Going to Las Vegas

tap28

Monday 12th I will be going to Las Vegas on my Honeymoon, for about a week. I am (we are) staying in the Monte Carlo Hotel.
I would prefer to play stt's than cash game. Where should I go and what are the approx buyins?

padser

Ok i know absolulely nothing about playing poker in vegas, I know even less about being married. But I'd recommomend not mixxing cash games, or STT with your honeymoon

shoutman

i'd say screw the lady and play poker.


*you can take the screw the lady comment whichever way you want

DeVore

It depends on your bankroll. There are some great value tournies out there, like in the Palms and the Bellagio but they are expensive.

Theres a great $1/$2 NLH cash game at Harrahs (tell them the guy who has all their money says "hi!" ).

Also check out Wynns poker room, its so OTT it hurts (but its also kinda cool!)
along with its Ferrari showroom.

Btw, use a condom, you'll probably be gambling enough already

DeV.

bohsman

I dont know anywhere that does STTs, if you get a whole day to play the Bellagio has single table sattelites from 10am or so for their 500 tournament that starts at 2 (its 1000 on friday and saturday)

Sangre

Was in Vegas this summer but didn't do much gambling as I was only 20. Really wanted to hit a few stt's but I didn't want them taking my money if I won any
Not to mention I was broke...damn strippers

TrueDub

There's a good website for finding out about things like this:

http://www.allvegaspoker.com/

mcaul

To avoid any pitfalls bring the new wife (you'll become accustomed to that word fairly quickly!) to either of the outlet centres. Las Vegas Outlets out past the airport or the premium outlets near the old downtown area. (shuttle bus from Aladdin carpark.

Both equally as good. Premium Outlets has more designer (american designers) stuff, whereas the other outlet centre is more everyday brands Hilfiger, Levi's, Greg norman, Rockport etc etc.

Then take her to Gioja Jewelers in the Aladdin parade of shops and get her a nice pair earings / additional ring etc etc. Make sure you get 40% off the marked price. - This is the level of discount they are permitted to go and its priced into the goods anyway!

Finally, with herself well happy, go for Poker, avoid the swanky joints as the better players / more intelligent Americans will normally be in the better hotels.

Excalibur Hotel has good poker rooms and the quality of play (last February anyhow) was abysmal - even I won a couple fo hundred bucks and I certainly would not consider myself a poker player. (only sell the stuff!!!)


Enjoy the trip - take a helicopter tour of Canyon - amazing!

gerire

Hey man, Ill be in Vegas on the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of that week, Im assuming you mean you are going on the 12th of this month, If you want to meet up for a few pints and we can send the ladies off shopping together and get some poker in. If you are interested send me a PM. Anyone want to reccomend somewhere to stay, how was the Gold coast Dev?

bohsman

The Gold Kip was ok, the buffet was horrible though. The rooms are grand, probably as good as youll get for that money

Ballyman

I was there in the summer and a friend of mine who had been there previously sent me this. Might help you out. I played a lot in the MGM and Excalibur.


• Aladdin - Centre Strip
Limit Texas Holdem:
2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 10/20, 15/30

No-Limit Holdem:
$1/$2 blinds with $50 minimum / $200 maximum buy-in
$2/$5 blinds with $100 minimum / $500 maximum buy-in

Tournaments:
Daily Tournaments at 10am, 1pm, and 7pm: Monday - Thursday.
10am $35 buy-in, w/ $5 add on.
1pm $50 buy in $10 add on.
7pm Freezout Tourney: $100 buy in $10 add on.
Fridays at NOON. $100 buy in $10 add on
Sit N Go undays (only place in Vegas doing SnG's) $55 buy in.
Weekend Wait-Time: 5 to 15 minutes

• Bally's - Centre Strip
Limit Texas Holdem:
2/4, 4/8

No-Limit Holdem:
$1/$2 blinds. $100 minimum/$200 maximum buy-in.

No Tournaments
Weekend Wait-Time: 5 to 15 mintues

• Bellagio - Centre Strip
Limit Texas Holdem:
4/8, 8/16, 15/30, 30/60, 60/120, 75/150 and up

No-Limit Holdem:
$2/$5 blinds. $200 minimum/maximum buy-in
$10/$20 blinds. $600 minimum buy-in, No maximum

Tournaments:
$500 + $40 buy-in No Limit Hold 'em tournament every Wednesday at 1:15 p.m.
$1,000 + $60 buy-in No Limit Hold 'em tournament every Friday at 5:00 p.m.
Satellites are aailable for both tournaments.

Weekend Wait-Time: 1 hour +

• Circus Circus - North Strip
Limit Texas Holdem: 3/6 (one $3 blind)

No-Limit Holdem: None

No Tournaments
Weekend Wait-Time: 5 to 15 minutes


• Excalibur - South Strip
Limit Texas Holdem:
1/3, 2/6, 4/8
No-Limit Holdem:
$1/$2 blinds . $100 minimum/maximum buy-in.

No Tournaments,
Weekend Wait-Time: 10 to 20 minutes

• Harrahs - Centre Strip
Limit Texas Holdem:
2/4, 3/6, 4/8

No-Limit Holdem:
$1/$2 blinds. $60 min / $120 max buy-in.
$2/$5 blinds. $200 min / $500 max buy-in.

Tournaments:
NL Tournament - Daily @ 11am - $30 buy-in with $10 add on and one $40 rebuy
Sit n go tournaments starting at 7pm on Wednesday and Thursday. Buy-in's of $40 and $60 both days.
Weekend Wait-Time: 5 to 15 minutes


• Imperial Palace - South Strip
Limit Texas Holdem:
2/4, 3/6, 4/8

No-Limit Holdem:
$1/2 blinds - $40 min / $100 max.

Tournaments:
The Imperial Palace poker room offers No Limit Hold'em tournaments Monday through Thursday.
Monday, 1:00 p.m.: $40 Buy-in + $5.00 Add on. (1) $20 re-buy ($250 in extra chips for the $5 add-on).
Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.: $50 Buy-in + $10.00 Add on. (1) $25 re-buy ($500 in extra chips for the $10 add-on).
Wednesday, 1:00 p.m.: $40 Buy-in + $5.00 Add on. (1) $20 re-buy ($250 in extra chips for the $5 add-on).
Thursday, 7:00 p.m.: $50 Buy-in + $10.00 Add on. (1) $25 re-buy ($500 in extra chips for the $10 add-on).
Sunday, 1:00 p.m.: $50 Buy-in + $10.00 Add on. (1) $25 re-buy ($500 in extra chips for the $10 add-on).
Weekend Wait-Time: 5 minutes

• Luxor - South Strip
Limit Texas Holdem:
1/2, 2/4, 4/8

No-Limit Holdem:
$1/$2 Blinds. Minimum $50 / Maximum $200 Buy-in.
The Luxor poker room has a single table No Limit Texas Holdem game with a minimum/maximum $50 buy-in. This is the lowest min/max buy-in No Limit game in Vegas.

Tournaments:
The Luxor offers daily Texas Holdem tournaments at noon and 8:30 p.m.
Luxor's tournaments are freeze-out tournaments (meaning if you bust out, you're done. No re-buys allowed).
For most daily tournaments the fee is $25, with a $3 optional add-on. You start with $250 in chips, or $300 in chips if you buy the add-on.
The 8:30 p.m. tournaments on Monday and Thursday have $100 buy-ins, and $15 satellites are available all week to qualify.
Weekend Wait-Time: 20 - 30 Minutes

• Mandalay Bay - South Strip
Limit Texas Holdem:
4/8, 6/12, 10/20

No-Limit Holdem:
$2/$4 Blinds. $200 Buy-in. No Max

Tournaments:
Monday through Friday 10am $30 Buy-in Limit Texas Hold'em Freeze-out
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Evenings 6pm $50 Buy-In No Limit Texas Hold'em Freeze-Out
Weekend Wait-Time: 10 - 20 Minutes.

• MGM Grand - South Strip
Limit Texas Holdem:
2/4, 4/8, 6/12, 10/20, 20/40.

No-Limit Holdem:
$1/2 blinds. $40 min/$200 max buy-in.
$2/5 blinds. $100 min/$500 max buy-in.

Tournaments:
Monday-Thursday @ 11:00 AM. Buy-in: $60. No re-buys.
Weekend Wait-Time: 5 - 15 Minutes


• Mirage - Centre Strip
Limit Texas Holdem:
3/6, 6/12, 10/20, 20/40, 40/80.

No-Limit Holdem:
$2/$5 Blinds. $100 minimum / $500 maximum buy-in.
Tournaments:
Sunday: 5:00 p.m. No-Limit Texas Hold'em $330 Buy-in with unlimited $200 Re-Buys for the 1st hour with 1 Add-on.
Monday: 7:00 p.m. Limit Texas Hold'em $130 Buy-in with unlimited $100 Re-Buys for the 1st hour with 1 Add-on.
Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. No-Limit Texas Hold'em $130 Buy-in with unlimited $100 Re-Buys for the 1st hour with 1 Add-on.
Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Limit Texas Hold'em $230 Buy-in with (1) $200 Re-Buy anytime during the 1st hour.
Thursday: 7:00 p.m. No-Limit Texas Hold'em $230 Buy-in with (1) $200 Re-Buy anytime during the 1st hour.
Weekend Wait-Time: 30 minutues to 1 hour

• Rio - Not on the Strip but is where the WSOP is being held this year
Limit Texas Holdem:
2/4, 3/6, 4/8.

No-Limit Holdem:
$2/$5 Blinds. $100 min / $300 max Buy-in.

Tournaments:
Daily NL Holdem Tournament at 12:00 NOON.
Maximum 60 players. $40 buy-in for $1,500 in tournament chips. (1) $40 optional add-on within the first hour for an additional $1,500 in chips.
Weekend Wait-Time: 5 - 15 minutes


• Tropicana - South Strip
Limit Texas Holdem:
1-3 Spread Limit Texas Hold'em

No-Limit Holdem:
$1/$2 Blinds. $40 min / $100 max.

No Tournaments,
Weekend Wait-Time: 5 - 15 Minutes


• Wynn - Centre Strip, brand new hotel which has all the latest gadgets, you can book a table from your tv in the room! etc.
Limit Texas Holdem:
4/8, 8/16, 15/30, 30/60, 40/80 and up.
No-Limit Holdem:
$1/2 Blinds. $100 min / no max.
$2/5 Blinds. $200 min / no max.
$10/20 Blinds. $500 min / no max.

No Tournaments,
Weekend Wait-Time: 15 - 30 Minutes +

mcaul

gerire wrote:

Hey man, Ill be in Vegas on the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of that week, Im assuming you mean you are going on the 12th of this month, If you want to meet up for a few pints and we can send the ladies off shopping together and get some poker in. If you are interested send me a PM. Anyone want to reccomend somewhere to stay, how was the Gold coast Dev?

Try this - its the Luxor 4 star. Usually $159/ night. That week is $69/ night & when you stay 3 you get a fourth free.

https://ww2.mrgres.com/resnet/LANSAWEB?procfun+rn+resnet+lhc+funcparms+UP(A2560):%3Bfree1%2Fei%3B?

RoundTower

mcaul wrote:

Finally, with herself well happy, go for Poker, avoid the swanky joints as the better players / more intelligent Americans will normally be in the better hotels.

Is this really true? I've never been to Vegas but I would have guessed the fancy hotels would be the places to find rich gamble-happy tourists. Anyone else have an opinion one way or the other?

BEAT

excellent info posted above,
I was going to say MGM or Palms...but I would
say for most fun the palms...while you are playing poker your wife can go to the ghost bar on the roof.....something you really shouldnt miss check out the glass payne that extends over the bldg that you can stand on and look down to the sidewalk.
Also best for poker Ive heard.

tap28

Thanks for all the help and advise
There is such a choice I don't really know where to start, but I'm sure I will have fun finding out;)

gerire I would love to meet up for a quite drink or two;) and maybe even hear those immortal words "shuffle up and deal". I will pm you with my details later.

Again thanks for all the help lads.

gerire

Yup thanks for the advise guys. Found a room in the stratosphere hotel for $50 for the 2 of us for 2 nights, which aint too shabby,

PM sent back tap

bohsman

gerire wrote:

Yup thanks for the advise guys. Found a room in the stratosphere hotel for $50 for the 2 of us for 2 nights, which aint too shabby,

PM sent back tap

Its downtown so youll end up spending a fair bit on taxis to the strip other than that its a great deal - the rollercoaster on top of the stratosphere looks mental

Ballyman

I stayed in the Tropicana, right in the middle of the strip, across the road from the MGM. It was very cheap too, $75 in the middle of the summer. It's a bit old but spotless clean and there are mirrors in the roof over the bed!!!!

Unfortunately due to excessive alcohol and poker abuse I never got to see any action to test out the views on the mirror!!!! Thank god some might say!!

barrera

bohsman wrote:

Its downtown so youll end up spending a fair bit on taxis to the strip other than that its a great deal - the rollercoaster on top of the stratosphere looks mental

Stayed in the Strat on honeymoon as well. It's nice, a little away from everything else, but there's also a free bus shuttle linking with some of the main spots along the way, so you won't be totally dependent on taxis. The rollercoaster and freefall at the top are indeed completely mental.