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The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread

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  • edited April 2010
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread:
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread : really fancied me chances last nite was playing so well early on then all went wrong,not sure what to do now either have another go at the semi cause i paid straight in to it,or try to satalite,really want this but doesnt look like its going to happen for me
    Posted by SHAUNY
    just won the quarter final tonite,so fingers crossed for sunday
  • edited April 2010
    Hi Guys

    First time post in the forum but thought its as good a chance to introduce myself than any. Just came first in tonights VLV quarter final, pretty pleased how I played generally. Looking forward to giving Sundays semi-final a go!
  • edited April 2010
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread:
    Hi Guys First time post in the forum but thought its as good a chance to introduce myself than any. Just came first in tonights VLV quarter final, pretty pleased how I played generally. Looking forward to giving Sundays semi-final a go!
    Posted by swordsyboy
    Welcome to the forum Swordy. Great result tonight, now do the same in that semi!!!! And when you win that and get a seat to Vegas in the final......just remember who welcomed you to the madhouse 1st :)
  • edited April 2010
    good luck swordsy and welcome
  • edited April 2010
    Thanks guys! A looooong way to go but tonight was a good start. Look forward to contributing more to the forum now my 3 month old son is sleeping through the night (its also the reason I may be away from the table sporadically if anyone notices when they're on my table) :-)
  • edited April 2010

    WP swordysboy and the best of luck in the semi.dav

  • edited April 2010
    GUTTED just went out of the vegas on the bubble in 5th after pushing with AJ and getting called with Q9 hit the J and they caught a st8 on river card what a way to go :( never mind was a good game but horrible to go out like that very loose call for torny life imo but hey thats poker. wd to the other chaps gl in the semi
  • edited April 2010

    Hand History #251714543 (23:05 17/04/2010)

    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    cats Small blind   600.00 600.00 10401.50
    ADY77 Big blind   1200.00 1800.00 15142.00
      Your hole cards
    • A
    • J
         
    Dazler All-in   9038.00 10838.00 0.00
    FREELANCER Fold        
    dkjgregory Call   9038.00 19876.00 2047.00
    cats Fold        
    ADY77 Fold        
    Dazler Show
    • A
    • J
         
    dkjgregory Show
    • 9
    • Q
         
    Flop
       
    • 4
    • K
    • J
         
    Turn
       
    • 10
         
    River
       
    • 6
         
    dkjgregory Win Straight to the King 19876.00   21923.00
  • edited April 2010
    the semi tonite for vegas with the points is there one every nite???
  • edited April 2010
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread:
    Hand History #251714543 (23:05 17/04/2010) Player Action Cards Amount Pot Balance cats Small blind   600.00 600.00 10401.50 ADY77 Big blind   1200.00 1800.00 15142.00   Your hole cards A J       Dazler All-in   9038.00 10838.00 0.00 FREELANCER Fold         dkjgregory Call   9038.00 19876.00 2047.00 cats Fold         ADY77 Fold         Dazler Show A J       dkjgregory Show 9 Q       Flop     4 K J       Turn     10       River     6       dkjgregory Win Straight to the King 19876.00   21923.00
    Posted by Dazler
    Gutted for you mate, never nice to see that str8 complete but when it's on the bubble it's like a double groin kick lol

    Onwards and upwards
  • edited April 2010

    13 are now safely in this coming Sunday's "April" Final, the 2nd of three VLV Finals.

    It's one £10,000 package for every 10 runners, with £1,000 for every "one over".

    It's looking like somewhere between 18 (1 x Package & £8,000 to 2nd) & 21 for this Sunday, the latter would be TWO x £10k packages, & £1,000 to the Package-Bubbler.

    Tony, Paul are already on the 'plane, so to speak, as is Dan, via the TP Route.

    The VLV Winners fly out to Vegas on or around the 2nd of July, so it's just over 2 months before the adventure proper begins.

    Can't wait to see who else is on the trip.

    Good Luck all.

    Here are this Sunday's qualifiers so far......

    ADY775000cottlad5000DORANO5000DrMarbles5000izabel5000kevcoke695000lufc19825000OOOOOOOOOO5000SirPingu5000Soulcrush5000taff19655000tempusfuge5000winner56035000
  • edited April 2010
    I'm going to try and qualify for it this year. Turn 21 in the middle of June, just in time for the ME. Haven't been on the tables here in a very long time, so it will be awesome to catch up with some of the regulars.
  • edited April 2010
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread:
    I'm going to try and qualify for it this year. Turn 21 in the middle of June, just in time for the ME. Haven't been on the tables here in a very long time, so it will be awesome to catch up with some of the regulars.
    Posted by YoungUn
    Great to hear from you and good luck in your attempts to qualify - I know that you have the skills to succeed if you get an even break.
  • edited April 2010
    i fancy cottlad 1st.me 2nd
  • edited April 2010
    how come some players paid 1100 direct to get to the final and lost.i lost few q to get in to final and it was stressfull.now is a points and is not fair  to top players who really wanted.shy boy,bennydip,flashflush,phill,ROSJIM,SOLACK,MAVERICKhitmanrv,cazzie,delta,glitterbabe and ext.gl to u all in the final!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • edited April 2010
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread:
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread : Great to hear from you and good luck in your attempts to qualify - I know that you have the skills to succeed if you get an even break.
    Posted by MereNovice
    Thanks Vince, good to see you fella :)
  • edited April 2010
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread:
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread : Thanks Vince, good to see you fella :)
    Posted by YoungUn

    YoungUN!!!!

    great to hear from you man! welcome back, i hope it's not a brief visit!?
  • edited April 2010
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread:
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread : YoungUN!!!! great to hear from you man! welcome back, i hope it's not a brief visit!?
    Posted by Sky_Rich
    Lol, thanks for the warm welcome back Rich :).

    I haven't played any form of poker in a long time up untill last Friday, and i've kinda caught the bug again, so you might see me popping around a little bit from time to time, yes ;). Pleased to see that the Community is still thriving :).

    Must be careful not to get caught trolling the forums at work though ;)
  • edited April 2010
    ha good stuff mate.

    yes try not to get caught!!!... but if you do need anything or you have any questions - just shout.
  • edited April 2010

    It's Viva Las Vegas weekend - this Sunday sees the 2nd of our Three VLV Grand finals.

    The state of play, runners & riders are as follows, as of midday Friday......
  • edited April 2010

    Sunday's Grand Final will be at 9pm, & will be covered by the Live TV Show, which Sarah Champion & myself will have the pleasure of Hosting.

    It's one £10,000 package for every 10 runners, with £1,000 each going to the Package Bubble for every "odd" runner between 11 & 19, or 21 & 29.

    So, 17 runners means ONE £10,000 package, & £7,000 for the runner-up, 23 would mean 2 x £10,000 Packages, & £3,000 to the third place finisher.

    Those already qualified are.....

    ADY775000cottlad5000DORANO5000DrMarbles5000izabel5000kevcoke695000lufc19825000OOOOOOOOOO5000SirPingu5000Soulcrush5000taff19655000tempusfuge5000winner56035000
  • edited April 2010

    The Semi-Final - 5pm Sunday - currently has 20 runners.

    It is 1 in 10 go through to the Final.

    There are Satellites all day today & tomorrow, & Quarter Finals tonight (Friday) & Saturday. I think the Semi-Final may end up with 40 or more, meaning 4 more qualify for the 9pm Sunday Final.

    Those in the Semi-Final so far are.....

    arcgrey2500
    blueyepete2500
    CALLANIE2500
    cookie832500
    DAVEYZZ2500
    Dollie2500
    dylan122500
    iain19512500
    JRY2500
    Kaas_kop2500
    KARDKING12500
    LOOPYLAMBO2500
    louisville2500
    mabsue2500
    Reefa2500
    sara36dd082500
    simonnatur2500
    Sisqokid2500
    Wooly12500
    yeababy692500
     
  • edited April 2010

    And TONIGHT (Friday) at 7.30pm is the Vegas Points Fest - see details HERE

    You can still buy-in to this, using Poker Points. The winner gets straight into Sunday's Grand Final at 9pm, & the 2nd to 6th all get a Semi-Final spot which starts at 5pm Sunday.

    Those already entered are.....

    AAJACAA3000ACEPLACE3000AFCBrett3000ajw13103000alcando3000angie553000anjie19703000aussie093000Bawfizzle3000bazbazbaz3000BENDOG403000bennydip23000BIGGT3000BIGSHANN3000billybob123000billytheki3000BINNIAN3000blackbeltb3000blackwater3000bluemoo9673000Boonicon3000BOSS3000BOYDID3000Buster693000BUSTERSIMO3000CCInc3000CharlieF293000chiptease3000ChirpyChip3000CIA2608953000codseyes3000cougar1963000CoxyLboro3000cross3000cstewart143000cummins3000DAIBOOT3000DANDY3000darich3000DAZ_ACER3000DELDAVE3000demmie3000Dev6663000dirtharry3000djblacke043000DJC283000dodd083000don23000dub13000DUBAIMAN3000EVILEDNA3000FOLEYBOY13000FOOTZIE3000FORESTUP3000FREELANCER3000FRUITTBATT3000Fugly693000gell073000gerrard93000goodone3000goodylad213000Grey_cap3000HAMMER33000harbin19703000HAYSIE3000HB-city3000heapey00153000Hebbie3000Hjaltland3000honestda123000HORRIS3000ICELADY3000IDJIUT3000IRISHROVER3000jakkay60293000JAMJESS3000JETLAG3000jimifloyd3000jjedi3000JohnConnor3000jonney1023000joss19713000jowvegas3000JPDERRY3000JRY3000JT20073000karlluke3000kevcoke693000kimpet3000lizardman63000ljb19893000LUCKYP3000LUKE08053000LukeyBoi3000MADPATDOTC3000Maggiesdad3000martoni03000MASSIE293000mattym3000mb3583000metz133000MIAELEN3000mickjenn13000micko3000MIGHTYACE3000MITSUB3000mogsy19573000Molesy3000moto233000MrMiyagi073000mud663000MUNST3000nervesof3000NIHIGHGUN3000NODEAL3000P4RYS3000P4Tommo3000pegleg1773000PERRAZI3000PETEN6663000Pintpot3000piratej193000POTTER563000raffles563000redrabbit3000RedRedRed3000rocky623000rosjim13000rv13000RYLEEDEB3000santon3000SCALLYWAG3000schechter3000scotty773000Sensistar13000shakey793000shane19593000SHANKS4743000Sharksbite3000Shotshy773000SHY-BOY3000silversun63000skibum3000skimmers3000sky_high3000smirk103000SMOOTHAS3000SoLack3000Spartan7353000spellbnd863000spiderweb3000steadyed113000STRATHX3283000SUPERSNEDD3000taffyboy703000THEJMAN13000Theo083000TheSwan3000the_gibb3000Timo6153000TimTimmens3000tng3000tsmith173000TukTuk3000tuncuy3000uhoomagoo23000Unsy203000varney3000wadelumm063000
  • edited April 2010

    So, how many will Sunday's Grand Final get? It looks like 20+ is possible, meaning two x £10,000 packages could be won.

    13 are in already, about 4 will come from the Semi-Final, 1 will come from the Vegas Points Fest, and a few players have told me they may buy-in direct.

    We shall see!

    Anyway, good luck all. See you at McCarron Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2.30pm on July 2nd. I hope.
  • edited May 2010
    Who got through last night please?  And who got the cash? ty
  • edited May 2010
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread:
    Who got through last night please?  And who got the cash? ty
    Posted by SoLack
    Morning Solly.

    Well it was 00.40 this morning before it finished, & when there were three left, and a big "chippy", the Tourney took an amazing turn, with the chippy departing a remarkable three hands later.

    There were 19 runners, with the 2nd place scooping a stunning £9,000, & of course the winner gets the VLV package, & joins Team Sky Poker in Vegas in just under 2 months time.

    Here is the full result;

     lufc198295000
    2Direwolf0
    3OOOOOOOOOO0
    4kevcoke690
    5tempusfuge0
    6jakally0
    7winner56030
    8taff19650
    9Wooly10
    10SirPingu0
    11cottlad0
    12Soulcrush0
    13DORANO0
    14DrMarbles0
    15scw0
    16izabel0
    17Sparce0
    18JETLAG0
    19ADY77 
  • edited May 2010
    Ok thanks for the update Tikay.

    Wd lufc1982 - a 28 yr old Leeds United fan I presume, and WD Direwolf £9k and you don't have to spend two weeks shacked up with TK.  I think you are both regulars on SkyPoker, so that is good.  Shame Leeds are going to bomb out on promotion:-).
  • edited May 2010
    Hi TK i said this in the chat box last night....but is there any chance of Sky putting on an extra tournie in like mid June to give everyone one last chance?

    Also will the vegas points fest return next month?

    cheers
  • edited May 2010
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread:
    Hi TK i said this in the chat box last night....but is there any chance of Sky putting on an extra tournie in like mid June to give everyone one last chance? Also will the vegas points fest return next month? cheers
    Posted by scotty77
    Morning Ryan,

    Not that I am aware of, but I'll ask the question tomorrow when the Suits return from the Bank Holiday & let you know.

     
  • edited May 2010
    In Response to Re: The Official Viva Las Vegas Thread:
    Hi TK i said this in the chat box last night....but is there any chance of Sky putting on an extra tournie in like mid June to give everyone one last chance? Also will the vegas points fest return next month? cheers
    Posted by scotty77
    Hi again Ryan,

    Wow, how much fun was that chat-box last night, especially when all that crash-bang wallop stuff occurred with three left!

    OK, a "last chance" VLV in June? I very much doubt it, though I will speak to the Suits tomorrow & pass on your question. The reasons I would expect them to advance for not doing it would primarily be.....

    1) The May VLV Final is 30th May, & so even with a cut off date of, say, 13th June, that would only leave 2 weeks to Qualify for the proposed June VLV Final, & with most people having made their plans by then, it's unlikely that enough players for a 10 runner VLV Final could be assembled via Satellites etc.

    2) A VLV Final on, say, 13th June, would only leave 2 weeks to book flights & hotel accommodation for the winner & Guest. Flights to Vegas are already almost fully booked around the start of July, so that might be a problem.

    3) Many people have families & such like, & arranging to fly off to Vegas at 2 weeks notice is not easy. 

    So, no, I don't think it will happen, but I will ask the question for you.

    But don't forget, you still have the May VLV to go for. Satellites start today, from as little as £1.45, there will be nightly Quarter-Finals, weekly Semi-Finals, and the Final is on May 30th. 

    I assume you will be at Luton tonight for that lovely £150 Deepie? I had planned to be there, until I realised that I am doing PTP tonight. Ho-Hum, but at least that's £165 saved.

    I might be able to get to Luton this coming Sunday, for the £100, if my flight back from Glasgow to Heathrow is on time. And as it's a BA flight, I'm not hopeful. ;)
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