Today was the biggest day of my poker career; I will now say with pride that I competed at the World Series of Poker. Event #35, the $1,500 buy-in no limit hold ‘em with no re-buys got underway today at noon. There were 2,541 entrants, so many that not even the Amazon room (the convention centre the WSOP is held in) could accommodate. There were additional tables setup in the halls as well as in [...]

Last night I had planned to play at the Venetian, but the waiting list was way too long for what looked like some very serious games. I decided it would be best to head back to the Flamingo where I had played earlier and earned myself the nickname Peep. The game was just as fun as last time, the time flies by when you are surrounded by great people. There was a black guy who [...]

Yesterday afternoon I put in a five hour session down in the poker room of the very hotel I am saying. The game was dry, dull and boring. I bought in for $200 and five hours later and cashed out exactly $200 all those hours later. I was never really too much ahead or too far behind and didn’t really pick up any hands to speak of. Today I think I will play at the [...]

After breakfast I went to the Las Vegas Fashion Show Mall, which is a block or two up the strip from where I am staying. It has a few major department stores such as Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s, but most of the shops are higher end retailers. I had a few things on my to buy list, including ‘flip flips’ as they call them here and some socks and boxer shorts so I have to do [...]

This morning I ventured to Bally’s Casino for a buffet breakfast, with my $5 off coupon it was less than $10 for a massive buffet. After that I played some tournaments online, had some disgusting suck outs and lost interest, so I quit after a short session. From there, I went to Paris Casino to try a find a live cash game, something I was more in the mood for. The casino has a large [...]