Vegas, NFL Sunday and Low-Limit Hold 'Em

[Stew]

Alright Vegas Cardroom experts. I am headed to Vegas in two weeks for about my 15th trip to Sin City. This time I am ditching my wife at home and going with the guys for some good old testoserone based fun. I've only played cards cardrooms there on three trips. I've played a lot at the Flamingo and not much elsewhere (Excalibur a little).

Now, my question is this, on Sunday we'd like to play some low-limit Hold 'Em and watch the games. We are staying at Imperial Palace and from what I understand that may be a possibility as they have some TV's and possibly even a big screen in their poker room. Also, I hear Harrah's new room might work as they have several (maybe even 15) TV's right in their poker room. Any comments and/or suggestions?

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The Orleans has a dozen or better plasmas circling their poker room and have limits as low as 2/4 HE.

[AllVegasPoker.com]

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Now, my question is this, on Sunday we'd like to play some low-limit Hold 'Em and watch the games.

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Many of the poker rooms in Vegas have televisions that broadcast sports throughout the day. The Imperial Palace has two big screens (one on each side of the room), and they usually have football games on those televisions Saturday and Sunday.

As another user mentioned, The Orleans does have televisions around the perimeter of the poker room, but these tv's are pretty small, and unless you're right next to one, you will not have a good view of the game.

Two of the better rooms that come to mind are Harrah's, which has the best tv setup of any room I can think of -- a huge big screen and multiple small screens -- and also the Excalibur, which doesn't really have any small screens but has a gigantic projection screen (probably the biggest screen of any card room in Vegas). The Excalibur ALWAYS shows sports - - and always shows an NFL game on its projection screen on Sunday.

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A few others to add are the Mirage which has plasmas scattered around the room, 5 or 6 of them.

Also, the Palms has 4 in each of their 2 poker rooms.

[Iplaydrunk]

Just a quick note to your post To the best of my knowledge none of the poker rooms will show the game with any volume on the TV set I found it very hard to pay attention tothe game uith no sound

[Stew]

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Just a quick note to your post To the best of my knowledge none of the poker rooms will show the game with any volume on the TV set I found it very hard to pay attention tothe game uith no sound

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NO volume would be preferrable for me and I'm used to watching up to 4 games at once on the setup I have here at home with the Sunday ticket.

Thanks to everyone for their replies so far, if anyone else wants to comment, please do so.

[bigfishead]

If betting on games AND playing poker(3-6), AND watching on as many as 20 screens, then you have only one place to go.

Right across the street a bit to the STARDUST HOTEL.

games are fishy enough but it is by far the best sportsbook in LV. Has been for years.

Tell the poker room manager "Bobby" That Larry loves Tunica and aint comin back! /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Stew]

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If betting on games AND playing poker(3-6), AND watching on as many as 20 screens, then you have only one place to go.

Right across the street a bit to the STARDUST HOTEL.

games are fishy enough but it is by far the best sportsbook in LV. Has been for years.

Tell the poker room manager "Bobby" That Larry loves Tunica and aint comin back! /images/graemlins/cool.gif

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Does the Stardust still have the "Texas Hold 'Em, just like on TV" on it's marquis (sp?).

[bigfishead]

Hell I dunno..havent been there for 2 years. Used to work there.

[Brain]

It was still on the marquee when I was there about 6 months ago. I laughed out loud as I walked by and then took a quick U-turn and stopped in to see.

[mrbaseball]

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I hear Harrah's new room might work

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Two Sundays ago I arrived for a weeklong stay in LV. That Sunday I did what you plan and I did it at Harrahs. Sunday afternoon poker and football watching.

Nice comfy room and wild games. That Sunday afternoon there were 3 2/4 games and one 4/8 going. I played in the 4/8 and it was amazing. Pretty passive with 7, 8, or 9 to every flop. I only played for 45 minutes and won $170.

I visited Harrahs 2 more times during my trip in the evenings and the games were absolutely insane. Very loose and very aggressive. 7-9 each flop and lots of raising and capping and insanely huge pots for 4/8. On my last session there they added a half kill (6/12) shortly after I sat down so it might be kill and it might not.

The 4/8 also has normal (2/4) blinds rather than the (1/2) blinds other 4/8's around town feature.

I found Harrahs to be a very fun and comfortable place to play. There are many TVs but they are smallish and depending on your seat you may or may not have a view.

[CubsWinIn04]

Headed out to vegas in january, The Orleans is one of our finalists simply because I hear a lot of good things about thier poker room and it's cheap. My question is, do any of the "working girls" head out there off the strip. The guys I'm going with have never been to vegas, so that sort of thing interests them. Any news along this front would be appreciate....thanks.

[jacki]

I was just there, and I played 3/6 at the Mirage while I watched the Packers get worked by the Giants. The floor manager was real cool about switching each TV to match game requests of people that were playing.

[Eder]

No working girls at the Orleans that I saw...games are very good esp after midnite....TV's there poor...Harrah's was nicest I have played in for TV sports

[challenger84]

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The guys I'm going with have never been to vegas, so that sort of thing interests them.

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Read: I'm going to Vegas by myself and I need a whore.