My Aruba Trip...

[Talking Poker]

I'm starting to get excited about this. Here are some useful links for anyone who wants to know more details and/or to follow along from home. Maybe I'll make this "Sticky" before I leave.

My Trip Details: I leave from here on Saturday (the 24th) and return on Sunday, October 2nd. I'll be staying here (it sounds amazing):


They have high speed internet access, so I should be able to give you guys daily updates, or at least check in now and then.

This is the official web site for the tourney:


Here is the event schedule:


I also get to play in this - 330 people won entires to the tourney, so that is the maximum number of people who will be playing in this. I'm guessing it will be more like 300 (it ended up being 189):


Here is the official blog, where you may be able to get updates from the tourney:



CardPlayer Updates:


More info on the tourney:


The tourney structure can be found here:


Here are the payouts:


That's all for now... I'm pretty psyched

[Talking Poker]

More key info I left out...

I'm in Flight 1, which means I'll be playing on Monday. My Day 2 (hopefully I will make it to Day 2) won't be until Thursday. In a way, this is a good, but in a way, it's bad. On the plus side, I'll get some rest in between poker days. Also, if I am eliminated on Day 1, I will have the entire rest of the week to just relax and not have to worry about the tournament. I'm not planning on letting that happen, but you never know. I have to say, being in Aruba for a week is a pretty decent consolation prize, should I get unlucky early.

[eejit101]

Wow, that hoel is famous over here, really really nice. That become a pro tourney looks fantastic, if you win we all want invites to come watch, hell, id take the train down to paris from the UK, only $50. WTG TP! have fun

[Quint]

Hope you get to enjoy some of what the island has to offer (not too much though).

[Reel Deal]

Sweet TP... have fun, safe travels and good luck!!

[Talking Poker]

If anyone is interested, I have decided to sell up to 20% of myself (in 1% shares) for this tournament. Details are here:

[eejit101]

whats the actual "buy in" or the equivalent of it for the main event??

[Talking Poker]

$5000+200. If you followed any of the links above, I'm sure you would know that

I will explain how I came up with the $100 per 1% share in the other thread shortly...

[eejit101]

I did read them all, just been a long day of playing, and im only $15 up

Couldnt find the buy in anywhere, must have missed it, sorry.

....People seem to be picking on me......

[Talking Poker]

Interesting. I was just looking at last year's tourney, because I was curious how many entires there were. Check this out:


647 players. And 200 places paid! That's awesome. If they do it like that again, I really like my chances of cashing.

[Aequitas58]

Seriously - if there are under 700, you have an excellent chance of cashing if they pay out like 29% of the field. LOL. I don't want to be the downer, but I'm guessing it will be a large field... over 1000.

GL. Please keep us posted!

[Talking Poker]

I don't mind. That's more money in the prizepool!

[Talking Poker]

I'm heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere.

Man, $17 per day for the slowest "high speed" internet connection I've ever seen. Anyway........

Uneventful flight(s) - I had to fly to Atlanta (from Florida) to fly past Florida again and come here. That's the price you pay to fly from you hometown airport.

I would guess 80% of the people on my plane were poker people. Annie Duke must have been on my plane without my even knowing it because I saw her at the baggage claim.

Shared a taxi with a few other poker players, checked in, walked around a bit, had a few beers at the bar and chatted with some dude for a while... Saw Howard Lederer, the Jetts, Alex (whichever one won last year) Brenes.

That's about it. I need to egister tomorrow AM. There is some "Pro Seminar" thing at 10:30, and then the Become a Pro tourney is at noon. There is a Welcome Reception tomorrow night.

More updates to come............

Thanks to those who have decided to back me. If anyone else is interested, I'll accept transfers tomorrow too, now that I know for sure I can get online.

[Aequitas58]

Do you know of a site feeding live updates? It'd be cool to see how things are going .... kinda as they happen.

Cardplayer? PokerWire?

[lightfungus]

Shoulda hollered when you trounced through ATL, maybe on the way back. Anyhoo, goodluck and win that poker pro thing, except it seemed like most of the buyins you could win have already happened...I think I missed something somewhere. Keep us posted.

[Talking Poker]

I think so too. 2006 haven't even started yet, my friend!

As for live updates, check CardPlayer, plus the UB links above - they have a blog, etc...

[BlibbityBlabbity]

[johnp158]

From the Aruba blog (linked on the original post). This looks like it was about 30 minutes ago.



If you're hungry for numbers, here come some.

First of all, our chip leader, so far as anyone can tell, is Mario Donoso, with 42K. He built most of his stack by catching a flush on the river to double through Sam Murphy, SN (screen name) All Golf, who now stands -- or wobbles, if you will -- at 7500.

Other numbers of note (all numbers x 1000):

MARK PETRILLO -- Rogue23 -- 20
SCOTT SWEDLUND -- scoootterXLCH -- 13
TODD CROWELL -- toddcrowelll -- 19
DEVIN PORTER -- tranquilchaos -- 26
DAVID OTTOSEN -- quilksilver -- 8
TERRENCE CHAN -- 8
MATT SMITH -- samEnole -- 17
STEVE ZOLOTOW -- 8
ALAN KROON -- big als --22
LINDA ROSING -- 12
DEVILFISH -- 33
STACY MATUSON -- stayceacee -- 15
DEWEY WEUM -- whitevisor -- 14
MARK KROON -- P0ker H0 -- 7
MIKE NEJAD -- mote -- 17
DAVE KLASSEN -- KillerDave -- 13
MIAMI JOHN CERNUTO -- 8
CHRIS SAVAGE --brsavage --10
ALAN SMURFIT -- pasimonin -- 15
MELISSA HAYDEN -- 7
JOHN PHAN --- 13



Goin all the way!

[BlibbityBlabbity]

That is a great stack based on the description of the blind structure. Very slow with small (not 100%) increases.

[JDMcNugent7]

Freakin Sweet
This dude is a stud.

[drewjax]

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Other numbers of note (all numbers x 1000):

MARK PETRILLO -- Rogue23 -- 20


Our boy has hit the BIG TIME. Congrats TP. You have made yourself into someone 'noteworthy' in the poker world. You have obviously made some friends, and are held in high regard. Keep up the good work.
Well done siiiiir....

[omahilo]

Drew he has 34K now lol... where you been lmao jk

[drewjax]

you boys are hilarious.....

Ya looks like probably top 5-10 or so in chips. Chip leader w/ 86K has twice as much as next highest. I only see 2 bigger stacks on the dinner break notables list.Of course this is only for first flight, but still.
Go TP Go!!

My excitement, and envy, grows..........lol

[lightfungus]

Possibly regretting not buying a share

[nflchad]

TP now has 34K