help i'm off to vegas

70theo

Hello everyone,
I'm off to las vegas in febuary. This is my 3rd trip so I know my way around a bit.
I'm looking at entering a tournament and playing a couple of afternoons of cash.
Any help or tips about where to go will be much appreciated.
There's a tournament at the wynn I want to enter $140 buy in,has anyone played there?
Or would you recommend somewhere else?
I have played cash at the Bellagio & venetian. I liked the Bellagio poker room but would like to try somewhere else?
Also any storys poker or vegas related would be good to hear.
My poker story started in vegas.I'd played a few times with friends and thought I could play(how wrong I was).I told the mrs to go out for the afternoon as I was going to the venetian poker room(I could be a while).
I put my $300 on the table feeling great.I even won a small pot.I'd already worked out a couple at the table in my novice's head within 15 mins.15 mins later I was heading back to my room,1 of the players I thought I'd worked out went all in after the flop,i had 8 10,thought my pair of 10s was good but no trips,money gone felt like i'd been beaten up lol.
That was 5 yrs ago and I came back and decided to give sky poker a go,i'm hooked now and enjoy my poker online.
thanks theo

Tikay10

Lucky you.

Wynn is a lovely room, but really, most of them are.

Try a few MTT's Downtown, too, at Golden Nugget & Binions. Golden Nugget has a gorgeous cardroom, & a fine selection of affordable MTT's. Binions is unique, it's tired, dirty, run down, & almost a health hazard, but just the greatest place to play some fun poker.

Personally, I'd avoid PH, which totally sucks, & these days Caesars don't offer much, but most of the others are worth a try.   

unknown_username

Good luck Theo .

unbpower

went a couple of years ago in feb to celebrate my 40th played  a few $30 speed tournies at luxor where i was stopping but there basically a luck fest , then found a decent game at ceasers palace $110 buy in, think it was 12 o`clock start ,played it 3 times won it twice and came 2nd the other time cashing around 3k in total so covered my trip .

70theo

Wow a reply from tikay i'm honoured.no help but thanks.lol.

very impressive power,thats the sort of time & buy in i'm looking to play.i'l have a look at that one.

hhyftrftdr

Aria do good daily MTTs, at 1pm and 7pm, $125 buy in and a decent structure with 30 min blinds. The afternoon one is more popular than the evening one from experience, but the evening one follows on perfectly from a 3-6pm all you can drink session at Blondies.....

Essexphil

In Response to Re: help i'm off to vegas:

Wow a reply from tikay i'm honoured.no help but thanks.lol. very impressive power,thats the sort of time & buy in i'm looking to play.i'l have a look at that one.
Posted by 70theo

I thought TK was spot on-most Strip rooms are excellent. PH is only good when got a Series on.

 Personally, I like the MGM Grand cos the players are awful, and the Monte Carlo for friendliness. Aria and Wynn both good-there are plenty of apps that will set out times/buy-ins of tournies-that plus a map means I have been guided by when I bust out of one to go to the next-gl

TimmyRaRa

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In Response to Re: help i'm off to vegas : I thought TK was spot on-most Strip rooms are excellent. PH is only good when got a Series on.  Personally, I like the MGM Grand cos the players are awful, and the Monte Carlo for friendliness. Aria and Wynn both good-there are plenty of apps that will set out times/buy-ins of tournies-that plus a map means I have been guided by when I bust out of one to go to the next-gl
Posted by Essexphil

You say there's a Iphone app for tourneys in Vegas Essexphil ?

TimmyRaRa

Oh and have amzing time 70theo me and Kgee are going for 2 weeks in Vegas in April for my bday.

70theo

Thanks timmy,been followin your progress well done last yr and good luck for 2016. 

Thanks phil i did hear from someone else mgm has weak/soft cash games think i'l have walk down there & try my luck.

70theo

By the way timmy are you going back to try & find this famous jacket. Give me a description & i can have a look for it.

ACEGOONER

In Response to Re: help i'm off to vegas:

In Response to Re: help i'm off to vegas : I thought TK was spot on-most Strip rooms are excellent. PH is only good when got a Series on.  Personally, I like the MGM Grand cos the players are awful, and the Monte Carlo for friendliness. Aria and Wynn both good-there are plenty of apps that will set out times/buy-ins of tournies-that plus a map means I have been guided by when I bust out of one to go to the next-gl
Posted by Essexphil

ROFL! So thats why what goes away stays away .

TimmyRaRa

Thank you so much 70theo and same to you sir.

But please leave the blazer out of this but  as your going before me if you see a tramp wearing could you take a selfie with him wearing it please:).

unknown_username

In Response to help i'm off to vegas:

Hello everyone, I'm off to las vegas in febuary. This is my 3rd trip so I know my way around a bit. I'm looking at entering a tournament and playing a couple of afternoons of cash. Any help or tips about where to go will be much appreciated. There's a tournament at the wynn I want to enter $140 buy in,has anyone played there? Or would you recommend somewhere else? I have played cash at the Bellagio & venetian. I liked the Bellagio poker room but would like to try somewhere else? Also any storys poker or vegas related would be good to hear. My poker story started in vegas.I'd played a few times with friends and thought I could play(how wrong I was).I told the mrs to go out for the afternoon as I was going to the venetian poker room(I could be a while). I put my $300 on the table feeling great.I even won a small pot.I'd already worked out a couple at the table in my novice's head within 15 mins.15 mins later I was heading back to my room,1 of the players I thought I'd worked out went all in after the flop,i had 8 10,thought my pair of 10s was good but no trips,money gone felt like i'd been beaten up lol. That was 5 yrs ago and I came back and decided to give sky poker a go,i'm hooked now and enjoy my poker online. thanks theo
Posted by 70theo

Theo

If your going to play a bit of cash poker,

i would suggest the mirage,its not the largest poker room,but its been recently refurbished.

And they have alot of side offers,such as cracked aces,high hand jackpots,

eg $500 for a royal flush,$250 for a straight flush,$100 for four of a kind.

They do the same at the stratosphere,but theres normally only cash action in the evening,and its at the top of the strip,

and also its slightly chavvy,but the tables are loose and aggresive!

hope that helps

Tikay10

In Response to Re: help i'm off to vegas:

Wow a reply from tikay i'm honoured.no help but thanks.lol. very impressive power,thats the sort of time & buy in i'm looking to play.i'l have a look at that one.
Posted by 70theo

Caesars downgraded their previously wonderful room around 18 months ago, but they still run 4 daily Tourneys, you can see them HERE

A list of "all today's Tourneys", at ALL the various Vegas poker rooms, which is updated every day, is HERE

 

70theo

Thanks lovejunky,i'm at the wynn so mirage was going to be somewhere i might try.i did read about the refurb.

thank you also to tikay always helpful & informative. I also credit you with my poker progression & improvement over the last 3 yrs.i used to watch the poker channel alot (was gutted when it went off air).Your explanations and assessments of various situations helped me alot,so thank you tikay.

Dollie

Hi Theo,

I was there last June and stayed centrally. In 10 days I played 28 tournaments at various locations, Aria, Bally's, Caesars, Flamingo, Harrahas, Mirage, Treasure Island and one trip downtown to Golden Nugget.  The 7pm touny at the Nugget has great structure and the structure at the Mirage is also very good.  If you want a bit of turbo then Flamingo and Harrahs have very steep blinds. I also looked in at Planet Hollywood, but was not impressed.

I don't play cash but the Mirage, as others have said, has a good reputation. I also recall comments that the cash tables at Harrahs and Flamingo were soft.

Whilst you can get tournament lists online for most Casinos, I would recommend having  an hours' walk from Wynn and pick up a schedule from each of the Casinos poker rooms in the locality.

Enjoy

hhyftrftdr

In Response to Re: help i'm off to vegas:

Hi Theo, I was there last June and stayed centrally. In 10 days I played 28 tournaments at various locations, Aria, Bally's, Caesars, Flamingo, Harrahas, Mirage, Treasure Island and one trip downtown to Golden Nugget.  The 7pm touny at the Nugget has great structure and the structure at the Mirage is also very good.  If you want a bit of turbo then Flamingo and Harrahs have very steep blinds. I also looked in at Planet Hollywood, but was not impressed. I don't play cash but the Mirage, as others have said, has a good reputation. I also recall comments that the cash tables at Harrahs and Flamingo were soft. Whilst you can get tournament lists online for most Casinos, I would recommend having  an hours' walk from Wynn and pick up a schedule from each of the Casinos poker rooms in the locality. Enjoy
Posted by Dollie

Yep, softest games I played in all week.

Lost about $1000 there in 2 sessions, marv.

stuarty117

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In Response to Re: help i'm off to vegas : Yep, softest games I played in all week. Lost about $1000 there in 2 sessions, marv.
Posted by hhyftrftdr

I think they have a timed mtt you might have done better at that