In Response to Re: A bumpy landing in Vegas : Hi Rose, Thank you. I plan to play mainly PLO, PLO8, Big O (best game in the world), Stud, & Hi Lo Stud. I may even play 1 or 2 WSOP NLH events, but I'm undecided on that at present. I actually played my first Vegas 2017 MTT yesterday, a $365 PLO8 @ Binions, Downtown. I was going along very nicely, close to double average, until a hand went badly wrong, & that was that. I flopped both nut draws & bet them hard, but missed all my outs on both the turn & river. Undaunted, I bet the river, hoping to get my man off, but he had the world & trapped me all ends up. I think it was the right move at the wrong time, & if I had hit my outs, I'd have been close to chip leader, but them's the breaks. No regrets really. I play MTT # 2 tomorrow (Sunday) @ 5pm at Venetian, a $600 PLO8 affair. Can't wait. I have also played 1 Big O cash session, where I dribbled away a few bob, just a flesh wound really. Been mainly on Tourist duty this week, as Gill is with me. We flew up to Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday, then caught the Amtrak Coast Starlight Sleeper Train which runs through Oregon along the banks of the River Willamette & then all the way down to San Francisco where we arrived on Wednesday morning. Then we went on a Whale Spotting trip out into San Francisco Bay, under the Golden Gate Bridge & past Alcatraz. We saw 10 or 12 whales, sea lions, seals, pelicans, cormorants, it was awesome. We then caught the 9pm SouthWest.com flight back to Vegas - for which the tickets cost just $20. Awesome value. I know, I'm a lucky fella. Posted by Tikay10
Tough gig huh
Hope the good times keep on rolling and good luck tomorrow!
Have a great time. Don't tell you know who, but I am going to try and join you, starting by increasing my volume from 25 points last month to a whole 100 points in a week to qualify for the Last Vegas FREEROLL. Posted by Phantom66
Yes, I've been a bit "busy" what with one thing and another, so I'll start a new thread shortly with some more waffle and ramblings.
Cashes? 4 from about 12 so far. I've not had a tot up yet, but I'm probably breaking even, or making a small loss. I've still got 1 or 2 to play yet, before I start work when the Sky Poker qualifiers arrive.
Been a bit frustrating really, made 3 Day Two's but only converted one of them into a cash. Love making Day Two, "bagging up" chips at the end of a long day is one of the great thrills in poker for me.
So 4 cashes at 4 different casinos. Not terrible, but not exactly crushing, either. I'd have bitten your hand off for those results pre-trip though, as I was ring rusty, as I had not played a single hand of poker since my heart attack.
The main thing is I had so much fun. Playing poker in Vegas is the absolute nuts.
I've played quite a lot of Big O Cash, (Big O is 5 card PLO8) too, at The Rio.
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Hope the good times keep on rolling and good luck tomorrow!
Hi Rose,
Yes, I've been a bit "busy" what with one thing and another, so I'll start a new thread shortly with some more waffle and ramblings.
Cashes? 4 from about 12 so far. I've not had a tot up yet, but I'm probably breaking even, or making a small loss. I've still got 1 or 2 to play yet, before I start work when the Sky Poker qualifiers arrive.
Been a bit frustrating really, made 3 Day Two's but only converted one of them into a cash. Love making Day Two, "bagging up" chips at the end of a long day is one of the great thrills in poker for me.
My cashes have been:
$465 PLO8 @ Aria - 17th for $957
$1,100 PLO8 8 Max @ Venetian - 15th for $2,742.
$250 PLO8 @ Golden Nugget - 7th for $1,177
$365 PLO @ Binions - 3rd for $3,965 (did "Business" 3 way, ICM).
So 4 cashes at 4 different casinos. Not terrible, but not exactly crushing, either. I'd have bitten your hand off for those results pre-trip though, as I was ring rusty, as I had not played a single hand of poker since my heart attack.
The main thing is I had so much fun. Playing poker in Vegas is the absolute nuts.
I've played quite a lot of Big O Cash, (Big O is 5 card PLO8) too, at The Rio.