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Originally Posted by SMPoker
Just got back from the weekend
Tables are set up in the convention center only, not the outer area by the concession stand/restrooms. At peak on Sat night there were still a few open tables on the floor. About 90 tables set up.
Staff- Dennis’s crew and WSOP dealers
SNG- running on the first 2-3 rows as you walk in. Mostly $125’s that filled quickly with a sprinkle of $200’s and the smaller ones-$70?
Cash games- 1/2 I think mostly in the convention center at peak with 2/5 and Omaha variants in the poker room. Pretty sure no 2/5 was put in the convention center. No 5/10 game- I was told by a dealer it was because there was no cap on the 2/5 but never confirmed, the 2/5’s were mostly deep so just dove in. Sat night peaked around 38 cash tables and probably no more than a 10 min wait for most games.
It was like a mini circuit event with a mix of grinders and recs but did not seem to have a lot of first timers (although a lot played like it, which is why we love this place)
They went conservative on the guarantees probably because of possible weather this time of year but it was extremely mild- except for the nice breeze in the convention center.
1. Primary reason in the past for the big games being in the poker room is because they had a 5000 dollar well [Making bigger buyins possible at the table in the bigger games]. This has now changed with the well being only a couple hundred and only used to color up rakeband make change. The other reason is that the convention center has no Bravo on their tables thus they prefer giving TR points to the bigger buyin cash games. Keep in mind, 1/2 will still be in the poker room on days in which the room isn’t full spread.
2. I would also speculate the guarantees are mild because they have no idea how big the event will be when it hasn’t been advertised as much nor has the WSOP branding and rings/points incentives.