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« on: July 21, 2005, 07:35:57 PM »
I never got the chane to play much poker whilst I was in Vegas, but I did play just enough to get a "taste" of poker in the USA, & I loved it. I also have an ambition to play a WPT Event. Ideas above my station? Absolutely, but it's on that tick list of mine, to play a WPT, & that's all there is to it, so one day I will. (please supress the smirks & giggles...).

Now, as it happens, I picked up a mag in Vegas, & was leafing through it last night, & I saw that The Bicycle Casino has a WPT Event from August 27th to 31st. But the thing that caught my eye was the entry fee - $5,000, which is, I guess, around 3,000.

Is that the cheapest WPT event around? I thought $10k was the minimum. $5k seems much more do-able.

And where is The Bicycle Casino? (So I can assess flight time & cost).

It's definitely caught my interest......
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2005, 08:17:10 PM »
Bike is in LA. http://www.thebike.com/index.php

I think UBs Aruba thingy in September is $5000 + $200 as well.
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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2005, 08:53:48 PM »

Thanks Red. Anyone else tempted by the Bike's WPT? (Nearly put - "anyone else tempted by the Bike", but thought it might get a bit smutty...).
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« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2005, 08:58:20 PM »
Is it in San Francisco or LA ?

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« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2005, 09:02:44 PM »
Red says LA. He's NEVER wrong. (Apart from his views on Forest).
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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2005, 10:17:25 PM »
Bicycle - $5150
Aruba - $5200
Pokerstars - $8000
Reno - $5100


All the ones under $10000 this season.


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« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2005, 10:36:22 PM »

Thanks Sandy.
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« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2005, 11:15:45 PM »
DO IT.
played the WPT at the commerce in LA,best poker in the world imho,even over vegas and the paradise of Aruba(500 UB interneters).

good luck.
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« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2005, 11:45:22 PM »

Oh no, I can feel the temptation to do this....

Anyone else on here likely to play it?
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« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2005, 08:58:36 AM »
Quote from: Karabiner on July 21, 2005, 08:58:20 PM
Is it in San Francisco or LA ?

Memory fails.

I seem to recall its in a suburb of LA, Bell Gardens. Definitely not SF. I would be up for it Tikay if it was later in year. I'm definitely pencilling in Reno next Feb/March...health permitting. (Mainly 'cos they (Reno) have a cracking supporting schedule)
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« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2005, 10:44:30 AM »
I've seen numerous comments elsewhere suggesting the The Bicycle, and other Southern Californian casinos, attract the loosest, wildest players going.

So, you might have a good shot at making the trip pay for itself!
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« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2005, 11:30:02 AM »
The schedule at The Bicycle is pretty neat too though dominated by NLH. Bizarrely, they have 2 Omaha Hi-Lo events, but not a single "straight" Omaha comp - & there are over 30 comps!

But I think that if I went, I'd just do the last week - it's a 5 week jobbie!
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« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2005, 04:11:12 PM »
Tikay - Nick is going to the Bicycle Casino in LA for the WPT event. He went last year & said that the cash games were good too (maybe lots of fishy fish) - so he is heading over on the 20th August.

We are also going on the Aruba trip - go on be tempted Tikay so we can see those shorts for real  Wink

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« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2005, 04:46:57 PM »
Jeez, I am getting tempted. Think I need to get my feet back on the ground.

How is Nick. That was THE most awful exit he had in he WSOP. Give him a hug from me.
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« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2005, 05:19:08 PM »
I would like an idea how much the trip would cost, probably wont go but at least I'll know how much Im saving
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