Christy Busted
Nothing momentous, about 300 places from the money. Everyone should be very proud of her!
Author: Edward Pizzarello
My goal in life is to fill my family’s passports with stamps, creating buckets of memories along the way. You’ll find me writing about realistic ways for normal people to travel the world, whether you’re on a budget or enjoy luxury. I also enjoy taking us on the occasional detour to explore the inner workings of the travel industry.
Bellagio Bustville
After playing like a donkey for the better part of 2 hours, I doubled up and was back in the tournament. I got lucky on a squeeze play and ended up just below avg. To this point, I had not been dealt a pair…
Dinner Break
Christy made it to dinner break with 10k. She ended up flopping a set with presto to double up. When she gets back from dinner, they’ll play until about 1 am. She feels like she’s a little more comfortable, playing more hands.
Update-2nd Break
Christy was up as high as 7100, lost a bunch of chips with JJ vs AQ. Down to 4500. Blinds are 100-200 with a 25 ante. She feels like she’s playing okay, especially since she got away from the jacks. Dinner brk in 2…
At the Break
Christy has 6150. She was down to 4700 at her lowest, and just won a pot to get back to even. Tight table, 1 aggressive player.
90 minutes, out
It was a pretty brutal start. More details to follow, but suffice it to say that when you lose with AA and AK, it probably won’t be a long day. Update on Christy soon.
Under Way
Cards should be in the air shortly. 1100 players registered now, but they allow late entries for 2 hours. For those following along with Christy, she’s in another part of the room, so updates from her will most likely come every 2 hours, on…
How I’m Earning Free Travel This Week
This one has been around for a little while. But since I’m getting ready to re-order coins, it seemed like a good time to share. You can get free miles for spending cash. As the link will explain, the US Mint is shipping out…
Follow Me at the World Series of Poker
For those that know me well, you’re aware of my goal to play in the main event of The World Series of Poker. I’ve had a number of excuses over the last few years of why I didn’t play (not having a spare $10,000…
How I’m Earning Free Travel This Week
I’m going to start a new part of my blog. As most of my regular followers know (all 3 of you), I’m a bit obsessive about earning points in various loyalty programs. American Airlines and Starwood are my two primary programs, with a ton…