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Erimus:
18/11/2011

Had a lie in till about 10, then decided to have a wander of the strip got down to the Wynn and had a look around the Ferrari showroom one day you never know, some of the shops in Vegas are amazing you could really blow some cash over there.

I then returned to Harrahs to try the buffet for breakfast which to be honest was a bit overwhelming too much food at that time of day filled up on pancakes, sausage, bacon and maple syrup.

The afternoon was spent in Casino royale $1 beers for the win, mainly watching players playing craps and pai gow, I don"t really get involved in the table games in the casino (too sensible, boring you decide).

Tonight"s the stag and 21st celebrations so head back to hotel for a quick shower and change.

Met in the lobby about 5 ish and Rodders was appointed as walk leader as he knew were he was going, when people say distances are longer in Vegas they are correct it only looks down the road, but it"s a bloody long road.

We stopped off at the Bellagio to watch the fountain show which was quite impressive and 15 mins later the trek continued.

We finally arrived at the Monte Carlo at about 6pm just in time for happy hour, ordered 4 beers 8 arrived (it"s all about timing). The waiter was getting a bit flustered at this point as we returned to the tables, he demanded that we either drink at the bar or get waiter service at the table no service ensued so we went our own way no tips ftw.

Being from the North East of England we decided to drop into the ice bar, the concept being you pay $55 to sit in a fridge.

One of our group thinks shorts would be the order of the day, and after being served with cocktails in glasses made of ice we comment that the temperature was positively balmy compared to Middlesbrough on a Saturday night and asked for the windows to be opened to let a bit of cool air in, unfortunately the waitress didn"t get the joke but hey ho. It was a good concept but don"t think it will catch on in the boro, if I fancy it again will go to local Tescos and open the freezer doors.

Hail a taxi for the next trip Frankies Tiki Bar please ok, 15 mins later he drops us off at Hooters and says don"t know where it is get out, ty for that, 15 mins in Hooters not very impressed eventually get too Frankies for a few cocktails and an enjoyable night was had by all.

18/11/2011 will continue in next thread.

pables:

--- Quote from: Erimus on November 26, 2011, 15:34:03 PM ---

The dance floor started to fill, but as I danced like a dad when I was 20 I don"t think 30 years on I would have improved, so I just enjoyed the buckets of beers and the chat.



--- End quote ---


I think I am with you here Brian!

jacklevel06:
Looking forward to this blog.Nice to meet you fro the first time.( Micky)

Erimus:
18/11/2011 continued

It"s now about 1am and what to do next, discussions ensued with the bouncer on the door and after I had suggested I was looking for a nice pair of items for my wife as a gift ie earrings,bracelets etc he suggested Treasues, he assured me that this was a high class jewellery store and I would not be disappointed with the stores contents.

A limo was ordered (must be a high class place) and duly arrived 20 mins later.

We got into the limo cant remember who, 3 or 4 of us and the central locking clicked shut.

A couple of minutes later our driver arrived at the back door to give us our instructions.

"Gripper is the name" he scowled in his South London gangster accent "this is a free limo service as long as you all give me $10 each" sounds free enough to me, to be honest if had asked for $50 we would of paid he was scary lol.

Leaving the bar we head into the back streets of Vegas it was getting darker no lights visible this is we"re we thought we were being kidnapped to become male prostitutes in a seedy part of town, I want me mam I thought.

We reached our destination and left the car, there may have been a slight smile of urine in the back of that car, the thought of Gripper still scares me now,we entered treasures and got a couple of drinks.

This was not your local branch of Beaverbrookes, I was shocked to say the least, for a 50 year old I really should of done more in my life (wink wink).

Eventually one of the assistants approached and sat down next to me, actually not next to me on me she was Swedish goes by the name of Anika nice girl very friendly.

We chatted about this and that and she eventually asked what I would like, and I explained I was after a pair of...... With this I was whisked off upstairs too check out the goods, as this is a family friendly forum I wont go into to much detail about the next 25 mins but I returned downstairs smiling no earrings but a few dollars lighter (that could be a good film title).

This is good preparation for a 2 day poker tournament the next day it"s now 3 am, we get a cab back to Harrahs the journey was fine apart from when we reached the level crossing the meter said $6 by the time the train had gone past it was $12 it took that train a good 20 mins to go past good timing by the taxi driver, got to bed 3:45am ready for ceasers palace tomorrow, need sleep.

No poker today so still down $140.

I thought I was here to play poker but over the next few days that is made up for

Erimus:
19/11/2011

Ok,today is the day of the 2 day Apat event at Ceasers Palace had an early morning stroll over to Ceasers and wandered the shops for a while before the game started at 1pm.

The poker room was spot on, away from the casino floor, so no extra noise to contend with, pictures can be found in the updates thread.

Although I have been a member of Apat a while I have not played that many games mainly due to family circumstances, my best effort was in Edinburgh a few years ago finished mid 20s I think lost a standard raise at the end, one time in Bolton I was out 3rd hand with the usual AA v KK no K bink for me, but that"s part of the game, accept it and move on.

Get seated happy with seat 6, at least you can see all the action clearly.

I had Todd, JP, and 3 random Americans too my right and 3 to my left was Scouse there was one other Apat player to my left, but I cannot remember his name apologies if you happen to read this.

I obviously cannot remember all hands but I will describe a couple of important ones too me, (will try not to go on too much).

I am aware of the reputation of my game put out by other members of the Stockton team so I tried to take advantage of this and think I got away with a couple of plays which I would not normally get involved in.

The first hand I remember was JP raised (JJ), I reraised with (AQ) folds round to JP who flats, I can"t remember chip stacks at the time but had enough to 3 bet fold or shove depending upon situation.The flop comes down with 3 low cards, no flush or str8 draws both check, turn again a low card JP checks I bet out, JP asks me if he shoves would I fold, I have to inform him we are not allowed to talk about the hand, and after a small dwell he folds, I breathe a huge sigh of relief, he still doesn"t believe that I had AQ there to this day but I honestly did mate.

One of the Americans on the table was playing really loose and getting lucky flopping straights twice and cracking aces with 7 3 off and his chips tack was up and down for the first few levels. Scouse was trying to get in a few pots with him and managed to get chips off him with a good bluff on the river holding nothing.

My next significant hand was with the same guy again can"t remember stack sizes will speak in big blinds.
He raises 2.5x on the button (AK), I reraise him with (JJ), he flats, flop comes down K x x he min bets, needing to know were I am I reraise leaving behind about 18/20 big blinds if he shoves here I probably fold but he flats. a nice J appears on the turn so I proceeded to get 2 streets of value from him, it didn"t knock him out but left him shortish, I think Jack eventually knocked him out with KK v A9 on a 9 high flop.

The rest of the game was uneventful winning and losing the odd pot, I managed to escape when I had raised pre with 10 10 and got flatted by JJ and someone else called with suited connectors, I don"t know why but had funny feeling about this hand so I folded when there was a bet and raise in front of me (position ftw) it eventually went to showdown and it was JJ v str8 and flush draw, so lost the minimum.

It gets to the last hand of the night and I have 30k folded round to Glenn who shoves 10bbs, Todd flats in the small blind and I have A5 in the big, looking back it would of been a good spot to shove but figured my kicker was too weak (appreciate any ones thoughts on this position), I did fold and the flop came down A 5 x lol so missed a possible treble up but you have to be in it to win it the JJ held against 10 8 I think, so I made my first day 2 with 30k about 15 bigs so a reasonable shoving stack.

Headed back to Harrahs hadn"t eaten all day so popped into KGB Buurgers for a late night snack, was very nice but too much,there was no way I would sleep with that laying on my stomach so registered for the $25 crapshoot, won"t bore you with hand details but got to the final table with 2 big blinds obv shoved next 4 hands and was called the maniac by the locals (never been called a maniac before on the poker tables, never likely to be called it again).

I eventually got heads up with a young American who asked if I wanted to chop it, I agreed but he asked if he could have first place to impress his girlfriend to which I agreed got $140 went to bed.

Poker Profit/loss -$160 but still in Apat event.

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