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« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2007, 07:11:20 PM »

TK

Binions have a nice little $10k guarantee comp, $150 buy in.

Also, smaller buy in, their $70 + $40 rebuy comp aint too bad either - managed to chop one of those 5 ways Wink

Thanls Paul, I'll try that.

In '05, we were Updating the WSOP Semi-Final I think - maybe the Final, & it finished very late. Jen, bobby1 & myself all dashad across to Binions & played in  $150 Freeze that began at Midnight, but you could enter up to 2am. bobby1 & myself both Finalled, & they played it on the "old" Binions Final Table, a sort of backlit-on-a-plinth affair, huge fun. bobby1 - image total Rock - Raised my Blind, & I passed showing 6-5. He showed 5-4. Never forgiven him, never will. I think I got $2k for 5th or something, but I'm 1 from 1 there!
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« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2007, 07:18:29 PM »

The Cattery just rung to say Angell is fine.

I took him earlier today, put him in a cat-box & loaded him into the car, & he howled, the whole way. He was very upset. Not half as upset as I was, mind. I'm nerver gonna put him in a Cattery again, he is scared of travelling in a car. My Cat-Sitter is on holiday, so I had no choice.

I booked him a little suite. Got an upstairs, with a little cat-igloo, & a nice posh downstairs, with toys & stuff. He can see his neighbour cat-boarders, who are in regular cat holiday flats - not so posh, like.

It must be hell for folks with dogs, when they go on holiday.

Never again.
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« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2007, 07:21:14 PM »

Bally's NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr, 11:00 AM $65 $15 76% Details
Bally's NL Hold'em Sa,Su 11:00 AM $80 $15 81% Details
Bellagio NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Su 02:00 PM $540 $55 89% Details
Bellagio NL Hold'em Fr,Sa, 02:00 PM $1060 $90 91% Details
Bellagio NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Sa,Su 09:00 AM $130 $30 76% Details
Bellagio NL Hold'em Fr,Sa, 09:00 AM $240 $40 83% Details
Binion's NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 02:00 AM $70 $20 71% Details
Binion's NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 10:00 AM $50 $10 80% Details
Binion's NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 02:00 PM $70 $20 71% Details
Binion's NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Su 08:00 PM $70 $20 71% Details
Binion's NL Hold'em Fr,Sa, 08:00 PM $150 $30 80% Details
Caesars Palace NL Hold'em Tu, 06:00 PM $75 $10 86% Details
Caesars Palace NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 12:00 PM $200 $25 87% Details
Caesars Palace NL Hold'em Fr,Sa,Su 07:00 PM $540 $55 89% Details
Caesars Palace NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 11:00 PM $120 $25 79% Details
Caesars Palace NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su SNG $60 $10 83% Details
Caesars Palace NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su SNG $120 $20 83% Details
Caesars Palace NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th, 07:00 PM $330 $39 88% Details
Excalibur NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 09:00 AM $35 $10 71% Details
Fiesta Henderson NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Su 12:00 PM $50 $15 70% Details
Fiesta Henderson NL Hold'em Tu,We,Th, 12:00 AM $50 $15 70% Details
Fitzgeralds NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 12:00 PM $35 $10 71% Details
Fitzgeralds NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 09:00 PM $35 $10 71% Details
Flamingo NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 10:00 AM $60 $15 75% Details
Flamingo NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Su 06:00 PM $60 $15 75% Details
Gold Coast NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 10:00 AM $22 $7 68% Details
Golden Nugget NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 03:00 PM $65 $19 70% Details
Golden Nugget NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 01:00 AM $65 $19 70% Details
Golden Nugget NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 11:00 AM $65 $19 70% Details
Golden Nugget NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:00 PM $65 $19 70% Details
Harrah's NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 11:00 AM $50 $20 60% Details
Harrah's NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 11:30 PM $50 $20 60% Details
Harrah's NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 03:30 PM $100 $15 85% Details
Harrah's NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:30 PM $100 $15 85% Details
Hilton NL Hold'em Sa, 01:00 PM $170 $25 85% Details
Imperial Palace NL Hold'em Mo,We,Su 01:00 PM $55 $15 73% Details
Imperial Palace NL Hold'em Tu,Th, 07:00 PM $55 $15 73% Details
Imperial Palace NL Hold'em Fr,Sa, 01:00 PM $55 $15 73% Details
Luxor NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 12:00 PM $33 $12 63% Details
Luxor NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 08:30 PM $62 $13 79% Details
Luxor NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,Th, 04:00 PM $50 $11 78% Details
Luxor NL Hold'em Sa,Su 10:00 AM $30 $9 70% Details
Luxor NL Hold'em Tu,We,Th, 12:00 AM $62 $13 79% Details
Luxor NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su SNG $62 $13 79% Details
Mandalay Bay NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su SNG $65 $15 76% Details
Mandalay Bay NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th, 06:00 PM $60 $7 88% Details
Mandalay Bay NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr, 10:00 AM $30 $7 76% Details
MGM Grand NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr, 11:00 AM $60 $15 75% Details
MGM Grand NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Su 06:00 PM $125 $25 80% Details
MGM Grand NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su SNG $65 $15 76% Details
Mirage NL Hold'em Su 05:00 PM $430 $42 90% Details
Mirage NL Hold'em Mo,We,Th, 07:00 PM $230 $36 84% Details
Mirage NL Hold'em Tu, 07:00 PM $130 $33 74% Details
Mirage NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su SNG $70 $10 85% Details
Mirage NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su SNG $115 $15 86% Details
Mirage NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su SNG $175 $25 85% Details
Monte Carlo NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Sa,Su SNG $60 $11 81% Details
Monte Carlo NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 09:00 AM $60 $16 73% Details
Monte Carlo NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Su 06:00 PM $60 $16 73% Details
Orleans Omaha H/L Mo, 12:00 PM $45 $15 66% Details
Orleans NL Hold'em Mo, 07:00 PM $45 $15 66% Details
Orleans NL Hold'em Tu, 12:00 PM $45 $15 66% Details
Orleans NL Hold'em We, 12:00 PM $45 $15 66% Details
Orleans Limit Hold'em We, 07:00 PM $45 $15 66% Details
Orleans NL Hold'em , 12:00 PM $80 $15 81% Details
Orleans Omaha H/L , 07:00 PM $65 $15 76% Details
Orleans Omaha H/L Fr, 12:00 PM $80 $15 81% Details
Orleans NL Hold'em Fr, 07:00 PM $65 $15 76% Details
Orleans Limit Hold'em Sa, 12:00 PM $80 $15 81% Details
Orleans NL Hold'em Sa, 07:00 PM $65 $15 76% Details
Orleans NL Hold'em Su 12:00 PM $80 $15 81% Details
Orleans NL Hold'em Su 07:00 PM $65 $15 76% Details
Orleans NL Hold'em Tu, 07:00 PM $45 $15 66% Details
Paris NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 11:30 PM $65 $15 76% Details
Paris NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 09:30 PM $65 $15 76% Details
Paris NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 03:30 AM $65 $15 76% Details
Paris NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 05:30 AM $65 $15 76% Details
Paris NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:30 AM $65 $15 76% Details
Paris NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 09:30 AM $65 $15 76% Details
Paris NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 11:30 AM $65 $15 76% Details
Paris NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 01:30 PM $65 $15 76% Details
Paris NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 03:30 PM $65 $15 76% Details
Paris NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 05:30 PM $65 $15 76% Details
Paris NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:30 PM $65 $15 76% Details
Paris NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 01:30 AM $65 $15 76% Details
Planet Hollywood NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 10:00 AM $60 $17 71% Details
Planet Hollywood NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:00 PM $60 $17 71% Details
Planet Hollywood NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 02:00 PM $60 $17 71% Details
Planet Hollywood NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 02:00 AM $60 $17 71% Details
Planet Hollywood NL Hold'em Tu, 08:00 PM $40 $10 75% Details
Plaza NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:00 PM $50 $15 70% Details
Rio NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 06:00 PM $125 $20 84% Details
Rio NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 12:00 PM $60 $20 66% Details
Riviera NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 10:00 AM $47 $7 85% Details
Riviera NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Su 01:00 PM $47 $7 85% Details
Riviera NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Su 08:00 PM $47 $7 85% Details
Sahara NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 11:00 AM $42 $14 66% Details
Sahara NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 11:00 PM $42 $14 66% Details
Sahara NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:00 PM $42 $14 66% Details
Sam's Town NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:00 PM $45 $15 66% Details
Sam's Town NL Hold'em Fr,Sa,Su 11:00 PM $45 $15 66% Details
Santa Fe NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr, 12:00 PM $40 $15 62% Details
Santa Fe NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr, 07:00 PM $40 $15 62% Details
Santa Fe NL Hold'em Sa, 10:00 AM $40 $15 62% Details
Santa Fe NL Hold'em Su 12:00 PM $60 $15 75% Details
Silverton NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr, 09:00 AM $45 $10 77% Details
Silverton NL Hold'em Sa,Su 10:00 AM $45 $10 77% Details
Silverton NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa, 06:00 PM $45 $10 77% Details
South Coast NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 10:00 AM $45 $10 77% Details
South Coast NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,Th, 07:00 PM $65 $10 84% Details
South Coast NL Hold'em We, 07:00 PM $110 $10 90% Details
Stratosphere NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 12:00 AM $60 $15 75% Details
Stratosphere NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 08:00 PM $60 $15 75% Details
Stratosphere NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 09:00 AM $60 $15 75% Details
Stratosphere NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 01:00 PM $60 $15 75% Details
Suncoast NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 10:00 AM $40 $10 75% Details
Suncoast NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Su 07:00 PM $60 $10 83% Details
Sunset Station Limit Hold'em Mo, 10:00 AM $35 $10 71% Details
Sunset Station Limit Omaha Hi Tu, 10:00 AM $35 $10 71% Details
Sunset Station NL Hold'em We,Th, 11:00 AM $50 $10 80% Details
Sunset Station NL Hold'em Fr,Sa,Su 11:00 AM $50 $10 80% Details
Sunset Station Limit Hold'em Su 03:00 PM $50 $10 80% Details
Treasure Island (TI) NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:00 AM $60 $10 83% Details
Treasure Island (TI) NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 11:00 AM $60 $10 83% Details
Treasure Island (TI) NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:00 PM $60 $10 83% Details
Treasure Island (TI) NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su SNG $50 $10 80% Details
Treasure Island (TI) NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 02:00 AM $60 $10 83% Details
Treasure Island (TI) NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 10:00 PM $60 $10 83% Details
Treasure Island (TI) NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 02:00 PM $60 $10 83% Details
Tropicana NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 11:00 AM $60 $20 66% Details
Tuscany NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 10:00 AM $22 $5 77% Details
Tuscany NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:00 PM $22 $5 77% Details
Venetian NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Su 08:00 PM $125 $20 84% Details
Venetian NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Su 12:00 PM $340 $40 88% Details
Venetian NL Hold'em Fr,Sa, 12:00 PM $550 $50 90% Details
Venetian NL Hold'em Fr, 08:00 PM $200 $30 85% Details
Wynn NL Hold'em Tu,We,Th, 12:00 PM $330 $39 88% Details
Wynn NL Hold'em Fr, 12:00 PM $530 $55 89% Details
Wynn NL Hold'em Tu,We,Th, SNG $85 $14 83% Details
Wynn NL Hold'em Fr, SNG $130 $25 80%

This should keep you busy

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« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2007, 07:24:50 PM »

havnt you got the Starting chips and Blind Structures  Grin
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« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2007, 07:27:06 PM »

havnt you got the Starting chips and Blind Structures  Grin

The % bit is whats left for prize money

Someare quite scary

Will it matter?

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« Reply #20 on: July 07, 2007, 07:28:20 PM »

Phew, thanks John! I'll play the lot......

What does it mean - taking the very last one as an example......

Wynn NL Hold'em Fr, SNG $130 $25 80%

What do the last 2 figures represent - the $25 & the 80%?
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« Reply #21 on: July 07, 2007, 07:30:36 PM »

The $25 is Juice the % is the extra juice for dealers etc
a % return of prize money collected

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« Reply #22 on: July 07, 2007, 07:33:34 PM »

The $25 is Juice the % is the extra juice for dealers etc
a % return of prize money collected

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What? Wow! And folks moan about Grosvenor Reg fees!
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« Reply #23 on: July 07, 2007, 07:35:29 PM »

Some are mad figures I know

Harrah's 60%. It may help decide where you want to play

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« Reply #24 on: July 07, 2007, 07:37:54 PM »

Some are mad figures I know

Harrah's 60%. It may help decide where you want to play

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Harrah's NL Hold'em Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 11:00 AM $50 $20 60% Details


60% WHAT? They return 60% of the Prize Pool to the players? And charge $20 juice on a $50 Tourney. That can't be right, surely? Tell me it ain't so.
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« Reply #25 on: July 07, 2007, 07:38:43 PM »

The $25 is Juice the % is the extra juice for dealers etc
a % return of prize money collected

Good Luck

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That's incredible, and then they pay tax on winnings as well!

It must be virtually impossible to turn a profit playing these kind of comps regularly.
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« Reply #26 on: July 07, 2007, 07:40:28 PM »

Glossary of poker tournament terms 
Casino: Name of Las Vegas casino where poker tournament is offered. 
Game: Type of poker game played.
Days: Day(s) of week poker game is offered. 
Time: Time of day poker game is offered. 
Total Buy-in: Total cost to enter the poker tournament.
Admin Fee: The fee the casino takes (including "optional" dealer toke if applicable). 
% Returned: The percentage of the total buy-in that is returned after all fees are subtracted.
Re-buy: Whether a re-buy is allowed if a player busts out of the tournament early.
Add-on: Whether a player can buy extra tournament chips during the tournament.
Start Chips: Amount of chips that each player begins the tournament with (includes bonus chips if offered in exchange for a dealer toke).
Players: Average number of players that usually participate in the poker tournament.
Payout: Payout structure: how many people get paid, how much each winner receives, etc.
Levels: Amount of time before blinds increase. 
Time: Average amount of time that tournament takes to complete


Tis So

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« Reply #27 on: July 07, 2007, 07:44:54 PM »

I'm astonished!

So if 50 players enter a $100 Freeze, the Net Prize Pool is $3,000?


Jeeeeeezzzzzz

Mainly Americans play these, I guess.........
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« Reply #28 on: July 07, 2007, 07:54:10 PM »

Tony
Not sure if I can post this link but I will one of you can delete if need be. I used this to preview % taken to save traipsing around in the heat.

http://www.allvegaspoker.com/tournaments.php
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« Reply #29 on: July 07, 2007, 08:00:10 PM »

Tony
Not sure if I can post this link but I will one of you can delete if need be. I used this to preview % taken to save traipsing around in the heat.

http://www.allvegaspoker.com/tournaments.php

Thanks Maureen, John Beemer MPower sent me the same thing. The link is fine, thanks.

I'm in shock, at those deductions!
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