Day 1 – Las Vegas – MGM Grand

Filed Under (30 Days of Poker) by Topher on 31-07-2010

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MGM Poker Room

MGM Poker Room

What a rough flight to Vegas, 6 hours of hangover on a plane with screaming kids is not cool. Why are people taking their kids to Vegas anyways?! I arrive, and luckily there is no line at the 104 degree outside taxi stand. Vegas seems a little quiet this weekend. I’m staying at the MGM Grand and my uncle and a few of his relatives are out here for the weekend too. Should be a great time. Time to clean up a little, power nap, food and then Gamble!

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Pre Game Warm Up – Orlando – Matador

Filed Under (30 Days of Poker) by Topher on 30-07-2010

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Matador's Winner

Matador's Winner

Ugh… my head! RangTang shots are not a good idea the night before a flight to Las Vegas. So, I thought it would be fun to go to my favorite downtown Orlando Hold’em free poker league venue, Matador, and play some poker to “warm up” before my 30 days begins. I also managed to talk a friend into playing who has never played before, pretty sure she has the “bug” now.

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Kickoff to 30 days of Poker…

Filed Under (30 Days of Poker) by Topher on 28-07-2010

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Chances are, my amateur poker habit is pretty similar to yours. Somewhere between casual hobby and clinically obsessed. I play in a free poker league once or twice a week, have a home game with friends once in a while , and a few times a year visit a casino to play some “serious” poker. I fancy myself a solid player (Never met a poker rat that thought he/she was bad or stuck overall!), but I couldn’t tell you if that is truly accurate or pure imagination on my part.

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