Vegas Trip Information for anyone looking to go this year.

[Marky147]

how far off strip is the gun store any one know

http://thegunstorelasvegas.com/

Everything you need to know is on there m8, $15 in a cab...

[iveysda]

HI, Guys looking to travel from Glasgow on 28th june till 8th july getting quoted prices of £1250-1600 for flight and hotel is this reasonable ? will be travellng alone and i am a vegas virgin.
Could you also recommend a hotel (no resort fees) just to get my head down as im on a budget also any tips for cheap grub booze etc.
Just going to play a couple of tourneys and some cash and experience vegas for the 1st time any advice or tips would be very much appreciated.
Bryan. 

Just had a look and flights are running £950,  that will get you the BA flight out from Heathrow and is about the best you'll get.

A hotel on the strip is gonna run you £400-500 for the trip*(Quad/Harrahs) both these have resort fees now and the days of no resort fees for strip hotels are mostly gone...

*It's late, so I haven't gone checking everything with promo codes from Smartervegas

That would make your total about that £1550 (at a guess) for the lot. However, I did just find on expedia the same flights and Harrahs for your entire trip for £1370

If you're on a budget I would suggest either of these 2 hotels are ideal, I personally would stay Harrahs if I wanted to play @ Venetian and at Quad if I was going to play Caesars/MGM  etc.

That way you won't have any long walks outside daily  and don't have to shell out for cabs too often.

The first post has some cheap eats tips, but there are foodcourts everywhere and you can normally find a friendly waitress to get you a drink for a buck or 2

ty marky

[Marky147]

No worries, just went through all the Harrahs hotels with promo codes then and you're 100% best off booking it up as a package*

*Unless you intend to punt your tits off at table games to get your rooms comped, but from the OP I'm guessing you play about as much Blackjack and Roulette as me

The deal with Expedia I found, which you need to adjust the flight manually with was very good and I'd be surprised if you found it better elsewhere.

Give me 5 minutes and I'll check a couple other sites for you too.

Checked and I would snap up Harrahs and BA for £1370 imo, or whatever deal you've found in the price range that's preferable to yourself m8

[vegaslover]

Ebookers are usually cheaper than expedia. Try a day or two either side of your dates, might be cheaper

[Marky147]

I checked there, but there was nothing with the BA flight (which is worth a few quid in itself) and it was coming out more expensive with a worse flight.

If the dates are flexible and you're going for 10 days,  I would suggest flying out on a Sunday/Monday/Tuesday and back 10 days later. This will ensure that you only pay for one Friday/Saturday night, the rest of your stay will be at the cheaper rates.

Obviously only something to consider when budgeting, if you want to be there from 'X until Y' then it's moot and not worth worrying about.

[vegaslover]

Yeah, BA flights do seem sporadic at times on ebookers.
Do BA fly from Heathrow everyday? I only fly from Gatters and BA only fly a few days each week from there.

[Marky147]

Yeah, BA flights do seem sporadic at times on ebookers.
Do BA fly from Heathrow everyday? I only fly from Gatters and BA only fly a few days each week from there.

The BA flight with ebookers was a strange one and actually took a day off the trip, but the expedia one was a flight down in the AM and the standard BA 4pm.

They do, it's a poker player friendly 16:40 flight too, unlike Virgin's 11:25 job

[brookie]

8 week and i will be there

[vegaslover]

Yeah, BA flights do seem sporadic at times on ebookers.
Do BA fly from Heathrow everyday? I only fly from Gatters and BA only fly a few days each week from there.

The BA flight with ebookers was a strange one and actually took a day off the trip, but the expedia one was a flight down in the AM and the standard BA 4pm.

They do, it's a poker player friendly 16:40 flight too, unlike Virgin's 11:25 job

I got an alarm clock called a 6 year old. Morning flight is fine  for me.
Fly out in the morning...wiiiiii

[scotty77]

So looking to book my flight.  I'm pretty relaxed on the day/time....gonna be going for 3 to 4 weeks.

Have only been to Vegas with Virgin before.  Is really that better?  The prices seem roughly the same on Premium Economy.  Also with that is it better to go PE now or go Economy and upgrade on the day?

[millidonk]

now. rarely any seats left in PE, in my experience.

[StuartHopkin]

Premium economy is worth it just for the glass they give you with your choice of lagers.

[brookie]

looking for some info about the rio deepstack during the wsop how many enterd last year what blinds and starting stack just traying to get my info sorted before I go

[Marky147]

Might have to start charging you for donkeywork mate, it's only a couple clicks on THM

Here are the results from last year http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/festival.php?a=r&n=10731

The tournaments are the same this year, but start at the times below*

$235 - 15k start - 30mins  3pm
$185 - 10k start - 30mins  6pm
$135 -  5k start  - 30mins 10pm

Late reg and re-entry through to level 4 (Pavilion room for buyins)

*Unless it has changed again

http://www.wsop.com/2012/side-action/

Structures are the same this year, they can be found through the above link and are on the right hand side of the page.

[tonytats]

looking for some info about the rio deepstack during the wsop how many enterd last year what blinds and starting stack just traying to get my info sorted before I go

Starts at 2 pm making 1200 runners at times last year playing till 7/8 am the next day  50 k up top tho ,big queues for everything means its best to buy in at obscure times I.e today for tomorrow I walk out for toilet 2/3 mins before break or massive queues , in 2010 with 747 it went on till 4am before we did a deal ,yup even a donk like Me can  get there sometimes !great value long day tho