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Originally Posted by URMeowed
When was the last time you grinded in great games only? The Flamingo/Harrahs games are on average the worst games in Vegas. The "freeroll" equity won't make up for the lower win rates. Plus you feel trapped having to put in hours in horrible games to qualify for the "freeroll" hoping to cash just to recoup the lost money.
IMO, the most important thing is game quality. Promos are a distant second. Plus your skill level comes into play more in great games since the quality of play varies greatly aka people giving away money playing like whales. Even the bad players at Flamingo/Harrahs aren't going to be giving it away. They will be marginal losers to break even at best. Don't use the "Well I know their game well and can outplay them or make sick hero folds." excuse. That's not where the money is.
You make some good points, URMeowed. Right now, the Red Rock $2/$5 game is just a little bit too big for my bankroll. I will need some rungood before I can return to it. Going down a bit, I think the Orleans has a good $1/$3 game, but the last few times I've been out there, the waiting list has been unbearably long. As for the Wynn and Aria $1/$3 games, I haven't loved what I've seen there. It could be my small sample size--I've sat at around 12 different tables combined at the two rooms--but I've yet to sit down at a good table in either place.
In comparison I find decent tables more than 50% of the time at Flamingo and Bally's (I don't play Harrahs any more.) Also, having gotten to know the regs in these places, I find that not more than 1 in 8 of them is particularly hard to play against. And there are still enough fish to go around.
Finally, I have a realistic shot at getting Diamond status on my Caesars card. If I can make the 25000 tier-point "super Diamond" spot, that means free food and drinks for me every day at any Caesars Property Diamond Lounge.