From: RMITCHCOLL@aol.com
Subject: A quick Schmengie Barge Report

My second Barge was even more fun then my first last year. Mike and Chuck do 
a tremendous job. It takes a lot of work to make it look that easy. Binions 
treated us great and I can see why the veteran Bargers wanted a return home. 
I want to add my voice to the anti-smoke complainers. For the second straight 
year I had a migraine attack towards the end of Barge. I think the smoke 
plays a part. I also have a lingering cough that I am sure is from the second 
hand smoke.I hope Vegas some day goes smokeless but I am not holding my 
breath. Some random notes:

Thanks to the Mombourquettes for their friendship and especially to Sheena 
for the way she looked after my boys.

I think that Peter Secor and Tom Sims may be the 2 nicest Human Beings on the 
Planet.

Last year I thought that Barge was a little cliquey. It wasnt Barge, it was 
me. This year I felt more comfortable and was able to mingle with all the 
Bargers, veteran and rookies alike.

I loved the tourneys and how much play we were able to get with the stacks 
and structures. I would suggest an ante on the 5 card stud next year.

I was very happy with my play during the NLHE event. I finished 38th but 
didnt feel outclassed like I did last year. I cant wait for my next try.

Congrats to my brother Schmengie, Don Perry, for winning the BAAP. 

Everything other then the poker room at Binions sucks.

Winning a monster Chowaha pot with Q3 catching runner runner 3s for quads 
might be the poker highlight of my life. I only wish it was at the main table 
and not the Must Move game.

I really enjoyed sitting to Quicks left for most of the TOC event. Hopefully 
when he sizes up next years table and gets to me he wont label me "Unknown".

The only really bad play I think I made was calling Tom Hummels Re-Rai during 
HoP 5 card draw when I had Bug,A,J,J. His Re-Rai cried out trips but I didnt 
Trust my instincts.(IWHT). I should have waited for a better chance.

Chris Ferguson was great. So was Spencer. It was an honor to have played with 
these tremendous talents.

I agree with Kims complaints about the Syndicates. I was part of this years 
and last years Virgins. Next year I will bid on my own. The camraderie with 
the ADVers during the Symposium was great, but the Math doesnt seem to add 
up. I invested $150 into a $2000 pool of Virgins. We would have needed to 
pick 1st and 3rd to break even with the buy backs. We didnt. :-(.

Team Chorse-GradeA+

I made 5 last longer per event with Nutz,Barry T,MPH,Ploink, and Crunch.
Results-
Barry won 3-0
MPH won 2-1
Ploink went 0-3
Crunch went 0-3
Nutz won 2-1
I net $10
Lost $20 to the Putz Wattman and paid 12$ bounty to Max Roman when he busted 
Nutz. I even made Nutz loan me a buck to pay it off. LOL.

Thats all for now, thanks again to everyone for making me and my family feel 
so welcome. We will see you next year.

Yours Truly
Randy, Carol, Morgan,and Aidan Collack