i'll be staying at sams the the 24th-26th on a friends comp. then i'll be there the weekand of august 8th for my b-day, staying at the strike. gotta work on my bankroll to play some of the wpo events. yall think there have some good limit games going? or are teh choices gonna be between 4-8 and 20-40?

To Ray and anyone else interested in LHE games at the Shoe -- I'll be there July 30 through at least August 9. Maybe longer. I would prefer to play 30/60 and I'll request it but I don't expect it to go. I have only played it there once, when a particularly weak but well-rolled local was in the game, and even then it was not a full table although every good local player there should have been knocking old ladies out of the way to get on the game as the fish in question is well-known. It just seems really tough to get a higher limit going, as most of the good local players appear to have variance/bankroll concerns. They could beat a higher limit but don't want to go for it.

It would be helpful to all of us, if you want a bigger game, request it and see what we can get going. However, I'm not real hopeful. My expectations are what you say -- 4/8 whilst waiting to get on the 20/40 game. Have not visited since last August but I have not heard anything to impress me that anything has changed. Back then, occasionally a nit-filled, fear-filled 10/20 or 15/30 game might go sometimes, and if you wanted to get it changed to 20/40 EVERYONE 100 percent had to agree. So one nit could stop the entire table from playing higher.

memphis, and by memphis i mean beal street, is the ****. lots of cool bars and a must see as part of any trip to tunica.

I was just there last weekend. 20/40 goes Friday at 9AM until Sunday. If the game breaks overnight, it starts again at 9AM the next day. 15/30 goes Mon through Thurs at 9AM each day. I'm not sure if it'll be different during the WPO. There is an advanced sign up list that you can get on the day before if there are any spots left.

I should point out that if this came from Harrah's then it's a charter trip. I was just one of these. There will be no opportunity for you to rent a car. They fly you into the Tunica airport (very small) and then bus you over to the hotel. The buses between Harrah's and the Horeshore start at 10AM and stop at midnight during the week.

It is my understand that they also want some pit or machine play. However this may be only if the flight/room is comped.

sounds like I am going to pass. Thanks VTJon.

Oh, I've done it a few times. It works out pretty well for me because it's hard for me to get a cheap flight. But it has to be cheap and I sometimes get to go free if I got with my dad. They haven't stopped me from going yet for playing poker but I do give them a little pit action.

as much as i hope u do get your higher games going i sure dont have the bankroll for em lol. i'd be happy with a 10/20 but good luck getting those games started.


also, does anyone know if wpo will be running teh sng style tournys like the wsop circuits did? i loved those things, so easy

Please post the link. Thanks.

Sorry I can't find the link. It was in the summer of '07 and I can't seem to find the link via the search. However, I did find a copy of the TR on my pc, so I'll copy/paste the Sam's Town part here. I know it was a couple years ago and a short experience, but it really ticked me off at the time.

Again, I know this might all seem petty but it really bothered me for the staff to lie. I'm not asking if any of the players are "good", I'm just trying to decide which game I'm going to play and I didn't feel like sitting with a bunch of nits for the next couple hours when I see a VERY juicy tourist game going on at the next table. But to lie and say she doesn't recognize anyone in the game, while in fact one of the people is a co-worker of hers and a dealer??? Sheesh. Just rubbed me wrong.

For me Sam's Town has always been real sticklers for the 5 hour rules when getting the poker rate. At 2 other places they don't say a word to me about any of it. Also keep in mind tournament play doesn't count towards your time.

That's a sweet deal. You won't see a taxi down there very often but, yes, there are buses that run regularly from one to the other. Especially from Harrah's to Horseshoe (which is also right next to Gold Strike and Sheratons)

I was down there on the 4th of July and only 5 people got shot around Beale St that night. There were 2 more shot early this morning. I don't want to make it sound like the wild wild west or anything. In my opinion going to the majority of the bars down there are very safe. But don't wind up on the very east side of it at club Plush. I would stay on the west end and when leaving I wouldn't just wander around everywhere.

It sounds like quite a few are going to Tunica in the near future. Any thoughts on a 2+2 meet?

I was there last weekend and the action was pretty good at the Shoe. They had four 1-3nl tables, four 4-8 limit tables, one 20-40 limit, and even two 2-5nl tables. They also had there usual 1-5 stud game but I rather poke my eyes out than play in that game.

Pole cat was playing the stud game.

Rumor has it he will be venturing into the 10/20 limit game.

haha i love that stud game. its a great way to waste time. they ****ing have quaters on the tabe lol

2 buddies and myself will be there starting Thursday night all the way through the weekend. We plan on playing LHE cash games and a few low buy-in donkaments. Oh and I can't wait for the $1-5 Stud game!!! Talk about a fun time killer. Nothing like getting the old regulars all fired up for calling all the way down with nothing and getting lucky at the end. The floor at the Shoe told me on the phone that he expected they would have a $3/6 limit O8 game going since there would be plenty of players in town with the WPO going on. Sure hope he's right, that would be a fun game too.

Just a quick update..... I'll probably post up a TR in a few days but it will take some time for me to type up and I've got to catch up on work.

Anyway, here is my 2 cents. If you are thinking of going to Tunica right now during the WPO.......GOOOOO!!!! Oh my gosh, that place was covered up with poker players. I cannot imagine what it looked like when the WPO was still a WPT event. The Gold Strike had more action than any poker room I've ever been in, but granted I've never been to Vegas. Thur.-Sun. the games were going strong at the Strike and the most empty tables I ever saw were 4-5 and that was at 5 a.m. By noon they were all running and they never slacked up IMO. Crazy. That doesn't even count all the bigger cash game tables back in the big tournament room, plus all the tournies and sats. running all the time.

Anyway, I'll post more later, but if you want to play some poker, get to Tunica asap.

Just an update answering my earlier question -- Sam's Town has not been a stickler for the 5 hrs/day for the poker rate policy. After playing a lot on our first two days, they changed our week long reservation to the poker rate. At $2.50 comps/hr playing 3-6 LHE, it's a sweet deal.

The WPO is STILL a WPT Event

No, it's not. Unless something has changed it isn't listed on the WPT Schedule on their website and the WPT doesn't make a stop there till later in the season.

Not being a smart-alec, but if the WPO is still a WPT event, they are doing a darn good job of hiding it!!

Seriously, it's no longer a WPT event as of this year. The news broke late last year if I remember correctly, but was already rumored during the 2008 WPO. Todd Brunson even wrote about the rumor in CardPlayer right after the event.

Just found some more info, click below.......
Poker News Daily Link

Well I took the plunge. I am going to Tunica on the post card offer I got in the mail. Tues thru Fri for $249. Will see how it goes.

Yeah, I won't be going back to Tunica after the last Circuit stop there -- a complete train wreck, and nothing to do when the games suck. Which is exactly the way they want it.

I didn't head down there for any circuit events but I can say that the WPO seems to be going very well. I'm not knocking the staff at Harrah's but I've never been treated better than I get treated at the Gold Strike. The horseshoe is pretty awesome as well.

The tournament floor (even though under a lot of pressure with the different tourneys running etc) was very polite and attentive to all my questions and requests. I feel lucky to only be an hour away.