Originally Posted by kc1988
Here's an overview and FAQ:
The Ballys Wild Wild West poker area is situated between Caesars and Ballys. You can park at either Caesars or Ballys parking lot. From Pacific Street, you can enter at the Ballys Wild West West entrance. From Boardwalk, enter at the Wild Wild West doors and head straight back to the poker area. The front desk is in the middle of the poker area where you sign up for the tables. The poker "room" has three distinct areas. There is the former Wild Wild West video poker room which has several tables and the cage. This is a nice area with high ceilings and the high limit area. Below the former Virginia City Buffet is another area with several tables. A third area has several tables for tournament games.
Ballys is part of Caesars Entertainment which uses the Total Rewards card. For more details, check out the total rewards website.
On Bravo, room is called WSOP Poker Room @ Bally's, which shows games in progress and waiting list.
GAMES, BUY-INS, COMPS:
Usually 2-4-6 limit, 1-1 NLHE, and 1-2 NLHE will be running. Other games may run on weekends.
Rake is 10% up to $4 and there is a $2 Bad Beat jackpot and promotions drop.
For 1-1 No Limit Holdem, buy-ins are $50 min to $150 max. Comps accrue at $1 per hour. Tier credits is 17 per hour.
For 1-2 No Limit Holdem, buy-ins are $60 to $300 max. Comps at $1/hr, and tier credits at 17/hour.
For 1-2 Super No Limit Holdem, buy-ins are $100 to $500 max. Comps at $1.50/hour, and tier credits at 26/hour. Almost all 1-2 games are now super no limit.
For 2-5 No Limit, buy-ins are $200 to $1000 max. Comps at $2/hr, and tier credits at 34/hour.
Initial buy-ins are done at cage. Players who miss their blinds are put in the "lobby" which pauses the time for comp accrual.
PROMOTIONS:
BAD BEAT JACKPOT
Ballys, Showboat and Harrahs participate in the same promotions. First there is a bad beat jackpot. The qualifying hand starts at quad kings. If the jackpot isn't hit, the qualifier will go down every second Wednesday morning (at 9am?). If the bad beats hits at any of the 3 properties, every person who has not missed a blind, will receive the three property room share. The BBJ payout is 30% to losing hand, 20% to winning had, 5% to the table that hit, and 45% split to all players playing at any of the three properties.
HIGH HAND
From 10am to 2am Sunday to Friday, $500 is giving each hour to the person with the highest hand in the three properties. To qualify, you need quad 2s or above (using only 1 hole card), minimum of $20 in pot, and of course, cards must be shown. (Caveat, I get different rules from different dealers, but hand does not have to go to showdown.). Whoever has the highest hand collects $500.
MONTHLY RAKEBACK:
You earn rakeback on number of hours played in a given month.
HOURS played in month - RAKEBACK AMOUNT
1-49 hours - $5
50-79 hours - $50
80-99 hours - $100
100-149 hours - $150
150-199 hours - $200
200+ hours - $250
In order to collect, you must go to Ballys, Showboat, or Harrahs on the second or fourth Wednesday of the following month from 8am to 8pm (? not sure of end time) at a kiosk in the poker room. Swipe your Total Rewards card, receive a printout, and take printout to a dealer and dealer will give you chips.
BONUS COMPS
At the end of every month, you will receive $10 for every ten hours played in that month up to 150 hours. The comps dollars will be deposited about two weeks after month ends. For me, the bonus comps are kinda flaky. It's not always the correct amount.
TOURNAMENTS:
Sunday to Thursday
There are three tournaments on these days.
At 11am, a $3,000 guarantee for $62+$13.
At 3pm, a $1,000 guarantee for $62+$13.
At 7pm, a $3,000 guarantee for $62+$13.
Friday and Saturday
At 11am, a $25,000 guarantee for $175+$25. Twenty-five thousand starting chip stack and 30 minute blind levels.
At 7pm, a $25,000 guarantee for $175+$25. Twenty-five thousand starting chip stack and 30 minute blind levels.
For both tournaments, there is a $5 dealer add-on for 5,000 additional chips. Unlimited re-entries until the 6th level.
At a later time, I will try to post tournament structures.
OTHER NOTES:
There is a poker room food and drink menu, and players can eat at the tables. Can be paid using comps, cash, or credit.
There is free wifi. It's password protected but just ask for the password.
Parking is paid on the way out and can range from $5 to more than $20 on weekends for Total Reward gold members and non-members. If you earn 25 tier credits, you can printout a free parking slip at a kiosk.
There are some hotel rooms for poker players. You need to call the poker room for more information.