How to tilt a tourney pro in a cash game at the Venetian
I'm sitting with this guy to my right:
Welcome to Mark Hanna's Personal Website
Very nice guy, I've not heard of him but I assume he's a famous player when he gets asked to sign a hat. I ask him if I should know who he is and he says yes. I ask if his fame is from ouside or inside the poker world and he says in the poker world. I say ok and leave it at that. Nice guy, terrible nit cash game player.
2 5 NLH. Player 3 to my right who raises every 2nd pot to $20-$30 open limps, folded to my sb. I have 23o and the bb is pretty tight player so I go 25 to build a small pot to steal from the limper on the flop. BB stares me down for literally 20 seconds then calls. Um, ok we aren't in the WPT, but thanks for letting me know you have TT+, AQ+. Flop A45dd, pretty decent flop for the worst HU hand in poker. I bet 55, he raises, limper folds, I push and hold vs his set of aces.
Pro to my right slowly has his head explode trying to figure out who raised preflop and then being told how the action went.
Good times at the V.
Welcome to Mark Hanna's Personal Website
Very nice guy, I've not heard of him but I assume he's a famous player when he gets asked to sign a hat. I ask him if I should know who he is and he says yes. I ask if his fame is from ouside or inside the poker world and he says in the poker world. I say ok and leave it at that. Nice guy, terrible nit cash game player.
2 5 NLH. Player 3 to my right who raises every 2nd pot to $20-$30 open limps, folded to my sb. I have 23o and the bb is pretty tight player so I go 25 to build a small pot to steal from the limper on the flop. BB stares me down for literally 20 seconds then calls. Um, ok we aren't in the WPT, but thanks for letting me know you have TT+, AQ+. Flop A45dd, pretty decent flop for the worst HU hand in poker. I bet 55, he raises, limper folds, I push and hold vs his set of aces.
Pro to my right slowly has his head explode trying to figure out who raised preflop and then being told how the action went.
Good times at the V.
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When I was there last Nov, 2/5 was the biggest for most of the time with sometimes a 5/10 NL and some PLO games (BF was there more often, so he can probably chime in).
The reason for that is because there are so many different promos/options ran by different poker rooms to attract a player. 1/2 to my knowledge is still running strong with tourists at MGM Grand, so that could be a solid "home base" for you.
Biggest I've played are 2 5 PLO (1k cap) (stuck 1k over 13+ hours tonight) and 5 10NLH (no cap) (up 900+ after 30 mins tonight). Have also played some 2 5 NL and about 15 mins of 1 2 NL.
I haven't played anywhere else this trip, no need. Best room I've ever played.
Venetian easily has 60 tables going between tournies and cash during peak hours of the deepstack event series.
Venetian seems to have been able to retain players as it was the most busy a few months ago.
Not anymore..action died there with most of the players at Venetian. It's a big room (and very nice) but they struggle to put a 2/5 game together nowadays.
The way things change in less then a year
JAH/KERR-I didn't play at The V, but I did get to Ceasers. They only had a few 1/2 tables and 1 2/5 although the tournament room was almost full. That's where I made the most profit, but it was probably the the toughest game I found. There was only 1 fish at the table that wasn't me and I stacked him.
Seriously hit MGM. Great fish pond.