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A bumpy landing in Vegas

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  • rspca12rspca12
    edited June 2017
    have fun mate see u over there. i will be arriving on july 1st il pop in and say hello 
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  • paige55paige55
    edited June 2017
    Such A Lovely post to you TiKay10 From Amarie xx you truly are loved bye this wonderful forum,Thank you for being A Friend,and no I am not after any free offers just take care x
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  • EnutEnut
    edited June 2017
    Hi Tikay

    I hope your good lady recovers quickly and that you have a wonderful time in Vegas.

    Giving up the ciggies is a very wise decision and congratulations on doing it 'cold turkey'.

    I'm looking forward to meeting you and the other Sky players in July.

    Keep well and profitable.

    Cheers

    Paul
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  • bert21bert21
    edited June 2017
    Good luck in Vegas Tony, like paige55 im part eskimo so wont need a hoody although some of my mates were freezing in the Rio last year, i thought it was like a summers day. Got 10 days to go before i touch down again this year and are counting the minutes
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  • fi33erfi33er
    edited June 2017
    Gl Tikay, thanks for the advice, I will try and remember it for next year if I can improve my game and make it there then.

    gl gl

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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited June 2017

    Hi all, Ladies & gents,

    Thanks for the kind comments, I will try & reply to them in the next day or two.

    So busy here right now, but nice busy, not bad busy.

    Went up country on Tuesday & Wednesday, to Portland, Oregon, then caught the Amtrak Coast Starlight sleeper train down the Pacific Coast to San Francisco, where we went on a whale spotting boat trip, & saw a dozen or more whales.

    Oregon is the USA's best kept secret, achingly pretty, almost as pretty as the Highlands of Scotland. Utterly gorgeous, & more pine trees than you have seen in your life. 

    I played an MTT today Downtown @ Binions. Had double average & then, for reasons I can't really explain, I bluffed most of them off in one supremely badly played hand.

    Ugh.   
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  • weecheez1weecheez1
    edited June 2017
    In Response to Re: A bumpy landing in Vegas:
    Hi all, Ladies & gents, Thanks for the kind comments, I will try & reply to them in the next day or two. So busy here right now, but nice busy, not bad busy. Went up country on Tuesday & Wednesday, to Portland, Oregon, then caught the Amtrak Coast Starlight sleeper train down the Pacific Coast to San Francisco, where we went on a whale spotting boat trip, & saw a dozen or more whales. Oregon is the USA's best kept secret, achingly pretty, almost as pretty as the Highlands of Scotland. Utterly gorgeous, & more pine trees than you have seen in your life.  I played an MTT today Downtown @ Binions. Had double average & then, for reasons I can't really explain, I bluffed most of them off in one supremely badly played hand. Ugh.   
    Posted by Tikay10
    Bluffed obviously a missclick; -)
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  • IrishRoseIrishRose
    edited June 2017
    Hi Mr Tikay

    Just wanted to wish you tons of run good out there.  Is it only Omaha you play when in Vegas or do you also dabble in the 2 card variety?

    Look forward to hearing of lots of cashes from you x
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited June 2017
    In Response to Re: A bumpy landing in Vegas:
    Hi Mr Tikay Just wanted to wish you tons of run good out there.  Is it only Omaha you play when in Vegas or do you also dabble in the 2 card variety? Look forward to hearing of lots of cashes from you x
    Posted by IrishRose
    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.  
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE
    edited June 2017
    In Response to A bumpy landing in Vegas:
    Evening all. I'm in Vegas now until mid July. I know, I know, tough gig this. Anyway, I'll be sending a few blogs across. Probably 1 or 2 a week until the Sky Poker players arrive, & then 1 each day, all being well.   In addition, I'll be sending Kirsty some photos from Vegas of various folks or places, some of whom you might be interested in. Finally, I'll do a few threads on the Forum with various bits & bobs. Just little odds & ends of Vegas news & goss. It'll be a fascinating as a day at work with MattPrawn, or an Essexphil Diary entry.       
    Posted by Tikay10
    You got a nerve taking any wages.
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  • DonttelmumDonttelmum
    edited June 2017
    Hi Tikay,

    Sounds like you're having a great time.  The sleeper train sounds like a great trip.  I used to take the first class sleeper train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok while living in Thailand which sounds quite glamorous, but believe me it wasn't.  The beds were definetly made for short Asians and if I chopped my legs off at the kness I might just have been able to get laid out.  Bates would have got a great nights sleep.  At each stop armies of Thai's selling all sorts of legal and not so legal treats would board the train and do their business.  It was roughly a 15 hour trip and cost under 1000B (£20) so how can anyone complain at that,  Could always travel the same journey 3rd class for £2, good luck getting any shut eye though.

    Please don't play any NLH events.  You tried to play NL dym's and it almost killed you.  Please stick to what you know best and the format that keeps the stress levels down.  Thank you :)
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  • markycashmarkycash
    edited June 2017
    In Response to Re: A bumpy landing in Vegas:
    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 :D

    Hope the good times keep on rolling and good luck tomorrow!
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE
    edited June 2017
    In Response to Re: A bumpy landing in Vegas:
    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
    Dont start me off again.

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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE
    edited June 2017
    In Response to Re: A bumpy landing in Vegas:
    In Response to Re: A bumpy landing in Vegas : If only Sky Poker had bothered to think it through, eh?
    Posted by Tikay10
    Exactly that.

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  • IrishRoseIrishRose
    edited July 2017
    Any shiny new updates from your adventures Mr Tikay please?   Hopefully you've been too busy cashing to have time to post on here....... :)
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited July 2017

    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.  
     
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  • gerardirlgerardirl
    edited July 2017
    Wow fantastic Tikay, ignore my post in the other thread!

    Ger
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited July 2017
    In Response to Re: A bumpy landing in Vegas:
    Wow fantastic Tikay, ignore my post in the other thread! Ger
    Posted by gerardirl
    Ha, too late now. ;)
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