Trying out different Casinos for Hold-em tournaments $50-$100
Found this reference site...http://www.allvegaspoker.com/tournaments.php
In years past I have played exclusively at Orleans....very good $70.00 tourney, lots of good local players. Unfortunately pretty smokey.....times I have been there, 7-11 tables...
Munchies VERY accessible, cheap burgers, pizza, subway steps away.
Yesterday went to Treasure Island.
Poker room a little tuff to find, not much signage.....back by shops and theater.
wandered past a cool carved Mastodon Tusk near a
cashiers station, it was completely carved into Japanese Samurais, Warriors, and Battle scenes..must
have been 15 foot long.
Lots of 30 some year-old fresh tourists wandering around with the look of
"gonna win a fortune" in their eyes.
Nice poker room, smoke free, $50 buy-in, 2pm start.
We had about 26 entries, 2 locals at my table had played in WSOP, along with
a farmer from Southern Ohio, a female school teacher from San Diego, and a bunch of "clams" people who did not say "boo" to anyone.
One of the WSOP locals was "The Toyman" he was a huge Jet fan and his "schtick" was he had a suitcase full of toys with him.
Throughout the tourney he kept bringing out toys and props and interacting with them.
He walked up to the table and had a small applause device with him that he played.
He started out with a "magic 8 ball" asking what to do.
Then he finally got a good hand and he put on a Gold Genie Hat, he lost the hand, pulled out a small telephone and called asking the operator for Aces...however his wife recording came on.
He progressed to a Godzilla toy, no luck, a crocodile head, no luck, then finally got another good hand, pushed it all in and put on a "Woody Woodpecker Head" he produced " woody woodpecker noises...and lost on a suck out.
He left the table to the sound of applause and cheers from one of his devices.....actually hated to see him go; name is Dave.
He loves the Treasure Island, only plays there he said.....the poker room likes him, but limits him to one toy or prop on the table at a time, someone pitched a fit at some time.
I finished 12th, no cards, very little luck when it counted, best hand was pocket JJ took down a good pot..that sustained me.
Will go back, the 7pm tourney is their biggest daily.
Found this reference site...http://www.allvegaspoker.com/tournaments.php
In years past I have played exclusively at Orleans....very good $70.00 tourney, lots of good local players. Unfortunately pretty smokey.....times I have been there, 7-11 tables...
Munchies VERY accessible, cheap burgers, pizza, subway steps away.
Yesterday went to Treasure Island.
Poker room a little tuff to find, not much signage.....back by shops and theater.
wandered past a cool carved Mastodon Tusk near a
cashiers station, it was completely carved into Japanese Samurais, Warriors, and Battle scenes..must
have been 15 foot long.
Lots of 30 some year-old fresh tourists wandering around with the look of
"gonna win a fortune" in their eyes.
Nice poker room, smoke free, $50 buy-in, 2pm start.
We had about 26 entries, 2 locals at my table had played in WSOP, along with
a farmer from Southern Ohio, a female school teacher from San Diego, and a bunch of "clams" people who did not say "boo" to anyone.
One of the WSOP locals was "The Toyman" he was a huge Jet fan and his "schtick" was he had a suitcase full of toys with him.
Throughout the tourney he kept bringing out toys and props and interacting with them.
He walked up to the table and had a small applause device with him that he played.
He started out with a "magic 8 ball" asking what to do.
Then he finally got a good hand and he put on a Gold Genie Hat, he lost the hand, pulled out a small telephone and called asking the operator for Aces...however his wife recording came on.
He progressed to a Godzilla toy, no luck, a crocodile head, no luck, then finally got another good hand, pushed it all in and put on a "Woody Woodpecker Head" he produced " woody woodpecker noises...and lost on a suck out.
He left the table to the sound of applause and cheers from one of his devices.....actually hated to see him go; name is Dave.
He loves the Treasure Island, only plays there he said.....the poker room likes him, but limits him to one toy or prop on the table at a time, someone pitched a fit at some time.
I finished 12th, no cards, very little luck when it counted, best hand was pocket JJ took down a good pot..that sustained me.
Will go back, the 7pm tourney is their biggest daily.
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