My WSOP Diary

BlondeFish

Since I don't have a blog and I wouldn't know Twitter from a fritter, I will try to post my Las Vegas updates in this thread.

Day 1, June 25 - Checking for WMD - Weapons of Math Destruction

My detailed report of the first eventful day with forumer StinkyFingers got erased, so I will try to retype it all later on if I have time.

BlondeFish

Skipping to Canada Day while it's fresh in my mind.

Day 7, July 1 - Time to Party

I played a $235 two-winner WSOP satellite that didn't start until after midnight. When it got down to the final three, the big chip leader was a Las Vegas resident. The shortest stack who had slightly less chips than me kept wanting to make a deal, but the chip leader wanted the full $1,100 while I didn't want to give up equity by just splitting the other prize for $550. The short stack ended up re-raising all-in with AA and the big stack made a horrible quick call with only 22, but fortunately for him and me, he sucked out a 2 and we each won two $500 lammers and $100 cash.

I tipped the dealer, then ate all-day breakfast at a Rio restaurant. So I now have two more $500 lammers that I have to sell to strangers in line-ups.

After I woke up, it was the end of my three-day free stay at a nice Rio suite and I checked out. I took a taxi to Monte Carlo. The female driver complained about everything - Obama, traffic, the new Las Vegas taxes, the US, Canada - and wanted to move to Thailand instead. ??? After the $11 interesting cab ride, I tried to check in at the Monte Carlo, but there seemed to be confusion about my accommodation. I went to the PartyPoker hospitality suite to check in and sort things.

I was given my PartyPoker loot bag, which contains a PartyPoker hoody and shirts, a shirt for my wife, two access bracelets, a VIP lanyard, a 4 GB memory stick, and some sort of electronic device. Having become techno-illiterate, I asked the Party girl on how to open the device, but she didn't know either. It turned out to be an iPod touch and I have no idea how to use it! :-[ I'll have to wait until I get home to get my seven year-old daughter to teach me how to use it.

Wow, all the text I had typed just got cancelled and disappeared, so I'm going to wait to play a poker game first to take out my frustration before I retype Day 1 and Day 7 again...

Graham

Nice report so far, what was that about WMDs?? Good luck in the ME

ReefAquarium

Nice to see that you made it through the first day with over 40K!!

StinkyFingers

Buddy good luck on day 2. Sorry I can't be there to cheer you on but it just wasn't worth it to fly to Vegas for only 2 days. Yesterday I played the Monthly Million with my freeroll and I was glad I did! I finished 31st for $4200! It should have been more but I made the mother of all bonehead moves to bust out... I'll tell you about it when you get home.

Good Luck
Den

moose

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