WSOP & Vegas, go pluck yerselves

I can honestly say I've never been in a more loathesome place in my entire life. It's understandable why people come to Vegas out of sheer curiosity, but for the life of me I don't know why anyone would come back.

There's two class of people here: hillbillies (yeehaws or whatever the fuck you wanna call those southern pricks who all think they're Doyle Brunson and wear a stetson like they're the fucking sheriff of Las Vegas Blvd.) & posers. There's no inbetween, seriously. The amount of arrogance in the air is quite something, and I thought I was bad for it.

People don't even try here, they just expect a tip, even cab drivers. Yeah that's right, take me 1/2 mile, charge me $10 and expect a tip on top. All the while trying to pimp me whatever you have to pimp. My ride to the Rio cost $10.40 one day. I gave a $20. He was shocked when I asked for change. 100% tip, why not?

Or, if you want to go to a nightclub (which are just full of aforementioned posers, I don't count the girls because I'm sure the majority are hookers), why not tip the doorman $100 to skip the que that never gets shorter. Once you get in there, it's a dance floor surrounded by tables, of which you need to buy two bottles of spirits plus a table charge to be able to sit at (circa $1000 if you get the cheap stuff). No other seats in the house, obviously. Oh, don't forget to grease the manager on the way out too!

Everybody has to eat, and it's no different here. A burger and fries will set you back about $15, only £7.50. Oh, plus tax of course. They don't include tax in prices here, it just creeps up on you unannounced when they bring the bill. Tipping waitresses is so disproportionate here too. If your order comes to say, $40 and you give a $50 you're expected to leave it all. Only 20% tip eh. That's why the skirts are arse length and the boobs are popping out.

Don't get me the fuck started on blackjack. That shit is so rigged I don't even want to discuss it. I believe it should be outlawed as it's nothing short of highway robbery.

Oh, the WSOP? They announced the prize pool on my day 1 (the last one). Circa $63 million. Big round of applause. "But AFFFFFTEEEERRRRRRRRRRR deductions the final pool iiiiiis $58 million!". Big whoop. What.. the.. fuck. Are these the dumbest people in the world We just collectively got robbed of $5 million and you're cheering?

Seriously, the whole thing is bullshit, a total scam. A media frenzy that WE fucking pay for! Where does that $5 million go? To the guys putting up the million and one fucking adverts? The sponsors, who paid I don't know how many millions to be a part of it? Why not throw a few bucks to ESPN, who draw ratings and TV sponsorship? Let's not forget the restaurants, bars and casinos in the Rio. Don't even mention the bullshit "convention" which had about a zillion stalls.

The main event tickets stated it was a $9400+600 buyin and not the advertised $10,000+0. Considering the ridiculous amount of money all involved make out of this tournament, you'd think they'd for once not undercut us, the people who PAY to enter their tournaments and make their TV shows. They don't put any money in the damn prize pool, they FUCKING TAKE IT!!!! That goes for all you fuckers, EPT, WPT et al.

Right, I can't be arsed anymore, I've got it off my chest now I'm off to the pool, to see the fat guy with their supermodel girlfriends.

And yes, I'm ever so slightly bitter about life now.

JPK