[Toro]

Not suppose to have poker content in the oot but because you asked.

I played a lot at the Bellagio because that's where we stayed. I played mostly in the $200 buy-in, $2/5 blind no limit holdem game. Only an idiot couldn't make money. How's this hand for an example.

I'm not in yet, just observing while waiting for my name to be called. Mike from StL has a humongous stack about $1300. I played with him the day before, total nice guy and huge LAG and huge bluffer. Mike gets locked into this big hand with the 2nd stack at the table, he had $780(I know the exact amount because I asked Mike later).

I can't remember the pre and post flop action becasue it didn't get interesting until the turn. The board was 6,7,Q Q. The guy bets $25 into Mike. Mike raises $100 and the guy makes an uncomfortable call. The River is an 8 and now the guy uncomfortably checks to Mike who immediately goes all-in.

Mike had made this all-in bet several time when I played with him and showed a stone cold bluff a couple of times so I'm assuming he might have done it in this game too. The guy only took about 5 seconds and called.

Mike turns up A6 and I figure he's gonzo. The guy just sits there and sits there like a stone, not turning his cards, not saying anything, just kind of like in shock. Finally he mumbles, I can't beat that and shows 22.

Un fcuking believable, he blew $780 on getting stubborn with 22. Granted, he made a great read, but he couldn't beat the bluff. Like I said, only an idiot couldn't make money at this game(I won't tell you what I lost).

Also played $10/20 Holdem at the Mirage, the only game I made a profit. Good game too, with a mix of good and bad players. Also got over to the Orleans and played a NL tourney there on Friday night. Very easy field of players at least the ones I played with. Little or no tourney experience. If not for a bone head play, I think I would have made it to the final table. I made a read on an old guy that he had aces but when I flopped top pair and a straight draw from the BB, I totally ignored my read and check raised him all-in and he called and he had exactly what I put him on and he being the 2nd largest stack to me I was crippled and out soon.

Bellagio has a $1040 NLHE tourney on Friday nights that I should have qualified through a satellite. They have single table sats for $260 with 2 qualifiers and cash. I finished 3rd twice becasuse I couldn't win a race even when I was a good favorite. But the competion was decidedly weak.

But Bellagio is shutting down and expanding the room. It will however be temporarily moved during renovations.

That's all I played but there are many more choices. There have been many threads on this. Try doing a search in the B&M forum and I'll bet you'll come up with a lot of good advice.

Good luck.