Moose's Vegas PreTrip Report

moose · Dec 03,2005, 12:57 AM

Booked my Vegas trip for me and MrsMoose for Dec. 16 - 20.

Flight:
nwa.com courtesy of Wolffhound $237.83 cdn taxes allin each
Direct flights each way from Detroit.

Rooms (US$):
Sahara Fri/Sat $45 each night www.saharavegas.com
Stratosphere Sun/Mon $20 each night http://www.travelworm.com courtesy of Pokerkid1215

Thank you forumers. You saved me a bundle.

My second trip. Last time went to play single deck BJ and $1 craps. This time looking forward to some more craps but mostly poker.

lasvegasadvisor.com tells me that the Stratosphere tourneys are $20 and 90% of the money is returned to the players so I will probably try that on the Monday.

JohnnieH · Dec 03,2005, 07:10 AM

Wow. Some great deals there.

I take it there will be a "during trip" and a "post" trip as well?

Have a fun and safe trip.

Good luck to you both.

JohnnieH

compuease · Dec 03,2005, 10:35 AM

Check out the 3 daily Sahara tournaments as well.. Excellent playability and value for $42. + $20. rebuy/add-on. Played 2 of them when I was there 3 weeks ago at the same time as Wolfhound and BigE. Jeff...

Wolffhound · Dec 03,2005, 04:16 PM

Sweet flight price Moose. It'll be an hour late leaving...but, you'll get there safely.

Have a great time, I'll be looking forward to a report or three.

Maybe Mrs Moose will keep tabs on her play...and we can compare the his/her reports...

moose · Dec 03,2005, 08:24 PM

Jeff we never got a trip report from you. What did you think of the poker room at the Sahara?

compuease · Dec 04,2005, 11:19 AM

You're right I never did do that did I? Actually Im not a very good writer compared to some of you.. lol... And since I'm not a drinker the stories would seem sort of dry...
However as for the Sahara poker room, it is kinda small and cramped compared to newer ones at MGM, Excaliber, etc but the tourney is great. I never did play any ring there though.

AcidJoe · Dec 04,2005, 09:49 PM

Moose have you got a direct flight or do you have to change flights? Also on the return are you doing the red eye? I'm planing a trip at the end of June so I know I'm going to pay more for hotel and flights. I looked at travelling from Buffalo but you end up at detroit anyways.

moose · Dec 05,2005, 07:28 AM

Direct each way. Flight leaves Vegas 10:30pm to arrive in Detroit at 5:18

Bulldogge · Dec 10,2005, 08:38 AM

Moose,

Stratosphere has raised the price to $50 and they now have a rebuy - I played there on Wednesday.

westside8 · Dec 10,2005, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AcidJoe

Moose have you got a direct flight or do you have to change flights? Also on the return are you doing the red eye? I'm planing a trip at the end of June so I know I'm going to pay more for hotel and flights. I looked at travelling from Buffalo but you end up at detroit anyways.

Are you planning to play in any of the WSOP events when you go?

AcidJoe · Dec 10,2005, 03:22 PM

yea I'm looking at playing event #2 at the WSOP. I guess I have to find out the blind structure etc to make sure I'm there for long enough. If anyone knows where I can find this out please let me know.

Bulldogge · Dec 11,2005, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AcidJoe

I'm planing a trip at the end of June so I know I'm going to pay more for hotel and flights. I looked at travelling from Buffalo but you end up at detroit anyways.

Westside8 - I work with a guy who goes to Vegas 6-8 times a year. This is the advice he gave me and it worked in saving me some good money on my trips this year.
1) Sign up at Expedia and Southwest (Ding) for fare change notifications. It doesn't matter if you don't want to use their service as most of the airlines drop the price of flights at the same time. Just use it as a reminder to check the latest prices.
2) Prices hit the bottom in the 4 - 6 week out range then begin to climb again. If you watch a couple of cycles you can nail the bottom pretty easy.
3) Use Travelworm for the hotel prices then phone the hotel directly for an additional discount. (Tell them you saw it cheaper on Travelworm). This however results in only a small saving (5% to 10%) if the room was already rock bottom price.
4) If you can go during the week everything is cheaper. Avoid Thursday night to Friday departure and Sunday night to Monday night return.

Good luck

moose · Dec 12,2005, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Bulldogge

Moose,

Stratosphere has raised the price to $50 and they now have a rebuy - I played there on Wednesday.

Thanks for the info. That is disappointing.

Bulldogge · Dec 12,2005, 10:23 AM

Moose,

Luxor and Mandaly Bay both had excellent daytime tournaments in the $40 - $50 range with no rebuys. I believe that Paris/Bally's and Alladin all have the same. The Luxor had 77 people (paid top 8 with first being $671) while Mandalay Bay had 30 people (didn't find out the prize structure) in their morning tournaments. The only different thing about their tourny's was the first hour was limit. Its is a better format than allowing a rebuy, (in my opinion however I would rather see no-limit all the way), as I imagine they are making sure everyone gets a few hands for their money. I think you will find these daytime tourny's alot easier than you think they will be. My limited experience has lead me to the conclusion that in these cheaper tournaments:

Daytime = tourists
Nightime = tourists/locals

I don't think you will find to many sharks in these waters when the Wynn is hosting a daytime tourny with a $12,000 first prize.

Hork42 · Dec 12,2005, 02:23 PM

If you don't mind heading off the strip, Binions had a decent tournament. Very well-run. Over 100 entrants on saturday afternoon. $70ish entry with 1 rebuy. Top 10 paid. Sunday had less entrants (about 75)... not sure about weekdays.