From: Leslie Walker
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:49:33 -0700
Subject: [BARGE] Leslie's Highlights from BARGE 2006

Hi Everyone!  I had a great time at BARGE!

As a virgin, I just want to say thanks to every person who made my=20
first time so easy and so much fun.  (Wow, that sounds bad)  I was=20
really impressed to find out that BARGErs are really a great group of=20
people. And of course the poker was incredible.

Thank you specifically to Foldem and Chuck for making it all happen=20
=96especially in the face of multiple problems.  Oh, and for finding my=20=

credit card when I got drunk and lost it.

I have to admit that beforehand I wasn=92t quite sure what I had gotten=20=

myself into agreeing (suggesting?!?) to combine our two year wedding=20
anniversary with BARGE.  But I have no regrets. It was a lot fun!

To brag about my WONDERFUL husband=85 Weeks in advance, before anyone=20
knew that BARGE was being moved to the Venetian, he had planned to=20
surprise me by having us stay at the Venetian in one the suites in the=20=

new very fancy tower  (Venezia) after BARGE for a few days around our=20
anniversary (Monday the 21st).  Imagine his surprise when BARGE was=20
moved there!  Fortunately during BARGE I had already decided I really=20
liked it.  We had a great time.  I won=92t share any details.  But I=20
really do have the most wonderful husband in the world!


Here are a few highlights from my virgin trip (not in any particular=20
order).

Placing 6th in the TOC.  This was undoubtedly due to my high level of=20
confidence.  I was shocked each time I had survived a round.  What was=20=

going on?  This wasn=92t normal.

Crippling Gavin Smith (flush with A7 diamonds vs. Q10 diamonds) and=20
then busting him (66 vs. A6) in the NL Hold =91em Tournament.  And=20
winning two bounties!

Hearing James yell =93Whoo Hoo!=94 each time I advanced in the later =
stages=20
of the TOC.

Attending Ploink and Amy=92s Wedding.  Who would have thought a Karaoke=20=

Wedding could be so sweet.

Dirty dancing with that cute, but very drunk guy at the Karaoke Wedding.

Feeling very welcomed to BARGE and being hugely entertained at my first=20=

table of the TOC, my first BARGE event. Thanks Dave, Doug, Mitch (and=20
later Lenny of course!).

Busting one of the best female players in poker, Sabyl Cohen,  in the=20
TOC (AK vs. KJ).

Singing our song, =93Could I Have this Dance=94, with my wonderful =
husband.

Drunk singing =93Take me Home Country Roads=94 with fellow Mountaineer, =
Tim=20
Showalter later that night.

I have to include it...  The spanking.

Having Patrick Milligan practically drag James back to the hotel in the=20=

early morning hours of the Karaoke Wedding.  Thanks for being a boy=20
scout Patrick!

Having too much fun at Chowaha and Half-Indian Chowaha (otherwise known=20=

as Chawhaha) with crazy BARGErs and the tourist who was taking our=20
money!  (Did I hear correctly that Lunchbox snorted chili flakes later=20=

that night?!)

Watching Bob collect all the =93cards=94 as we walked down the strip. =20=

Collect them all and win!

Meeting a ton of nice folks!

Hope to see you next year.
--Leslie