Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - Miss C
Hey All,
Here comes the close of another week in Vegas. In my last post I mentioned that people were flooding into town and on a personal side, one of my good friends from London flew in and boy did he fly in, in a major way. I am going to call him “Fred” so we don’t incriminate anyone! Just a little bit of background for you…we met a couple of years ago at the Aussie Millions and we have been in touch since then and hence I have not seen him in a year and a half. This time round he brings a mate and we will call him “Adam”, so we all catch up for a beverage. Well that beverage turned into a table at The Bank including a magnum of Dom Perignon Rose, a bottle of Stoli and a few shots. Did I tell you there was only 5 of us out that night? All I know is I saw the sun come up and I thank god that I don’t get hangovers! It is unbelievable how the happenings of Vegas almost seem normal here? On the downside I did lose my camera:(
You know that saying “When in Rome”, well “When in Vegas” a good friend of mine, Robert Williamson III has introduced me to something new…..a meal in a bottle – Corona with lime and hot sauce in it and guess what….I like it! He has been doing this for as long as I have known him and I am sure I have tried a sip here and there throughout the years, but now here at this moment, it has become my (meal) drink of choice. I know a lot of you have just wrinkled your nose, but all I can say is don’t knock it till you try it.
On the poker front the numbers have been good, Phil Ivey won his 6th bracelet and the Venetian Deep Stack Series is very appealing. So appealing that I may take my 1st day off in just over a fortnight and play. All this poker and I am eager to get in there. The ladies event at the Series this year saw 1060 females take their seats looking for the one and only female bracelet, not bad at a K a pop. The numbers didn’t surprise me, but what did was the rail during this event…it was packed. I actually saw more people railing than in most of the other tournaments. Go the girls!
Not sure why, but I cannot sleep well in Vegas. I can’t seem to get to bed before 4am. My aim for Week 3 @ the WSOP is to get to bed at a normal hour and have a good 8 hours.
Good Luck to All!
Cheers,
Miss C
Tags: Aussie Millions, Corona, Dom Perignon, phil ivey, Robert Williamson III, The Bank, Vegas, Venetian Deep Stack Series, WSOP
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Friday, January 23, 2009 - P0ker J0
Well hello from the Pro Corner.
Well what a week it has been. I think I have a few new grey hairs but all in all a good week!
Well UBOC ended and what a great turnout we had. The pros all had a blast playing in the tournaments – and probably enjoyed it so much more not having a bounty on their heads! I think the UBOC poker leagues really created some friendly competition between the pros and all were gunning for the win! Great job all around. When will the next UBOC get here?
Well it’s official – NBC announced Annie Duke as a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice 2 airing on March 1st. I wonder how the Donald will fair against the feisty and brilliant Annie Duke. Will Annie hear the words “you’re fired” for the first time in her life? Check out NBC on March 1st and follow the excitement. I’m pretty certain there will be fireworks!
Well how about UB’s own Michael Binger. In the land down under winning a final table! He went deep into the main event at the Aussie Millions and then went on to capture the title in event 12. In a marathon final table he came back from being the short stack to take it down. He takes home AU$123,840 and the coveted Aussie Millions Gold Ring. Congrats Michael!!
So last week I told you about The Ultimate Poker radio show on Rounders Radio with the great P0ker H0 and Annie Duke. Well this week I have even better news! How would you like to find yourself seated at a table in Vegas with Annie and P0ker H0 learning poker strategy from the best of the best? You guessed it – a seat to the WSOP Academy in Vegas on March 14th and 15th is up for grabs! All you have to do is listen to The Ultimate Poker Show on Rounders Radio every Sunday and find out what the secret password is in order to get you access to our Rounders Radio $5 tournament on Sunday nights at 10:00 PM EST – and bang – you are half way there! (did that sound like a Bon Jovi song to you??) Final table any of the $5 Rounders Radio tournaments on Sundays between now and March 8th and you’ll be entered into a freeroll on March 9th where the winner will walk away with a seat to the WSOP Academy AND 1K in cash for travel/accomodation. Don’t be sad if you don’t win this one – the 2nd through 9th place winners will walk away with a free one month membership to Pro Play Live where you will still get some great hands on training from Annie and P0ker H0!
So speaking of poker strategy – you don’t have to head all the way to Vegas to get it! Don’t forget about the Ultimate Auctions where you can bid on phone lessons with all of our pros. Check here for example where you can bid on lessons with any member of our online Team UB – Shawn Rice, Deb34 and P0ker H0. They have great tips and tricks to share with you so give them a try. If they try to tell you they are a big deal – just let me know and I’ll knock down their egos a bit!
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Have a great week folks!
P0ker J0
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