What limit at Mirage?

[realbad101]

I'm an online .5/1 at Party doing fairly well (8 BB/hour) and I came in at about 2.5 BB/hour last time at the Borgata in AC at $2/$4. I hear Vegas is looser. Should I consider going up a limit? I am staying / playing at the Mirage. I might go Excalibur to play with the rookie wife for a day.

[Clarkmeister]

Start with the 10-20.

[sucka]

I agree.

From what I hear though, the 15 game at the Bellagio is much better than the 10 game at the Mirage.

If you have the bankroll, I'd recommend trying both. If not, the nighttime 6/12 game at the Mirage has been good all the times that I've been there...

[JDErickson]

Mirage has 3/6, 6/12 and higher. 3/6 is your normal limp fest. I played 6/12 2 nights ago and it was one of the tightest tables I've seen. Made a table switch and next table was fairly tight also.

I would suggest playing the 2-6 at Excalibur. Tables were very loose passive and it easy to walk over the players there.

Jim

[MrBlini]

3/6 at Mirage is perfect. Your rookie wife shouldn't have too much trouble in it if she's read Winning Low Limit Hold'em or Hold'em Poker.

You can get comped $15 at Mirage if you're playing when they hand them out at the window. When you get there, introduce yourself to the pit boss, or whatever his or her title is, in the window to the right of the cashier, and ask if they will have comp meal coupons available later.

[Dynasty]

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Start with the 10-20.

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C'mon. This is bad advice. .50/1 online players aren't going to make the psychological leap to playing 10-20 live just because somebody tells them the games are good.

[NoRiverRats]

Go with what Dynasty, says. I go the Vegas three to four times a year, just to play poker. Anyone who tells someone with your experience to go play 10-20 at the Mirage fully intends to be there at the same time....if you know what I mean.

In my experience, the 10-20 at the Mirage is often one of the toughest games around, if you don't believe me sit at a 6-12 and ask the locals. Whoever said the 15-30 at Bellagio can be a better game is right, it can be so check it out, but be careful, while it attracks lots of people with money who are new to poker, most of the locals know this and often play the 15-30. I would recommend the 6-12 at the Mirage, it can be tough but is very beatable; 4-8 at Bellagio is wild, if you don't mind being sucked out on occasionally and can change your play to suit the game, you can do well here. I susually play the 8-16 at Bellagio and 6-12 at Mirage, and have improved my play with each trip. Have fun!

[Al_Capone_Junior]

Mirage has 3-6 and 6-12 as their low limit games. 3-6 is generally sukky during the day, but better at night (a general statement that covers all casinos, but esp. mirage). 6-12 is generally a better game at mirage at all hours.

Excal has 1-3 and 2-6 spread limit games. 1-3 is a no-brainer. The players are terrible but the rake is high. 2-6 is much better, you can win some decent money at it. Avoid excal during the day except on weekends. Nighttime is MUCH better there. Also, the 2-6 is a much better game than standard 3-6, but you need to realize there are MAJOR adjustments! You simply CANNOT be making bad $6 calls or you'll lose your ASS quickly. For instance... you limp for the $2, then someone raises to $8 behind you. You should virtually always fold. That's like it getting capped behind you in a normal game. Also, if everyone limped into the pot with no raise, then someone bets $6 on the flop, you are getting MUCH worse odds than you would be in a typical structured game. You can punish the magoos this way, but you MUST keep track of the size of the pot vs. the amount you have to call, or you'll be killed. These comments apply to 4-8 games with 1-2 blinds as well, if to a slightly lesser extent.
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[Clarkmeister]

I disagree. The actual difference in difficulty between the two games is negligible, anyone who is asking what limit they should play presumably is ok psychologically with playing higher than 4-8.

[Clarkmeister]

I'm at the Mirage every night and the 10-20 is a joke right now. It's not at all like the rocky 10-20 of yore. It's the new and improved uber fishy 10-20.

BTW, to the original poster, the 6-12 is the worst game in the room.