Thanks..

Disappointing they went away from the $350 buy in 100k guarantees. Loved the structure and prize pools last year. 6 starting flights at $150 this year for 100k. No thanks.
No guarantee on Poker night in America? Maybe 400k+ GPP would draw entries.

I agree with this sentiment. My first trip to the Golden Nugget series was in 2013. Here is the 2013 schedule: http://www.goldennugget.com/lasvegas/pdf/gps.pdf

Look how there is both a NLHE *and* a mixed game event every single day. That schedule was great, IMO. If you came to play a mixed event at the WSOP, there was an event at Golden Nugget almost perfectly lined up 1-2 days before it. Want to play the $1500 PLO8 at WSOP? Play the $230 PLO8 at GN 1-2 days before it and get your game warmed up and your mind right. Maybe even use it as a satellite to buy your way in.

I haven't compared this year's GN to WSOP to see if it matches up like that, but there is definitely a higher % of NLHE than in years past. Bleh.

Yes, that one is curious. Oklahoma Johnny is a peach of a man, but not sure how many seniors he can entice with $10k in their pockets.

They got rid of the limit event this year unless I missed it there are a lot of tourneys

My thoughts exactly. You know this multi flight stuff is out of hand when they are putting up guarantees of ~120 players per flight for a $150 tournament.

The events designated as "Championships" - are they awarding any sort of bracelet / trophy?

No structure or guarantee for the $1675 early in June?

First I thought "OKJ Presents: Seniors Super High Roller $10,000" might mean it was being sponsored by OKJ Jewellery or other business. I remember Oklahoma Johnny's pledge of allgegiance speech last year, but I don't think he (or Doyle Brunson) even played the WSOP Seniors Championship. Even the players who go very deep in that WSOP event, like I did, are unlikely to risk $10K of our profit a week later.

Nits gonna nit to pay that pharmacy bill

is there a link to the structure/rake??

Is the field for the poker night in America main going to be a pretty tough field? Or mostly older players?

Link to the schedule on site :

http://www.goldennugget.com/lasvegas...okerSeries.pdf

Cheyenne sadly we still live in a donk mentality when it comes to poker. I love the many variations of the game as you. That is why I call the main event at the wsop the major "hee haw (donk) event"; because THE true champion is the one who takes down the mixed game event. Sadly many will read this and go HUH!!!

Just because something is unpopular doesn't make it better or more valid. I think if you mixed game players spent as much time espousing the virtues of playing mixed games instead of bitching and moaning about schedules or taking shots at people who don't, you might actually grow your games and attain the outcomes you want.

Every summer most of the venues in Vegas go out of their way and make sub-optimal financial decisions by offering some number of mixed games. And every year, like clockwork, the mixed game whiners come out en mass and start crying. "This venue doesn't offer the specific obscure mixed game I like". "That venue's events don't line up with the WSOP exactly like I want". "Another venue's buy-ins aren't to my linking". Its like the same litany of complaints over and over again, and the when these mixed events tend to draw poorly, the whining reaches a crescendo if the events are reduced or dropped the following year.

Please, for the love of all that is good and holy, try to grow your games like adults instead of petulant children and stop with the whining. And if it isn't meant to be, deal with it.

Ha, I don't often agree with akashenk but he's spot on here.

+1

These are fun tourneys but wish they werent so top heavy!

Does anyone know whether or not the mixed O8 MTT on 6/24 includes FL, and if so how often each game is played?
TIA

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where can I find the structure sheets?

I too was disappointed in 2014, especially with the quality of the dealers.

Straight out of the pits and the worst I'd ever seen. Will say they were apologetic and admitted they had little experience.

Some couldn't chop a pot, didn't know basic tournament rules, couldn't collect antes correctly, etc, etc etc. Multiple mis-deals per down.

I swore I would never return, but last year I did play the 8-game. Figured they would be using their more experienced dealers for it and they were generally competent. I didn't play any of their other events but heard the dealers were much more competent than in earlier years.

Since I'm staying downtown for the first half of my trip this year, I'm gonna give them another shot at my business and play at least one NLHE event.


Here is spreadsheet of the Summer's action:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qk3emxdoqn...2016.xlsx?dl=0

I agree but think we are in the minority. I think tournaments that paid 25% of the field would attract much more repeat business from recreational players.

Unlike pros who hope for a large score with a top 3 finish, recs would love to win their money back and enter another event.


Beware the dreaded resort fee. A $49 room quickly turns into a $77 room when you add the $28 per day fee.

I booked a room at the 4-Queens via Priceline Express for $44 plus tax per night including 2 weekend nights. Admittedly not as nice as the Nugget but I only use it to sleep & shower and can use the $350 weekly savings for more buy-ins.

Quite aware of Kenny's spreadsheet thanks mate. You'll notice from the date on the post that it was prior to all those schedules being released - I was gathering info from the various hosts as to when we'd expect to see schedules. All of which, except Aria, have now been added.

Anyone have any false promises about the eta for structure sheets?

Come on, please give us the tournament details, structures, etc.....

I am interested in the PNA tournament in particular.