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Originally Posted by VestbjergFTW
We are looking for any advice you guys have - as I understand, its possible to reg. to WSOP online and use the fast track machines, but how about the other series? Any good advice on how to minimize the waiting time?
Imagine the laziest person in the world, set your internal clock 5 minutes ahead of that, and you should be fine.
I'm exaggerating, but my observation is that a lot of the complaints about wait times and lines come from situations where people did zero planning and exercised no forethought. I played one of the Wynn $500s last summer and, if I remember correctly, the alternate list was over 100 players deep. I was seated from the first minute because I got there a half hour before the start time. Likewise, I played an Aria $600 and bought a ticket maybe 15 minutes before the start. There were long lines and alternates, but I was seated right away because I actually got there on time. Notice the trend? Just check the start time and slide in 15-30 minutes early, and you should be fine everywhere except the WSOP.
The WSOP is a somewhat different animal since the fields will be much bigger than anywhere else. I recommend buying tickets for your WSOP events the night before, which has always been a breeze for me. If you show up the day of, there may be crowds, especially for the popular NLHE events. In terms of other venues and their reg times, I'm pretty sure you can register Venetian events in advance, though you probably wouldn't really
need to. I want to say it will also be the same for Wynn since I know I've pre-regged other stuff there the night before I actually played.
The one spot where I've personally encountered huge waits in the summer is with cash lists, but in this example I'm the guy who came unprepared, as I just showed up and put my name on the list. You can expect to wait a long time for a table at places like Bellagio and Aria if you just walk up and you aren't playing super high stakes, as there will be big demand for 1/3 and 2/5. The list can be 30-40 names deep. If you want to play cash, maybe call in and put your name down ahead of time, or at least check the live listings on the Bravo app to feel out the probable wait time. Seating will typically be faster at peripheral venues like MGM Grand and Resorts World as opposed to the central options like Bellagio and Aria.