G3LBOY, janc, nosey-p and Monkeyman playing in Vegas (Nov 07)

[RioRodent]

Sorry Simon, forgot to add your name to the header. Added it into the header of this post but don"t know if it will propogate throughout ...

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[lukybugur]

Having thought about Wayne said about leaving wives at night (I"d normally have no problem doing it!   ) and considering the few things we have booked in Vegas already, I think it would be more suitable for me to post that I will be playing;

Saturday
MGM Grand - Midnight onwards (3 hours or so) - $1/$2 Cash Games (with $150/$200 each)

Tuesday
(Hoping that the six of us can meet up for this one)
Golden Nugget - 7pm (5pm Registration)
$65 + $19 & $40 Rebuy, 20 min Blinds, 2.5k chips (2-3 hours)

I hope to be allowed to play the $1/$3 cash game at Ceaser"s for a couple of hours on my first night (Friday 16th).

Edit the original post... you can change the title.

I didn"t make the original post - it says that it was started by nosey-p

[nosey-p]

i did not start the post, it was moved from another post

[monkeyman]

I"m staying at the Westin Casuarina (behind Ballys) and land at McCarran at 9.30pm on the 23rd (friday). I plan on starting at either Planet Hollywood at 10am or Treasure Island at 11am on saturday. Plans from there are fluid but for the rest of the trip, T.I., PH and Ballys are on my definite list with MGM,Caesars (tempted by their Omaha tourneys) and Mirage on my "maybe" list. If I manage to fish my way to some prize money in the first couple of days, I may take leave of my senses and have a go at either The Venetian or Wynn. Bellagio is defintely off limits as there is a series of pro tourneys the week I am there.    

[lukybugur]

I"d heard about the Pro Tourneys as that was the week we had originally planned to go. The weekend of 24th / 25th is Thanksgiving Weekend though so MGM was almost double the price!

From the report in PP mag and on their website, MGM at Thanksgiving weekend should like an aquarium (given the size of the place though, maybe more like a ocean)!  

[monkeyman]

each casino does seem to have a specific clientele and the MGM poker room is inhabited by early 20-somethings from southern California who are there for the drinking.

[nosey-p]

Looks like i"m off to the MGM

[monkeyman]

don"t tell the wife, but the MGM poker room is next to a nightclub, so playing in the evening means you"ll have to avoid staring at all the scantily clad lovelies wandering past.

[lukybugur]

There"s no poker tables IN the nightclub is there ... ?

[RioRodent]

If you"ve not been before, you just have to play the Venetian... it is the best cardroom in Vegas, bar none!

Plenty for the wife/s to do upstairs at the Grand Canal Shops while you have a couple of hours in the poker room.

[monkeyman]

How did you get on there Mr Rodent?

[RioRodent]

How did you get on there Mr Rodent?

Venetian or Vegas in general?

I"ve been to Vegas twice... during WSOP 2006 - took $3000 cash, brought home $3000 all but a few $s (included a $1000 WSOP buy-in)... and during WSOP 2007 - took the $3k from last year, brought home a little over $5000 (including $2500  in WSOP buy-ins). So generally I"ve done OK! :-)

In the Venetian... 2006 - profit in $1/$2 NL cash, and a small profit in 3 x tourneys... 2007 - only played one tourney there, no return :-( I didn"t play any cash there this time, busy elswhere.

I"m not suggesting it"s the best/softest game in town, just that it"s by far the nicest room.

For a bit more info take a look at my blog. Go back to July 11, 2006 for day 1 of first trip and June 21, 2007 for day 1 of this year - http://riorodent.blogspot.com/

Whatever you do you can"t fail to enjoy it and start counting down to your next trip!!

[monkeyman]

Cheers for that. I"d got the impression that The Venetian was one of the tougher card rooms although I"ve not previously spoken to anyone who has played there. It opened at the end of my last trip so I didn"t pop in for a look; I will this time.  

[monkeyman]

I was interested to read the article in Pokerplayer about Michael Mizrachi playing $65 tourneys at Planet Hollywood. I definitely plan on having one go at him, but will the man with over $5m in tournament winnings be up to the job of taking on Britain"s 7th best amateur Razz player in a few weeks? Mr Mizrachi, in the words of Our Lady Saint Delia, "Let"s be having you"  

[lukybugur]

I hope such a tourney continues to be a huge success and that other casinos follow suit in "hiring" a pro for us to sit with in a £30 tourney!