Vegas Road Trip Report

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Hello All Just got back from Vegas a few hours ago and thought it might be worth sharing a few thoughts with you as I know there are a few planned visits from forum members this year. I'll keep away from the boozing and keep to the poker related bits. We ( me and the wife ) stayed at the Luxor and got straight into the tounreys there $50 at lunch time, + $3 dealer fee, for 300 chips, I finished on the top table 2 out of 3, but the payout was top 3 each time, obviously full of tourists who you couldnt bet out of a hand i.e pair of 6s would stay in the hand with 3 overcards after the flop despite repeated rasing etc.I won a few quid on the $4/2 limit cash tables, but I wasnt there for the cash games, it was a fill in whilst waiting for the tourney They have single tables there also $62+$3 again starting chips 300, starts with 50/25 blinds 11 players, my wife won one of these, her pocket As took out my AK with high card K on the flop she won $350, however the prize pot should have been in excess of $700 - nope, top two payout 350/150 the house takes a massive cut. I wouldnt recommend playing there, very small card room, poor organisation etc etc. We next played excallibur, $35 buyin 300 chips, I came 11th out of 80-odd, I think it was top 7 payout.This tourney starts at 9am.Better than Luxor, mopre space, better organisation but in comparision with other places below average. Next was MGM Grand - nice card room - $65 buyin - 1500 chips -attracted quite a lot of people - 180 in the first I played, however most of them were alternates, I finished 27, payout out top 7 !!!! We eventually went downtown to Binions, wish I had gone here on day 1, best place I played 2pm is $60 - 1000 chips buyin with option of an extra $10 for extra 500 chips then option $40 rebuy for 100 chips - extremely well organised, excellent environment 8pm is $125 for 1500 chips option $25 for extra 500 chips with $50 buyin for another 1500 chips Both tourneys gets lots of interest. I finished in the last 3 tables both times, my wife finished top table twice taking a healthy profit In summary if you get the opportunity to go - then go, its an excellent party and poker town Cheers

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Re: Vegas Road Trip Report Thanks msaban. That is an extremely helpful post. :ok