A Brit in Vegas » Add new tag http://www.pokergossip.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 20 Mar 2011 01:46:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Matt Savage is in the house http://www.pokergossip.com/2009/02/matt-savage-is-in-the-house/ http://www.pokergossip.com/2009/02/matt-savage-is-in-the-house/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:41:26 +0000 Steve http://www.pokergossip.com/?p=182 No disrespect to young Sam who has kept the tournament running smoothly in Matt’s absence but with Matt in the house today even I have to look busy! Matt was checking that the finalists names were correct. Yesterday,in Matts abscence, a woman was allowed to cash as Alejandra Muropiaz when the previous evening she was Sexy Alexandra and at a previous FT Guadalupe Murodiaz. It makes the jobs of the database people so much harder.

More pros showed up for the six handed. Maria Ho, Thor Hansen, Sam Simon, Young Phan, Ray Davies , Hevad Khan,  Al Barbieri, David Danesghar,Chris McCormack+ Mike Schneider  joined Frankie O’Dell and Mimi Tran to add some star quality to the LAPC. 308 paid the $500 and tomorrows winner will take home $46k. Ralph Perry was downstairs.

Maria Ho actually has a tan but I have to have my photos of her approved before posting. So much for the freedom of self employment. The downside of all the pros being here is that it is not easy to secure the services of a food server downstairs.While waiting for my food order I noticed 22 names on a $10k buy in cash game.

Todays final is LHE. In a replica of last Fridays LHE final we reached three in the first level then the needle stuck. Still playing are Eva Neumann, Jeff Heiburg and Tommy Thung Huynh.

Eva is now parading the trophy downstairs. I believe a three way deal was struck.

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At the track a black gelding by Marju called “Icemancometh” reminded me that I had forgotten to write about the poker player or his xxx bling headphones with “Iceman” written in diamonds.

In the parade I like the look of ” Mr Hot Stuff” in the fifth but surely the 1-5 favourite must be a cert. Result 1) Mr Hot Stuff 9-1. The racecard has a $10 slot play coupon. I should tell Allen Kessler. If the trip cost $9 in gas round trip it is +Ev to the Chainsaw.

After racing I go to a Goodwill store where I find a 1992 Santa Anita stein. This would be unique in England. Maybe I do have a pension plan afterall.

No Commerce for me today. I can inform you that John Phan, Joe Pelton, David Tran, Tommy Wang and Kevin Song all finished in the money in yesterdays rebuy tournament.

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