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Unfortunately, according to their website, "The Venetian or The Palazzo Luxury or Bella suites are the only suites qualified for the poker room rate." This sucks, but I thought it was too good to last.

Do the Bella View and Luxury View rooms count also, as long as they're below the $400/$500 price threshhold or are these considered upgrades that you'll have to pay for ontop of the $89/$119 poker rates?

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06-07-2010 , 01:56 PM

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dcarp

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I just spoke with casino marketing and they told me that you can book a room with a view, but it will be a $30 upgrade on most days, depending on hotel occupancy.

Just call 877-444-3777, to check for availability.

dcarp

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06-09-2010 , 04:42 AM

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Karabiner1

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Are there any dates pencilled in for the next DSE which started on Oct.30th last year ?

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06-09-2010 , 08:21 AM

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Oxata

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I just played at the Venetian for the first time in their DS series last week and weekend. I was very impressed at the turnout. The only complaint I had was that the tournament chips were not very discernable from one another and it was hard to tell what people where betting when they bet out. I thought the room and the tournament was very well run however. I was impressed. How much is the poker rate on the weekdays and the weekends most of the time?

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06-11-2010 , 02:34 AM

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Fulzgold

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ewww cheating reportedly witnessed at V dse, for those that haven't seen this NVG thread

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29...t-week-804882/

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06-11-2010 , 07:51 AM

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PokerFink

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*yawn*

If you don't make every tournament have a starting stack proportional to the buy-in (ala WSOP), then there will be chip passing between tournaments. Period. There's nothing else you can do to stop it.

The V staff says they count the chips after each tournament, but that doesn't really accomplish anything other than letting them know people are cheating. They can't stop it unless they catch them in the act.

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06-11-2010 , 04:20 PM

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eco74

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Originally Posted by PokerFink

That won't solve anything. You'd just keep the chips you got in a $1k event and slip them in during the $10k event.

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06-11-2010 , 06:39 PM

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Fulzgold

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even more incentive not to play luckaments imo!

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06-11-2010 , 08:59 PM

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psandman

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Originally Posted by PokerFink

Well if players who claim they see it happening won't bother to tell the tournament staff your chances of stopping it go way down.

this is true of any room.

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06-12-2010 , 06:07 AM

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PokerFink

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Originally Posted by eco74

That won't solve anything. You'd just keep the chips you got in a $1k event and slip them in during the $10k event.

It absolutely solves the problem. If you start with 3,000 chips in a $1k and 30,000 chips in a $10k, then there's no point in passing chips from one tournament to the other. The chips are effectively worth the same amount of money.

When the $350 starts with 12,000 chips, the $560 starts with 15,000 chips and the $1500 starts with 20,000 chips (or whatever), then you're gaining massive amounts of real money equity by dumping chips from a $350 into a $1500.

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06-12-2010 , 03:00 PM

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chilidog0425

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Can anybody report on the PLO cash game action at the V recently? What games have been running? 1/2/5? 2/5? 5/10?

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06-12-2010 , 08:58 PM

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Dynasty

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1-2 and 2-5 PLO were running yesterday.

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06-13-2010 , 01:42 AM

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Palo

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Even with proportional starting chips and buy-ins you can't eliminate the temptation to pass chips off. If you build a huge stack then rat holing 5% of your 200k stack means little for that tournament but the 10k would mean a lot more for another tournament.

If a player sees it happen they need to alert the tournament director. If you keep silent in the poker room and just run to the internet then you aren't helping at all.

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06-13-2010 , 01:50 AM

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edgewise

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Originally Posted by Dynasty

1-2 and 2-5 PLO were running yesterday.

multiple tables running today also

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06-13-2010 , 02:09 AM

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Rapini

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Dcarp, can I get a live Stan-style (see the Borgata thread) game report for the V? I'm interested in seeing the game selection available on weekends for 1/2 plo, 2/5 plo, and 5/10 nlhe. Thanks!

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06-13-2010 , 06:31 AM

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Dynasty

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dcarp,

Players are definitely getting upset with the service at the cashier. It's become the norm to wait in long lines at the cashier since the WSOP/DSE started. Yet, there are often only two windows open.

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06-13-2010 , 08:42 AM

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MrMore

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Very, very true. Also true at other joints, though.

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06-13-2010 , 10:03 AM

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gobbo

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Originally Posted by PokerFink

I told them to do this and the tournament director ignored me and dismissed it as an issue. I'll tell them to do it again but I know they won't do anything.

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06-13-2010 , 03:21 PM

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pig4bill

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Originally Posted by Dynasty

Chips are chips. If you're cashing out, you can just go to the main cage.

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06-13-2010 , 05:31 PM

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Fulzgold

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Originally Posted by Rapini

Dcarp, can I get a live Stan-style (see the Borgata thread) game report for the V? I'm interested in seeing the game selection available on weekends for 1/2 plo, 2/5 plo, and 5/10 nlhe. Thanks!

Could casinos run live webcams in their poker rooms? always thought that would be perfect to check in on the action..

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06-14-2010 , 01:46 AM

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edgewise

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Originally Posted by Fulzgold

Could casinos run live webcams in their poker rooms? always thought that would be perfect to check in on the action..

I think this is very unlikely because of security and privacy considerations, but maybe there is a pay to link the live bravo information to a web site where the generic info could be updated every few minutes or something, like number and type of games, open seating and wait lists... then again I think the casinos would rather you walk inside to check it out...

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06-14-2010 , 02:19 AM

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Karak

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Originally Posted by Fulzgold

Could casinos run live webcams in their poker rooms? always thought that would be perfect to check in on the action..

lol

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06-14-2010 , 02:28 AM

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Phat Mack

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Originally Posted by Dynasty

They should also get credit for location. Is it one line for two windows, or does each window have its own line? When players approach from the Salon side, there can be four lines for two windows. Add the servers pushing their carts (draped like biers), the coctail watresses, plus a few brushes and chip runners, and it becomes an experience that only a Zeno would find delighful.

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06-14-2010 , 01:15 PM

#349

dcarp

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Originally Posted by gobbo

I told them to do this and the tournament director ignored me and dismissed it as an issue. I'll tell them to do it again but I know they won't do anything.

Told us to do what, exactly? We have the best possible chip security a b&m cardroom can have. We count the chips before and after every event. We know how many chips the final table starts and ends with. In the event of a disparity, we cross reference the names on the registration list with the players who cash and if we see any names that frequently match up, we put a note on their account to have surveillance monitor them.

And just so you all know, most events are off by less than T5000... is usually due to the chip race.

We are not naive, we know it happens, and if players told us when the see it, we could get these players 86'd