bigtex your posts are pretty tilting tbh..

Hey Jimmy when will you be able to post the wsop schedules for the other events you are directing?

From earlier in this thread:

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how about blind structures and times for these events? is there a link or copy online?
thanks!

go to wsop.com

wow a 50/75 and a 700/1400

Anybody else besides me think it'd be great to, at some point down the road, be able to register at wsop.com for circuit events like you can for the WSOP? Jimmy...any talk of doing this in the future? TYIA for reply

I like this idea. I would definitely sign up for more tournaments over a months span of being able to. It wouldn't be as big a hit on the bank roll if I could sign up for a $3xx (since they vary from location to location) event once a week leading up to the tournaments. Instead dropping $1000 on 3 events can be tough in a week, especially if you don't cash. But I intend on cashing though.

I'm looking to play at least 1 $3xx event and the Main Event. Hopefully 2-$3xx tournaments though.

Southern Indiana Schedule was announed today looks like.....

http://www.wsop.com/tourney/tourneyd...sp?groupID=773

Wrote about this in the Hammond thread, but first thing I noticed was $5 more in rake for the $3xx ring events compared to the other schedules out so far, but $5 less for the $5xx events. Kind of odd to me.

While I know that the Hammond location is close to Chicago, it amazes me that Harrahs would pick a location with OUT a hotel to have it's regional championship at.

As for me, I've booked a room for 4 nights at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana location, and with my Total Rewards card, it'll only cost me a total of $111.00 for all 4 nights (3 nights comp, and one night at $99 plus tax).

That pisses me off that they don't have a hotel at the Hammond location either. The last 2 years I've made the day 2 of their events and I wanted to stay at a hotel even though I live only an hour and a half away. Getting done at 3-4am and having to be back at 2pm isn't fun when you have to drive 3 hours between playing. A hotel would be very nice suited there. And I am not staying at the Majestic or a Hotel 8 in that area. I am also not going to spend $250 on a hotel downtown.

Also, if there was a hotel, many more people including myself would play a lot more events. It makes it a lot easier on a traveler if the casino accomodates hotels. The Horseshoe Hammond has a first rate casino AND poker room. For them not to have a hotel stinks. I've gone through it already, so I will have to go through it again. If anyone knows of any hotels in that area that are nice...ahhh nevermind...I was going to say let me know, but it's doubtful.

And I am not staying at the Majestic or a Hotel 8 in that area. I am also not going to spend $250 on a hotel downtown.

Apparently you know your options so why ask? lol

how many darn reward credits do you need to get that deal?

This is why I said what I said in the bold. I'm just typing what I'm thinking. And then I realized that a first class casino in the Chicagoland area doesn't have a hotel. Then I got sad. I bet it'd be a bad ass hotel. Chicago is probably strong arming them not to get a hotel so that the gamers from out of town stay in the ritzy casinos in the Gold Coast.

Not very much really ... all you need to do is use your total rewards card at any Harrahs property or some of the affiliated properties that accept it, for EVERYTHING you do there.

Be it when you eat there, you buy something in their shops, play slots, table games, or if you Play Craps, or even when you Play poker. Always, ALWAYS use your card in the slots, or if at table games, poker, or Craps, hand them your Total Rewards card, and ask to be rated.

Then, be to register your Total Rewards card, over at the Harrahs.com website, and always at the very least, check the rates when you are logged in there.

This as many times, even if you don't get your total stay for free, or even if you don't get the room for free, you'll get it for a very low price.

If you are married, I'm pretty sure that you can fix it so that both you and your spouse can have it so your play/points are pooled together.

This way if your spouse doesn't play poker, but plays slots and such, you can reap the rewards of his/her play for hotel stays.

It doesn't matter how 'little' you may or may not play at the slots, or any other games offered at the Casino (including poker), IMO you're losing money if you don't sign up for Casino Player Rewards cards.

This because just by being a member, most casinos will send you offers in the mail or e-mail for free things, like free hotel rooms and the like.

Lastly, I have a saying about Casinos ...

Casinos are like the Military ... they have a don't ask, don't tell policies.

If you don't ask them if you can have something (aka a Comp), they won't tell you you can have it, or even let you know it's a possiblity.

That's not the point ... the point is that these hotels (that he mentioned) are not connected with the Casino, and I suspect as well, they cost you an arm and a leg to stay at to boot.

The Horseshoe in CB Iowa doesn't have a Harrah's Hotel physically connected with it.

However, across the street is a local Hotel (the Country Inn) that they have a deal with that they use and fill many of their rooms, and you can book that hotel via Harrahs.com as well.

This also means for a lot of players, they can get the rooms either for free, or at reduced price.

When this hotel doesn't have rooms, then people can stay at the Harrahs property located a mile away that has a Hotel connected to it.

The fact that the Horseshoe in Hammond Indiana has been a Harrahs property now for a few years, and it STILL doesn't either have a direct hotel connected to the property, nor has Harrahs made any deals with the local hotels that are nearby either.

If they had, they would get a bigger turnout for this event.

I reach out to the Jimmy S. and ask ... next year, when you plan this, please keep this in mind, when picking the Regional event .. and pick one of your properties that has either a Harrahs hotel in place, or a property where your Harrahs property has a deal (already) in place, where your Total Rewards players can get free or reduced rate rooms.

P.S. Chicago I don't think is strong arming them for anything ... me thinks it's because that Harrahs is being cheap and are not willing to build a hotel there, or make deals with hotels in the area for the people who play there.

I just moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the last few months, to accept a job here, and the Hammond property is like half the distance for me then the one down by Louisville, KY.

However, the Hammond property doesn't have a hotel, so ... (even for other things than the WSOP Circuit events) I plan on playing at the one down by Louisville, KY instead.

Plus, while I've not played at the Hammond property, I've always thought that the one down south is the best poker room in the area ... Just my opinion that is.

I know I am just joking. I think they do have discounts at the Ramada down the road check with the poker room. I think they just dont have the room yet for a hotel. Horshoe is the only possible Harrahs property near Chicago to have an event.

i personally hope that ther are more types of games (PLO, O8, HORSE) in the Atlantic City CEs.

I think the most important reason for making Hammond a regional championship is that it is the best poker room between AC and Vegas. There is a lot of action, the facilities are nice, the have plenty of floor space for extra tables, which isn't always possible in riverboat land, and the staff is good.

I wish picking a Regional spot was this easy. I was very dissapointed not to have Tunica as a regional. I have worked hard for 15 years to ensure that the tournaments in Tunica STAY ALIVE. This is my home town and am proud of the Poker Tournaments in Tunica. This being said, I am excited about the Rincon property becoming a Regional. I would hope that California players will fill the tournaments. Believe me, If I could choose regionals, They would be at all of my circuit events..Lol (Council Blufffs, IP Biloxi, Lake Tahoe, Tunica Harrahs, Rincon, and St Louis Harrahs.) But I am not the decision Maker. I can only ask and beg. I will continue to strive to bring a quality event at all Circuit events that I direct. I have new locations this year, and I will be taking notes on how to make each event better. I am open to suggestions as always. Some things cannot aand will not change overnite. However, I will do my best to make the events better over time. Please come out and support the circuit events, so that we can keep Television and the Tournaments alive. I have submitted Tunica snd Rincon's schedule of events and they should be on the website soon.

I was very surprised not to see Tunica as a regional after all it is one of the best drawing events, has the best room rates and would still support 2 events yearly like it used to have if allowed. But Tunica could still have 2 events if the Horseshoe would be allowed a stop they could put additional tables needed next door at the Road House like they used to do at the Strike for the WPO in the days before Jack sold to Harrahs. Heard a rumor that Choctaw in Durant will be one of the added wsopc stops. Any comment on adding the possibility of adding the Tunica Horseshoe, Choctaw and you running all new wsopc events?

I think Harrahs is locked into a contract with ESPN for the number and possibly the location of the regional sites.

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