Barcelona/London plans (for those travelling the EPT this fall)

[ActionJeff]

Who is going to EPT Barcelona, and then going to London straight afterwards, and is interested in getting a place in London?

Here are important dates:

EPT Barcelona: August 28 -Sept 1
Euro WSOP (London): September 6-16, 2007
EPT London: September 25-29
Aruba Poker Classic: September 29- October 6 (day 1a Oct 2)

WCOOP: September 14-30

On the down days between WSOP Europe and EPT London, there is the WCOOP, so it doesn't make much sense to play the Euro WSOP and then fly back home to play online poker.

I know many people have talked about getting a house in London right after the EPT Barcelona tournament. So far Shaundeeb, skier, superfluousman, Vivek R, gobboboy have expressed interest, as well as others I am probably forgetting.

No one seems to ever be online and its tough to plan anything, so I'm starting this thread to try to gather everyone together and make this happen.

Everything is coming up pretty quickly so it would be good to figure things out asap (instead of while everyone is at Turning Stone or something).

So, post, email me, or let someone responsible know asap if you are playing the tournaments and want in, and we can go from there.

-Jeff

[skier_5]

dunno if im playing the donkaments. but i want in, 100%.

for london we should just do a chat or something and discuss everything sometime this week. Maybe find someone familiar with london to help us out even if they wont be staying there?

[Superfluous Man]

Yo, I'll definitely be playing barcelona, and I'm unsure about playing the WSOP Europe (though I will be in London at the time, in all likelihood).

Also, it's a tossup between EPT London and Aruba, but since my hero EC10 is going to Aruba I'm leaning towards that.

[skier_5]

also, im looking for a room mate in barcelona and can you buy in with W$ w/o hotel (if i were to find a room mate)?

[timex]

Not playing Barcelona, but I wouldn't mind a house from like the 9th to the 27th or so(possibly later if I do well in EPT London)

[ActionJeff]

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also, im looking for a room mate in barcelona and can you buy in with W$ w/o hotel (if i were to find a room mate)?

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in the past for EPT events, you could. I doubt its changed, but I'll look into this tommorow

[THAY3R]

I might be going to EPT Barcelona, but planning on staying in the States in September for Borgata and Yankees.


Pretty sure I'm going to Aruba.

[THAY3R]

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also, im looking for a room mate in barcelona and can you buy in with W$ w/o hotel (if i were to find a room mate)?

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I asked them and they said you can only buy the package.

[AC-Cobra]

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dunno if im playing the donkaments. but i want in, 100%.

for london we should just do a chat or something and discuss everything sometime this week. Maybe find someone familiar with london to help us out even if they wont be staying there?

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I live in London so if any help is needed, just PM me or something.

[skier_5]

EPT london location: http://www.europeanpokertour.com/victoriacasino/LondonVictorDirections.pdf

WSOPE location:
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?&hloc=...H7NA|WC2H%207NA (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&search_result=&db=pc&lang =&keepicon=true&pc=WC2H7NA&advanced=&client=public &addr2=&quicksearch=WC2H%207NA&addr3=&addr1=)

they're pretty far apart. at the very least an underground ride + a walk. Dunno anything about housing near each, but anything near an underground could work - some rides longer than others obv.

It's not too hard to have a half hour underground ride tho.

[skier_5]

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also, im looking for a room mate in barcelona and can you buy in with W$ w/o hotel (if i were to find a room mate)?

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I asked them and they said you can only buy the package.

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dirty whores.

[NHFunkii]

the website still says you can buy seat only, but maybe its wrong
also they're being slow in telling me how much the package costs. I'm guessing its 12250 W$ (13250 for the package but I think it includes 1k spending money)

[skier_5]

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the website still says you can buy seat only, but maybe its wrong
also they're being slow in telling me how much the package costs. I'm guessing its 12250 W$ (13250 for the package but I think it includes 1k spending money)

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but through stars? if you look under the events>qualifiers tab you can see the direct buyin "tournament" and its 12, 250

[Superfluous Man]

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Hello Leo,

PlatinumStar players and above can buy an EPT Barcelona package directly
through us using their W$. This includes the €8,000 buyin and accomodation
at the five star Hotel AB Skipper. At today's exchange rate, the package
comes to a total of W$12,475.

I see that whilst you are not PlatinumStar at the moment, you were
SuperNova in the recent past, so we can waive the VPP requirement in your
case.

I should note that any player who takes advantage of this service is
obliged to wear PokerStars branded clothing during the tournament. The
exact W$ amount may also change day to day, so please let us know when you
wish to buyin and we can tell you the total at the time.

I hope this helps, but if you have further queries, please do not hesitate
to let us know.


Best regards,

Andrew
PokerStars


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So yeah...I'll have a room as of the 27th...I'll probably get the two-bed option in case anyone wants to room with me.

[gobboboy]

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also, im looking for a room mate in barcelona and can you buy in with W$ w/o hotel (if i were to find a room mate)?

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I asked them and they said you can only buy the package.

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dirty whores.

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I'd get dirty whores to buy this package.

That's right.

[skier_5]

also, anyone interested in ept barcelona shares? $140/% (roughly 127%)

[0evg0]

if i win a TS donkament i'll go how bout them apples?

[Sciolist]

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the website still says you can buy seat only, but maybe its wrong
also they're being slow in telling me how much the package costs. I'm guessing its 12250 W$ (13250 for the package but I think it includes 1k spending money)

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but through stars? if you look under the events>qualifiers tab you can see the direct buyin "tournament" and its 12, 250

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Sorry for the late response, those mails go through me, and I work 9-6 (GMT). The price is €9100 at today's exchange rate, which is W$12,555 at the moment. You can't buy a seat only through us, but you can do so via the EPT.

[Jintster]

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EPT london location: http://www.europeanpokertour.com/victoriacasino/LondonVictorDirections.pdf

WSOPE location:
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?&hloc=...H7NA|WC2H%207NA (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&search_result=&db=pc&lang =&keepicon=true&pc=WC2H7NA&advanced=&client=public &addr2=&quicksearch=WC2H%207NA&addr3=&addr1=)

they're pretty far apart. at the very least an underground ride + a walk. Dunno anything about housing near each, but anything near an underground could work - some rides longer than others obv.

It's not too hard to have a half hour underground ride tho.

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There no more than 20 minutes walk away from each other. I have no idea how much you guys would be willing to spend, but London propery is very, very expensive these days and that includes short lets. Central London is particularly bad. I suggest areas on the fringe of the centre like Earls Court.

[shaundeeb]

yah doing this going to buy my Barc seat through stars.

I made WCP so that may conflict with WSOPE. I actually need to talk to stars see if the accomidations I get with WCP I can get extended a few days earlier instead of buying 2 diff pakages and hotel rooms which will prob overlap.

[NHFunkii]

stars responded, apparently they charge current exchange rate value, which they said is $W12555 for 9100 euros right now. google says it's 12482, but whatever.

[Yuv]

I [censored] hate that I can't come to barcelona. I'll probably drop by london for a week or so.

[Sciolist]

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stars responded, apparently they charge current exchange rate value, which they said is $W12555 for 9100 euros right now. google says it's 12482, but whatever.

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I go by what XE says at the time of the mail. It's saying W$12523 right now - I just let people take whatever I originally quoted, or the current rate if it's a better deal for them.

[shaundeeb]

Sciolist what can stars do for me since I am going to be doing both EPT Barcelona and WCP at the same time and both packages will be through them is there a way to simplify it or just treat the 2 as completely separate.

[Sciolist]

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Sciolist what can stars do for me since I am going to be doing both EPT Barcelona and WCP at the same time and both packages will be through them is there a way to simplify it or just treat the 2 as completely separate.

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To be honest, I'm not sure. I'm not involved in the WCP really, so you'd be best off mailing them. I don't think there's any overlap in the accommodation. Are you in the Hotel AB Skipper? The chances are that when you turn up for Barcelona, you'll be able to get them to merge the two bookings so that you don't have to change room half way through.

[gobbomom]

hey guys: if ya'll haven't thought about it yet, I'm guessing it might be a good idea to take some nice clothes/ shoes to these events, just in case. Especially shoes, right Ray? /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[NHFunkii]

blah I was hoping they'd allow tennis shoes cause the ept website doesn't say anything about it, but I looked at the casino website and they have:

* Ropa y calzado para hacer deporte

which according to freetranslation means clothes and footwear to do sports, so probably tennis shoes. I'm packing super light cause I'm doing some hiking in greece beforehand, so I might have to buy some there

[gobbomom]

I wasn't quite sure what you were saying Funkii, so I looked it up, too.

<u>Barcelona</u>
Casino dress code: smart casual (no shorts, sandals, sportswear or beach clothes, ripped jeans).

<u>London</u>
Dress code: Smart casual - no trainers, no ripped jeans, no sports wear, no T-shirts (collared shirts only)

[NHFunkii]

I saw that, I meant they didn't say anything specific about tennis shoes, but the spanish I think is more specific (I wouldn't have assumed sportswear includes tennis shoes)

[skier_5]

to state the obvious - pretty sure sportswear means no tennis shoes. Also trainers = tennis shoes and smart casual usually means no tennis shoes.

[skier_5]

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EPT london location: http://www.europeanpokertour.com/victoriacasino/LondonVictorDirections.pdf

WSOPE location:
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?&amp;hloc=...H7NA|WC2H%207NA (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&amp;search_result=&amp;db=pc&amp;lang =&amp;keepicon=true&amp;pc=WC2H7NA&amp;advanced=&amp;client=public &amp;addr2=&amp;quicksearch=WC2H%207NA&amp;addr3=&amp;addr1=)

they're pretty far apart. at the very least an underground ride + a walk. Dunno anything about housing near each, but anything near an underground could work - some rides longer than others obv.

It's not too hard to have a half hour underground ride tho.

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There no more than 20 minutes walk away from each other. I have no idea how much you guys would be willing to spend, but London propery is very, very expensive these days and that includes short lets. Central London is particularly bad. I suggest areas on the fringe of the centre like Earls Court.

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are there going to be places to rent around here? any suggestions on where to look? Are we going to get ripped off on the internet, or is it all just gonna be [censored] expensive?

[gobbomom]

this month's Bluff has a little bit of info. on London hotels if that's the last resort. I'll post it if needed.

[10K-in-Clay]

the casino in barcelona isn't too picky about the dress code just don't look like a total slob. what they are picky about is identification to get into the casino, if you aren't from spain they will not accept anything other than a passport.

gl to all u guys in these events!! school will not permit me to have any fun.

[TheNewf]

I e-mailed about the EPT/WCP hotel thing earlier today, waiting for a reply still.

[Maulik]

skier,

check craigslist.

[ActionJeff]

if we're gonna have 4+ people living there with money, and people comign in and out, we should really get a good place in a nice, safe area (as well as a semi-convenient location in the city)

also:

"ept@pokerstars.com"
to me

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5:03 am (10 hours ago)
Hello Jeff,

I'm afraid that we cannot split the packages. It's possible that we'll be
able to closer to the start of the tournament, but it depends on how our
allocation is looking at the time.

You can buy in directly with the EPT themselves though, without the need
for buying the package through us. You can find details on their site:

http://www.europeanpokertour.com/EPT4_barcelona.html#howtoenter

I hope this helps, but if you have further queries, please do not hesitate
to let us know.


Best regards,

Andrew
PokerStars

[kutuz_off]

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You can buy in directly with the EPT themselves though, without the need for buying the package through us.

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This option is pretty lame, since you can't use W$ dealing with EPT directly.

[ch0ppy]

I'll be playing Barcelona, WSOP E, and EPT London

I'm very interested in the house idea.

and if anyone wants to room with me in Barcelona.

[Sciolist]

We (PokerStars) are getting close to our allocation of seats/hotel rooms, so if anyone wants to buyin directly through us and hasn't please do so soon (ept@pokerstars.com)

[skier_5]

Let's get the ball rolling on this.

Let's get a list of who is in for sure and areas that we would like a place in and start looking. It might be best not to post potential candidates in this thread, but rather pm them to someone for security reasons. I guess you can send em to me for now.

[Jintster]

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are there going to be places to rent around here? any suggestions on where to look? Are we going to get ripped off on the internet, or is it all just gonna be [censored] expensive?

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Yes, plenty of places. No. Don't know - a one month let is probably cheaper than a hotel.

Here's a link to a reputable agent showing short lets at Earl's Court. Earl's Court is quite central and therefore quite expensive but not at the top end. You could certainly get quite a bit cheaper if you go further out. Look at places like Vauxhall, but you will have to commute in. I recommend Earls Court it to you guys because it's very easy to get to the specific casinos from there and it's got quite a decent nightlife.

http://www.foxtons.co.uk/properties/earl...arls-court.html (http://www.foxtons.co.uk/properties/earls-court-short-lets-70/short-term-rental-properties-in-earls-court.html)

A nice looking 5 bedroom house is £3,250 a week. You may be able to bargain them down a bit.

[ActionJeff]

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are there going to be places to rent around here? any suggestions on where to look? Are we going to get ripped off on the internet, or is it all just gonna be [censored] expensive?

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Yes, plenty of places. No. Don't know - a one month let is probably cheaper than a hotel.

Here's a link to a reputable agent showing short lets at Earl's Court. Earl's Court is quite central and therefore quite expensive but not at the top end. You could certainly get quite a bit cheaper if you go further out. Look at places like Vauxhall, but you will have to commute in. I recommend Earls Court it to you guys because it's very easy to get to the specific casinos from there and it's got quite a decent nightlife.

http://www.foxtons.co.uk/properties/earl...arls-court.html (http://www.foxtons.co.uk/properties/earls-court-short-lets-70/short-term-rental-properties-in-earls-court.html)

A nice looking 5 bedroom house is £3,250 a week. You may be able to bargain them down a bit.

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Jinster seems to know what he's talking about. I'll do some research of my own tonight.

[Thuey11]

Off topic: Jeff i remember u having interest in attending uni/college this year? I'm assuming you aren't going to school? I know that if i were you i wouldn't, but i was just wondering if you were going to school.

[ActionJeff]

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Off topic: Jeff i remember u having interest in attending uni/college this year? I'm assuming you aren't going to school? I know that if i were you i wouldn't, but i was just wondering if you were going to school.

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I applied for schools in the Spring and am obv playing poker in the fall. If I don't get in anywhere I like, I'm gonna go to a small college somewhere and get straight A's, then transfer to somewhere I want to go (probably in Cali, FL, or LV, but idk)

[ActionJeff]

All,

I'm rooming with Ajunglen and we are thinking of staying a few extra days in Barcelona. Does anyone else in the London crew want to do this? and till what date?

and has anyone had success with the house/condo thing?

-Jeff

[NHFunkii]

I'm not going to london, but I might be up for staying in barcelona. I was gonna go to paris right afterward but I could wait a few days since I don't actually have anything to do there. I probably would want to get to paris by the 4th or 5th.

[shaundeeb]

Jeff do that watts and myself got WCP right after

[skier_5]

im pretty sure im not buying in through stars anymore, so anyone need a room mate? (choppy, i sent a pm).

I'm down for staying in barcelona or whatever. I'm not going home so i'll be in europe anyways so might as well be there with others.

[ActionJeff]

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im pretty sure im not buying in through stars anymore, so anyone need a room mate? (choppy, i sent a pm).

I'm down for staying in barcelona or whatever. I'm not going home so i'll be in europe anyways so might as well be there with others.

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cool. I think Adam wanted to stay till the 3rd or 4th before London but I'll doublecheck

btw, damn it, I'm rooming with Adam now. I would have been able to buy a package and saved moneys aghh. Maybe Stars will start selling seats soon

[ActionJeff]

anyone looked into London stuff? a hotel would suck =(

maybe if there isn't much interest we can just get a mid size condo or something and have people crash there? sidjsijdsijd

I suck at researching this kind of thing. I hope we are near a gym. lol. Having to do a hotel would suck.

[ActionJeff]

maybe we can just find a hotel styled condo for 3-4 people like Panorama Towers. Would be cheaper, have accomodations and stuff, idk.

This whole renting a big house thing Vegas style seems extremely expensive and difficult when we can't even get a commitment from anyone but 3-4 people

[NHFunkii]

for those staying in barcelona an extra 2 or 3 days, are you staying in the same hotel or moving somewhere cheaper/different?

[Superfluous Man]

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for those staying in barcelona an extra 2 or 3 days, are you staying in the same hotel or moving somewhere cheaper/different?

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If I end up staying more days, I'm going to ask the hotel if I can just extend the stay. Screw a cheaper place, it's balla time.

[NHFunkii]

fair enough

[skier_5]

good god london is expensive. so many apartments renting at like 5k/ WEEK

[kutuz_off]

Can I get by with only English language in Barcelona, or do I need to learn a few phrases in Spanish and/or Catalonian, and if so, which is better?

TIA

[ActionJeff]

all,

I arrive in Barcelona the morning of the 27th with Ajunglen. I plan on leaving Barcelona for London the 3rd or 4th.

After an enormous amount of research the past couple days, I have established that getting a house would be completely retarded.

our best options are either

(1) give up and get some nice rooms in a sick hotel

(2) apartments

I've researched a few apartment sites. I found one apartment area that would have been perfect in every regard. Showers, internet, gym, room service, close proximity to the tourney site and Hyde park, etc. It was impossibly expensive. Unless the price could be changed or is different for a few weeks (it was listed nightly), I'm not ready to pay 800 pounds a night.

There are several other apartment complexes a few miles from the casino at most with most of the above ammenities. Their only disadvantage is location. The price is also still quite healthy- they range from 2-3k pounds a week. However, this is our best non hotel option. I'll talk to skier and everyone and continue looking into apartments tommorow and hopefully get everything figured out by then.

-Jeff

[Ansky]

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I'm not ready to pay 800 pounds a night.

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How unballer of you.

[diamonddawg]

My v. good friend has a flat in Barcelona in the Born part of town that is avail by the night or week. PM me for details.

[Jackal69]

if anyone has more london questions let me know... few things:

- the Vic dropped their dress code i think...
- as Jeff said appartments are going to cost you a fortune
- and staying 2/3 miles away will take forever to the casino in a taxi...
- most people stay at the Hilton Metropole as its so close to the Vic/the West End but its still gonna be £200 a night
- welcome to the most expensive city on earth ;-)

[shaundeeb]

I think I am comepletely [censored] for my passport was doing a 24 hour service then they tell me my license is too new and therefore can't use them sigh fuckk.

Also my 1500 flight is non refundable

[shaundeeb]

it seems I am totally [censored] for getting a passport before monday so I guess I have to miss the EPT and just showup for WCP, hopefully it will allow me to play EPT london now at least.

[Bikini Wax]

i just realised im an idiot for going to manila instead of the ept... oh well have fun guys

[TheNewf]

If Deeb can't make EPT Barcelona I have a spot open for a roommate again at the AB Skipper Hotel. Also, still need to figure out accommodations for London (I'm there 8th-16th for WSOPE), if anyone wants to split a hotel room or something let me know.

[shaundeeb]

yah watts won't be there till next sunday/monday sigh soo pissed.

[ike]

lolol at your loc
edit: this is mastr obv

[shaundeeb]

as stated on aim by bakes

thats a standard deebism, you're the only person who can [censored] up a 4 word phrase that badly.

[Bikini Wax]

/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[timex]

To anyone who doesn't know, you must register for WSOP Europe by September 9th at 8pm since thats when they draw for seats.

Guess I'm gonna skip WSOPe and EPT london.

[Superfluous Man]

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To anyone who doesn't know, you must register for WSOP Europe by September 9th at 8pm since thats when they draw for seats.

Guess I'm gonna skip WSOPe and EPT london.

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Hmmm, yeah, that might cause me to skip that and play WPT Borgata instead...

[Exitonly]

woo borgata!

[Roy]

I'm planning on heading to London for the EPT - I'd definitely be in for splitting some sort of accommodation between any number of people, as long as it's reasonable. Someone PM me please or add me to aim (GodlikeRoy) and let me know what's going on in regards to accommodation.

I looked up one of the hotels listed on the EPT London site and found a room with two double beds for about 140 pounds per night. If there's a couch we could probably fit 3 people per room so although it'd be a little squashed (maybe not - depending on how big the rooms are), it's going to be very affordable and within walking distance to the casino.

[arxigos]

I'm down for getting a place.

[skier_5]

i'm in barcelona, if anyone else is here give me a shout. I'm at the AB skipper.

To those of you with lots of cash, on your way out from the baggage claim there will be two signs one that says something to claim and one that says nothing. Don't go out that door! To your left is a desk and you make your claim there. They gave me [censored] for going out the door lol.

[Superfluous Man]

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To those of you with lots of cash, on your way out from the baggage claim there will be two signs one that says something to claim and one that says nothing. Don't go out that door! To your left is a desk and you make your claim there. They gave me [censored] for going out the door lol.

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How much is "lots of cash?" Like, if i bring E3k in cash and E3k in traveler's checks do i need to claim anything?

Edit: Hopefully someone will be willing to trade online $$$ for euros if there are actually soft cash games running.

[skier_5]

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To those of you with lots of cash, on your way out from the baggage claim there will be two signs one that says something to claim and one that says nothing. Don't go out that door! To your left is a desk and you make your claim there. They gave me [censored] for going out the door lol.

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How much is "lots of cash?" Like, if i bring E3k in cash and E3k in traveler's checks do i need to claim anything?

Edit: Hopefully someone will be willing to trade online $$$ for euros if there are actually soft cash games running.

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anything over 10k euros total needs to be declared. traveller's checks, cash, cashier's checks, money orders, etc all count. So if you total more than 10k euros you need to declare it. When you enter and leave.

Make sure you declare it on your way out of the states too, because if you dont and they find it on you they will prolly seize it.

[Superfluous Man]

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To those of you with lots of cash, on your way out from the baggage claim there will be two signs one that says something to claim and one that says nothing. Don't go out that door! To your left is a desk and you make your claim there. They gave me [censored] for going out the door lol.

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How much is "lots of cash?" Like, if i bring E3k in cash and E3k in traveler's checks do i need to claim anything?

Edit: Hopefully someone will be willing to trade online $$$ for euros if there are actually soft cash games running.

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anything over 10k euros total needs to be declared. traveller's checks, cash, cashier's checks, money orders, etc all count. So if you total more than 10k euros you need to declare it. When you enter and leave.

Make sure you declare it on your way out of the states too, because if you dont and they find it on you they will prolly seize it.

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Aight. Pretty sure I won't have that much on me, all told. Like I said, I'll just beg people to let me have real cash money for online money if there is a good game going. Or, I could just sell my action or something, heh.

[skier_5]

bank transfer info:

http://www.openbarcelonapoker.com/inscripciones_ing.html

(i think) use at your own risk, etc, etc

[NHFunkii]

does anyone know how laundry works there? I'm gonna have pretty much no clean clothing when I get there, so hopefully there's a decent service or just a machine I can use...
also, dress for the casino. skier, have you gone w/ tennis shoes? what about a pair of jeans that's like slightly ripped but no actual holes in it? T-shirts are fine right?

pm me or post here, whatever

[gobbomom]

one of those euro places, either Barc. or London I forgot which, specifically said shirts with collars, and no shorts. Also, tennis shoes are out at some or all of those casinos.

[skier_5]

argh, wtf is housekeeping doing knocking on my door at 9pm.

anyways so i go to some mall here today and i've never been so confused in my life. i finally find a bank and the most they'll exchange for me is 300 euro worth/day. [censored]. hopefully there are some big banks downtown or something that can accomodate me. I'll have to check out the casino too - maybe the exchange rate wont be thaaaaaat bad.

i'll find out about the laundry i guess tomorrow i need to get some done as well.

I havn't been to the casino, but from what ive read I think you are looking at jeans + collared shirt + non tennis shoes at the min.


also, dont try to flag cabs down in front of the hotel, you just look stupid and it doesn't work. There's a cab stop in front of the casino 2 blocks away.

[Superfluous Man]

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I havn't been to the casino, but from what ive read I think you are looking at jeans + collared shirt + non tennis shoes at the min.


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What about cargo pants and polo shirts?

[skier_5]

ok just checked out the casino, looks like tshirt+jeans+random shoes will be fine.

the poker room sucks, well it's pretty small and pretty much a part of the main casino floor. games running: 30/60 limit, 2/5nl wtih 300 max buyin, 10/20 plo with 1k max, 5/10 plo with some stupid max as well. Maybe 10 tables total (only a fw running tonight). Hopefully they spread some better [censored] when the tourney rolls around.

[tufat23]

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EPT london location: http://www.europeanpokertour.com/victoriacasino/LondonVictorDirections.pdf

WSOPE location:
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?&amp;hloc=...H7NA|WC2H%207NA (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&amp;search_result=&amp;db=pc&amp;lang =&amp;keepicon=true&amp;pc=WC2H7NA&amp;advanced=&amp;client=public &amp;addr2=&amp;quicksearch=WC2H%207NA&amp;addr3=&amp;addr1=)

they're pretty far apart. at the very least an underground ride + a walk. Dunno anything about housing near each, but anything near an underground could work - some rides longer than others obv.

It's not too hard to have a half hour underground ride tho.

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There no more than 20 minutes walk away from each other. I have no idea how much you guys would be willing to spend, but London propery is very, very expensive these days and that includes short lets. Central London is particularly bad. I suggest areas on the fringe of the centre like Earls Court.

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are there going to be places to rent around here? any suggestions on where to look? Are we going to get ripped off on the internet, or is it all just gonna be [censored] expensive?

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yah those are close together and very central. i live really close to both

[ActionJeff]

http://www.smart-london-apartments.com/fraser-suites-kensington.htm

http://www.foxtons.co.uk/search?bedrooms...mit_type=search (http://www.foxtons.co.uk/search?bedrooms=3&amp;bedrooms_max=3&amp;order_by=price+de sc&amp;location_ids=296&amp;search_form=map&amp;per_page=10&amp;se arch_type=SH&amp;property_id=528723&amp;submit_type=search )

http://www.foxtons.co.uk/search?bedrooms...mit_type=search (http://www.foxtons.co.uk/search?bedrooms=3&amp;bedrooms_max=3&amp;order_by=price+de sc&amp;location_ids=296&amp;search_form=map&amp;per_page=10&amp;se arch_type=SH&amp;property_id=497046&amp;submit_type=search )


I like the gym and everything in the first one, not sure but skier really likes the second one

thoughts?

[A_Junglen]

Assuming PS let's me buyin, or I somehow wire money I'm going to WSOP Europe now.

[gobbomom]

I sent that first link to Jimmy, he's en route via O'Hare.
edit: place looked awesome

[A_Junglen]

Wooo, HostAndrew pwns.

I'm officially bought into the World Series of Poker Europe 20k Main Event.


sooo psyched

[Roy]

Can anyone recommend a place to stay during the EPT London? Anybody want to share accommodation somewhere? I'm thinking of coming but don't want to shell out thousands on a room.