ohkanada
09-23-2003, 12:14 PM
I was in Vegas this past weekend and although I mostly played tournies I did find some time to play some 4-8 at 3 casinos.
1) Bellagio 4-8
I played Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening and both times the games were quite easy. In both cases I hit some decent flops and came away with good profits. I love the no smoking policy and the Strawberry Julius's. Both days the Poker room was packed. Seems there are lots of new players who normally play blackjack/craps but are willing to sitdown and play some poker (like on tv) and watch the football games. I also met 2+2er and Zoo member cubswin at the table on Sunday evening.
2) Orleans 4-8
I only played for a short while after one of my tournies. Although I enjoy the tournies I generally don't enjoy playing the live games at the Orleans. I certainly believe they are profitable and the 1-2 blinds allow you to play more hands.
3) Binions 4-8
When I was in Vegas a few years ago I played one evening at Binions. What I remembered was an older crowd ( mostly locals), a rock garden, lots of smoke and very few games. Well they still have lots of smoke but everything else has changed. I played late Saturday and late Sunday. Both times the room was packed. They had 3 2-4 games and 2 or 3 4-8 games. They also had a 1-2 NL game and some medium limit HE games. The rocks weren't anywhere near my 4-8 table. It was a very beatable game and I recommend it if you didn't mind the smoke and you happen to be downtown. The dealers even commented that they don't even recognize most of the players. I am sure the 2-4 game has helped things as has WPT/ESPN/on-line poker.
4) Mirage 3-6
My friend played some 3-6 at the Mirage for a few hours while I was playing a tourney Sunday afternoon. He thought the game had a mix of decent players and some very bad players.
All in all a profitable 10 hours of live 4-8.
Ken Poklitar
1) Bellagio 4-8
I played Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening and both times the games were quite easy. In both cases I hit some decent flops and came away with good profits. I love the no smoking policy and the Strawberry Julius's. Both days the Poker room was packed. Seems there are lots of new players who normally play blackjack/craps but are willing to sitdown and play some poker (like on tv) and watch the football games. I also met 2+2er and Zoo member cubswin at the table on Sunday evening.
2) Orleans 4-8
I only played for a short while after one of my tournies. Although I enjoy the tournies I generally don't enjoy playing the live games at the Orleans. I certainly believe they are profitable and the 1-2 blinds allow you to play more hands.
3) Binions 4-8
When I was in Vegas a few years ago I played one evening at Binions. What I remembered was an older crowd ( mostly locals), a rock garden, lots of smoke and very few games. Well they still have lots of smoke but everything else has changed. I played late Saturday and late Sunday. Both times the room was packed. They had 3 2-4 games and 2 or 3 4-8 games. They also had a 1-2 NL game and some medium limit HE games. The rocks weren't anywhere near my 4-8 table. It was a very beatable game and I recommend it if you didn't mind the smoke and you happen to be downtown. The dealers even commented that they don't even recognize most of the players. I am sure the 2-4 game has helped things as has WPT/ESPN/on-line poker.
4) Mirage 3-6
My friend played some 3-6 at the Mirage for a few hours while I was playing a tourney Sunday afternoon. He thought the game had a mix of decent players and some very bad players.
All in all a profitable 10 hours of live 4-8.
Ken Poklitar