Las Vegas

[The Wall]

Hey Guys,

Im after some advice please peeps! Im flying out to Vegas at the end of September for the first time and was wondering if my fellow blondites would recommend some friendly well run games I could look out for while Im over there! (Around the $100 - $300 mark)

And of course anything else you think that I shouldn't miss whilst im there 

Cheers!

Steve

[The Wall]

Ok heres a random question, Im thinking about buying a new set of golf clubs whilst im in the USA but im not sure about the export tax side of things?? Anyone else ever made a large purchase in the states??

[winkie]

My info on Vegas might be a bit out of date (I went over in April this year), but some good places to play are:

1. Excalibur - $100 NLHE cash game. Must sit down with $100 and can pull up another $100 when you've got $99 or less. Very loose play here, especially at night when some players have had a beer or two...!

2. Manadlay Bay - same as above but $200 to sit down. I found this had better quality players, but still quite a few fishes.

3. Mirage - daily tournies. Think they start around 7pm. Played a $100 rebuy PLHE comp, 50-odd runners. Good structure and plenty of play. Managed to get a result here... 2nd place for $2.5k...!

Hope this helps...

[Junior Senior]

The schedules change quite often i believe so its probably best to do a tour of the card rooms first and pick up a leaflet first.

Bellagio, Mirage, Alladin are all good card rooms.  The cash action in the orleans is excellent and the card room is MASSIVE! - they have good tournaments too but they tend to be on the cheaper side and they like limit games there too (the NLH games are about 3 times a week).

good luck

[Heid]

Mr Wall,

As a girly who always goes to Vegas with an extra empty suitcase - I think I can answer honestly, if not legally about tax, and customs etc.

Remove all labels on your way home, if they can't prove it's not new, they can't charge you VAT on it.

I know it's naughty, but it has always worked for me.

I do ALL my clothes shopping in the US, so I don't have to go shopping over here as I hate it.

If you can use the clubs while you are out there, then all the better, as I presume they will get a not new sheen? (I know nothing about golf).

Heid
xx

[Robert HM]

Heard on the radio that ipods were half the price there, but you mustn't buy any and bring them back, it would be very very naughty.

[The Wall]

Thanks guys and lady 

Fella I work with has given me the same advice as Heid RE the clubs, I should take my old clubs out with me so that I check them in on my way to the US, then buy my new ones and 'replace' the old ones.................. "I bought these before I left the UK officer!

I will defo give most of the card rooms a look, see If I can find a game I like.

[mikkyT]

Okay, what about iPods... you can take 3 blocks of white plastic out with you, then when you return with a collection of ipods, you can claim you took them out with you?

[Robert HM]

tut tut. I cannot be associated with this sort of talk.

[The Wall]

Not sure, ipods would be quite easy to get back I reckon cause most people already own one, but the max I could bring back would be two (me and my mate) but since I already own one................. Im ok 

[redsimon]

Hey Guys,

Im after some advice please peeps! Im flying out to Vegas at the end of September for the first time and was wondering if my fellow blondites would recommend some friendly well run games I could look out for while Im over there! (Around the $100 - $300 mark)

And of course anything else you think that I shouldn't miss whilst im there 

Cheers!

Steve

Presume you're looking for NLHE games?

MGM has a good cardroom....

Low buy in tournies....Orleans worth a spin. Free shuttle there from outside Barbary Coast. Daily tournies 12 noon and 7 pm...nice cardroom too but mostly Limit poker. Binions was running very late tournies midnight starts, if you want some late night action. Golden Nugget has twice daily tournies as well but fields aren't as big as Orleans

[Heid]

I never liked the Binions tourneys, they were far too full of posers who watched too much ESPN<g>.

Golden Nugget's 11am tourney is LIMIT for the first hour, and I found the dealers to be a bit lacking. Their evening tourney is all NLHE, and ususally had first place of around $3k.

I really liked the tourneys at the Plaza - which surprised me loads, as I used to refuse to go in there for years as the palce used to smell of sick, but since Barrick took over they have laid new carpets and it doesn't smell anymore

Anyway, they have $60 tourneys, 4 times a day, 12pm,4pm,8pm, and midnight, all with one rebuy or add on. Nice mix of fish and locals, and the dealers there are very good.

Heid
xx

[The Wall]

Plaza, Nugget, Orleans *writes down*

Im getting all excited..... ha ha, this is going to be a FINE trip.

[Gamblor21]

www.pokerplayernewspaper.com/tournaments.php

this should do the trick think its got all of the stuff u'll need!

At-iT

[byronkincaid]

I've heard of a few people who took an old mountain bike out and came back with a shiney new one and got caught. If I remamber rightly you have to pay tax, a fine and then you are forced to buy your bike back from customs at full UK retail. Not worth it IMO.