Agree with this. Seems like such a bad move by the WSOP. It should be in vegas and at a time when folks kinda plan to be there. I think it would be cool if they did it online also and maybe had x number of players come back down to a certain #- maybe 45-180 players left and have it go live so it’s not such an inconvenience. (I know online would be disliked by some but it seems like a solid move to make it convenient for folks).

I feel it might be super value though bc I would assume a lot of people won’t go and play it in LA.

I didn’t win a ring this year so it doesn’t impact me but I kinda feel bad for the folks that won’t make the trip to LA. Just seems like a really bad move.

Definitely the worst lines are in the morning, but I tried that late-in-the-evening strategy a couple years ago (think it was around 9:00) and was in line for over an hour. The line seemed pretty short when I got in it, but it just didn't move because they didn't have enough tellers working at that hour. After that experience I've happily paid the credit card fee to use the kiosks, but obviously it's up to you to balance the fee vs. your patience for waiting in line.

However, I still don't register too early. Life can throw curveballs at you, and if something comes up and I have to cancel or alter my trip, I don't want to have to mess with trying to cancel the registration. I generally register on the app the morning of my flight to Vegas. Still plenty early to not have to worry about a flight filling up.

This will be my 4th Wsop. Coming in for 6-19 to 6-29.

Excited to play the millionaire maker for the first time. Firing 1 or 2 bullets.

Why anyone would stand on line more than once I don’t know. Very simple, wait on line at the Wsop cage once at an off time and load the $ you will need for your Wsop buy ins throughout your trip to your Wsop tbic account. Once you fund your tbic acct with $$, you can then register using bravo app and print your ticket at the kiosk for a $3 fee each time. Well worth not standing in these huge lines. The only way that doesn’t work is if you are only playing one tournament specifically but I assume most of us are playing more than one.

I've seen long lines at 6 am, I've seen long lines at 10 pm, and everything in between.

If you do it online, everyone has to be in the state where it's licensed. So that would mean NV. People would be pissed to have to fly to NV and then play online, so they might as well have it live.

Where is it, Commerce? I wouldn't go either. Not that it would ever be an issue.

There's another way it won't work. Can't app.

I don't think I've waited more than 45 minutes in line at Rio or Paris ever. By 10 PM, most people have busted their events and gone home. Venue is generally pretty empty at night. I've regged many events over the years and I'd estimate the average non-peak wait time as sub 20 minutes. My sense is that most of the grumbling about lines comes from people who show up the morning of their event and are somehow surprised that the sea doesn't miraculously part for them. Do the bare minimum of research/preparation and you can largely avoid those headaches. The one spot where you can't really avoid it is if you bust early and decide to rebuy, because that's not really a scenario you can prepare for, and you'll be a prisoner of demand.

In general though, hit the cage after 10 PM the night before your event and you shouldn't have any serious issues.

How's the walk from Horseshoe to Wynn? I am planning on spending 100% of my time playing at either wsop or wynn, probably 50/50 between the two. Can't decide if I want to stay somewhere in between the two (Harrahs etc) or have full convenience of staying at one of the locations (horseshoe) but then having a longer walk to the other.

30-35 minutes maybe? It's not a brutal one from a distance standpoint, but Wynn poker room is on the opposite end of the property. You're cutting across Cromwell, Flamingo, LINQ, Harrah's, Venetian, and Palazzo. Gonna take a while. I stayed at LINQ last week for the Horseshoe WSOP-C while playing primarily at Wynn/Venetian and it felt like a good middle ground.

Yeah it's a solid haul. I like walking the strip for the most part, and stayed at Venetian some of the time last year and found that fine. But it will be warm and a solid 30-45 minutes from room to room. Definitely figure the cut-through routes to save time and outside steps.

Thank you both. Yea 30-45 minutes is a hike for sure. Sounds like Harrahs or Linq might be best option.

If you have access to internet I believe you can register through the bravo website, doesn’t need to be technically be through the app if you don’t have a smartphone. Someone can correct me if I’m wrong.

Maybe if you have a laptop or something. But yes with no smart phone that is another issue.

If paying for an event with a credit card, does it have to be in person at the cage? Are other methods allowed? Such as kiosks and Bravo.

Can use credit card on Bravo and on kiosks. Have to check in in person one time to verify, but can pre-register using it before arrival. After that, can use on Bravo/kiosks instantaneously.

The more people that don't know to do this......the better for you and me. Pro tip-fund your tbic at 2am......zero line

Thanks!

There's got to be a shuttle or bus that runs along the strip such that you wouldn't have to hike the whole way. It could be damned hot though, walking or waiting for transportation in June or July for the WSOP. How about the monorail? Is that an option? I researched this topic last year. I might have to do so again if I contemplate playing any tournaments outside the WSOP.

I used to walk from Bally's to V a lot years ago, I can't remember exactly but I would say about 15 minutes and I walk a good pace darting around slow people. Then from V to Wynn is all indoor to the bridge and you are there, probably another 8 to 10 minutes. But that was just inside the door not poker room, now the poker room is much farther.

Probably be better off taking an Uber. lol

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I’ve taken the monorail quite a bit. I stay at the Sahara often, and it’s the best way to get down to the south end of the strip in the heat. But it’s not a time saver.

The Ballys/Paris stop is a convenient location, but the time to get to and from the drop point is not going to save you any time. Also, the waiting around at the platform is going to kill your angle.

Get your steps in, Bob and weave through the casinos.

Damn they end the promotion May 31'st. That's a bummer for us coming out to the WSOP after that.

Hey bucketorocks , I use to be a big fan of Sahara Daily Poker Tournaments (I think it used to be $85 or something). Do they still run it ? It used to get 100-150 runners every day.

You mean way back in the day? The $65 big sandwich tournament? lol

You can view all their tournaments and cash games and live info on the Poker Atlas app. It looks pretty dead the times I look on the app, but I have not looked at the tournaments to see how many runners.

I don't even think they got a 1/3nl game going yesterday, unless it was late, and there is a big V tournament series going with lots of tables at all the other rooms, but not Sahara or even Resorts World.

What the Heck ? Is this an April fools Joke?https://www.poker.org/wsop-bans-chip...-series/?amp=1