where i've been

This is long overdue, but I think I need to write this. This is the trip report of my move to Vegas for the WSOP. We left my house around midnight of the 30th of May. We were going to drive straight through to Vegas, stopping at the Grand Canyon on the way.

I own a Mazda RX-8, and if you know anything about this car, it's a small coupe. So trying to fit our lives into the trunk was a challenge. This thing was packed so tight and our back seats were stuffed. Took Brandon and my Dad a bit to fit it all in.


We drove through the night, switching up every 3-4 hours. By morning we were in Nebraska and it was my turn to drive again. I was already tired, and Nebraska is the most boring landscape I've ever seen. It was just mile after mile of nothing. I even took the time to take pictures of Brandon enjoying the ride.


I was stuck driving for seven hours, and we decided to stop in Denver for a few hour break. We grabbed some drinks and some food, sitting on this great outdoor promenade mall. We needed the break, but by 7pm it was time to get driving again. Brandon was still weary from the last 20 hours, and we were only halfway there.


As we moved out of Denver, I got my first glimps of a real mountain range. Brandon got the task of making it through the mountains, which gave me time to enjoy the ride. It was worth the whole trip itself.


I finally got a bit of sleep, and around midnight we were working our way through Utah. I warned Brandon to not speed -at all- though the small towns, but we got pulled over doing 40 in a 35. The cop clearly thought something was up, but eventually decided that our stories were so weird that we couldn't possibly make them up and let us go. It's a shame we didn't drive through during the day, as the landscape would have been amazing. Rock formations were everywhere.

As we approached Arizona, we drove through a city called Mexican Hat, and Brandon went on about how they should rename it to "sombrero". I think at this point we could feel the trip was almost over, and the tiredness got us a bit goofy. We almost ran out of gas before we made the next rest stop in Arizona, where I took back over.

I had about an hour an a half drive through the back roads to the Grand Canyon. I went for almost an hour without seeing another car, it was just desert everywhere. I thought it was interesting how I'd see abandoned shacks across the landscape. It was like the start to a scary movie.

As we got to the Grand Canyon access roads we just about crashed. There were deer EVERYWHERE, and none of them seemed to want to get off the road. The next 30 minutes of driving kept me on the edge, and I had to reduce speeds to 35mph. Eventually, we made it. I was a bit worried at first, it was about 5am, and we were the only car there. A 5000 space parking lot and not a single car. It was cold, too; it caught us off guard because, well, it's the desert!

We sat and waited for the sun, and it was worth it. If you are someone who likes traveling and like nature, you have to experience the sun rising over the Canyon. Amazing.


I grabbed a huge cappuccino and we headed to Vegas. Our trip ended with a bonus visit to the Hoover Dam, and then into Vegas. When I saw video poker in the gas stations, I knew we where there.

didnt make antes

...in the slowest event of the year. Coming back from break I lost two pots that put me down to 16k. Last hand I raise UTG with QQ, good player calls from the BB. Flop comes down a decent 234r, he checks, i bet 2000, he raises to 5000. At this point I think he could have alot of hands, and very few of them are ahead of me. I moved all in for 10k more and he called with AQ. Obvi turn is the ace ball and I'm done for the 2007 WSOP.

Overall the series has been a huge bust, but I am not really that upset. Summer had some good moments, and I am happy with what I have coming up for the fall. I plan on getting a more permanent place here in vegas an starting back focusing online. I am looking to travel about once a month to play in live events; that should prevent me getting burned out. I know now that I need balance in my life, and thats where I am looking for the rest of the year.

and i got them back

Level 2 was fun. I went out and busted both donkeys at my table and was up to 25k 30 mins into the level. Those are the only two interesting hands I played in he level and costed with my stack to 24k at the break. I feel great considering how close I was to busto.

Hands:

I raise to 600 co calls, and bb pushes 8000. He is steaming bad, but if I lose Im down to 5k. I push and win vs his QJ to push me over the 20k mark for the first time all day.

Later on there is an internet fish who blew off all his chips to the tightest old guy in the world. He started only open pushing, and, well, 5k pushes at 100/200 are dumb. He pushes into my CO for 5k and I snap with AQ. He has 44 but the flop come 8TJ. gg buddy.

I told the dealer at the start of the day that all I wanted to do is never lose my two 5K chips, and thats held true so far.

couldnt have started worse.

Well, I am at 11.5k at the first break, down big from the 20k we started with.

My table is pretty crappy. There are only 2 fish, and everyone else is decent to good. What is most sad is that both fish have won 6k+ pots off me, but both have less then 15k chips. Its like this slowmotion robinhooding, and I am trying to get my money back and failing. For comparason, yesterday Brandon had one person on his table wth a cardplayer database - and this guy just called on the river with nuts during the day. My table on the other hand has 6 players with cardplayer db, one of the young guys cashed for over 100k just this series. BLEH.

A few hands:

3 limps, button makes it 500 I call in bb with 99, cutoff fish raises to 1900. The button folds and I know I stack him if I make a set. Flop Kxx and I fold.

2 limps I raise 86hh from the hijack. Decent player in mp limp calls. Flop 973dd, he check calls my bet. Turn Qd he pauses and checks I check behind. River 8 he bets pot.

5 limps to my button I have 9Tss and call. Flop T42cc and it checks to me. I bet 600 and fish #2 calls. Turn 5c check check. River T he bets I call he has 83cc. nh

I have won one pot on the flop, and that is it. Need a heater plz one time lee.

it begins

I'm here in the amazon room ready to start my main event. I am actually calmer then I was last night. Cards will go in the air in about ten minutes and I can say that I am ready.

a few more hours

It is finally starting to set in that the WSOP is here. This upcoming main event is something I have been looking forward to since I was in college. I will be pimpin my old red Aeropostle shirt for Day 1d; its the shirt I had for both my deep WPT runs. Maybe I am becoming superstitous...

i post good while drunk

I just loaded up my blog to realize I made two posts while completely blackout drunk, and both are ten times more interesting then anything I've put up recently. Maybe I need to work on that...

Anyway, I decided to take today and tomorrow off to make sure I'm fresh for the Main Event. I have a lot of excited energy that I need to calm down before the big day. Monday can't get here any quicker.

dn is not gay

saw DN at 6am leaving the rhino. Must not be gay.

drunkkkk

somehow i Just won 1k at iP. AT RHINO AND SPENDING DOLLAHS

guess i am playing monday

See title. Saturday and Sunday are full.