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  1. Weekrnd in Vegas (Short)

    Hey All Was Down in Vegas from Saturday the 4th to Tuesday the 7th. Missed my flight out of Bellingham, then missed my re scheduled fli...
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  2. Seeing How the Other Half Lives - 2012 NetJet Poker Invitational at the Wynn

    For the first time in many trips to Las Vegas, I failed to jot down notes. Thus, I’ll take a shot at this simply based on my faulty memo...
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  3. Late night tourneys and a Total Eclipse of the Heart

    Began our journey seeing the Mariners beat KC on a beautiful Friday night at Safeco. Mariners were getting hot and went on a bit of a rol...
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  4. Trying (and Failing) to Lose with Pocket Aces

    Lately I find myself with all kinds of excuses to go to Vegas. This time, my girlfriend's 13-year-old son was leaving the state to see hi...
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  5. Aria Afternoon Tournament #5: final table ethics question: heads up -- would you ask for a chop just to get information?

    Final table at the Aria afternoon tournament. I am heads up with 55% of the chip stack. The guy across from my is a local (Las Vegas) p...
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  6. Waiting for the Sun to Rise

    Landed on a Tuesday night after a 4 hour flight from Louisville. It was my friends birthday, so the seriousness hadn't started just yet....
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  7. "The Cards Just Aren't Fallin' " and Other Tales

    A whole two weeks had passed since my last trip, and I was at it again during Fourth of July week. Bi-weekly Vegas jaunts aren't a normal...
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  8. 3rd Main Event run - Day 1

    This was my 3rd main event run. I won my seat as part of a 20 person poker league. I have won this league 3 times. The top prize is a mai...
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  9. Running good at Bellagio during the WSOP

    I had an awesome time earlier this month in Las Vegas during the 2012 World Series of Poker. I will write that trip up within the next co...
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  10. Work trip with a little poker playing

    33 rd trip to the adult play ground. Came in a day early to get in $600 Venetion Deep stack event. Night 1 we stayed at Vention. Would re...
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  11. WSOP Trip with lots of other stuff (LONG REPORT!)

    It was a very enjoyable (and even somewhat profitable) trip to Las Vegas for the WSOP this year. A couple folks have asked for some of th...
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  12. Aria Afternoon Tournament #4: The Whispers of Doyle Brunson

    It was the afternoon after the hangover. The day before I'd got to 22nd place (out of 163 entries, 15 places in the money and $4,000 for...
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  13. 1st WSOP - WOW Part 1

    This is a rewrite of my part one, I didn’t save it and I need to take some notes next time I play in a tourney. My business’s main season...
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  14. Father’s Day gift (Part 2/2)

    After the early afternoon swim with brother and sister’s kids, I went to shower and went to casino to play Paigow with Mom. Won $50 and l...
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  15. Father’s Day gift (Part 1/2)

    Friday, 29 Jun. First night in Vegas on solo trip. Father's Day gift from wife and kids. Twelve year old daughter asked what I would like...
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  16. Aria 1pm Tournament #3: the curse of hesh

    fellow poker players, i've been playing the Aria afternoon $125 daily tournament for almost six months. approximately 150 total plays o...
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  17. Aria 1pm Tournament #2: "Tex schools Mr. Penn"

    sat next to "Tex" today at the Aria 1pm game. Tex is a fellow regular who is in his early 80's wears a white cowboy hat and his WSOP bla...
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  18. Ted Williams, a flashing dealer, grandma, and a stuffed beaver

    The wife told me that grandma was going to come visit us the week of July 4th. For the record I love my mother-in-law but she has been k...
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  19. Vegas poker with some vegas opinions---lots of 'em!

    This trip report will start with observations of the strip such as places to see or eat, and then the second half will cover poker during...
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  20. 1st WSOP- WOW part 2

    Day 2 of event 54, $1,000 NLH. In the money on day one so that helped the nights sleep. Day two table draw has big stacks, including A...
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