel like it), I'm just going to go in the morning. If it's sold out, so be it - I'll take that as a sign that I wasn't supposed to play. But I'll probably get in, and when I do, I'll send RR some updates. I don't have super high expectations (it would be awfully hard to repeat my performance from the other day), but I have been playing excellent poker lately, so you never know. Oh, I also have to find Fabrice before I leave, since he owes me $1000. He's playing in the $10k at the Bellagio tomorrow - too rich for my blood. |
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08-07-06, 02:34 AM
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Thanks.
And yeah... she's actually the one who registered Zy and I with less than 10 spots to go before the tourney sold out (they capped it at 1100). She was really cool and stalled for me, while he was literally running through the building with cash. We've chit chatted ever since, and went out for drinks to celebrate my Final Table the other night. This reminds me, I still owe Zy some $$.
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