Sunday, June 3, 2007

WSOP downtime Hotel uptime

So i travel half-way around the world and decide that I cant
be bothered lining up with these crazy americans and
conclude I am better off playing poker in my room than
play at the Rio. Then i remember the bellagio are
running tournaments, so I ring them up and ask when and
what time their tournaments are on ? The lady on the phone
kindly tells me they wont be starting for a week or so. Grayte,
so i head down there anyway to get lunch, and guess what,
theres a $1000 tournament on now ! Incompetence is a growing
disease, at least say "you" are not sure instead of giving a definitive
answer that is 100% incorrect. Luckily I can still register for
the $1,000 tournament. The bellagio poker staff are all top
notch, and the food as usual is fantastic. What is great is that
in my 15 minutes break i can get BBQ duck and poker rice, go
to the toilet and still have time to spare.

So far my strategy of eating and playing hasnt quite worked out
as planned. Recommendation , dont order buffalo wings and pizza
while playing a WSOP event, you just dont have enuff sourviettes
to not make a mess. But the main reason why I did this the day
before , was because Gus Hansen was in the line ahead of me, and
he ordered the same thing. So if its good enuff for gus its good enuff
for moi. Anyway the bellagio food is neat and easy to eat.

So im doing pretty decent, even after AA gets cracked by the village
idiots A6. Then i decide to raise to 600. with j-10. I had about
6k b4 the start of the hand. But wait the dealer who was on speed,
yelled all in b4 so loudly i blocked it out. Turns out under the gun
went all in for 2100. woops, now im getting 2 to 1 to call . So
I decide to call. Everyone folds to the small blind who pushes
all in. I figure he has a monster and fold , so stupid my me to get
myself in the spot. He has AA, phew, but the flop is 10-4-10, woops.
Then my chips yo-yo around till i get busted out.

I go back to the hotel watch a few more movies, so far have watched,
ghost rider (yawn), stomp the yard (some amazing dancing) and blades
of glory ( will ferrell makes me laugh , so stupid but funny)

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