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Trip Report

by golfman317

Let me start by apologizing again to Joan. :-) ATLARGE was a blast! I spent more time watching than playing. Congrats to Dave L (NotTrump) on his excellent play over the weekend. He placed 2nd in the HOE tourney and WON the NLHE event. Here are a few memorable moments and random thoughts about the weekend. They are in no particular order (Sorry to disappoint you Dave L ;-)

  1. Meeting face-to-face with many of the RGPers that I respect and admire.
    AlwaysAware (Joan)
    TaintedRogue (Ken Lovering)
    NotTrump (Dave L)
    and too many others to name!

  2. One hand of note: Late in the NLHE event on Saturday. Down to 5 players (As I recall) Dave L moves all in pre-flop and gets one caller. Dave turns up KQ and his opponent (I forget his name...sorry) turns up Q9. The flop comes Q9x. OUCH! Dave L is in trouble. Turn is no help to either. River is (you know what is coming!) a KING. And that ladies and gentlemen is a three-outer! Dave L jumped out of his seat! I'll admit that he did receive a bit of good fortune with that hand. However, he played extremely well throughout the tournament and ended up on top. Way to go Dave! Enjoy your leather jacket!

  3. Dinner at the Borgata buffet on Saturday night. Great people, great food, great time! (I hope you enjoyed your birthday dinner Joan.) After our meal, we ran into Russell Rosenblum. He shared a few of his experiences from the final table at the WSOP in 2002 (He took 6th!) It was very interesting.

  4. The hospitality suite! It was nice to have a place to go and sit with other RGPers. The coronas with limes were a nice touch. Thanks to Goldie for providing the beer!

  5. Grabbing a bite to eat with Ken Lovering at Sbarro. It was nice chatting with you Ken! I should have gotten the chicken :-)

  6. Talking strategy with Dave L. Congrats again Dave! You had a great weekend.

Special thanks to Stephan Goldman (goldie) for putting this event together. Thanks also to PokerStars for providing us with all sorts of goodies and the Taj for being a great host! I can't wait for ATLARGE 2K5