WSOP Trip Report part 19, The Evolution of Live

[DonkeyChip]

I have a real hard time (read: almost impossible) sleeping out there. I don't know what it is but I just can't sleep there...even with meds...or meds and alcohol. I'm just wondering how much of all the 'bad stuff' mentioned in the op is ultimately caused by the sleep deprivation. I usually stay for a whole week and am right where the "End of week 1" paragraph says except I'm totally exhausted/fatigued to the point that I can't see straight...but still can't sleep.

I dunno about you Bond (or anyone else) but getting a handle on this sleep thing is at the top of my list of things to 'fix' before I return.

[GSykes]

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Awesome.

Is anyone keeping all of the reports together in sequence? Links at least?

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I have them saved on my computer.

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Damn my work is useless....

Bond18 - WSOP Trip Reports

WSOP Trip Report Part 1, Fun With Culture Shock/Gazillion Hour Flights
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10614318

WSOP Trip Report Part 2, The Ballad of Humberto Brenes
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10625533

WSOP Trip Report Part 3, The Devil in Miss Elizabeth
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10663564

WSOP Trip Report Part 4, Return of the Rebuy
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10678378

WSOP Trip Report Part 5, Grounddonk Day
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10692414

WSOP Trip Report Part 6, Double Indumnity
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10717521

WSOP Trip Report Part 7, The Never Ending Gory
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10743165

WSOP Trip Report Part 8, An Afternoon with Phil Hellmuth
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10763318

WSOP Trip Report Part 9. The German Connection
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10783326

WSOP Trip Report Part 10, Screw you guys, I'm going home, no event
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10802171

WSOP Trip Report Part 11, Planes Trains and 3 outers
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10844858

WSOP Trip Report Part 12, Die Another 12 outer
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10861252

WSOP Trip Report Part 13, Never Say Never Again
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10906961

WSOP Trip Report Part 14, The Old Man and the Wash
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10924296

WSOP Trip Report Part 15, The Devil in Miss Elizabeth 2
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10943121

WSOP Trip Report Part 16, Somebody Up There Likes Me
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10954416

WSOP Trip Report Part 17, Somebody Up There Hates Me
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10969528

WSOP Trip Report Part 17, Additional
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=10975470

WSOP Trip Report Part 18, Jaws
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=11004952

WSOP Trip Report Part 19, The Evolution of Live
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=11033006

[kutuz_off]

There should be a MTTc anthology with collection of great posts like these. Jurollo, please?

[Foucault]

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There should be a MTTc anthology with collection of great posts like these. Jurollo, please?

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That's what blogs are for. When we played together in the 5K, bond told me he was considering starting one, and I did what I could to encourage him.

[SammySlim]

Great TR again. Maybe the best yet. I also encourage Bond to post these as a blog, and then to continue the blog with his online and other live experiences. And at some point, you should consider writing a book about the WSOP/live experience. GL in the ME, to Bond and all the other 2p2ers out there...

Cheers

[Soulman]

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I have a real hard time (read: almost impossible) sleeping out there. I don't know what it is but I just can't sleep there...even with meds...or meds and alcohol. I'm just wondering how much of all the 'bad stuff' mentioned in the op is ultimately caused by the sleep deprivation. I usually stay for a whole week and am right where the "End of week 1" paragraph says except I'm totally exhausted/fatigued to the point that I can't see straight...but still can't sleep.

I dunno about you Bond (or anyone else) but getting a handle on this sleep thing is at the top of my list of things to 'fix' before I return.

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I'll go out on a limb and say your trouble sleeping stems from one or more of the following
* Uneven sleep pattern (going to sleep/waking up at wildly varying times)
* Bad diet
* Looong hours playing and tons of other impressions. Your brain is working overtime and you have a difficult time settling down when you're supposed to sleep.
* Too much alcohol
* Environmental factors (noise, heat etc)
* Long, exhausting days in the heat/cold (compounded if you're out of shape) wearing your body down

Could be tons of stuff. I think playing every day is a really bad choice if you're there for an extended period of time, and likely -EV compared to taking a day off and keeping a regular schedule.

[mlagoo]

Bond,

I know exactly what you feel like. I'm actually not going to play the ME just because I'm so burnt out and tired of live tournaments that I just don't want to invest the 10k. I just don't want to do it. If I played, I'd be in pure robot mode because I wouldn't want to be there.

I'm heading out on Friday. Looking forward to a "return to normalcy." Vegas has been great, and I've had an awesome time, and ran good this past month, but I gotta get out of here. I'm tired.

Anyway, I'll see ya tonight dude.

[sethypooh21]

So are the MTTers somewhat united in the opinion that the WSOP is just a completely bloated monstrosity at this point? I'm completely honest in saying that I'm not said to not be there at all, especially when I get the best parts through a combo of Lol, Bondaments and goofyballer prop bets.

[kutuz_off]

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So are the MTTers somewhat united in the opinion that the WSOP is just a completely bloated monstrosity at this point? I'm completely honest in saying that I'm not said to not be there at all, especially when I get the best parts through a combo of Lol, Bondaments and goofyballer prop bets.

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I'd say WSOP itself is still a pretty awesome spectacle, it's the surrounding parts during extended stay that can be depressing and wearisome. While I was glad to leave after a week-long stay in early June, I'm also excited to be heading back to Vegas on Friday for the main event.

PS. Live PLO is megafun.

[Bond18]

* Uneven sleep pattern (going to sleep/waking up at wildly varying times)

Yep.
* Bad diet

Nope, i eat protien bars in the morning and at night and stay away from junk food. For dinner i got somewhere nice and order healthy, non fried food.

* Looong hours playing and tons of other impressions. Your brain is working overtime and you have a difficult time settling down when you're supposed to sleep.

Absolutely.
* Too much alcohol

I have drank twice on this trip, never to the point of inebriation.
* Environmental factors (noise, heat etc)

Hell yea.
* Long, exhausting days in the heat/cold (compounded if you're out of shape) wearing your body down

Nah, not out of shape. I bundle up in my suits for the cold so its not a problem.