Vegas low limit poll

[Jersey Nick]

I'm heading to Vegas for a business conference 9/19-21 and staying at the JW Marriott (way the hell off the strip). I'm on my 3rd trip to Sin City, but this is the first time that I won't have friends or family in tow, so I’m planning on spending my free time at the poker tables. I hope to play a few 4-6 hour sessions of low limit (up to 5/10) in Vegas proper. Based a forum search, I've narrowed my selections down to 7 places to play, but I'll probably only have time for 3 of these places based on my schedule. Vote for 3 and tell me if I’ve missed any obvious ones.

Thanks,
JerseyNick

[Eder]

MGM and its not close. You left out the Alladin but it was worst room I have tried.

MGM, from this list. I'd add the Aladdin also. Nice room and quite fishy.

[Photoc]

First, Aladdin is the only room on the list spreading 5/10 limit now. Second, dump the Rio and the Wynn from the list. Wynn has only a 4/8 game as their lowest, so I wouldn't count that as a place to play the lower limits. (no 2/4, 3/6 or 5/10). Rio, well, they have been hurting since the end of the WSOP.

[Cooling Heels]

Can't go wrong with MGM. High tech gadgets, unique room arrangement, great scenery, good drink service, some of the worst post flop play you've ever seen.

If you want to rub elbows with truly lousy pokers players, try the Imperial Palace, but be forewarned it's very low limit, mainly 2/4 and tournaments.

[AllVegasPoker.com]

If I were visiting Vegas and could only play at three card rooms, I would play at MGM, Bellagio, and Binions (for the historical value).

And for the wild card, as you're leaving Binions, I would stop into El Cortez for a quick session. Nothing beats this place in terms of atmosphere.

[Al_Capone_Junior]

Of the three choices I picked, MGM is tops. It's just clearly "tops" in most respects, in most categories, for the low limit LIMIT player, and for the 1-2 and 2-5 no limit player.

Now if price of the hotel means something to you, you might choose excalibur. It's right across the street from MGM, and I've always liked excal's games and staff. I have stayed in excal once about four years ago and had no complaints for the price.

Strat ain't exactly the top o' the heap in casinos, but the rooms are probably cheep and clean, and it has a pretty decent little poker room to boot. You'll typically find 2-4, 1-2 no limit, and perhaps a 4-8 there. If don't mind a little ghetto, and you secretly DO like 40oz malt liquors, do the strat.

Aladdin has been making an effort to get 5-10 with a full kill going, and they've even succeeded now and then. I've played it three times so far and I like it, will undoubtedly be a regular player of that game (since it's the only one like it in town).

al

[Moneyline]

penis

When I went to Ex, I asked them to spread a 4/8 game because i'm not adept at spread limit. They obliged and it was very juicy.

[Jersey Nick]

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First, Aladdin is the only room on the list spreading 5/10 limit now. Second, dump the Rio and the Wynn from the list. Wynn has only a 4/8 game as their lowest, so I wouldn't count that as a place to play the lower limits. (no 2/4, 3/6 or 5/10). Rio, well, they have been hurting since the end of the WSOP.

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Photoc: Thanks to you and the others for the Aladdin suggestion. I saw it as an editor's choice on allvegaspoker but somehow left it out of the poll. The Wynn 4/8 is appealing to me because it is the lowest game that they spread and it's been suggested around here that it is filled with inexperienced players. Is this flawed thinking?