Thursday, July 8, 2021
Thursday ended up being a very good poker day. We played at the Wynn, Resorts World, and Venetian. I won at all three poker rooms. At the Wynn, I got lucky, catching a flush after going all in for +$300. At Resorts World, I had AA against KK and a drawing hand, making $400. And at the Venetian, I was up $240.
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| Dinner was at a beer tasting bar |
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| Everything was good |
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Today, we moved it to the Palazzo, sister casino of the Venetian.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Kevin joined the Las Vegas fun Tuesday. We played at Bellagio most of the day and had dinner at Noodles in our room. The place is packed.
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| Starting stack |
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| Moving up! |
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| Kevin in a hand |
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| Wonton noodles at Noodles...very good |
Net positive for the day.
Monday, July 5, 2021
Another swell Aria breakfast at Starbuck's and patisserie.
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| Crab cakes...so good! |
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| Ramen full |
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| Ramen empty |
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| Cosmopolitan Casino |
We'd stayed up until 3 and 4 both nights, but I called it quits early tonight. Thom was still going strong, playing until 4:30 at the Bellagio with a couple of table maniacs. Fun times!
Sunday, July 4, 2021
Had breakfast at Aria's patisserie, then played in a 10 a.m. tournament at Caesar's. I got knocked out on the bubble but everyone chipped in $20 beforehand for the bubble person, so I ended up with $160 ($10 profit). Fun tournament. I caught some nice hands early before the blinds doubled every ten minutes.
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| Starbuck's at Aria |
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| Great bakery in Aria - Patisserie |
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| Yum! |
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| Breakfast of Champions! |
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| Short stacked again |
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| Final Table seats |
After the tournament, we played cash games the rest of the day. I ended up slightly down for the day. Still waiting for cards to come my way.
Saturday, July 3, 2021
Left early for my Las Vegas on a full Southwest flight (surprisingly). Luckily, the center seat in my aisle contained a very small young child who played video games throughout the flight. Arrived at 7:45 a.m. and took an Uber to Bellagio. Checked my bag and signed up for an hour or poker of poker before Tom arrived.
Tom checked in at 11:30 and we were off to get a bite to eat before playing poker.
We played a few hours at Caesers before getting a bite to eat on the strip, then heading back to Bellagio for our evening session.
For the next seven nights, we'll be in poker heaven, staying at the Belligio four nights and Palazzo three nights. How sweet it is!
Friday, July 2, 2021
Last day of work for a week. Packed and ready to go to Las Vegas. Exciting! I should do all right. I've studied enough and have a basic strategy that should serve me well. We shall see!
Thursday, July 1, 2021
I believe pandemic burnout is taking a toll on everyone. That's why I can't wait to be in Las Vegas for the week.
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
End of an ear as Conan says goodbye on TBS.
Played at the Oaks and was roughly even for the session. Only played with $100 at a time. Getting used to cash games again.
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Loved listening to astrophysicist Hakeem Oulseyi's story. Need to pick this memoir up!
Monday, June 28, 2021
In Vegas in five days. Time to get my study on. Still so much to incorporate and absorb. It's all spinning in my head. Plan to go to the Oaks at least twice this week. We'll see if I have time.
Sunday, June 27, 2021
Today we did very little. I studied poker books and videos most of the day. It's overwhelming how much there is to learn. Watched moments of Daniel Negreanu's 3rd headsup match against Phil Hellmuth. Sad to see Phil win again.
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Drove to SF early, then Alice and I went to San Ramon for the day. It's Rossana's birthday! We stayed until 8 p.m. The food was delicious and the two bday cakes for Rossana were beautiful. Such a fun day. It's always great hanging out with the Bay Area gang and the Youngs. Got to meet Rossana's father, who's a Vietnam vet and has lots of stories to share.
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| Celebrating Rossana's birthday! |
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| Great food! |
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| So good! |
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| Two birthday cakes! |
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| Rossana and her dad |
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| With the Dean of Deep in the Pocket! |
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| Rossana and Ed with Rossana's dad and step-mom |
Great day, great food, great friends!
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Watching some old SNL skits and found this one, which would not fly today. It does sound like actual Japanese though:
Oh-oh...Bobby's going after our favorite orange chicken at Panda Express...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
When one party is so focused on undermining voting rights, the differences between us become irrelevant. They can't win if more people vote, so they're engaged in keeping everyone from voting. This has to be a losing strategy. I guess we'll find out.
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Continues to be busy at work. Continuing my poker studies. Lots of good strategies to absorb. What I enjoy most about poker is the emotional discipline and patience that comes with consistently playing well. You have to accept what is in the short term and think long term. That can be challening at times. I'll keep track of my results for the first 100 hours of play and beyond. 1000 hours of play might be a good indicator of where I'm at and how effective these strategies are taking hold. We'll see.
