After my loss in the tourney I was feeling a little down, and was ready for the flight home - I had no desire to play Poker the last 2 days, and spent my time between seeing a few more of the Hotels on the strip, and watching the cash games in the Poker Rooms within them.I called in the Venitian on the Wednesday, and they had been running a month long series of Tourneys (mostly Hold Em, but a couple of HORSE/Omaha mixed in) for $312 and $500 buy-ins, the day I called in there was a 500+ runner Hold Em Event on. These probably offered better value to the casual punter than the actual WSOP events.
Unless you won a package to a WSOP Event, they are extremley poor value for UK players, take an example of Jonathan who placed 13th in the Razz tourney - his package was worth $4500 and he only actually won $5800, so if he was buying himself into that event, paying all his own expenses he would have barely made a profit - unless your extremely tight (like me) $3000 for flights,accomodation,food and entertainment is barely enough to cover a weeks stay.The tourneys are still very top heavy in payout terms, so unless you finish say in top 3 your chance of a nice payday is zilcho.
Thursday I did much the same, except for being treated to my best meal of the week courtesy of Alun @ Inside Poker, when I had a slap up meal at Ceasers Palace - he had hinted that he'd invite Vicky Coren along also, but I think that was a case of wishful thinking on my behalf, and touch of 'Balderdash and Piffle' on Aluns - Aluns a smashing guy, but he does like to name drop !! (Well at least it gives me an excuse to post a picture of the lovely Miss C)
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