Kevmath said on a podcast this would not be an option because financial rules are different in US.

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I’m not going to tell you what you should do as interactions with Caesar’s booking system and reservation personnel is not a consistent thing. And the rates are constantly changing. Maybe it would be better to just keep things as they are and try a different way next time. But if I were trying to book 24 nights (or thereabouts) and maximize my comps, I would book 11 nights using my CR account and whatever discount promo there is (usually WSOP). Then skip 2 nights. And then book the remaining nights using the CR account and discount code. Lastly I would book the two nights in between without using my CR account.

There is a price to pay for this in that those two nights may be more expensive than they would otherwise be and you’ll pay about $100 more total for resort fees. So you have to figure out if the comps you get in that second leg are worth the extra cost. But if they are, and you make all three reservations at the same property, it should be seamless when you check in and can stay in the same room for the entire trip. Just make sure the counter agent knows you have three contiguous reservations. There was a time during Covid where they had this stupid policy of you having to go to the front desk to “check in” three separate times. But that is no longer the case, at least when I was there last summer.

Lastly, just to point out how CET has gotten demonstrably worse in recent years… this whole comp reset process is not as beneficial as it once was. Everybody’s comps and rates are customized based on their gaming rating, so I am only speaking from personal experience. But I have found the difference between comped nights and non comped nights to have really dwindled (typically as little as $15-25). So if you’re only saving the small amount, you have to have a lot of comps to make up for the increased rate and resort fees for those two “reset” nights. Also resort fees have nearly doubled in the last 5 years or so. So again, this “trick” is not nearly as useful as it once was. As an example, two years ago I booked 28 nights and there was no benefit to using the trick.

Stringer - Akashenk has laid it out very well. I will add that calling direct to the Horseshoe can also at times give you the best deal. I personally have ran into the 48 hour issues when booking online and opt for 72 hours. Checking often can be key to getting the best deal as Asashenk notes as rates are constantly changing and whether it is accurate or not I have read several accounts that this partially can be a browser cache issue on your own computer so clearing it MAY be an option. Always try online AND direct call. Anecdotally as an example I recently ADDED June 17th to my existing 18th -28th online reservation by calling the Horseshoe and they LOWERED my Grand total cost from $315 to $259 but my costs from July 1-11th remained unchanged at $274. Some consider it to be a frustrating process but I just treat it as a game giving me that much more funds to lose gaming Good luck

Thank you. I just heard the same pod today.

I plan to play the Colossus, and I have few questions, if anyone can help, with thanks:

1. In which room will the event be played (HS or Paris)? I would like to book a room that offers convenient access during the 20-minute breaks.
If I book Paris and the tournamnet is run at HS, is it walkable during the break?

2. Also, is there direct walk access to the HS food court from HS event center?

3. What is the process of opting out from displaying my name and results on WSOP website and cardplayers? For example, for 2023 player 566 is now shown on WSOP results nor on cardplayers.

Which podcast was it?

1. The large field events are played in both venues. It’s pretty random where you get assigned. As for making it to your room on break, it’s easiest if you’re in HS and the event is in the HS event center. If the elevators are working reasonably well and you’re not stuck in the sea of humanity, you can usually make it to your room and have 5–10 minutes there. Going between venues is more difficult. You can probably make it if you move fairly quickly but you will likely have at most 5 minutes in your room.

2. The closest way to go would be to go out the doors by the event center, down the stairs to the lower level and into the food court from the street. However I think those doors were closed off last year for construction. The other way is to head over to the casino and go down the escalator, but it’s certainly a roundabout way of getting to the food court. Not something which would be easy to do on a standard break.

3. If I remember correctly there was something you can sign or fill out when you go through the payout process to request not having results reported. But it’s been a couple years since I cashed . You should inquire at the payout cage when you arrive to be certain.

The Rec Poker Podcast, the episode entitled "Special Edition: WSOP 2024". His comment about not being able to use bitcoin with WSOP+ is near the beginning, just before they get into the details of the schedule.

Many thanks for your reply, .. really helpful, in fact, that is what I thought about sea of humans moving during the break, I would assume that day 3 will be one of the busiest throughout the whole series. I walk fast, really fast when there is sapce, I would assume many people will still want to use elevators during the break though, but it is better than nothing. I also dont mind missing the last 2 or 3 hands right before the break sometimes, and if necessary.

Not missing last 2/3 hands but depending on your position after glancing last hand and if possible mucking and walk away quickly also will give you an advantage. Also where your table is in accordance with exit will also help you.

I could be imagining it, but I thought I read or heard somewhere that they will be implementing staggered breaks during the mega field events to try and avoid the clogged hallways. If it is in my imagination, it would be a good idea.

As for the elevators at HS. It’s definitely one my few issues with the property as the host of the WSOP, and in general. I have been staying there for years. Each side of the resort tower has 8 elevators and I don’t think I have ever seen more than 4 working at a time. I don’t know if it’s done on purpose for some reason, or is just an example of poor maintenance. But if the former, I really wish they would use all the elevators during the WSOP when there are predictable periods of really high demand throughout the day.

Excellent Akashenk !!

I always had the same question but never bothered to ask or find the answer.

Very helpful information for many players.

Who gets "sponsored"? Must be CET because nobody ever does anything for the players.

WTF are "Landmark satellites"?

I think they have/had smaller showrooms up there with various attractions.

That's a huge exaggeration.

It's gone downhill since the Eldorado takeover. Last time I stayed there apparently someone had stolen the clock and it wasn't replaced. The bench for the end of the bed was also missing.

I would say that's dependent on how many elevators are running that day. If it' 1 or 2, you aren't making it in 20 min. You'll have a long wait for the elevator and the crowd grows the longer it takes, until not everyone can get on, and you have to wait for the next one. Same story to get back down. If you plan to go to your room during breaks, ask for a low floor when you check in.

One thing for sure is much better than Rio. You don't have the thumpa thumpa from da club all night long.

I think it's on purpose because CET is so cheap. They're saving money on electricity, plus wear and tear on the mechanicals.

That would be great! I imagine this is possible. In scenario 1, see below, all levels would be synchronized with indicators to show when tables that are on break. Breaks would occur mid-level, though.

Note: every box is 20 minutes, and the number indicates the level.


Or, implement this scenario with breaks between levels, and 20 min gap between breaks. However, this will require different clocks for each table, as different tables may have different levels at the same time. May use three differnt sub-flights within the same day: Day 1A1, Day 1A2, and Day 1A3, etc.


Of course this can be done only while reasonably far from ITM.

I defeintly dont plan to do this on every break, but in selected situations, positions, and stack size as well, as seipping a few hands with small stack is obviously bad.

Yikes. That would be extremely complex to implement, and becomes a problem when you factor in breaking tables and moving players. There have been times where the clocks for the same tournament were different between Horseshoe and Paris, and they wouldn't move players from one room to the other until after a break where they could get them back in synch. That was complex enough. The crammed hallways and bathroom lines during breaks aren't something they're going to be able to fix easily.

I had little trouble with the Horseshoe elevators last year during breaks, but I also walk pretty fast and was quick to leave my seat at the start of a break whenever I could. The one time I was in the corner of the Horseshoe ballroom, I also followed another player out a side door into the service hallway and right out into the corridor. Great shortcut if your table is on the West side of the ballroom.

Paris and Horseshoe clocks are purposefully offset by 5-7 minutes to account for the walk.

E.g. breaking into Paris
Horseshoe starts at 10AM
Paris starts at 10:05AM

When horseshoe breaks a table into Paris. Paris is 5 minutes behind so with the walking, by the time you get to paris, you don't lose any tournament time. (Might lose or gain a minute or two depending how long it takes floor to gather up all the tables and your groups to walk)

So the two rooms by default are staggered.

Landmark satellites are just WSOP name for milestone satellites that other venues have been runningnfor the past year+

https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop...satellites.htm

"Landmark satellites are new for 2024, and they will award players a seat once they reach a predetermined amount of chips.".
So rather than surviving to say the top 10% of the starting field, you are awarded a seat as soon as you build your stack to a certain level. 10x the starting stack for a 10% satellite? This is new to me. I wonder about the strategy ramifications.

https://jakacoaching.com/programs/mi...trategy-2ce045

I'm remembering one large field tournament last year where they had some issues (dealer shortage I think it was) and one room ended up behind the other by something like an hour. Can't remember which event it was since I wasn't playing it myself, but I heard the stories about what a cluster it was.