SuperBowl Weekend
Friday we started the event off with the Legends Celebrity Poker Tournament. John Elway, Roger Clemens, Britney Spears, and yours truly were in attendance. Many poker players came out to show their support for Jen Harman who was the host of the poker tournament. Natalie and I walked the red carpet, signed some autographs, and had some fun playing in the tournament. There was a silent auction with a Peyton Manning autographed football that Natalie made sure she won. I think she probably could have gotten one off ebay cheaper, but she's a huge Peyton fan and the proceeds were for charity - so it's all good. The football came today and she seemed very excited so it was all worth it. Maybe I'll be lucky enough for the ball to count as her Valentine's present. LOL
After the tournament, we went to the Playboy fashion show. We had a VIP booth complete with champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries, so Barry Greenstein and his girlfriend joined us. Todd Brunson, Erick Lindgren, Jen and Marco had the one next to us; and we all had a blast watching the show and going through our gift bags Playboy gave us.
After the fashion show, we went to the grand opening of the new high-limit gaming room at the Palms, called "The Mint." Jenny McCarthy was filming her show in there so the place was jam packed. We took a quick peek and decided to go back and see who won the tourney. We got there just in time to see the winner and have a chat with Mike Sexton about the future of poker and some recent events at the WPT.
Saturday, we spent in meetings with Wendy Meadley of Poker Resource Netwok and Chuck Chastain of the World Poker Store. The meetings were real positive. I hate going to them because I don't really understand all that is being said. Natalie listens to what they have to say and then puts it in layman's terms afterwards. We've got some good things in the works that I can't tell you about, but one thing that I can tell you about is that my bobblehead is in the works from www.pokerheads.net. It will make the series 3 line and be launch in July in time for the WSOP.
Sunday we went over to some friends' house. We didn't know many of the people there but had a good time making new friends and watching the game.
After all of the activities, I just pretty much rested yesterday, trying to get ready for my Cardplayer photo shoot that was scheduled for today. Unfortunately, the photographer's mother died and we had to reschedule. Since our day had suddenly been freed up, we decided to go over to the Bellagio and check out the action. They had started a 50-100 No-Limit game that I wanted to play in, but the last seat had just been taken. I may try going over there later tonight and see if I can beat up on the table a little bit.
After the tournament, we went to the Playboy fashion show. We had a VIP booth complete with champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries, so Barry Greenstein and his girlfriend joined us. Todd Brunson, Erick Lindgren, Jen and Marco had the one next to us; and we all had a blast watching the show and going through our gift bags Playboy gave us.
After the fashion show, we went to the grand opening of the new high-limit gaming room at the Palms, called "The Mint." Jenny McCarthy was filming her show in there so the place was jam packed. We took a quick peek and decided to go back and see who won the tourney. We got there just in time to see the winner and have a chat with Mike Sexton about the future of poker and some recent events at the WPT.
Saturday, we spent in meetings with Wendy Meadley of Poker Resource Netwok and Chuck Chastain of the World Poker Store. The meetings were real positive. I hate going to them because I don't really understand all that is being said. Natalie listens to what they have to say and then puts it in layman's terms afterwards. We've got some good things in the works that I can't tell you about, but one thing that I can tell you about is that my bobblehead is in the works from www.pokerheads.net. It will make the series 3 line and be launch in July in time for the WSOP.
Sunday we went over to some friends' house. We didn't know many of the people there but had a good time making new friends and watching the game.
After all of the activities, I just pretty much rested yesterday, trying to get ready for my Cardplayer photo shoot that was scheduled for today. Unfortunately, the photographer's mother died and we had to reschedule. Since our day had suddenly been freed up, we decided to go over to the Bellagio and check out the action. They had started a 50-100 No-Limit game that I wanted to play in, but the last seat had just been taken. I may try going over there later tonight and see if I can beat up on the table a little bit.
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