Would love to sit up and await your pearls of wisdom Teeks, but I have a flight to catch early in the morning. Might pop in and see you sometime tomorrow evening.
Reigning champion Qui Nguyen has just rocked up to see if he can equal Johnny Chan's two successive Main Events.
Note I said reigning champion not defending champion. He's not defending anything, he will always be the 2016 WSOP Main Event winner. It's not like boxing where the champion defends his title against a challenger and if he/she loses, the belt passes over.
The WSOP updates have been saying 737 entrants for well over an hour. If that was right then, I'm assuming we have exceeded last year's Day 1A total by now.
Would love to sit up and await your pearls of wisdom Teeks, but I have a flight to catch early in the morning. Might pop in and see you sometime tomorrow evening. Posted by pomfrittes
Be great to see you Pommy.
Hope the flight is pleasant & relaxing.
I'll be in the Media Centre which is at the very end of the Rio corridor, next to the Payout Room & right opposite the Amazon Room.
I might take a break around the Dinner Break period, around 5pm to 7pm, but that apart I plan to be there from 9am until play ends at Midnight.
Reigning champion Qui Nguyen has just rocked up to see if he can equal Johnny Chan's two successive Main Events. Note I said reigning champion not defending champion . He's not defending anything, he will always be the 2016 WSOP Main Event winner. It's not like boxing where the champion defends his title against a challenger and if he/she loses, the belt passes over. The WSOP updates have been saying 737 entrants for well over an hour. If that was right then, I'm assuming we have exceeded last year's Day 1A total by now. Posted by FCHD
I agree - I think the number is higher now.
It was 737, then 747, maybe 757, 767, 777, or even 787.
We are all reading, honest! See you Monday Posted by Essexphil
Ha, pleased to hear that, on both counts. It's a shade demoralising to Update & not get much bounce & feedback, but it's late in the UK so it's understandable.
Look forward to seeing you on Monday, Phil, bon voyage.
In Response to Re: WSOP Main Event, Day 1A : I agree - I think the number is higher now. It was 737, then 747, maybe 757, 767, 777, or even 787. What links all those numbers? Posted by Tikay10
Thanks for the updates from both of you. Would love to be there but this is the next best thing. Looking forward to following all our players through the event and hoping for a great result. GL all.
90 minute dinner break is an hour away, so I'm gonna go get some eats before it gets too busy, and an hour's kip, then I'll be back & we'll go through until the end of play, which will be around 8am UK time.
If you want to request any photos or chip counts, post them up & I'll do what I can, assuming I can find the player.
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It's the only day of the year in poker when I get jealous. Would LOVE to play it.
First break of the day is now complete, & Level 2 is about to start.
Yesterday was Day 1 of the WSOP Ladies Event.
Shaun Deeb, amongst others, entered this in the past, making something of a mockery of the Ladies Event.
So the WSOP came up with a spiffing idea. They made it $10,000 to enter, with a $9,000 discount for females.
It failed to deter male pro Hockey Player Simon Despres-Bellavance though. He ponied up the full $10,000.
He busted in Level 7.
Sam Grafton also above starting stack.
Barny Boatman is either;
a) Very good indeed
b) Very lucky
c) Running HOT
d) On a really bad table.
e) All of those.
After ONE level, he has 212,000 from 50,000 starting.
Sky Poker UKPC commentator Sam Grafton has over 100,000 after a very nice river gave villain a set, but Sam had the nut flush.
You lose track of time & the outside world here.
None of the casinos have clocks, or any windows which allow daylight in.
It's pleasantly air-conditioned in every public building - they all have aircon - but if you step outside the contrast is astonishing.
I just popped outside for a few minutes, & it is 46C (115f), & on top of that, there is quite a breeze blowing. Its like stepping inside a fan oven.
Would love to sit up and await your pearls of wisdom Teeks, but I have a flight to catch early in the morning.
Might pop in and see you sometime tomorrow evening.
Note I said reigning champion not defending champion. He's not defending anything, he will always be the 2016 WSOP Main Event winner. It's not like boxing where the champion defends his title against a challenger and if he/she loses, the belt passes over.
The WSOP updates have been saying 737 entrants for well over an hour. If that was right then, I'm assuming we have exceeded last year's Day 1A total by now.
See you Monday
Hope the flight is pleasant & relaxing.
I'll be in the Media Centre which is at the very end of the Rio corridor, next to the Payout Room & right opposite the Amazon Room.
I might take a break around the Dinner Break period, around 5pm to 7pm, but that apart I plan to be there from 9am until play ends at Midnight.
It was 737, then 747, maybe 757, 767, 777, or even 787.
What links all those numbers?
Look forward to seeing you on Monday, Phil, bon voyage.
We've all had painful bubbles, its the nature of the beast. When it reduces a man to tears though it's not a pretty sight.
It hurt, of course it did, but a real man would never let it show. IMO, of course."
90 minute dinner break is an hour away, so I'm gonna go get some eats before it gets too busy, and an hour's kip, then I'll be back & we'll go through until the end of play, which will be around 8am UK time.
If you want to request any photos or chip counts, post them up & I'll do what I can, assuming I can find the player.
A 1 hour kip, allowing for inflation, VAT, Resort Fee & taxes appears to amount to nearly 3 hours.