Congratulations!
Paris is the nicer hotel, imo.

Is the ME only played on the Horseshoe side? I thought some played in Paris, also.

Paris and HS are connected. Where the convention center hallway meets the parking garage escalators and main path to casino, there's a walkway that takes you to the HS side. Look up the Floorplan for each property and you'll see the path. From the elevator location in Paris to sitting at your table in HS will take less than 10 minutes.

Parallax - Fwiw - found an article about Landmark/Milestone satellites. Think they left out a word in the cheating section - should be "does NOT appear"

Also saw somewhere that this approach was used last year with Main Event sattys.

https://www.cardschat.com/news/what-...ellite-118852/

I would think they would move along faster but get weird at the end - especially if they remove all of a qualifier's chips - really shrinks the remaining chip pool

Download the schedule from the WSOP site:

https://www.wsop.com/2024/2024-WSOP-...pdf?t=20240216

Scroll down to the last page. It gives info on satellite offerings.

Great bro, happy to hear it That said, I was just asking the question myself, but cool that it helped you out regardless!!!

As far as I am concerned, I will be sticking with Rio Hotel, I guess, as Flamingo is significant more expensive (even with Caesar's reward system) and I prefer staying in a hotel with gym, pools and restaurants as opposed to staying in an off the strip AirBnB at half the price... Any suggestions would be welcomed, thx all!

I should of mentioned that the reason I chose the Rio Hotel, was to save about of monies (as opposed to booking Paris, Flamingo etc.), but wanted to be on the strip regardless/within walking distance (at times...), but mainly access to the commodities of a hotel. So saving monies is somewhat important, but not to the extent of being off the strip in a cheap hotel (definitely not) or an AirBnB (okayish option, but still no). So yeah, if anyone has any recommendations/comments/criticism on my plans, please chime in.

I would definitely not call Rio on the strip or within any reasonable walking distance especially in the summer or late at night.

Thx for your comment friend Not safe at night to walk, you say???

In other news, I had booked Rio a month+ ago and upon doing a search today, I saw that I could get at for $400 cheaper, imagine that!!! So yeah, am booking for 19 days and am revisiting hotels on strip on options and AirBnBs off strip...

I agree with Black Aces. I did the walk once, with a friend, and didn't feel too safe in the early evening. You walk up (and maybe down) an on-ramp, and through a couple of sketchy parking lots. Was very deserted.

As said above, the Rio is definitely not on the strip and also not "walkable" to the strip - unless you want to spend half your vacation walking across concrete in scorching heat.
If you get a great cheap deal and are happy with the Rio as a place to stay for other reasons, go for it, but just know you will be spending a lot of money on ubers, or need to figure out trams/buses or other alternate arrangements to get to and from Horseshoe/Paris. I know if you've never been to Vegas and just glance at a map of the strip and surrounding areas, it looks like the Rio is right there - it's not. I would strongly discourage staying at the Rio now that the WSOP is at Horseshoe/Paris, unless you're fine with taking an Uber/cab back-and-forth every day (and paying for same).

Check out this thread for more discussion on walking from the Rio to the Strip.

Wynn switched over to PokerAtlas today from bravo, still in the process of getting everything set up.

I am surprised by this move, not sure what the benefits are.

As someone who’s browsed both, I like the user interface of pokeratlas much more than bravo.

The PokerAtlas platform is significantly better and more feature-rich than Bravo. They can even tie in to individual tables for seat openings, though I think that requires some equipment and I’m not sure if Wynn will be implementing it. Fingers crossed for the new Venetian room doing so.

Pretty much any location on the ground floor in Paris to any location on the ground floor at HS is a 3-5 minutes walk or less.

I tried using it for Wynn today to get on list but I guess they were still setting up and wasn't working yet.

I used it a few days ago for Resort World and once you get on the list the big time clock covers up everything and you can't navigate the app anymore to view the list with yourself on it and see your position, etc. very annoying. After messing with it for 5 or 10 minutes I got it to show one time without the clock covering it up and could never figure out how to do it again.

Re Rio - looks like the buses run 24/7 every 30 minutes. Straight shot on Flamingo. That said I would still prefer the Gold Coast.

That is great, thx! Are you talking about the shuttles or actual buses???

Thx friend, informative thread!

Thx for the HU ; will probably opt for the bus/shuttle/uber 90% of the time, but will definitely walk it a few times. I am more in the fit/not scared to get into a scrap side of the spectrum

Gotcha. If it is not really an enjoyable or at least un-tilting walk, might just eat the uber costs/rely on public transportation.

A curious thing happened today : I had reserved the Rio several months ago and upon exploring other options today, I noticed that the Rio was offering a 35% discount!!! So I just went ahead and cancelled my booking, reserved again and saved $350 for my 19 day stay

Keep checking literally every other day online - it's surprising the deals you can get out of the blue on Caesar's and occasionally MGM properties. Also I strongly suggest you call the Casino direct even though that might be a hassle internationally. Been my experience they will always match the net price and often can offer you something even better. Now being a rated player obviously can help (no clue your status with Caesar or MGM) but its still worth a shot.

Oh, and Don't walk to the RIO at night from the WSOP. Just not worth the risk - take the hike in the morning to start the event if you want ...... Just please sit at a different table from me LOL.

Good Luck

Walked this way once. I felt a little bit unsafe, its a long walk. Cant recommend it in june/july.

Ya the rio would not be a good choice. They used to have a free shuttle right to Bally's/ Horseshoe but they stopped that a while ago. Gold coast I think still has a free shuttle to the strip (tip the driver a buck) would be a better choice, they have an ok breakfast buffet for under $10 with a rewards card. I prefer to stay on the property so Horseshoe for me, I avoid the resort fees with diamond card.

Thx for the replies folks, this thread has been very helpful I am still set on Rio, as all the better AirBnB options are now gone, so it would be a similar price than the Rio, east of the strip and would require an Uber ride. Rio has the bus options and does anyone know how much would an Uber from Rio-Paris cost???

Haha, alright, ALRIGHT, I will only walk on my way back and perhaps just a couple of times, if that!!!

Will take a look at the Gold Coast, thx!

Updated.

https://www.wsop.com/2024/faq/

How come no one mentions the Tuscany? Isn't very close to the back door? I have no stayed there in years, but it was fine in 2010.

I see that credit cards are an option to buy into the tournaments, does anyone know if this comes with (exuberant) fees????

I preferred the Gold Coast to the Rio when the series was at the Rio. Just need to request a refrigerator. The Rio used to have a free shuttle to the strip. I wonder if they still have that. You could use the shuttle in the morning to get you to Paris/Horseshoe but you'd need another option to get you back to the Rio late at night.

Generally a 3% fee on Visa, more for Amex. Bravo adds a $3 charge for using their service. Can't use a CC to buy into the Main Event, not that I've ever played that.