I'm going from June 11th thru the 29th. Booked thru Priceline for $1386 air and 18 nights at the Plaza downtown.
If you haven't booked your room yet, the following link may be useful:
https://www.lasvegasjaunt.com/las-ve...es-2018-guide/
This lists mandatory resort fees charged by the hotels and what you receive for the fee. Resort fees can range up to $44.21 per night (including the 13.38% sales tax) and, when tacked onto the daily room rate, double your effective lodging cost.
Lots of choices for poker this time of the year.
http://www.rainbowspuppiessunshine.c...ournaments.php
I plan on playing in all or several of these senior events: Golden Nugget's $260 seniors, $370 seniors, and $1000 seniors, Planet Hollywood's $600 seniors, the WSOP $1000 Super Seniors, Aria's $470 seniors, and the Orleans' $400 senior.
I plan on playing a few other Golden Nugget Grand events including the $200 tag team at 7pm on June 11th
(I need a partner if anyone's interested) , the $120 bounty, the $260 8-game, and 2 or 3 bullets into the $150 multi-flight $150k guaranteed.
https://www.goldennugget.com/content...ure-sheets.pdf
As for non-poker activities, I plan to visit a couple of bars at opposite ends of the spectrum:
Hogs & Heifers at 201 N. 3rd street is a loud and rowdy dive bar with bikini clad bartenders wielding megaphones with which to razz & tease the customers.
At the drop of a hat they'll jump up on the bar and do some clog dancing.
Female patrons are encouraged to remove their bra and add them to the collection behind the bar.
http://hogsandheifers.com/
A few blocks away at 517 E. Fremont is "Don't Tell Mama", a New York style piano bar. Lots of talented folks singing everything from pop, to country, to show tunes, to standards. Best free show in Vegas if you like a good piano bar.
https://www.facebook.com/donttellmamalv/
I plan to spend an afternoon re-visiting the pinball hall of fame to squander a few quarters and try to recapture a piece of my misspent youth.
http://www.pinballmuseum.org/
Will spend an evening or two sipping a drink and enjoying the saxophone play of Carl "Safe Sax" Ferris on Fremont Street, just outside the Golden Nugget's corner entrance. Show is free and if you like the saxophone as much as I do, great entertainment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osv2Guju2EI