Had a pretty good journey despite the delayed take-off at Gatwick. We were all ready to go when our chief trolley dolly said we were waiting for one more person to arrive - the bloody captain of the ship. We speculated he was still in the bar...
Remarkably the plane was not full so me and the railbird (as my wingwoman Jo Scott will be referred to for this trip) had the luxury of a spare seat in our 3. Even better was the absence of a major queue at customs. RB was somewhat delayed as the person in front of her was pulled off for a full body search, but she resisted the temptation to run through the empty channel in a desperate bid for freedom which could have sent her straight back to blighty.
RB had been speculating about the weather but luckily she had her sweater ready as we emerged into the 41 degree centigrade heat.
Off we went to our luxurious hotel the Wynn and we managed not to mention the war once in conversation with our taxi driver. I am not sure whether we will pull this off for the many rides to come.
After freshening up in a shower with a seating area within a bathroom containing an lcd tv and his and her washbasins, RB declared herself satisfied with the room and the view from 25 floors up.
We headed to the Rio so I could sign in and pick up my Betfair goodies and our VIP passes entitling us to entry into the betfair lounge for free booze, snacks and wii playing. Spotted my first poker celebrity - Annette Oberwhatsit - she is tiny - but wields a big stack.
Found that my aussie poker mate Steve is already here and he is "coaching" a poker babe Lacey Jones http://www.bankrollboost.com/lacey-jones.php. I will now shamelessly name drop the other poker celeb who joined me, RB, Steve and Lacey for an attempted fast food meal during the dinner break - none other than the flying dutchman Marcel Luske. Did not have time for small talk as we wolfed down some rapidly griddled Tapinaki - rather spoiled by the guy cleaning the griddle as we ate with lemon and vinegar and copious amounts of steam engulfing us.
Spotted Gareth's bird (Clownie) - she was looking pretty well stacked.
Saw an absurd hand at Laceys table. Board is showing 77AA3. Bet on the river of 5k raised to 15k which is called. Raiser shows A for full house and caller shows 77...wtf. If you don't go all in with quad 4's you might as well through yourself off the Voodoo Lounge balcony.
Anyway time to snooze at 6.00 am UK time, ready for the big day tomorrow.
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