Returning to Bally's last night, I met Antonio Guerrero and her girlfriend, who arrived in Las Vegas two days ago. Antonio is a player who has qualified on Poker770 for event # 56 and # 57 WSOP. We had already met in Barcelona in the last ECPT: again, it had Poker770 qualified to play the main event.
although I sympathized with Antonio in Barcelona and I'm glad to see him: they moved to Bally's bar near the poker room, for a drink. I connected a little on the right corner of Vegas, what to do, the inevitable short, I get drunk for a good half hour, then we decide to go take a look at Planet Hollywood and Jamel Maistriaux Nicolas Duffort told me earlier that they would arise in a cash game there, " because there is less of regulars and tourists, you see ." Antonio is tempted by a cash-game session, and his girlfriend. Me, I mostly very hungry, and as always when I'm hungry, instability is watching me, and I can become very cannulating in these cases.
We arrive at the casino of Planet Hollywood, with huge high ceilings and its atmosphere Chiaroscuro. As always, the tables of blackjack, Crazy Poker and other Poker Pai-Go dancers are surrounded by half naked running around a pillar metal, which results in attracting players to settle in above tables tell ... and attract the gaze of passers like me who have no intention of playing, but to enjoy the show.
hunger drives me to go to the Miracle Shop Sports Bar: I order a good old Club Sandwich with fries to a lovely waitress dressed as a cheerleader. A band of Irish invaded the bar, and engages in a Beer Pong Contest, making a racket like hell. At least, I am entitled to a dinner-show: the beer-pong is a derivative of "caps" that each of us (or not) had the opportunity to practice, but noisier, and it can be played team, a little spice to the game
The rules are simple: Player 1 has to send its ping-pong in the glass of beer from player 2. If successful, the player 2 should do the same, if he is sentenced to empty the glass into which the ball landed. Of course, most of the time, empty glass in his own throat, which usually leads to the influx of cells of alcohol in the blood. One game at a con, what, but very funny.
My meal was quickly sent and I returned to the poker room at Planet Hollywood-see if James, Nico, Antonio and his girlfriend are doing. The latter is on the bench: "That did not very well for me " she confesses with a smile. Antonio seems to fare better. Nico and Jamel is squarely embellished: they each have two big stacks, between $ 600 and about $ 700 each. I leave and return to my room at Bally's. I look at the beginning of "The Road " before collapsing on my bed.
I woke up at 4:30 in the morning 'by James who returns to bed.
"So?"
He replied with a smile "It's alright, I took a lot. Nico for that matter." He told me a few shots, one or two set-ups and the general trend of the table ... and my alarm goes off at 11:30 am: I wake with a start, I'm super late, I had planted in the program.
Mickael Sebban and William Darcourt play event # 51 today, a tournament No Limit Hold'em Triple Chance at $ 3,000 buy-in and in which each player has the option to rebuy twice in the first 2 levels, or take all of his chips from the start.
I'm already late, and besides, I had to go to Bally's homepage today: the length of stay in a hotel is limited to 30 consecutive days - for some reason - so I have to do my check-out this morning and check-in again: basically, I leave the room and resume immediately with a different key. It's stupid, deeply Administratively, a waste of time for both the customer and the hotel, but it is.
time to manage it and I'm off to take the shuttle to the Rio, where the tournament has already begun. Shortly after arriving, I found William Darcourt, but Mickael Sebban is still waiting for a place in the tournament. I sit in the press room, writing my first post on the blog Team770, and I get a call from Fabrice Soulier " Manu, you're in Rio? I need a service: I thought the $ 3,000 beginning to 17h and I got registered, but it starts at noon, and plus I'm still in the tournament in Omaha. Try to see a floor manager to say that I do not play, and how I can get a refund "
Ok, we'll try to handle it.
" Or rather, trying to find Nolan Dala, I'm pretty good friends with him, Tell him I need him to make me the service ok? "
I arrive at the bench press: Nolan laptop is there, but not him. Never mind, I rush on the first floor that I see, and explain the situation. M ' tampers with quickly, I tried with another, saying that the former may not sleep well, tank or any hangover, but I get the same result: it can not handle that problem. Good. Let's try something else
: I speak bluntly to the Tournament Director. So I explained again the situation a little anxious at the thought of me to send ball once more. Against all odds, the guy is patient, attentive, and finally making sure that if Fabsoul comes after 14h, it can get buy-in at the registration desk. Not without getting a little moral lesson like " okay for once, but understand that we can not do it every time, etc. .. " I remember
Fabrizio, who is visibly relieved: it just saved $ 3,000. I finally found
Mickael Sebban, who plays $ 3,000: it is installed at a table of killers, along with Antonio Esfandiari, Allen Cunningham, and Andreas Hovoid. Esfandiari called her favorite restaurant, a Tex-Mex, to be delivered to the table. A lord, he asked to the wind if anyone wants to order something: Mick accepts with pleasure. A few moments later they are delivered. Sympa Antonio.
Many French in this tournament. I meet my friend Julien Brécard, who returned from Montreal where he spent several days at the wedding of a friend. Pascal Perrault former member of the Team770, is now sponsored by Full Tilt, and features the superb holding American Football:
The afternoon flies to Rio, I continue visits to tables William Darcourt and Mickael Sebban, before coming up-dating the blog Team770. At 18:45, my friend Harper - blogger at Winamax - offers to accompany me: he and Monfort Ronan made a trip to In & Out Burger for dinner. Problem: I ate a salad at 15h, so I do not really hungry. The real problem is that since I passed the hundredweight, the burger and fries is not my friend. It even became my favorite enemy. With Coke, of course. especially since I ate a club sandwich last night. I remain reasonable and refuses heartbroken.
I found William Darcourt, Mickael Sebban and Christophe Benzimra at the Rio All American Grill: they enjoy the lunch-break to send itself a New York steak as big as my arm while talking about .... poker, what else?
around 23:30, my good intentions fly I starving, so this will be a sandwich Chicken Kitchen Poker at the Rio. I like to think that it is always less fat than of Double-Double Inn & Out Burger, the fact remains that this is not what is more balanced.
1:15 am: My day ends at the Rio, 10 French spent the day 1 of the tournament to $ 3,000, including Mickael Sebban, William Darcourt, Brécard Julien, Christophe Benzimra ... I type the last item of the day before returning to my room at Bally's.
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