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Fishes welcome! OOPS. Freudian slip.
When you grind for a living, you can't let out your secrets; except on Yelp and a milestone review. That said, this is a review for the recreational player.
The Venetian is the best managed, most comfortable, poker room in Vegas. Friendly dealers, knowledgeable floors, comfortable seats, well spaced tables, huge number of monitors, food and beverage service, even massage service (not the happy ending variety).
Great game selection for low and mid stakes players (NLHE, LHE, O8B, PLO, Open face Chinese, and the occasional mixed game). Word of caution, the low limit 2/5NLHE ($200-$1000 buyin) games are frequented by Vegas grinders. Special note to LA players, the mid limit games like the 5/10NLHE ($400 - no max) and 10/20NLHE ($800 - no max) are tougher than those at Commerce. They play deep stack with the typical buyin 1,000 BB.
Best attended daily tourneys for the casual player. Offered twice a day, they feature low buyin, decent prize pool, a good amount of play and a soft field.
Great tourney series (Deep Stack) that occur multiple times a year. Mid range buyin's. Good structure. Good mix of players. Great prize pools.
Single table turbo SNGs run throughout the year but pickup during the Deep Stack series. Various buyins. Always 10 players and two winners paid in casino checks (no lamers).
Great comp system ($2 per hour for cash games). Comps can be accumulated and used for table side food service. Seriously, there's nothing like handling checks and cards for hours then picking up that juicy burger right? You only have Montezuma revenge once.
Final tip: Try the espresso. It comes with a crystallized sugar stick. Double rush!
Pull up a chair and enjoy!
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