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Good news, laptop was turned in to Lost & Found at Harry Reid Airport, and I can pay to have it shipped back. Will sort that out tonight, and then it will start shipping tomorrow.

Other option would be to fly in myself and get it, and as much as I would love that I don't know if it's cost effective.

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05-19-2024 , 03:09 PM

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golddog

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Wow, that's nice that it's coming back. I get what you're saying about absentmindedness. I've been working on "one thing at a time, don't think about other stuff til this is complete."

Mediocre results so far.

Though I'd be a fan of BigWhale: The Return.

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05-19-2024 , 07:58 PM

#129

feel wrath

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thanks again Whale and I'm happy you had a great trip

agree re the pressure of the live TR - I noticed my posts getting shorter each day when I did one last year and I can't imagin ever writing up so many detailed HHs

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05-20-2024 , 02:00 AM

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fleavis21

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Great TR and I’m glad you’ll get your laptop back!

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05-20-2024 , 03:19 AM

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pig4bill

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Originally Posted by BigWhale

Probably not, since you can buy a fairly good laptop for $300 US. Besides, you might forget it again, just in a different place.

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05-20-2024 , 05:14 AM

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Sheep86

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Thanks for the great TR...

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Originally Posted by BigWhale

For studying, I listen to every single 'Crush Live Poker' podcast, and just hearing Bart Hanson repeat the same concepts over and over in my ear really helps. I do watch occasional videos as well, not as many as I should though.

...and this tip.

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05-20-2024 , 05:24 AM

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MuckPls

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Originally Posted by pig4bill

Probably not, since you can buy a fairly good laptop for $300 US. Besides, you might forget it again, just in a different place.

The stuff on the laptop + passwords and everything else is probably worth much much more than the laptop itself.

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05-21-2024 , 01:06 AM

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pig4bill

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Originally Posted by MuckPls

The stuff on the laptop + passwords and everything else is probably worth much much more than the laptop itself.

They can ship it to you, right?

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05-21-2024 , 04:26 AM

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BigWhale

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Originally Posted by pig4bill

They can ship it to you, right?

Yep, it's on the way now. The cost is not far off from what you wrote in an earlier post ($300-ish), but it's more for the convenience than anything else. While I could buy a new - and likely better one - for the same price, it would just be a lot of hassle. Especially for someone who is technologically challenged like me.

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05-21-2024 , 02:34 PM

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pig4bill

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Wow! Three hundred bucks to ship it?

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05-21-2024 , 03:08 PM

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BigWhale

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Wow! Three hundred bucks to ship it?

Yes, but keep in mind it's going from Las Vegas to Malta, which is hardly just around the corner. So far it's scheduled for delivery on the 23rd. And it's suitable punishment for being that careless and nonchalant with things.

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05-22-2024 , 04:00 PM

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Lee2k

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Great trip report, when I see people flying in from overseas like you it motivates me only being a 3 hour plane ride away to do more trips. I often do solo trips but usually just 3 nighters, 9 days would be a long time in vegas alone I suspect.

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05-22-2024 , 04:29 PM

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BigWhale

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Originally Posted by Lee2k

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Yeah, when it takes around 20 hours to travel it's just too time consuming and expensive to just stay for 3-4 days and then go home again.

(although I would still have considered it if I found myself with a few unexpected days off or something)

I should probably do more trips to other locations as well, but the temptation of Vegas is too strong to consider these other options

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05-22-2024 , 05:01 PM

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Langdon

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I should probably do more trips to other locations as well, but the temptation of Vegas is too strong to consider these other options

yeah once I tried going to Vegas I've flown there 10 times since 2018 and anywhere else... twice?
(and one of those two was fly to LV and drive to SoCal)

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05-22-2024 , 07:16 PM

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pig4bill

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I haven't flown on a plane at all in 5 or 6 years. I might want to for a WSOP event because of a tight schedule. Then I see all this drama about Boeing. It would be just my luck to fly for the first time in 6 years and die in a crash.

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05-23-2024 , 11:11 AM

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mackem790

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Great TR and glad you're getting the laptop back.

I usually don't have trouble with forgetting or misplacing things but a couple of years ago did manage to shut my car boot onto my mobile phone after using the ledge to change my golf shoes.

Somehow the boot shut, didn't damage the phone, and I only realised after a 20-minute drive to the hotel when I went to retrieve my bags from the boot.

Oh, and I did it again a few days later.

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