Leaving Las Vegas

Unfortunatley I did not make it into the show - but I got my 5 seconds on the Screens of FSN!
The show lasted for 4 hours, but it was interesting anyway (although the last 90 minutes were loooong).

But I had a good poker day anyway ... in the morning margret and me went to the Caesars Pokerroom to kill an hour and I won 80 bucks in the first two hands ... afterward I played very tight and managed to leave with 60 addititional bucks in my wallet.

Then the contestants drove to the Poker Dome location in the Freemont Street and after an hour of instructions I was allowed to leave ... I could not reach Margret so I visited Binions "Where it all belong" and amazingly won there, too ... I was up 70 Dollars after 20 minutes, but then I got a Cold Deck ... I left with 15 Dollars added, which was okay, especially as the athmosphere in Binions is great!!!

Then we were at the taping of the show ... and afterward we drove back, had one beer, played Roulette for 20 minutes (won $15) and went to bed ...

Monday morning I had to leave - Margret left in the afternoon, but my flight was already at noon ... A great trip was over ...

Bad Beat

Hi all

Yesterday I got my 500$ in free chips and I played some tournaments, doing good but going out in the 2nd third of the tournament twice... Then I hit the Cash Game and was doing ok, until I hit a cold deck - just watching the others play and it was a table like Mike told us, we will encounter in Vegas ... People raising with nothing and huge pots ...

When I got decent cards again I had a go on the table and was back to my starting chips quite fast ... then I lost one huge pot on the river, but I did not care cause I knew this guy will lose that chips again ... which he did, not!

Three people in the game, I've got AK of clubs and the board comes 6,7,10 of clubs ... this guys start raising again and I check raise them on the river (some heart) - then the river comes 9 of clubs and I think great - one of this guys has hit a flush too and will bet it ... which he did ... After the betting he shows me 7 of hearts, 8 of clubs - a straight flush ... half my stack is gone!!!

A couple of minutes later ... I am in late position and got K,Q suited (diamonds) ... the board comes K of clubs, Queens of Clubs, Queen of hearts - full house, completed on the flop ...
This one guy bets it and I call him ... river comes ... 9 of clubs ... does not scare me - he has got his flush but I got my full house ... then something strange happens, this guy check raises me ... I think about it and decide that he cannot have a straight flush again - I put him on a flush or trips ... River comes trash and he bets again ... he tried to bet people out of pots before so I raise and am All in ...

We turn over the cards and he shows me J,10 clubs ... second straight flush in a couple of minutes ... I am beat! The dealer almost apologies for me and I call it a day ...

Afterwards Margret and me have some real nice dinner with the $100 in free meal vouchers (actually it costs $120, but we wanted to celebrate the trip) - afterwards we play some roulette and win some bucks ... but the bb still hurts.


I just come from breakfast with the other players and they all seem to be quite nice ... my last chance to come into the tourney is, if one of them misses the ride to the Dome at 12:15 ... won't happen ... but I'll qualify properly anyway ...

Cheers

Viva las Vegas

Hi there

We are back in Vegas after a rather long trip on Wendesday and thursday ... We visited Zion National Park Wednesday morning and then decided to hit the road to California in the afternoon ... we slept at a Casino at the Stateline between Cal and Nevada (after a short stop in Vegas) and on thursday we visited Death Valley National Park which was very nice after cold, cold Utah.

Thursday evening we already were back in Vegas and had some nice Burger in the Mandalay Bay ... no gambling as we were to tired. Today we were shopping and now we are at Cesar Palace ... everything is as Mike told us: TV in bathroom, big rooms etc.

I think I will not play - so far they have not arranged a time for the TV interview, which means they won't need the alternate ... there is still hoping, but I guess I have to qualify properly next week.

Now Margret and me plan to go to Harrahs to play some poker (they have 2/4 there) ... whish us luck ...

Cheers

Gernot