Oregon that is. I left Vegas on Monday afternoon where the temperature was a moderate 114, and boarded Allegiant Air for Eugene Oregon. Amazingly, it never ceases to amaze me anyway, I got to my boarding area early and took a seat, made a few phone calls, and looked up to see Mori Eskandani about 20 feet away. We visited for a few before boarding. I don’t know what the chances are of crossing paths with someone that you know, on a random day, in Las Vegas are, especially since you aren’t frequenting an area on a daily basis, but an occasional one in a zillion hit/miss type of things.
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Thinking of Heading Home
Just thinking…I do want to go. The time at home will be short simply because the flight out to Oregon is the 19th. I may have my star border from the time I return until sometime after school starts – that would be Riot. WOW! Will that be an adjustment – mentally, physically, and emotionally – if it works that way. But that’s a ways away, right now I’m still in Vegas with another six days of WSOP looking at me. Continue reading Thinking of Heading Home
Hitting the Rio for day 1C
The world series of poker main event was on its third starting day when I got to the Rio around noon. I was specifically looking for Lubo “crazydonkinc” to visit for a few minutes about his first day of playing the main event and to take a few pictures of him at the table. Seriously, if you meet him across the table, he doesn’t play like a crazy donk – beware!
The importance of knowing when you’re not important…and when you are
Too many times in life – no matter what category we fit it into, be it work, socialite functions, fame/infamous publicity, or any number of spotlight events – we get caught up in our own existence and formulate an idea of self that usually makes us feel we are separate, isolated, even smug because we elevate ourselves to a level that makes us feel we’re better than everyone else. Continue reading The importance of knowing when you’re not important…and when you are
Fireworks for the mind!
The 4th of July is too often celebrated for all the wrong reasons; fireworks and parties are the usual hallmark that stand out in everyone’s thoughts. We get so caught up in things that we can’t separate the daily stream of life flooding in from all corners of the globe and concentrate on what is important. What is the most important today is that you drive safely if you’re traveling, you remember what the 4th of July really signifies, you reflect on what you have and all you can accomplish because you live in the land of the free. Happy 4th of July!
Isn’t the Internet great?
It is when I can connect, but… Who knows what happens to the little fairies and wizards that make computer software and applications work perfectly one day and then just stop the next? Did they have a bad day at the online tables? Drink too much the night before? Have a major blow up with their significant other? Or just decide they want to fuck with you? Continue reading Isn’t the Internet great?
The Drift
Our last PokerWorks Family HORSE tourney (for the summer) played out with six of us. Clearspine was in the game but not…he was in sit-out mode and came back when we were down to three to explain that he’d been involved in a family discussion and missed the tourney. He told us to enjoy his money and djhomeschool said he would – and he did since he won it! Continue reading The Drift
PokerWorks HORSE Tourney
Let’s play tomorrow night, the 27th, at 22:30ET. This is it for me for the summer kids. After the WSOP ends I will be heading to OR to spend a few days with my son Josh and his family. Josh and I will drive to the family reunion scheduled towards the end of July and then back to spend a few more days at his place. I won’t be scheduling any more of these for awhile and really would like to have everyone come and play. It’s at Full Tilt Poker, tournament ID 162427198, the buy-in is $5 + $.50 – the password is the usual ‘donkeys’ and everyone is welcome to play. See you there!
A visit to the Rio
I did make it to the Rio yesterday afternoon and went on a picture taking trek through the tables in the Amazon and Pavilion Rooms. I got snap happy and managed to take around 400 pictures in a fairly short time. Some of the players are very recognizable, yet many are poker faces from who knows where, hoping to become recognizable with some bling hanging from their wrist and a fat wallet to show for their time at the table. Continue reading A visit to the Rio
MIA from the Rio
Me, I’m the one that’s missing. I’ve spent the last three days hidden away from the life of the city that never sleeps. I’ve gone out the last two evenings to meet one of my boys and hang with him and friend for a bit, but other than a trip to Costco looking for a scrip refill on Monday, I’ve been nowhere. It’s felt great. I’ve finally settled into the digs of Gary & Marie and feel pretty comfortable, but with hosts like them it would be difficult to feel any other way. They are a rare find as far as people and friends go.