Spencer Lawrence

Not the best poker-trip ever.

1) 200 euro taxi-ride to San Remo from Nice as the trains were on strike.

2) Checked into our hotel where according to the booking agent EPThotels I was confirmed 12 days ago for a Junior Suite.  We get to the room.  Blatantly not a suite.  Complain and find out that the manager let epthotels know at time of booking that no suites were available.  So we end up in a tiny double room at a cost of only 20 euros a night less than we were supposed to pay for the suite.  Because EPThotels didn’t bother to contact us there was no real alternative but to stay here as almost everywhere else was booked up.  And because we’re getting a “cheaper” room there’s almost zero chance of getting refunds.  Sigh.  Not as bad as happened to our friends tho who turned up at there hotel after booking over the telephone with epthotels to find they’d never heard of him.  After 30 minutes waiting in the the lobby for the agent to get back to him hes offered a room in the only place they have left at over double the cost.  Nice.  Epthotels was a nice idea, but we won’t ever be using them again. 

3) Weather is meh.

4) Busted EPT main event on day 1 just after antes when AA no good. 

So stuck in an overpriced room for 6 extra nights in a vacation spot I would never voluntarily choose while the weather is meh.  Sweet life imo. 

Oh and add to that the increasingly likely event that we won’t even be able to fly home thursday morning like planned due to the volcanic ash closing airspace.   And if the flight is cancelled we probably won’t be able to get home for at least another week after that with the backlog of “rebookers”.  I guess we head to Rome or Palermo or somewhere south and warm if we have to, but I’m longing for my cardiff apartment.

• overly-friendly checkout clerks…. wtf…. are supermarkets entirely staffed by care in the community now? #scared #

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• overly-friendly checkout clerks…. wtf…. are supermarkets entirely staffed by care in the community now? #scared #

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• Nelly in da house yo #

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• Main event seat orange 64 9. Started 12 just deciding how late 2 turn up #
• 65 min late and only blinded down 600. 27500 at break cos i cant resist def btn j6s vs utg raise. 5 levels 2day. #
• The xtra sleep will repay the investment with nice interest when im fresher durin lvl 5. Will prob leave early 4 lunch as well #
• 24k. I make it 550 lmp kts. Bb 1700.I call and flop flush on q hi brd he xr2 8k and instacalls my cram with aq and nfd.Obv hits turn #

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• Hj makes it 300 i cc ajo co. Flop q87r. I float 700 cbet and take it away on t turn. 5k #wsop #
• Remembering why i play so little nl in this country. Developing warm fuzzy homicidal feelings for the inane gabble of douche on left #
• 4800 break. Table full of ave int kids. Not exactly what im looking for at a live tourn esp 1500 turning up 40 mins late was fine #wsop 54 #
• Open aq s ep 400 douche cc and bb call. Flop 245r. We check and douche bets 1100. I ship 4 4200 more. He calls i hold. He crys. 12k #
• Douche had 76o and is now crippled. Sweet. Guy from aj float confirmed he had ak. #wsop #
• 400 aq clubs ep. Mp cc. Flop a96 two clubs. I lead 600. Turn off t. I xr all in. He has at. River ace. Down to 6600 #wsop #
• Didnt realise the ultralag kid was docsands so shipped on his open q8o last hand b4 break. Hes prob 2good 2 raise fold 16bb stack. #
• Its close tho. He had ak and held. 2800and antes after brk so could b over quick. Play is bad and i drew one of tougher tables #
• Out. Shove kj hj 3100 and run into kk #

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• Day off. Recovery via mercury od at shibuya. Fav restaurant in vegas and enough2tempt me in2 the overpopulated hell that is sat night #

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• 6 seated at table so far. Quiet lion only face i know. Looks good so far. #wsop #
• Jj liu hit 2 outer on river vs my 2 pr after openin co 62o then calling down btm pr on t86. #wsop #
• 3125 at break. Heimiller also at table open limping like a pro. Hu prob me and cr pro webb tho brodie runnin hot early. #wsop #
• 8k at din. Choppin at small pots, attacking jjs atc lp approach and dans open limps. If swedish kid goes ill b youngert by 20 years #wsop #
• 18k 6 handed flush over flush vs jj #
• 20k 3 handed start.sick variance. Went down 2 3k up to 15k at break. Prob go in2 hu 2-1 down #wsop #
• Out 2nd. Lost kt vs k8 on t97 and kq vs kt on kj4 hu. #wsop #sigh #

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• #wsop 13900 end day 1. Disappointing but fine #
• Upset hollink raising nut low 9 hi flush low on river and we got quartered vs nut flush. So funny he thinks its bad #wsop #wsop46 #
• Out. Down 2 4k up to 15 down 2 3k and then done on bb. Sigh #

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• Table 228 just heard sash is in and on way. Dont see ace #
• Half lvl 1 mission accomplished. Table thinks im crazy with evry hand gohng thru me. Down to 4400 tho #
• Call down with one pr 6 jack kicker table goes nuts. Its obv good. Im still playhng 70-60 but running better and table scared now. 8200 #
• 85 at break. 0 for 3 on suited aces #
• 11600 raised kqj9 7 way from bb. Turned boat. Getting played back at hard from ftp pro i dont know now #
• 11600 raised kqj9 7 way from bb. Turned boat. Getting played back at hard from ftp pro i dont know now #wsop46 #wsop #
• 14725 at dinner #
• 14725 at dinner #wsop #wsop46 #
• Asian kid seat 5 crampin my action raisin most hands b4 it gets to me and playing well. 13k and decision time on how 2 react #
• 13.6k last break. Missed wrap 4 15k pot scoop #
• Down to 6k 15 min left. #

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