The long wait is almost over!

Well here we are again. It's incredible how quickly time passes between tournaments. It just feels like yesterday when we were at the poker room handing out IPC Winner's Medallions and certificates not to mention the cash to the winners of the June tournament.

The past few days have been depressing and the weather is squarely responsible for that. I haven't seen this much rain pelt the city in quite a few years now. Which of course brings us to the obvious question - what's the weather in Goa like? Fortunately not as bad as here in Mumbai. And the forecast looks pretty good for the weekend too.

The good life  :)

I'm writing all this while waiting for my flight at Mumbai airport. I can see a few vaguely familiar faces. They're rank strangers but I know I've seen them in Goa's casinos. Aah the weekend has already begun for the real degenerate gamblers! :D

So what's the plan for today? Once we touch down, head to the hotel and grab a meal, followed by a visit to the venue later in the evening. With lots of cold beers thrown in the middle :D :D We will put up all the banners and what-not as well as meet up with the card room manager (and our TD) Craig. If you were at our June event you might remember that Craig was not present as he was out of the country at the time. So it will be good to catch up with him again after almost 6 months.

Before the start of play tomorrow, the IPC directors intend to make a few key announcements regarding their next event. So should be an exciting time for the Indian poker scene. Well they're calling my flight now so I'm off. We will be posting on Facebook and Twitter so do follow us there. There will be live updates from the venue as well as a report right here at the end of each tournament.

See you in Goa!