Thursday, August 20, 2009 - Liv Boeree
So as you may have guessed from the title, I’m in Macau. The reason why I flew 12 hours from home is because I got invited to come play the Asian Poker Tour, a $4400 or so buy in (it’s actually like a million Hong Kong Dollars which sounds way more impressive). It’s a pretty cool event, with loads of side events and some fairly crazy cash action from what I hear. On the first day I arrived was the “Celebrity” event which was a charity freeroll for various Asian actors and models which they asked me to play and it was pretty fun to play, particularly when a number of people played their hands literally face up and a couple of people had literally never played before. I somehow ended up tenth which was the trophy bubble, typical! Otherwise, I’ve been mainly wandering around Macau getting lost. The city is really cool, it’s basically a more densely built, more humid version of Las Vegas, just with a lot of Cantonese (maybe?) writing everywhere. I mean, even the hotels are the same. There’s the mini-Wynn, a Venetian, MGM Grand and it looks like they are building a more impressive 60 floor version of Caesar’s Palace. The food however, is erm, horrid. Now I’m really not one to complain about food, I am literally a walking dustbin and will eat anything and everything, however the food I’ve sampled here so far really sucks. Someone ordered the “brisket”, which was obviously a massive -EV decision as any kind of meat dish of unspecified animal in China is never wise, but damn this stuff was awful. It was literally a brown, jellified goo that I can’t imagine any animal being made up of. At best we believe it was pulped slug and tasted in that ballpark too, so that’s where my money lies.
Tags: Asian Poker Tour, Caesars, Macau, MGM, Venetian, Wynn
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - Miss C
Las Vegas, my favourite place in the World. And such a crazy world it is. There is something about that place that makes me want to hand my credit card over and say “What time do I need to be at the airport?”.
Where to stay? Well personally if I am going to Vegas it is 5* all the way baby and my preference id Bellagio. It is a great casino, with the perfect location right in the middle of the strip. I have stayed at my share of digs in Las Vegas, but I think I will break the ritual this time and stay at the Wynn. I have heard great things about this place, it is located a bit further down the strip, but as a bonus it is right across the road from the Fashion Show Mall. And in my opinion Vegas has the best shopping in the World. Come July 1st I will be hitting the sales, also the best prices in the World!
In this day and age of the “Economic Crisis” what will the numbers be like at the WSOP 2009? I think think the number will hover around the same as last year. Poker players will always be poker players and everyone wants to play at the ultimate poker tournament. Win the coveted bracelet and you take a place in history. The dream lives on.
All the casinos come live and there are tournaments on tournaments. If the Rio isn’t treating you well, head anywhere and get some action. If the poker gets too much, there are shows, first class dining and great tourist places to visit and is that doesn’t work for you and the gambling bug is rife, there are a plethora of other games to be played.
So, is this the year you want to come to Vegas and try your luck out, come and play at UltimateBet we have got your ticket and would love for you to join us. There will be parties with Phil Hellmuth and all our Pros will be there if you want to have a chat or ask some advice.
Good luck and I hope to see you in Vegas.
Cheers,
Miss C
Tags: Bellagio, las vegas, Phil Hellmuth, Poker Poker Poker, Rio, Shopping, Vegas, WSOP, Wynn
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