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05-31-2018 , 10:43 PM

tomakoman

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Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 7

Hi all,

I unknowingly booked a (non-refundable) weekend trip to play cash games this year during the Colossus (6/2 through 6/5). I read in previous posts about the nightmare wait-lists during the first couple years of the tourney, but heard that it eased up a bit since they have cash games at the Rio. I'm staying at Caesars and would prefer to play 1/3 or 2/5 at Bellagio or Aria, but I'm assuming that's a no-go. Didn't find any updated posts from 2017.

Anyone have any experiences to share from 2017? Was it smoother since Rio added more cash tables? Do poker rooms still accept call-ins during the busy season? Thanks.

Last edited by tomakoman; 05-31-2018 at 10:59 PM. Reason: cleared up location ambigiuity

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05-31-2018 , 11:00 PM

Lattimer

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Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 15,463

I would ask in the LVL forum since it's all things Vegas. (or I can just move it there myself

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05-31-2018 , 11:05 PM

Tomark

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Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,864

I am also interested in similar waitlist question, going to be there 6/22-7/1 (which includes the first day, as well as day 2+ of the giant, and the weekend right before the main) planning to play 5/10 mostly on the weekends (and may donk around in the giant, never did a wsop tourney, meh)

I was thinking id be playing at mostly bellagio, figuring Aria/bellagio are the only places that regularly have 5/T, but I guess...maybe there will be 5/T other places right before ME?

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05-31-2018 , 11:11 PM

tomakoman

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Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 7

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Originally Posted by Lattimer

I would ask in the LVL forum since it's all things Vegas. (or I can just move it there myself

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I'm new to posting, tried researching how to move it myself, please do so if you can.

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05-31-2018 , 11:14 PM

TR3V

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Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 366

Call in your name to the wait list 30-45 minutes before you plan to arrive. They keep your name on there for an hour. Check in at the podium/desk when you arrive at the room. Your 50 person wait for those games (they move pretty fast, especially 1/2 and 1/3) will be under 10.

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06-01-2018 , 12:14 AM

PUSATFH

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Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 341

i was there for two weeks in the middle of june last year. waitlists on the strip were insane. easily 3+ hours at the big rooms (Aria, Bellagio) during peak times. I ended up playing mostly at the Rio (wsop area) since i could always get a seat. Worst case at the Rio was 20 minute wait. You should be able to get a seat in the big rooms between 4 and 11am, otherwise expect to have a bit of a wait.

Speaking of "wait" I can't wait to get down there and do it all over gain

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06-01-2018 , 12:48 AM

Steve00007

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Bellagio has added more tables into its room and now it feels pretty cramped in there. They also have extra tables in the sportsbook that I assume they will be using for cash games.

Aria has a bunch of tables outside the poker room that it might use for cash games (mostly has been used for tournaments so far). On Monday I noticed they had some 1-3 NL games going there; that’s the only time I noticed any cash games in that area. Hopefully as the wait lists get longer they will have more cash games in that area.

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06-01-2018 , 02:05 AM

JackStraightUp

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Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 506

They were blindsided by the first Colossus should be better now. My advice is start early and call ahead the lists weren't bad till evening when I checked. By mid june things have calmed down a lot.

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06-01-2018 , 02:38 AM

Xenophon

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Originally Posted by tomakoman

I played Colossus last year, and got into a game within 20-30 minutes at the Rio in the Pavillion on Saturday. Sunday played Colossus. Monday, got into a cash game at the Venetian with no wait.

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06-01-2018 , 04:12 PM

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drbeechwood

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https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/1...ssus+hate+life

Also see this thread which is the same question and has some recent responses.

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06-01-2018 , 10:51 PM

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MSchu18

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Wait times at those limits are nothing noteworthy... the games open up quickly.

20-30 max unless something is wrong like a staffing issue. Normally it should be within 15 minutes or less.

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