Travelling Cross Country via Poker Rooms

[surfinillini]

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Add Turtle Lake, WI to the Northern Route.

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Why the hell would someone from Atlanta drive to Wisconsin just to drive back down to Vegas.

He said CROSS COUNTRY, not from bottom to top and back.

Didn't care much for this...

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...your backseat is your hotel...

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But your use of this...

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...en-suite bathroom...

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...impressed me.

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[CEE]

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Add Turtle Lake, WI to the Northern Route.

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Why the hell would someone from Atlanta drive to Wisconsin just to drive back down to Vegas.

He said CROSS COUNTRY, not from bottom to top and back.

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Hey, any excuse to explore as much as possible. Real travelers never regret taking the non-direct route between one place and another.

If he didn't want side trips, he'd just take a left on I-20 and be there in about 24 hours.

[surfinillini]

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Add Turtle Lake, WI to the Northern Route.

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Why the hell would someone from Atlanta drive to Wisconsin just to drive back down to Vegas.

He said CROSS COUNTRY, not from bottom to top and back.

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Hey, any excuse to explore as much as possible. Real travelers never regret taking the non-direct route between one place and another.

If he didn't want side trips, he'd just take a left on I-20 and be there in about 24 hours.

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The quickest path between two points is a straight line, not an upsidedown triangle.

[malo]

I would vote for the southern route.

Tunica NW to Springfield, MO, where you get on I-44. No poker in Springfield, but if you like outdoor stuff, the original location of Bass Pro Shops (it's huge) is worth a stop.

Once on I-44 you will be doing the modern day version of Route 66. Down through Joplin and into Oklahoma. 90 mi from Springfield, you hit Miami OK with two poker rooms. Buffalo Run and Quapaw. 2 1/2 hours further west you are in Tulsa, where you have Cherokee and Creek Nation. After that, your next poker stop will probably be Albuquerque.

If you Google Route 66, you'll find some sites dedicated to driving the route and checking out some of the restored vintage motels and landmarks, if you are interested.

Whichever route you choose...have a great time!

[mikehildebrand]

Agree, the Sandia is great and great management. If you go that route, stop by the Casino Arizona in Scottsdale Arizona for some ACTION, or go play one of the $30 tourneys at Fort McDowell in Scottsdale. Great games in both.

[mikehildebrand]

I like your far north route, but if you skip Jackpot, there is Wendover, NV which has 2 adequate rooms and a great room (diamond in the rough) at the Rainbow Casino, and it is JUST off of the I-80 freeway right on the border. If you come through Utah, PM me for some good local games too!

[surfinillini]

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I like your far north route, but if you skip Jackpot, there is Wendover, NV which has 2 adequate rooms and a great room (diamond in the rough) at the Rainbow Casino, and it is JUST off of the I-80 freeway right on the border. If you come through Utah, PM me for some good local games too!

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God dammit, how did I miss this one last year ?

[mikehildebrand]

Honestly, I just moved back to Utah from Phoenix, and if you'd have asked me three years ago about Poker in Wendover, I wouldn't have had any idea. Of course now, the big draw is tourney style, and the 2 adequate rooms are spreading MAINLY low spread limit games (2-5 spread), but on a weekend, the whole town fires up and there are about 3 or 4 great 2-5 NL games in all rooms, but the Rainbow really stands out. I play there, but it is a 110 mile commute for me and really eats into my BB/hr... I need to move to Vegas!
Next time you are out this way, let me know.

Tunica is cool to stop and play poker. You can get a low priced hotel room poker rate there for $25-30 at the Horseshoe and Goldstrike and the Strike comped me a few free buffets and I got the poker rate after playing overnight.