[jldecarlo]

I'm going to Las Vegas on 1-13 for four nights and I'm looking to get some poker in (of course).

Will be there Fri night through Tues morning. What are my tournament options and where should I play? I have played in the Mirage and at Bellagio (where we will be staying).

L

BTW Where the heck should I post a thread like this? There doesn't seem to be a LV category or a B&M Casino category.

[krw17]

Originally Posted by jldecarlo

I'm going to Las Vegas on 1-13 for four nights and I'm looking to get some poker in (of course).

Will be there Fri night through Tues morning. What are my tournament options and where should I play? I have played in the Mirage and at Bellagio (where we will be staying).

L

BTW Where the heck should I post a thread like this? There doesn't seem to be a LV category or a B&M Casino category.

I will be in Vegas on the 7th through the 9th and I was kind of wondering the same thing. I have been checking out the reviews here - http://www.allvegaspoker.com/
At this site, click on the "tournaments" link at the top of the page. Also there are reviews on all the poker rooms.

Looks like the main places for tournament action on the weekend is the Luxor, Binions, and maybe I will check out the Sahara. I'm staying at Bally's.

[PocketRocket]

You're going to be there smack dab in the middle of CES. Don't know how busy the Strip properties will be with all the after-show parties and such, but if you find something going on at the places on the Strip, you might find some good fish there. Just be aware that some of the locals might also be there for some fishing as well .

Originally Posted by krw17

I will be in Vegas on the 7th through the 9th and I was kind of wondering the same thing. I have been checking out the reviews here - http://www.allvegaspoker.com/
At this site, click on the "tournaments" link at the top of the page. Also there are reviews on all the poker rooms.

Looks like the main places for tournament action on the weekend is the Luxor, Binions, and maybe I will check out the Sahara. I'm staying at Bally's.

[krw17]

Originally Posted by PocketRocket

You're going to be there smack dab in the middle of CES. Don't know how busy the Strip properties will be with all the after-show parties and such, but if you find something going on at the places on the Strip, you might find some good fish there. Just be aware that some of the locals might also be there for some fishing as well .

Excellent! I hope to be the answer to Dr. Evil's requests.....

Dr. Evil: You know, I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!


Here fishy fishy fishy

[coyote]

Depends on how big a tourney your looking to play. For small buy-in tourneys, the Sahara has the very best structure.

$40 buy in for T1500, a rebuy for T500 or T1000 (I don't recall exactly), and 20 min blinds.
I think blinds started at 25/25

Those are the approx. #'s, I was there back in Sept so the details are fuzzy.

[99%evil]

I think the Bellagio has a $500 wednesday night tourney and a $1000 friday tourney. The Mirage has a $300 tourney I think that's on sunday though. I printed out a great tournament schedule from a website before my last trip, I haven't been able to locate it again. It was a basic spreadsheet that was set up by time of day, starting in the morning and listing every tourney going on. For low buy in tourneys, Mandalay Bay has a $30 30 person tournay at 10 am every weekday. The MGM has a tournay everyday at either noon or 1 pm for like $60.

I'm going to search for that list again.
Here's one list, but it's missing the MGM tourneys http://www.homepokergames.com/vegas.php

An even better sortable list http://www.allvegaspoker.com/tournam...of_day&ord=asc

[PocketRocket]

Umm... Just remembered, one of my colleagues will be down there as well. He might be more along the lines of a shark than a fish; he seems to know his stuff and has casino hosts at the Harrah's properties. You might see him at the blackjack tables too; he's hard to miss, he likes to play with stacks of black and purple chips

Originally Posted by krw17

Excellent! I hope to be the answer to Dr. Evil's requests.....

Dr. Evil: You know, I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!


Here fishy fishy fishy

[krw17]

Originally Posted by PocketRocket

Umm... Just remembered, one of my colleagues will be down there as well. He might be more along the lines of a shark than a fish; he seems to know his stuff and has casino hosts at the Harrah's properties. You might see him at the blackjack tables too; he's hard to miss, he likes to play with stacks of black and purple chips

If he plays with those color chips, then they probably won't allow the likes of me to get near him.

[PocketRocket]

Probably your good fortune

He usually just plays on the floor, doesn't normally go into the high limit rooms (says they're like a morgue.)

Originally Posted by krw17

If he plays with those color chips, then they probably won't allow the likes of me to get near him.