Posted by Dr Fro 1:23 PM
This is what I have learned so far about poker in Vegas that I may be interested in (not inclusive of games where I have no interest such as $2-$4 Holdem or any stud...):
I found a complete list at CardPlayer and some good info at rgp.
No-limit $1 & $2 blinds $100 buy in Aladdin, Bally's, Excalibur, Binion's, Cannery and the Golden Nugget.
No-limit $2 & $5 blinds $200 buy in Bellagio
No-limit $2 & $4 blinds $200 buy in
Mandalay Bay
Medium Limit Games Bellagio, Mandalay (6-12, 10-20)
Daily Tournaments: Binion's - 7 Days a Week: No-Limit Texas Hold'em $60 Buy-in: Players will start with $1,000 in Tournament chips $10 Bonus-buy: $500 Extra Tournament chips $40 Optional Re-buy (1) Registration starts at 12 p.m. Tournament starts at 2 p.m. 20 minute rounds 5% of prize money will be withheld for a drawing one hour after the tournament ends. All participants that entered the tournament & playing in a live game are eligible.
Golden Nugget - daily
Orleans - at noon.
Luxor - $25 Every day at noon and 8:30 pm; except Monday and Thursday 8:30 pm $100 Freeze Out; also Saturday and Sunday at 10 am.
Mandalay Bay - Monday through Friday 10am $30 Buy-in Texas Hold'em Freeze-out. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Evenings 6pm $60 Buy-In No Limit Texas Hold'em Freeze-Out. Sign-ups start (Day of Tournament): 7am for 10 am Tournaments and 3pm for 6pm Tournaments. Players' in live games receive first sign-up. All Tournaments are limited to 30 players.
Sam's Town - Friday, Saturday and Sunday Nights: No-Limit Hold'em Tournaments 7:00 PM
Sunset Station - daily
Sands - evening tournament
Sahara - Daily no limit poker tournaments $40 buy-in. One optional $20 re-buy except for Saturday, which is $60 buy-in with one optional $40 re-buy.
Weekly Tournaments (none of these are Monday or Tues, which is when I will be in LV): Bellagio 500 + $40 buy-in No Limit Hold 'em tournament every Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. Entries have jumpedfrom about 30 to almost 100. Event winners used to collect about $6,000, now they get about $20,000.
$1,000 + $60 buy-in No Limit Hold 'em tournament every Friday at 5:00 p.m.
Binions's Friday & Saturday Evening: No-Limit Texas Hold'em
$125 Buy-in: Players will start with $1,500 in Tournament chips
$25 Bonus-buy: $500 Extra Tournament chips
$50 Optional Re-buy (1)
Registration starts at 6 p.m. Tournament starts at 8 p.m.
25 minute rounds
Sunday Evening: No-Limit Texas Hold'em
$325 Buy-in: Players will start with $2,500 in Tournament chips
Registration starts at 6 p.m. Tournament starts at 8 p.m.
30 minute rounds
Open questions: Where is a good High $ buy-in (probably weekly) NL Holdm tournament on Monday or Tuesday? Preferably no-rebuy.
Random thoughts from a lawyer, an accountant, a commodities trader, an ex-Marine and a WSOP Main Event money finisher that don't know as much as they wish they did...