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APAT - Vegas Vengeance: Sunday, 20th November 2011
It's Been A Hard Day's Grind
After all that sleep I was more than refreshed and ready for a day of grinding so after my usual lounge around the room I walked over to the Venetian. Food was the first order of business so I chose the Grand Lux Cafe for a couple of Stellas and a very nice Club sandwich.
After that, I got seated into a 4/8 Omaha8 game after just a couple of minutes. Despite going off with only six players the table filled up quickly.
The play was challenging to say the least and my stack yo-yo'd between $100 and $200 most of the time. The hardest part was an idiot at the opposite end of the table who would stay in with even the most ridiculous no-draw and get there on the river.
Not only that but he slow-rolled me.....twice. Sigh.
I crushed him later when I made the ultimate nuts on the turn and he just wouldn't let go and took him for a decent chunk of change.
Unfortunately, that chunk only got me back to my starting stack and after five hours I was down a whole $4.
That was enough and I wanted to play the IP Mixed Game so I cashed out and strolled over and got my name on the list around 6.30pm.
I was joined after a while by JP Round, James Edwards and Chen Tam and we got under way dead on 7pm with a few other randoms.
Laughs were had, suck-outs were bad and we played for quite a while. I couldn't get much going...it was that kind of day...and, besides, having played this game before I've always treated it as a donation.
So after 6 hours play I was down $100 and I was yawning so I called it a night, especially as I was going to have, at least for this trip, and early morning the next day
I made the short walk back to Harrah"s and crashed.
Paulie_D:
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APAT - Vegas Vengeance: Monday, 21st November 2011
It's A Nice Day For A White Wedding
Calling it an early night yesterday was a wise decision as I needed to be at The Chapel of The Flowers for Adam and Julie's wedding. A few of us gathered in the lobby around 10.30 and we hopped in a a cab or two to head over to the chapel arriving shortly before 10.45. In fact we arrived shortly before the groom!
Many of the visiting APATers had made the effort to dress up for the happy day especially Stuart Oliver who was in full Scottish regalia. For myself I confess that I had not (I had a full suitcase as it was) so I hid myself at the back out of camera shot.
The chapel was completely full and, indeed, the minister commented that he'd never had such a crowd, especially from overseas. I thought that the minister did a wonderful job of the ceremony and Adam and Julie were clearly enjoying their special day.
Once the ceremony was after the bride and groom were taken off to do a photo-shoot and we all trooped outside to find that the sun had truly come out for the first time during our visit. It was a gloriously sunny day.
We all stooged around for a while as Laxie organised us like a military action. We would need more than a few cabs but I was fortunate enough to blag a spot in one of the chapel's super-stretch limos to Caesars and the Cheesecake factory.
The driver let us out right be a side door just a hundred yards from the restaurant and we lined up outside. Somehow we'd beaten the happy couple to the place but Dawn was on the case.
It seemed that despite a couple of confirmation calls the restaurant didn't take reservations so Laxie had to badger the manager into sorting out some space for us.
It all worked out in the end and by the time we were done we filled three large tables. Somehow Ger and the rest of the party had gotten side-tracked into a bar so that was a little disappointing but still we had a nice meal for what I thought was a pretty decent price for the Forum Shops.
By 3pm I was ready for a nap so I trudged the whole length of the Forum Shops back to Harrah"s. I made sure to set my phone alarm so there wouldn't be a repeat of Saturday. By 5.30 I was cabbing over to the Tropicana for the JAPAT Wedding Tournament.
I really like the way they're refurbished the Trop although they've started pumping in some smell that just, if you'll pardon the expression, gets up my nose.
We got away with 50 runners or thereabouts but once again I got nowhere with any action or move I would make. I managed to run my A4s into Don Robert's AA who was on fire on our table.
A couple of drinks later and we'd managed to get a 3/6 Omaha8 cash game running full of APAT regulars.
Ger seemed to be hitting everything in sight even when he should have gotten out of the hand some time before. This was a little frustrating [2016 Note: In fact was downright annoying] but there is nothing you can do in these situations.
I sat in for a few hours while dwindling chips slowly. By the time the tourney was over I was ready to call it a night...this must have been around 1am and I was down $140.
So be it...I made my way outside and grabbed a cab back to Harrah"s.
I have nothing specific planned for the next few days, my travel guru duties are done and dusted, I'll just play it by ear.
duke3016:
Paulie_D:
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APAT - Vegas Vengeance: Tuesday, 22nd November 2011
The Venetian Is My Kryptonite
With nothing planned...at least with any specificity...I could have my usual long lie-in and general pottering around in the room time before doing anything of consequence. I decided to give the Venetian another shot but took my time in strolling over...it would be there when I got there.
My first port of call was the Walgreens (sort of like a giant Boots) for my annual purchase of a big pack Ibuprofen. How daft is it that if you try and buy more than 18 in Tesco they wrestle you to the ground in case you do yourself harm but over here I can buy enough to keep me going for well over a year?
This in the most litigious country in the world...batty I tell you!
Anyway, after making my purchase I took the opportunity to wander through the Canal Shoppes....such a better experience, at least visually, to me...that the Forum Shops.
Same basic idea, shops selling stuff I don't want and couldn't afford anyway but the Venetian seems to do it just a little more class than Caesars.
Having skipped breakfast as I usually do, I made my weary (yes already) way to the Grand Lux Cafe and brunched on a very nice meal of fish and chips...with the perennial couple of Stellas of course.
After that it was the poker room where, I'm sorry to say, the experience of a couple of days ago repeated itself. Either zero playable hands or getting crushed by river rats.
I played until about 6pm or thereabouts before calling it quits down about $140.
I don't know what it is, I used to do quite well at the Venetian...it could just be that I've got worse, the variance could be catching up with me or the opposition has gotten better.
Personally, I'd go with No. 2, then No. 1 then No. 3 in order of likelihood, but whatever it is I'm probably only going to give it one more shot.
Licking my wounds I strolled back to Harrah"s and into Toby Keith's. A few Bud Lites and a plate of chicken pieces lifted my spirits some but when the band came on my aged ears couldn't take the racket so I called it a night.
Now look, some of you are, no doubt, sitting there thinking, Paulie's in the mecca of all gamblers, Sin City, Las Vegas itself and he's getting in before midnight.
I can understand that thinking but you kind of have to look at it from my point of view.
Firstly, I'm older than most people generally judge and I weigh...there's no getting away from it...a lot...so I get tired.
Then, also, I've been coming here for 20 years or more so I don't have that 'Gee Whiz, Look at that!” excitement that the Vegas virgins have.
Finally, folks...and this is the biggie...this is my main holiday for the year and if I want to relax and vegetate that's what I'm going to do.
Perhaps it makes these reports a tad on the boring side on occasion but them's the breaks for you.
OK. Rant over.
Like I said, I'll give the Venetian one more shot tomorrow and see what the day brings after than. Most if not all of the contingent are heading home so maybe we'll all get together for something but we'll see.
Paulie_D:
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