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Originally Posted by arruda212
Trying to decide to either play the PH 600 Milli or the Venetian 400K for also the $600 buy in, both start around the same time 6/8, I'm only in town until Sunday 6/8 any suggestions? I know the PH field will prolly be fishy any thoughts?
I assume you meant Sunday 6/10.
Anyhow, here are some comparison points... even though official structures haven't been released, I agree with another poster in that they should be very similar.
the Venetian is a two day tourney, so it should definitely be over by Sunday, while, Ph is a three day tourney which will likely be playing well into Sunday. Of course, by then, it will be well into the money, so perhaps extending your stay a bit might make sense, if it should become necessary.
The Venetian has a $10 food comp. As far as I know Ph doesn't.
The Venetian tourney starts at 12:00pm... Ph at 10:00 am.
The Venetian will be holding its events in the Sands Expo center this year for the first time, so its a bit of unchartered territory. However, I am told they will still have shuffle machines throughout and I would expect them to have well-run events and a pretty cool setup, akin to some of the things (like food stations and player lounges, etc.) you see at the WSOP.
PH has had issues over the years with dealer quality and a generally sub-standard poker-playing environment (poor lighting, low quality chairs, etc.). I am told these have been or will be addressed, so I guess we'll have to wait and see.
You will run into wilder players at PH which can be a blessing or a curse, depending on how things work out.
If all you care about is biggest bang for your buck, then I would go with PH since its guarantee is larger. Of course, you can enter that and match your competition and play like a madman, and if you bust, head over to the Venetian. I believe registration is open to like 9:45pm.
Its too bad you can't stay a little longer... the Venetian is holding its own $600 1MM guarantee tourney starting that weekend and going into the first part of the week. And of course, the week before that weekend is the MSPT $1100 at the Venetian which should have a 4MM+ prizepool this year.
GL whatever you choose.