My wife and I went on our first trip to Las Vegas from Sunday 2/10/08 to Thursday 2/14/08. As soon as we arrived in town we headed from our hotel to Treasure Island. I was able to get into the 7:00 pm headhunter tournament. I played this tourney terribly and got knocked out after three levels. Even though this happened I would highly recommend this tourney to anyone who likes to play tournaments. This tourney has a buy-in of $150. You start with 6000 in chips and 30 min. blind levels.The tourney I entered had about 40 entrants with a bounty of $50 for each person you knocked out of the tourney.
After playing awful in this tournament the wife and I went drinking for the rest of the night.
Monday early afternoon we headed back to TI. I went to play more poker and my wife to play the slots. When I got to the cardroom all that was going on was the $65 tournament. After playing in the last tournament terribly I decided to sign up for the 1-3 no limit ring game. After about ten mins. the manager was able to get enuogh people to start a table. I played for almost four hours and quit after getting up $60 dollars. I considererd myself very lucky to come out with any money at all because this was the first time I played a no limit cash game. Everyone at the table were good players and played very well.The only fish at the table was probably me.
All in all I really enjoyed playing at TI and see why it is such a popular room on this website.
The dealers were great as was the management.
I couldn't get back to cardroom till wednesday morning when we went to Planet Hollywood. This is a beautiful room which I predict we will hear from alot more in the future. I bought in for the max of $200 and sat down at the only availible seat in 1-2 no limit ,seat one. I hate seat one because it is so hard to see everyone at the table. So I sat and watched everyone play for a couple of rounds before I played any hands. I couldn't believe what I was seeing people calling with two others in the pot all the way to the river with second pair or worse.Well I decided right there to play tight and let them bet into me when I got a hand Well that strategy worked great and I left that table two and a half hours later up $550. That is my greatest win ever in poker and I could have probably made more if the wife hadn't come in and seen how much I was up and insist it was time to go. So next time I am in vegas this will be my first stop.