Vegas in January

[Pyso]

Hi Peeps, I am thinking of going to Vegas for my 40th birthday in January along with some DTD regulars - does anyone know of any good flight/accomodation deals for around then?

Also, best cash games, best card room etc? I'm not really into coin-flipaments but my mates love them so a mixture of the two would be good. I hear the Venetian has a decent deepstack tourney.

Never been before for poker so I'm a bit green about where to go. Will want to play equivalent 50p/£1 or £1/£2 games with competitive rake - not bankrolled after flights for much else but even at these stakes I would hope to have some fun and hopefully win a few dollars.

Any tips would be appreciated.

Thanks

Pyso

[The Camel]

If you are flexible with dates try and go for Superbowl Sunday.

The whole town is buzzing all weekend.

Incred atmosphere for the game, you'll never experience anything like it.

[AndrewT]

Here's a recent Vegas advice thread - there are others about if you search.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=48810

Everywhere will run $1/$2 games. Any tourney under $100 buyin is basically a shovefest.

[claypole]

I always use kayak.com for flights - not bad direct at mo at end of month around £600, US Airways with a stop only 80 quid cheaper.  This sites good for hotels, they change daily based on which site has rebates, I usually check daily until I see a good price to about 5 weeks pre - then you need to get on.  Try fatwallet as well, they have "card deals" you can just get the player card when you arrive if you see a good one

[vegaslover]

Stop-overs are good to keep the price down but NEVER use US Airways. The seats are tiny and service awful.

[NoflopsHomer]

I always use kayak.com for flights - not bad direct at mo at end of month around £600, US Airways with a stop only 80 quid cheaper.  This sites good for hotels, they change daily based on which site has rebates, I usually check daily until I see a good price to about 5 weeks pre - then you need to get on.  Try fatwallet as well, they have "card deals" you can just get the player card when you arrive if you see a good one

www.skyscanner.net ftw imo

[JaffaCake]

I went in Jan once, it was fkin freezing, make sure u don't go ready for dessert weather. What kind of dessert has fkin snow? Keith's right, even if u don't like American football (I don't really), the whole atmosphere will be great. I watched it in New York with Karl Mahrenholz n Nick Gibson a few years ago and we even got signed up to play in the halftime game which was basically held in the middle of a road. They don't seem to have much need for props in that game tho