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mylesfdo:
Good luck out there Joe....hope to see u get the lot!!

Joker161:
Day 1 - Sunday 28th June

Flight delayed. A bit boring. Daytime flight, so a chance to catch up on a load of films. Started with Taken 3. Standard. Then Selma. Got me quite angry, actually. WTF was wrong with those people 50 years ago? Time for something more light hearted: Hot Tub Time Machine 2. As you do. The odd giggle, but basically a s**t film.

No queue at immigration. At all. Straight to the officer. Is that a record? Of course it meant we were all waiting 20 minutes for our bags. The taxi driver did the usual round trip. Explaining that you have been here before, etc., seems to have no effect. Next year I will either (i) start the conversation with "I only have $25, so you can go the long way and get no tip or the short way that we both know exists" (apparently there is "construction" going the other way; yeah right); or (ii) bring a map and actually direct him the shortest route. GPS on the phone is no good because it would cost the same as going the long way in data charges!

I"m staying at the Marriott Grand Chateau. It"s just off the strip behind PH and MGM, 200 yards from the strip. It has no casino, so it"s nice and quiet, and the rooms have a small kitchen which might be useful. Haven"t worked out how yet - perhaps cereal in the mornings? Off to buy-in for Tuesday"s event now. Might have to be a taxi given the walk to the Harrah"s shuttle looks a bit long.

Joker161:
Day 2 - Monday 29th June, 5am

So, I"ve still got that sleep issue in Vegas then! About three hours last night - not bad for me on the first night!

Back to yesterday...

I get a taxi to the Rio and buy into the $1,111 (Tuesday 10am start) and then have a look at the Big Drop where I see Trickett and Cody in action. Apparently it"s 40 minute blinds and the pros wanted it that way! Get back to the cash quicker! I then go over to see what"s happening in the Final Table area, and there"s Simon Trumper going great guns in the $10k PLO. There"s also quite a big Brit crowd with Barney Boatman and Andy Black. I bump into Adam who is on a break reporting on the Big Drop. We go and get a sandwich and then watch the PLO until the dinner break.

It"s now 9pm (5am UK time) and I"m struggling a bit. Adam suggests I go and play cash and see how I feel after an hour. I don"t want to miss the end of the PLO, but I have to get SOME sleep! So I find a $1/$3 table and sit down with $300. No hands for 30 minutes and I don"t even play marginal ones. Then it gets folded to me in the CO and I have Td8d and raise to $10 (the standard raise on this table). The BB calls and he"s been showing all sorts of rubbish. Flop is AK9 with two of my diamonds. He checks, I bet $20 to rep the ace. I assume he will fold, but he calls. Turn is a seven, and he bets $30. He"s obviously ahead here, but I have flush and straight draws and so call. River is a diamond, but another seven. He bets something quite big like $180. I am so sure I"m ahead that I call quite quickly, and he has 97 for the house. He probably shouldn"t be calling my flop bet. All very annoying, but being half asleep didn"t help. There"s no way I would call that in a tournament. Any 6, 10 or other diamond and I win; any other card and I don"t call on the river. Just the seven of diamonds that stitches me up! I decide to pass the PLO and go home. It"s still bloody hot at 11pm!

I feel a rest day coming on...

Joker161:
Still Monday 29th June, 7pm

Had quite a lazy day, although decided to go to Planet Hollywood and play the $80 4pm. Once I got there, it turns out they have a series going on like they have at the Venetian and Ceasar"s. They have a $150 PLO which sounds like fun. I"ve missed the first two levels, but decide to give it a go anyway. I managed to go through the whole two hours without winning a hand! When I got in cheap I missed. The only decent hand I had was AKQQ, the flop had an ace and I had to fold to a raise (he showed AA). Then the exit hand I go all-in with a set of tens and get a caller. He has a massive draw and hits his straight.

I then went to meet some friends who are in Vegas for a day. They got engaged in the Grand Canyon this morning! They were playing blackjack, and I managed to lose $60 there too. I did win the odd hand, though, unlike with the poker. I"m not sure I"ve ever played a tournament and not won at least one hand! Fingers crossed it"s all different tomorrow!

Joker161:
Day 3 - Tuesday 30th June

Reasonable amount of sleep last night. Got Wimbledon on the telly whilst getting ready, then a taxi to the Rio for the 10am start.

Only two of us there at the start, sharing everyone else"s blinds. It filled up pretty quickly. Not much to report for the first two levels. No big pairs. I had to fold 99 pre-flop to a raise and a re-raise. Had AQ three times, but I only hit once. I was on about 9500 towards the end of Level 2 when I got a bit Larry with 87. I raise mid-position to steal, the button calls and so does the BB. Flop is TT3; surely they all missed that! BB checks, I bet 550, the button calls and the BB folds. Turn a two. Obviously I should give it up here, but I reckon I have to bet to win, and so decide to bet 1100. He calls. Obviously I check fold the river. Ended the first two hours on 7500. Still loads of time, but it would be nice to get some decent hands!

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