So it turns out the deadline for one of my finals has been extended to January. That means I could have made the event this past weekend. Rats.
Fortunately, this being a blogger event, there are write-ups all over the Internets. I suggest reading them all. And, of course, now that Iggy’s listed all of them on his site, there’s almost no point in my continuing on unless I add some “value” to the list.
Las Vegas and Poker Blog – And here I thought all of Sin City would have stopped in its tracks when the bloggers arrived. Read the rest of the blog for the weekend’s other goings-on, but only after you check out flipchipro’s pre-event write-up and tourney report, especially the 9’s list: “How do you know you’re in a Blogger’s Poker Tournament?” Good stuff. PokerProf gets in his acknowledgements and thanks and foiledcoup gets in his.
Tao of Poker – Pauly is, of course, the uber-organizer of the Holiday Classic, and in true blogger fashion, posted several entries live from the event. Don’t miss the one about the fight where Pauly had the nuts.
FeliciaLee – One of the few professional/bloggers at the Holiday Classic, and of course, the eventual winner. Wish I’d had money on her. Check out her report to see what a tournament looks like from a winner’s perspective. Heh. Congrats, Felicia! She’s also added part one of the weekend recall. Apparently Felicia doesn’t hate Hold’Em. Who knew? Kidding… Part two goes into more depth on the tournament, and shows us once again why Felicia’s got the best damn tournament reports in the blogosphere.
Bill Rini – Winner of the first-to-bust-out Gigli prize, which is like pouring salt in one’s wounds, in my opinion. A good overview of Bill’s trip, with some photos of the professionals.
Glenn’s Poker Journal Felicia’s husband Glenn has a tourney report and some photos taken with his new digital camera. Then he travels back in time and tells us what happened on Friday. More photos with funny captions.
Poker Perspectives – Maudie’s got the day before, the first day, the day after, and a live from the event post. If you didn’t quite catch that, there’s a gap or two in there. Check back for her updates.
The Cards Speak – Hdub does bisonbison one better and auto-rates the bloggers based on friendliness, intelligence, and post-flop “I could hang out with him at a poker table all night” -ness.
Up For Poker – CJ says, “Get ready for an onslaught of trip reports.” Find out how Vegas can remind you of Barbie and where you sleep when you’re the sixth full grown adult male to enter your hotel room for the night. Also, CJ’s tourney report.
BadBlood plays Poker – It’s a good thing poker bores Mrs. Blood ’cause that’s not all Mr. Blood blogs about.
Guinness and Poker – Iggy on why you shouldn’t send a midget to do a man’s job.
random thoughts and thoroughbred selections – BG with some actual thoroughbred selections and putting the blues in gamblingblues.com. That last one’s got more bite than a first-year co-ed.
Riding the F Train – Asphnxma tries to trap the bloggers twice and ends up on the other side in part 1, then makes good the next day at the Horseshoe. Finally, some hints of a WPBT leg right here at home. That would be awesome.
This is more work than I thought. I’ve probably re-edited this post 12 times already. But really there’re a lot of great stories out there. Here’s three more to read:
Yes, this is a truly crazy thing. One weekend from dozens of perspectives. Let’s hope Iggy steals some content and makes one consistent narrative out of it all. In the meantime, enjoy.
Thanks!