Good luck James, you lucky Ba.........
So it is definitely Saturday. How do I feel this good after only 5 hours kip? Anway off for some breakfast now then to Binion"s this afternoon for their 2pm tournament and to absorb the history of the place.
Great stuff James keep um coming. GL at the tables.
Apat -- any chance of putting a face to the name (if James dosent mind)
Great stuff James keep um coming. GL at the tables.
Apat -- any chance of putting a face to the name (if James dosent mind)
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APAT mod James, pictured in Dublin two weeks ago.
They have this *****cat Casino, with gorgeous ladies in lingerie dancing in cages.
Good updates James. What is your poker schedule looking like for the remainder of your stay or are you "going with the flow"?
James,
Excellent read, keeping me entertained in rain drenched India. Unlucky on your first few tables, i"m sure fortunes will change.
All the best
Frosty
Nice read James... Your schedule for Thu-Sat is exactly the same as mine, so I"m sure our paths will cross, hopefully at Final Tables!! :)
As you"ve found out, you just have to play the $1/$2 NL cash games... I managed to cover all my buy-ins, food, cabs and most souvenirs/prezzies with profits from cash games last year... and I really don"t consider myself to be much of a cash game player.
I"ll look out for you at Binions on Thursday, this me -(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s71/RioRodent/APATIrelandMe.jpg)
Do you have to pay tax on your winnings?
I won $900 last year and was told that I had to pay about $270 in tax unless I got a form to say I am a non-American, so I could claim the tax back. Is this the same when you win at a cash table?
If you go to New York New York check out the piano bar, I think it's called that. I tried to get in the Coyote Ugly but they said I was to good looking so they will be no problem for you Good luck in today's games
It was in Harrah's where I won. I had to go to Caesars to fill the form in. It took about 2 hours to do but it saved me £150
Do you have to pay tax on your winnings?
Big Man,
Just got back of hols and have caught up with your reports. I did send you a text but I guess you haven"t got your phone on.
I said you would love Vegas. My only fear is that you won"t come back!! If you do get chance, I would have a go at the card room at the MGM. They have a $125 tourney on at 6pm every day (3K starting chips and a 40 min clock) which might be worth a punt. They do have 2 tourney"s on each day but I would avoid the early one as it"s a bit mental, fewer starting chips and quicker structure.
I found the same with the varitey of players. You can have a local pro on one side and a tourist on the other. It does add a few more variables into each equation which doesn"t help. Sounds like your playing well though (except for the thinker blow up ;)). Just keep playing your game and the results will come mate. I have every confidence in you.
Next year we will have to try and arrange a few of us (apat and home league) to take the trip out. Especially now that Binions is providing lower buy in tourney"s. Having said that though, can you imagine Dougal in Vegas, I think we might lose him?!?
Anyway, time to go. Keep pluggin" away dude and bring it home.
May all your cards be lucky and your pots be monsters!
Sharpy
P.S. There is a playboy bar/club at the Palms! Check it out!
Do you have to pay tax on your winnings?
I haven"t won anything yet!!!
When (I"m thinking positive for you) you cash in your WSOP event I"m sure you"ll be pleased to know that Harrahs seem to have cleaned up their act on the ITIN tax front. It"s very dull and appears to involve several seemingly identical forms all being filled out in triplicate and triple checked, before a bit more form filling and some more checking - but the boredom is the only bad bit, it"s essentially easy and hassle free.
So your in L.V. lovely weather I presume? [TICK]
You play poker everyday in mostly well structured events with great prize money in superb surroundings. [TICK]
You get to ogle scantily clad women while playing in said tourneys and drink free alcohol in the process. [BIG TICK]
Pot limit really baffled the Americans. They were constantly asking how much they can bet. Another observation is that all bets tended to be pot size, when in no limit the player would have bet less. Example, blinds 25-50, typical raise in no limt 150 (3x BB) but pot raise 175, so everyone was betting the pot, weird.
When (I"m thinking positive for you) you cash in your WSOP event I"m sure you"ll be pleased to know that Harrahs seem to have cleaned up their act on the ITIN tax front. It"s very dull and appears to involve several seemingly identical forms all being filled out in triplicate and triple checked, before a bit more form filling and some more checking - but the boredom is the only bad bit, it"s essentially easy and hassle free.
Jon, the LPM have a large group heading over to Vegas in a few weeks and, as we will all be playing reasonably large tourneys, I wondered how Harrah"s handled the ITIN situation. Did they get you to fill in the forms in the SAME property or did you have to go elsewhere as has been reported?
No limit again tomorrow at Binion"s, $100 Poker Classic, before the big one (for me) on Saturday at the Rio.
Unlucky James, just that bit of luck missing at the right times, otherwise you could have gone deep. Enjoying you"re reports greatly. How much longer are you there for?
Superb reports James, love reading them.
Mary
Unlucky James, so close, keep it up I am sure you will go deep in one
Unlucky mate. I know it"s of little consolation but you should be pleased with your play. I know it"s a terrible feeling being knocked out of a tourney, let alone the WSOP (I can only imagine). Just keep doing what you"re doing and you will be rewarded soon I have no doubt.
Take it easy dude, see you at next friday"s home game?
That"s rough James... I remember how I felt last year after busting out of my first WSOP event, and that was afer only 3 hours! To have played all day and so close to the money is a sickener.
I was fortunate that I had a fairly healthy stack as the money approached, although unfortunate to have, at that point in time, the chip leader* on my right... he was just running over the table, as is absolutely right in the circumstances... he raised every pot and I, like most others at the table, folded like a little girl. :-)
I"m going to play the rush ;) re-invest $1000 and have a go in the Seniors Event today.
*John Kranyak, who is now on the FT
Finally found time to sit down and read your report"s from start to finsh.A great read it was.You didnt seem to do much wrong on the poker front ,but just went card dead at the wrong times.
All credit to you James, for going out to Las Vegas and giving it a real go and above all else for giving a very honest appraisal of your time over there, without colouring it with horrendous beat stories and wild expectations. Enjoy your last few days.
That"s rough James... I remember how I felt last year after busting out of my first WSOP event, and that was afer only 3 hours! To have played all day and so close to the money is a sickener.
I was fortunate that I had a fairly healthy stack as the money approached, although unfortunate to have, at that point in time, the chip leader* on my right... he was just running over the table, as is absolutely right in the circumstances... he raised every pot and I, like most others at the table, folded like a little girl. :-)
I"m going to play the rush ;) re-invest $1000 and have a go in the Seniors Event today.
*John Kranyak, who is now on the FT
Good luck in the seniors event. And I must congratulate you again on a superb performance, to cash was a top achievement, the field was so tough.
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Chilling in the afternoon, taking in a few of the sights and trying to find some gifts or my Mom & sister. I hate shopping and gift shopping is even worse. Seemed to go through every gift shop in vegas and still didn"t find anything. I figure I work better under pressure and so have decided to leave it till the last minute, so I hope to find something at the airport....
Fantastic James, just what your play has deserved.
Great reports its a shame you"ve only got a few days left.
A cash, get in, well played
I always lost at video poker, but you and Jon MW win you lucky lucky gits.
Have you gone to Vegas on your own?
Dude,
Excellent news about your first final table. I"m really pleased you"ve been rewarded for your good play. Also glad to see you are being philosophical about the cash side.
How random was that video poker result??? I put it down to Karma mate.
Have you managed to get your mom and sister something yet? You might want to think about not leaving it until the departure lounge as there really isn"t much there except more slots. They"ve got some video poker as well...
Look forward to catching up when you get back mate.
Take it easy.
Or was it that the extra weight in his suitcase was down to sneaking home one of the girls from ceasers to bring to the next apat event to show ?? :)
Welcome home JE!
Was it just the suitcase that was heavier on its return? ::)
Great stuff James. I think everyone reading your updates are jealous and wish we"d been out there.
You can tell us all about it at the next APAT event. When I say tell us all about it, I mean show us the photos of the girls at Caesar"s.
... The standard of play is also a lot higher in Vegas in general. There are always not so good (but very lucky) players everywhere, but in Vegas there are so many very good players in every poker room. That said, I felt I was able to play to their level and that I have the skills to compete with them...
... I was handed a lesson in cash game poker. I think by winning $200 in my first session I was lured into a false sense of security. In subsequent sessions I proceeded to play too passively and make some bad calls. It is wierd because I would never play like this in a tournament. I must improve my cash game play online and put in the hours before venturing into a live cash game again. This is an area of my game that definitely needs to improve...