Soooo, the journey to Nassau was AWFUL and not for the reasons you expect I'm about to list. The best part of the journy was going through US customs, yes you heard it right.

It started out with the LHR>MIA flight taking off 2 hrs later than expected due to the fact they full body/bag searched everyone getting on the plane before boarding, including babies. They clearly weren't prepared for this and it was really poorly done since nobody knew what was going on at any point and there was no indication the flight would be late up until it was, well, late. I've only ever travelled from LHR terminal 4 which is pretty good but terminal 3 was much bigger and absolute f mayhem on the morning of my flight.

Ended up getting to Miami at 7pm ET and my connecting flight to Nassau was at 8.40pm. I was fairly certain this would be a close call, erring on the side of not making it but it was a breeze. First of all the people getting connecting flights were fast tracked through the cues for immigration, saving a ton of time. Then immigration ushers me through in about 30 seconds (ship it!!) and I am promptly directed to my gate. Nobody at the terminal going through security at all so I just waltz through thinking hang on wtf is the catch?? "Dick" even had time to make a joke about my last name!! So, I'm feeling very proud of myself arriving at the gate just after 7.30pm. Unfortunately, the flight was 5hrs late, fml.

Get in to Bahamas, ready to have a really long sleep in an awesome bed after a good 28hrs of travelling, bag doesn't arrive. So I'm there absolutely out of it, calling on all my experience of playing epic sessions on zero sleep trying to point to a piece of card to show the woman which picture my bag looks like. My misery is compounded further whilst, when filling out the baggage irregularity form the woman lists, "clothes" "red towel" and "tennis silver" as notable items. This is despite the fact I stated "universal security lock" "red wash bag" "silver running shoes". I had trouble tearing the face away from the palm. Fortunately my bags arrived at the hotel this morning as they had promised. This was a pleasant surprise and I really did not want to spent all day chasing around for my stuff the day before the tourny.

Actually had quite a pleasant day, the weather is a little cooler than I expected but it's still quite nice. Went to play some PLO and got in a 5/10 game. Made ~6.5k didn't play particularlay awesome just got good hands at the right time and got payed off in a few spots I probably shouldn't have. One semi interesting hand. I had btn pf and 3b an iso of a few limps with Ah9hAx3x, sb calls and original raiser calls. Think it's like 2.5k eff with sb. Anyway I cbet KT8hh when checked to sb quickly calls 1 fold. Turn 5h he checks I check back. River 8x he bets 600 v quickly I call he shows KKxx, oops. I got pretty live owned in this hand.

Just polished off the 12oz steak on room serivce it was good but not great, and about 5x the price it should be on account of them bringing it to your room. I shouldn't be a nit about this but I always feel really dirty when getting things on room service that just aren't the stone cold nuts when the price would suggest otherwise. Obviously I don't intened on acting upon this and discontinuing my use of room service, but still. Anyway I should get some sleep day one kos in 9hrs, I'm table 38 seat 6.

All the best,
Rob.