This week at the Bellagio

by Phil

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This was an amazing week.  For starters, in my entire life, I have not seen as much PLO action at the Bellagio than I saw this week.  It was there everyday this past week (cept last night I think.)

I had some sick wins and losses and had the best time ever.  Len was my new favorite guy this week.  He played plo like the genius he is and always had the nicest disposition.  I was also very impressed with the way that the nlh games.  Instead of small blind big blind and that is it (lame) it was always sml blind, big blind and then the big blind put in a dead ante.  This is about 4.3 times better for the game.  Some dead money in the pot to fight over.  Truly excellent.

Saw Avatar in 3D last night.  This was a mega stellar flick.  Wow.  Just amazing.

Checked out Aria the new mega complex this week too.  Sorta cool.  There is a restaraunt there called Lemon Grass (Thai food) and they have a crab dish that was the best crab dish I have ever had in my entire life.  It was so amazing.  I am going there in 20 mins to check it out again.  Thank you Lemon Grass.

Oh, and had Kings over Jacks for a tidy little pot this week and the board came all babies.  That felt great.

Later

Phil

Happy Birthday Anna & Bellagio 5 Diamond Main Event!

by Katrina Lim

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My pals at the felt.

Already got a text this morn from lil sis asking if I was gonna see her later, but doesn’t look like it. I can’t afford to get the flu right now…and since I was gonna be back on Thursday, I might as well just stay put now. I told Anna to stay in Vega$ through the new year and we can celebrate then.

Sending lotsa good vibes to Jon today as he’s currently 2nd in the Bellagio 5-Diamond!!! Jon has been on such a hot streak these past coupla weeks that I really hope he scores HUGE this week at Bellagio. I wouldn’t be surprised…it’s either feast or famine and right now, Jon can’t lose. GOOD LUCK PEARLJAMMER!

Big shout out to Justin Smith too!!! Hope he can make a great run too as the WPT at Bellagio has been good to him this year (4th place this summer fer $465k ain’t too shabby). Man, if both of them get to the final table, that would be so crazy!!! I would definitely drive my dumb ass to Bellagio right away to watch the action!!! That would be so awesome!! Good Luck to both of you!! Good vibes comin’ yur way! See! ~~~~~~~~

So today will be spent Christmas shoppin’ and more PCA qualifying…have a good day y’all and be good to each other! Life is good.

15k Tourney in Vegas - High Stakes PLO in Bobby's rm - and 4LeafOwner

by Phil

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Bobby's Room at the Bellagio.

We started with 60k and somehow I managed to build that stack down to 12k.  Hmmmm... That is not good.  Kept my focus though and was very happy to end the day with 55k or so.  Manana will be day 2 (obv) and looking forward.  There were some interesting hands for sure but then there always are. 

There was a monster high stakes plo/nlh game in Bobby's room today and during the tourney I put my name on the list (5th up).  After dinner I went to check on the list.  And I was still 5th.  Yes, that is often how it is when a super juicy high stakes game starts up in Bobby's room.  If you happen to be in the starting line up then life is good, and if not, well then you might just find yourself on a list that just doesn't move.  Ho hum.

Met 4leafowner a few days ago.  That was cool.  He was telling me how HoldemManager (software for poker) is great.  The hand match ups in plo are instantly calculated and put up on the screen as you are playing.  That is exciting.  (Say good bye to the old school twodimes.net hand entering stuff!)

Phil

Birthday Business

by Katrina Lim

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Celebrated family birthdays all weekend. Started with Mama’s on Friday, G-Dog’s on Saturday, and Jensen’s today! Eating out all weekend makes tummies expand…I am Balloon Girl now. Although we had a nice birthday dinner last night for Jensen at Romeo Cucina in Laguna Beach, today there is a party for him at his school and another family dinner tonight to celebrate all 3 birthdays…again. Mama insists on having her Peking duck tonight and at $12 per quack, the deal is irresistible.

I’m supposed to head to Vega$ tomorrow morning but I just found out Anna is sick and I sure don’t wanna get the flu! Right before Christmas too! Ugh…so, I may just wait it out til New Year’s now. Today the Bellagio 5 Diamond Main Event starts and good luck to all my pals playing!!! Win something. Also, at her insistence, hafta give a shout out to my pal, Marilou Morelli, fer killing Aces full of Kings at HG to win the jackpot! Her quad Kings earned her an extra $20k…a nice surprise. But wow, the full house loser won an extra $60k+ just fer losing. Must be nice. Hmm, and I am still trying to win just $7.00 and that’s hard enough. Adding her $20k jackpot surprise to her $78k 3rd place WSOP Ladies finish this year, Marilou told me she’s made more than $100k in 2009 with her poker hobby. Hmm, sure beats needlepoint bwahahaha!!

Marilou offered to take me to dinner since she has lotsa extra disposable ca$h now cuz she didn’t expect her hobby to be so profitable in the last 6 months. I told her just for saying that, I predict Marilou will go on a really hot streak in 2010 and will start ca$hing a lot more than $100k…just so she can treat me to more meals next year. I win too! Marilou is a great player and 2010 will be her breakthrough year! $100k is just a tiny taste of how much she’s gonna win next year. I told her to get ready and be prepared for the upcoming publicity that comes with winning a lot. I’m sure she will handle it all very well. Most importantly, I’m gonna make sure fer each time she ca$hes, she’s gotta take me to lunch lol. Hmm, sounds good. Thanks, pal!

As fer me, I played in a fun home game satellite Saturday night for the LA Poker Classic. Seven players and I only knew 2 of them. Ended up winning it (Good job, me!) and now I have an entry to one of the $1065 buy-in events in February. Thanks to John and Margie for graciously hosting us. Looking forward to winning lotsa ca$h in February for me and my new team.

Bahamas is still a distant dream. Still playing qualifiers and still getting bad beat after bad beat. Amazing. Making good decisions pre-flop but hands just won’t hold. Still have a coupla weeks left to try. For some, it is more exciting to win a seat before the week of the tourney. For me, I always like to know what I’m doing months in advance so this sucks. Boo.

For those of you also reading Phil’s blog, he is absolutely right. Playing video games absolutely relates and can impact one’s poker game. I’ve been killing zombies so much that I notice my game is more aggressive. I find myself coming over-the-top more often now…especially with my favorite hand, Kobe (2-4)! Bwahahaha!!

I am considered to be a very tight player, so maybe this is good cuz I’m really mixing it up more often now. Yeah, it’s good killing zombies. Yeah, it feels good winning with 2-4. So, I’m gonna keep playing more M rated games cuz although these games can be so twistedly violent and skewed, they undoubtedly give a great adrenaline rush. The rush being a nonstop race to survive your surroundings…just like tournament poker. Wonderful! Bwahahahaha!! Anyway, gonna meet up with my sister soon to help her with Jensen’s birthday party at school. His entire class gets kool birthday cupcakes from Mrs. Beasley’s. Sis ordered gourmet Mocha, Chocolate, and Red Velvet. What happened to the days when yur only choice was Vanilla or nothing? Kids today…so spoiled. I remember when I was in 3rd grade and I wanted a Cabbage Patch Kid so bad fer Christmas and mama could only afford a knockoff Kid…a Lettuce Kid?! Bwahahaha!! But I loved my Lettuce Kid all the same. This Christmas, I really think Jensen will not only get his much anticipated 360, but also a PS3…and he’s only 10 today. Last night alone for his birthday, G-Dog gave him 5 video games! One being Left 4 Dead 2 (he doesn’t even have a 360…yet.) and G-Dog knows he doesn’t have his 360, yet. I guess we are all proud of the kid fer getting straight As this semester. But then again, yur Asian, lil guy! Yur expec ted to get straight As!!! Bwahahaha!! Damn nerd! But he’s a good kid…good ole Boogs!

So Happy Monday y’all! Be good to yurself and each other. Win big and share the wealth this holiday season. It will come back to you 100 fold!