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

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monkeyman:
Don"t yet know when I"ll feel strong enough to go back. I arrived home 2 days ago and I"m still jetlagged. The poker couldn"t have gone much worse; 8 tourneys in 6 days and not a single cash despite 3 final tables. I didn"t win a single race all week and at one point had AA cracked by AJ for a pot worth 35% of all the chips in play.
 On the positive side, I"m sure the trip has improved my game by forcing me to play hands and situations I probably wouldn"t have touched before I went and I visited more card rooms than on my last visit.
 I played at Planet Hollywood 4 times (20 minute levels,80 x BB starting stack, $60 buy in) and was pleasantly surprised to find that although the poker room is situated just inside the entrance to the casino, it didn"t seem to be overwhelmed by noise from nearby slot machines. The tables were of a high standard and the dealers all seemed to manage to be both efficient and personable. There did seem to be a number of off duty dealers/ wannabe pros lurking here, particularly at the start of the week. 
  My favourite room by some margin was Caesars Palace. I played the 9am tournament which had 30 minute levels, a starting stack of 50 x big blind and a $70 buy in. The dealers were the best I encountered, the room looked better than the others I played in and best of all, its separated from the main body of the casino by a short corridor so there is no noise pollution.
 I hated the MGM Grand room (11am tourney, 48 x BB starting stack, 20 minute blinds, $65 buy in) as despite playing in the morning, there were occasions when the noise from the adjacent bar made it impossible to hear what was being said by  others at the table. In addition, the dealers seemed to be going through the motions and didn"t seem to have as much personality as those at Caesars and Planet Hollywood.
 Treasure Island was also a bit of a let down. The standard of decor was excellent but despite the poker room"s location, in a corridor almost opposite the Mystere theatre/ticket office, there didn"t seem to be as many players as I"d expected and like the MGM, the dealers didn"t seem to enjoy themselves as much as at some of the other rooms.
 Hopefully next june I"ll be able to report back with my impressions of the tournament room at the Rio............          

janc:
Sorry its late but been at deaths door with man flue since i came home.
didnt do much good at all untill our last two days.

The Monday before we came home i entered the binnions 11.00am $50 freezeout, having tried it twice before , and getting nowhere.,
anyhow managed to chop with a nice lady for close to $700.
same day the wife &me played a couple of $40 sit and goes at the plaza, cashing 1st &second  and then 1st again.
the tuesday while neil and myself were donking off our chips in the nugget 7 pm torny my wife took along julie(neils new bride)to the bingo at the plaza, meeting up with us $480 better off.  after that it was decided that all four of us would play the 9pm at fitzgeralds. to cut to the chase neil & myself made the final table with neil cashing i think forth. just to finish the trip off at the airport i finished up  just over $350 up on vidio poker. should have played more of this lol.

lukybugur:
Video Poker? I wasted a good few $s trying to get to grips with it but couldnae. Maybe I just got a duff machine ...  :-\  ;)

monkeyman:
Maybe, just maybe I have learned a few lessons from my trip to Vegas after all. After my best APAT online result on thursday, third, under my "Idrivetractors" alter-ego, I won a regional event 2 days later. Cardiff cant come quick enough.    

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