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Magoo Weekend Report (long, low poker content)

Wow, what a weekend.

Two months ago, I really couldn't decided whether or not to go to the magoo weekend. It's a long story, but I've recently decided to have a much more carpe diem attitude. I don't want to cruise into middle/old age having played it safe or cautiously. I want to arrive going "Wow, what a ride that was." Plus Milo convinced me I should go.

So, this would be my first solo trip to Vegas. I split a room at the Wynn with WDC, who by sheer coincidence is also from the Twin Cities area.

I had always wanted to take a trip, bringing nothing but cash and a toothbrush. I came >this< close to doing excatly that, but ended up packing only super-light instead. Only after I landed on Thursday did I realize I forgot my toothbrush. And that I spilled hot chocolate on myself, not once, but twice on the flight.

This was my first time staying at the Wynn. I'm impressed. The rooms are a strange 70's orange color, but it really grew on me. A simpler elegance than the Belliago. Plus I find the Belliago's hallways to be downright dim.

Dropped my backpack off at the room, threw on a clean shirt, tried to wash the spots off my only pair of jeans, quit when I realized it was going to make me look like I pissed my pants. The room had a great view of the golf course too.

Started off playing the 15/30. A while back there was a long thread discussing the cardroom management theory of the Wynn. I must say, that having a main game, a must-move game, and a must-must-move game was rather annoying. Not to mention I was running bad. No hands of note, but did play with some kid wearing a hat that said EARNER on the front. The back made me laugh: "Rain, sleet, and snow, go out and bring home the doe." Funny, I always spelled it "dough". $-800. Cleaned my jeans & called it a night.

Woke up Friday at 6 am, couldn't sleep any more. Damn time zones. Woke up with a killer headache, must of been the 2 rum and cokes I had with my dinner. Nothing else to do, so I hit up the poker room again. No 15/30 going, no 8/16 going. I get in the 4/8, and it's 5 handed. When I joined, they were chopping blinds 3 out of 4 hands, so I had to put a stop to that. Played until lunch. Started off still running bad, but did make a bit of a comeback near the end. It's good I stopped for a couple of hours to eat and walk a bit to clear my head some. $-51, -$851 total.

Lunch was Red8 at the Wynn. Pretty good Chinese, and not expensive. Reminded me of Noodles at the Belliago. I get back into the 15/30 afterwards. I recognize 70% of the tables from the night before. No obvious fish. The frozen wave continues. I think I won two pots in 4 hours. $-385, $-1236 total. This poker rate was costing me a fortune. My cash on hand hits a critical level, and I was forced to hit up my neteller for an emergancy reload.

WDC arrives, I meet Any2Cards, jakethebake, a few others. The much vaunted "dinner and drinks at 6 meet & greet" turns out to me WDC, Jake & I. We wander around looking for a bar to have a drink in while we wait for the others. We pass buy Lure and the hottie to end all hotties. Jake wants to stop, I say "But it's a night club." Jakes responds: "It's still a bar, right?" We drink. We end up at the buffet. All 3 of us were underwelmed.

Back to the 15/30. I'm in the must-must-move. WDC joins us, I sup bro? him, and meet another trout. This table sucked! The pendulum started to swing the other way, draws hit, pairs held up, yadda yadda $+493, $-743.

Having basically fufilled the poker rate requirement, and being frustrated with the lack of table selection at the Wynn, I strolled on down to the Belliago on Saturday. Night and day difference! Finally, maybe I can make some cash at this table. Doug Lee (of WSOP Circuit event fame) was at my table too. Seemed like an alright guy, but was leaking cash like a sieve. Hand of the day: I've got J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], and limp in MP after 2 limpers. CO & button limp, Doug in the SB raises, everyone calls. Flop is Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Doug bets, folded to me, I raise, folded to Doug. He asks "On a diamond draw?" and 3 bets. I cap it. Turn 9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. He bets, I raise, he calls. River 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. He bets, I raise, he calls. I table my hand and say "Yeah, I was looking for a diamond." He wasn't pleased. Basically, this was the single best session I've ever had. Every draw came in. Every big pair held up. My one set won a boat over boat over nut flush pot. It was unreal how well I was running. $+2480, $+1737 total.

After I cashed out, I was writting down my results and notes by the door to Bobby's Room. Eli Elezra and some other guy were in there playing. So I'm jotting my notes down, and Doyle walks up. I just sort of stare at him for a second, said hello, and grabbed the door for him. He said "Thanks." Dude...Doyle [censored] Brunson just said "Thanks." to me. I need a drink.

It was rapidly approaching Magoo time. I grabbed some dinner and hoofed it down to the MGM. Al & the Crapsfest crew were running late, and there wasn't a drink in sight. The crowd was getting restless. Still, nice to meet up with all of you guys.

I'm the first guy in line at the cage, and buy in for 10 racks. The cashier had to ask me twice if I really wanted all of that in blue chips. As jakethebake reported in another thread, we came to within $2k of buying the MGM out of blue chips.

My table featured a muderer's row of 2+2ers. Milo, Any2, Spook, Joe Tall, Dynasty, WDC, Rocketlaunch, jakethebake. We played it all. 2-7, double flop holdem, tripple flop omaha h/l split with a qualifer, badugi, crazy fox, crazy pinapple. We gave up on pre-flop play and just played everything with a $2 ante instead. I think it was Any2 that said we were basically playing 10/2/4. The games were slow because we'd have to explain them with each new dealer.
Drinks were drunk, rivers were hit, the nuts were checked, and we all had rocking good time. I finished $-80, $+1657. Hell, I think I tipped more than that. Any2cards finished up more than 5 racks. Bastard. I did win a copy of dominic's porn film for having the largest stack. I think that Any2's was taller, but Stickywicket said mine made up for it in girth. NSFW link to porn cover. Dude, that rules.

I don't recall most of the rest of the night. But I know that I didn't get to see the strippers, and I woke up with my roll intact.

Didn't do anything on Sunday other than check out and fly home. I need some sleep.

When's the next one?

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I still owe icepick and WDC a round from Lure. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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Very nice synopsis. You know, I did end up winning $580 at a $2-$4 game with 2+2ers wall-to-wall in 5 hours. Nice win rate.

Of course, most of it occurred in 2 massive pots which I swept.

I couldn't believe the number of people that would watch the game in complete disbelief, whispering that they wished someone left, as they felt they could fleece us for all of our money.

As related in another post, one individual tried, and was sent packing fairly quickly.

The other interesting thing was watching one of the main, attractive floors Jennifer, pull each dealer aside, or a group of dealers aside, and try to explain in advance all of the games we were playing, and the rules to those games. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

A HUGE thank you has to go out to the MGM and especially Gary, our key contact and head shift manager. They went out of their way to help us set this up, put up with all of our antics (of course they were all tipped very well as well), and defended us to the security team that wanted to come down and put a stop to our antics.

The high light of this was when multiple people at our table were throwing multiple chips in tips at the dealer at the sametime, all trying to make it into the dealers shirt pocket. Many of us 2+2ers are VERY bad shots, and those tips ended up in the dealers tray.

Then, the dealer is seen taking chips out of the tray and putting them into their pocket. The security team upstairs monitoring all of this was having a major fit. Never the less, Gary told them to hose themselves off with cold water, that they had been informed a month in advance of this, that everyone was being taken care of well, and that the MGM loved the business.

Jennifer told them that they would just make good on the dealer racks if anything didn't add up.

This is what I call customer service. It was a pleasure to play there, and it was enormously fun. Of course, it doesn't hurt to win 29 big bets an hour. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Another highlight any2cards and someone (was it icepick?) split a pretty massive pot after running everyone else out and both turning up 7-2. We need to see the pic of that pot. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Yep. Twas one of my better hands. The royal hammer ... 7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].

Sweet. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Another highlight any2cards and someone (was it icepick?) split a pretty massive pot after running everyone else out and both turning up 7-2. We need to see the pic of that pot. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I didn't see The Hammer all night. But I did river check the runner runner nut flush on that double-flop-single-turn-single-river-crazy-fox game. Rocketlaunch was supposed to bet damn it!

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I still owe icepick and WDC a round from Lure. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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Don't think that we haven't forgotten.

And I think the MGM owes us all a buffet comp too. Jennifer said she'd take care of us in the future.

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I had the other 72. And it was OFFSUIT. I got the fourth bet in preflop, yet somehow Any2 failed to cap?!?!? And here I thought he was a magoo-fest grandmaster.

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Magoo GrandMaster .. definitely. Strong poker player ... never.

I just have never learned how to play the hammer correctly. You can rest assured, however, that I have learned by focusing on your style, and will never make the same mistake in the future.

By the way, my prediction that I would never be BEAT by the hammer held true. In fact, there were bets taken on this. I never did collect. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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But I did river check the runner runner nut flush on that double-flop-single-turn-single-river-crazy-fox game. Rocketlaunch was supposed to bet damn it!

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Next time you want me to bet the river, don't call out for a club before it comes. I might be better tricked into betting then. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I am always fascinated by ...

I am always fascinated by the memory retention of poker players when it comes to specific situational hand recall. In fact, given all of the craziness of last night, the phenominal amount of hands played, the diversity of games played, the ever changing rules, etc., it never ceases to amaze me when we can have perfect recall about one specific bet, call, raise, etc.

Too bad I can't remember where I put my cell phone ... [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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My table featured a muderer's row of 2+2ers. Milo, Any2, Spook, Joe Tall, Dynasty, WDC, Rocketlaunch, jakethebake.

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I was actually at your table briefly also. But you sharks busted my single rack of blues after only about 20 minutes. Good thing too, because I had to run off to try and score some U2 tickets from a scalper.

It was great fun while it lasted! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

On the subject of Magoo.....

DrewOnTilt & JaketheBake---great meeting you.

I need someone to post the pic of "Jake the Human Can Opener" on the crapfest party bus....good times.

And for those at my table---SHIP IT! And, tits play.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Sticky [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

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Re: Royal Hammer

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Magoo GrandMaster .. definitely. Strong poker player ... never.

I just have never learned how to play the hammer correctly. You can rest assured, however, that I have learned by focusing on your style, and will never make the same mistake in the future.

By the way, my prediction that I would never be BEAT by the hammer held true. In fact, there were bets taken on this. I never did collect. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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And you wondered why MEbenhoe gave you your nickname when you were up here? I'm disappointed...CAP that hammer and strike fear in the hearts of the weak. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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I need someone to post the pic of "Jake the Human Can Opener" on the crapfest party bus....good times.

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Post it, Drew!

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And, tits play.

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I knew I was at the wrong table. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Low quality camera phone. But hey, they're pics!

My winning stack:
http://www.netfamine.com/images/girth.jpg
jakethebake capping the action:
http://www.netfamine.com/images/jakerasing.jpg
One of the other tables playing triple flop hold 'em with hole cards exposed:
http://www.netfamine.com/images/tripleflop.jpg

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I don't recall most of the rest of the night. But I know that I didn't get to see the strippers, and I woke up with my roll intact.

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I recalled something.

I was playing someplace after the magoo game. The table was laughing and joking and whatnot. Out of the blue I tell the guy next to me: "I bet you $10 I can find a porn movie in this room in 30 seconds." He looks at me like I'm from Mars, and accepts. I pull my Biggest Stack prize out, slap it on the table and yell "SHIP IT!". He paid up.

Never, ever, accept another man's prop bet.

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God almighty ...

A 2+2er making money from the porn industry. What is this world coming to? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I don't recall most of the rest of the night. But I know that I didn't get to see the strippers, and I woke up with my roll intact.

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I recalled something.

I was playing someplace after the magoo game. The table was laughing and joking and whatnot. Out of the blue I tell the guy next to me: "I bet you $10 I can find a porn movie in this room in 30 seconds." He looks at me like I'm from Mars, and accepts. I pull my Biggest Stack prize out, slap it on the table and yell "SHIP IT!". He paid up.

Never, ever, accept another man's prop bet.

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Gladto know my art is making someone money. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Never, ever, accept another man's prop bet.

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Long, long time ago an old snooker hustler, after making what I thought was an absolutely impossible shot, smiling as he took my dollar, said, "Son, don't ever bet against a man who says he can do something. He knows he can."

I've never forgotten that, or him - or my damned dollar!

[img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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I stole the dealer button from our game while we were playing a round of "Razz if you get a Q or K up you get to eliminate a player of your choosing for the pot". I don't think we got around to giving it a name. Anyway, I snuck the new dealer button onto the other magoo game and much more hilarity should have ensued.

I also quite enjoyed making a dark 4 bet and folding for the cap preflop.

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One of the other tables playing triple flop hold 'em with hole cards exposed:
http://www.netfamine.com/images/tripleflop.jpg

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I somehow lost biggest stack with having a full stack of green and black on the table. Lame.

you can also see metetron's infamous stack of $20's that don't play to short buy every hand.

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Very nice report. I read through this thread so fast. Post more!

Great post!

Yeah, Magoo fest was a success again, as expected.

MGM really came through for us. They reserved us four tables all together in the center of the room. Coctails were brought to get it all started, as usual. I was already pretty much 1/2 hammered from Craps Fest when we arrived. I would get steadily more hammered over the next 12 hours until I was "beyond" hammered.

Craps fest was a BLAST. It was hilarious getting the driver to stop at ghetto-mart so we could get MORE beers. Hats off to ambassador limo service here in vegas for top notch service and a good deal to boot.

Dominic won the craps fest event. Friggin' bee-atch is what he is, the bastard. I wanted to win. But instead I think I actually LOST more than anyone. I was long out of the tournament when I rebought $100 twice more just so I could keep playing. I think I should award myself the "sorest ass" award since I dumped $220 playing craps, and Magoo Fest hadn't even started yet.

I has been suggested that perhaps next time we do "bingo fest." Somehow I think we'll get kicked out of boulder station bingo hall by the old ladies long before any of us could have a chance to win anything! Anyway, the pre-Magoo Fest excursion idea is cool, perhaps it'll have to be a regular event.

So yeah, we got back to MGM a little late. Screw you guys, you shoulda been on the craps fest tour of the ghetto side of henderson, then it would have seemed more like we were right on time! Yeah!

I would like to issue a special thank you to MGM, and especially Gary, for once again providing us with a great time and great service.

As for the actual magoo-ing, DrewJustDrew won the "punk ass bitch" award for his story of the first time he ever played 2-4, and the sunglasses he wore! Most of the rest of the awards I think I was too drunk to remember where they went!

I started off fantastically at my table, only dumping $100 in the first five minutes. The highlight of the table was probably my flopping the best hand, capping it the whole way, losing to a flush in a giant pot, and having the winner tip the dealer THE ENTIRE POT, about $220. Classy act, Bravo! I am quite sure I was too drunk to remember who it was, but my ass is still kinda sore from that hand! I was colder than ice all night but I decided to take a break and let Jerri, my friend from the wynn, play my chips. She was doing much better than me so I let her play and got back some of what I had lost.

My total expenditure for magoo fest was probably in the neighborhood of $500 or so, not too bad considering I had about umpteen beers plus a few scotches!

After magoo fest was broken up, I played no limit at MGM and started to win back what I had blown earlier that day. My bro and G-friend played too, all of us won. My brother was going for the record for redbull and vodka but lost count somewhere in the thirties. The winning streak continued till like 6am when we finally quit. The next night we tried the wynn for a while, they both won quite a bundle while I lost like $14. MGM again right after that. They both won some more money but were getting tired, I was still stuck so was too stubborn to leave so I said I'd take a cab. The game was absolutely FANTASTIC as all hell and all I could get dealt all night was 92o etc. Finally I hit trip queens, king kicker and got two players who disbelieved to the tune of nearly $180 each. I finally left when they were doing some kind of construction in the MGM and I couldn't take the jackhammers and machinery anymore! (totally true, not making that up). I figure $360 or so added up to about $40 an hour for the time I was there so that was plenty good enough.

Many of us played a lot at MGM over the weekend in their regular games as well, I know I did. Thanks to all who contributed to their room, and to the success of Magoo Fest 11-5-05. Thanks to all who generously gave their tips to the floor, dealers, waitresses and chip runners. Although we were certainly the drunkest and rowdiest, I think we all showed some real class by taking care of business.

When's the nest magoo-fest? Well I am thinking about the time of march madness / the race and all that jazz should be about right. We'll see what happens, but count on another magoo fest coming to las vegas soon! There will of course be more magoos, more commemorative chips, more drunken debotchery, more of everything to look forward to!

al

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I have to know...

DID SHE SURVIVE?!?

-d

That's my sleeve in the lower left...

I won most Gansta dress, but was refused the prize when it was remembered I don't (rarely) drink. I think Jolt should be awarded next time.

John

Any big event like that would be horrid for a Magoofest. Flights and hotel rooms are both harder to get and more expensive. Think of the travelers, you local elitist!

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Any big event like that would be horrid for a Magoofest. Flights and hotel rooms are both harder to get and more expensive. Think of the travelers, you local elitist!

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I think SS said something about an april timed event

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Well said, MGM rocks!

I spent about 8 more hours playing there last night. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Their great room and fantastic service and staff (particularly gary) will keep me coming back and sending my friends there, even the really magooey ones from out of town! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I guess we can all guess where the next magoo fest will be!

al

Late march, early april, whatever is fine by me. Most of us who live here will be SUPER busy during the actual events anyway, perhaps right after might be the best time. We'll figure it out later!

al

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i had a great time. the 10-15 minutes that i was there, i managed to have so much fun that my head was spinning. the room was so loud that every other table looked pissed off.

stickywicket rocks, dom totally looks like he should, and i hope sammy the dealer put the tip to good use.

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I was there today and I overheard that he bought an NYC Krypotonite lock for his bike.

And then Dynasty won but he doesn'
t drink either. I think Spook skulked away with the malt liquor at the end of the night.

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I was there today and I overheard that he bought an NYC Krypotonite lock for his bike.

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He should have spent it on a hooker and some blow.

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DrewOnTilt & JaketheBake---great meeting you.

I need someone to post the pic of "Jake the Human Can Opener" on the crapfest party bus....good times.

And for those at my table---SHIP IT! And, tits play.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Sticky [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

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Oh yeah baby. I'll be sure to post all of those pictures when I get back from Vegas, especially the one of the showdown between the two Hammer hands. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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Magoo GrandMaster .. definitely. Strong poker player ... never.

I just have never learned how to play the hammer correctly. You can rest assured, however, that I have learned by focusing on your style, and will never make the same mistake in the future.

By the way, my prediction that I would never be BEAT by the hammer held true. In fact, there were bets taken on this. I never did collect. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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How the hell am I supposed to make good on this bet when I was not dealt The Hammer even once? Damn cards, [censored] aces and kings, I want The Hammer baby!!

So I guess I'll just have to make plans to attend the next Magoo fest, and wax your sorry butt with The Hammer at that particular point.

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As for the actual magoo-ing, DrewJustDrew won the "punk ass bitch" award for his story of the first time he ever played 2-4, and the sunglasses he wore! Most of the rest of the awards I think I was too drunk to remember where they went!

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A little late, but:

Was this a shot or did you confuse me with another Drew?

A. I never wear sunglasses at the tables.
B. I have never played 2-4

If anything, I should have won the award for being in Vegas that weekend and not showing up to the event. It looked like fun from the photos.

Must be the other drew, the tilty one. Either way, you're both magoos, so what's the dif? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

al