Las Vegas Insider: Info on Las Vegas Poker by Casino

"POKER" on the Las Vegas Strip:
BELLAGIO - - EXCALIBUR - FLAMINGO - LUXOR - MIRAGE - MONTE CARLO -
NOTE: ALMOST ALL POKER ROOMS ARE NON-SMOKING....

HOTEL/CASINO	TABLES:	ROOM:	GAMES:
			Texas Hold'em
Aladdin -closed see Planet Hollywood
BALLY'S 3645 LV Blvd South Las Vegas, NV 89109 Ph: 1-888-742-9248 Fax: 702-967-4405	Tables: 10 Hours: 7 days 24 hours	Tournaments: yes 2,000 sq. ft room located adjacent to Sully's Bar	Games Texas Hold'em, including $2 to $4, $3 to $6 as well as $4 to $8 Hold'em. In addition, $1 to $5 Seven Card Stud and No Limit Hold'em (with a $200 maximum buy-in) will also be available..
BILL'S 3595 Las Vegas Blvd. South	Tables: 2	Tournaments: No	Games NL Hold'em
BELLAGIO 3600 Las Vega Blvd South Las Vegas NV, 89109 Poker Office (702) 693-7290 Poker Room (702) 693 -291 Reservations (888) 987-6537	Tables: 30 Hours: 7 days 24 hours Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table Non-Smoking Seats - Handicapped Accessible	The room at the Bellagio is the most elegant poker room in the world located in the finest casino hotel in the world. *"The Bellagio's market niche is higher-limit gamblers and players who want to play in an attractive, smoke-free* environment. "**Besides the limits listed, super high limits are played daily. Games ranging from 100/200 all the way up to no limit with antes in the hundreds and blinds in the thousands can be found here. Low and medium limit games can always be found.	Games Hold Em 4/8, 8/16, 15/30, 30/60, 40/80, High Limit, 1-4-8 Omaha 8 or Better Kill 6/12, 15/30, 20/40 Stud Kill 1-5, 4/8, 6/12, 15/30, 30/60, High Limit, At limits of 50/100 and better combination games such as H.O.R.S.E are played. Ask for details
CAESARS PALACE 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas NV, 89109 (800) 634-6001	Tables: 63 Hours: 7 days 24 hours Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table Non-Smoking Seats - Handicapped Accessible	The room at the CAESARS is very classy and elegant poker room....nicer than Bellagio's??	Games Texas Holdem: $3/6, $6/12, $10/20, $30/60 and up. No-Limit Holdem: $1/2 No Limit. $2/5 No Limit. $5/10 No Limit. Stud: $2-10 Stud. Omaha: Yes Tournaments: Yes
CIRCUS CIRCUS VEGAS 2880 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas NV, 89109 Hotel/Casino (702) 734-0410 Poker Room (702) 836-6606 Toll Free (800) 634-3458	Tables: 10 Hours: 24/7 Days Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - Handicapped Accessible	Circus is a family orientated casino with a midway and theme park.	Games Hold Em Jackpots 3/6 Omaha Jackpots 3/6 Stud Jackpots 1-5
EXCALIBUR 3850 Las Vegas Blvd..S. Las Vegas NV, 89119 Hotel/Casino (702) 597-7777 Poker Room (702) 597-7625 Toll Free (800) 937-7777	Tables: 20 Hours: 24/7 Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - Handicapped Accessible	The room is nice card room. The limits tend to stay low, but they do offer a wide variety of choices. They offer discount comps to the buffet and snack bar as well as a small buffet in the late afternoon and early evening.	Games Hold Em Jackpots 2-6 Stud Jackpots 1-5 Stud 8 or Better Jackpots 2-6
FLAMINGO LAS VEGAS 3555 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas NV, 89109 Hotel/Casino (702) 733 3111 Poker Room (702) 733-3485 Reservations (800) 732-7111	Tables: 10 Hours: 24/ 7 Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - Non-Smoking Seats - Handicapped Accessible	The room at the Flamingo is a great low limit room. The room is located on the main concourse.	Games Hold Em 1-4-8-8 Stud 1-5
Harrah's Las Vegas Casino & Hotel 3475 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 (702) 369-5000 or (800) 392-9002	Tables: 10 Hours: 24/ 7 no smoking in the Harrah's poker room. The entire room is also enclosed behind glass, so it's slightly more difficult to walk out and smoke than at other poker rooms in Las Vegas.	best television setup of any poker room on the strip. Practically any game you want to watch can be shown upon request. (1) large projection TV center of the room, (4) 60" big screen TV's, and (10) 30" televisions surrounding the perimeter of the poker room.... ...food at your table... rumor is there is a clock above the manager's desk....very unusual for Vegas....	Games: Texas Holdem: 2/4, 3/6, 4/8 Texas Hold'em No-Limit Holdem: $60 min / $120 max buy-in. $1/$2 blinds. $200 min / $500 max buy-in. $2/$5 blinds. Stud: No Omaha: No Tournaments: Yes
IMPERIAL PALACE	Tables: 10 Hours: 24/ 7	second floor. Tournaments: Yes The Imperial Palace poker room offers No Limit Hold'em tournaments Monday through Thursday.	Games Texas Holdem: Yes 2/4, 3/6, 4/8 Texas Hold'em No-Limit Holdem: Yes $1/2 blinds - $40 min / $100 max. (this game seems to be pretty regular now, but may not always be available). Stud: No Omaha: No
LUXOR 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. S. Las Vegas NV, 89109 Hotel/Casino (702) 262-4000 Poker Room 702-730-5510 Toll Free 800-724-9333	Tables: 11 Hours: 24 / 7 Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - Non-Smoking Seats - Handicapped Accessible	Tournaments: Yes The Luxor offers daily Texas Holdem tournaments at noon and 8:30 p.m.	Games Texas Holdem: Yes 1/2, 2/4, 1/4/8/8 Texas Hold'em The rake is $4 or 10% for all holdem games. No-Limit Holdem: Yes Minimum $50 / Maximum $50 Buy-in. The Luxor poker room has a single table No Limit Texas Holdem game with a minimum/maximum $50 buy-in. This is the lowest minimum buy-in No Limit game in Vegas. Stud: Yes Stud is usually played at one table with $1-5 limits. Omaha: No
MANDALAY BAY Resort & Casino 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 1-877-632-7800	Tables: 10	The most regularly played games in our 10-table Poker room include games of Texas Hold 'Em, Seven-Card Stud, and other variations are available.	Games 7-Card Stud and Texas Hold'em
MIRAGE 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas NV, 89109 Hotel/Casino (702) 791-7111 Poker Room (702) 791-7291 Toll Free (800) 777-6537	Tables: 31 Hours: 24/7 Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - Non-Smoking Seats - Handicapped Accessible	*smoke-free* The Mirage Cardroom offers some of the best poker action you'll find anywhere! The Poker Zone Tournaments Sunday: 5:00 p.m. No-Limit Texas Hold'em $330 Buy-in with unlimited $200 Re-Buys for the 1st hour with 1 Add-on. Monday: 7:00 p.m. Limit Texas Hold'em $130 Buy-in with unlimited $100 Re-Buys for the 1st hour with 1 Add-on. Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. No-Limit Texas Hold'em $130 Buy-in with unlimited $100 Re-Buys for the 1st hour with 1 Add-on.	Games: Hold Em 4/8, 8/16, 15/30, 30/60, 40/80, High Limit, 1-4-8 Omaha 8 or Better Kill 6/12, 15/30, 20/40 Stud Kill 1-5, 4/8, 6/12, 15/30, 30/60, High Limit, At limits of 50/100 and better combination games such as H.O.R.S.E are played. Ask for details Poker Zone con't.... Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Limit Texas Hold'em $230 Buy-in with (1) $200 Re-Buy anytime during the 1st hour. Thursday: 7:00 p.m. No-Limit Texas Hold'em $230 Buy-in with (1) $200 Re-Buy anytime during the 1st hour.
MONTE CARLO 3700 Las Vegas Blvd. S. Las Vegas NV, 89109 Hotel/Casino (702) 736-6000 Poker Room (702) 730-7780	Tables: 8 Hours: 24/7 Days Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - Non-Smoking Seats - Handicapped Accessible	N/A	Games Hold Em 1-4-8-8 Stud 1-5, 4/8, 5/10
ORLEANS 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue Las Vegas NV, 89103 Casino (702) 365-7111	Tables: 20 Hours: 24/7 Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - Non-Smoking Seats - Handicapped Accessible	The poker room at the Orleans is the old poker room from the Gold Coast moved and improved. It is a low limit room with 6-12 hold-em almost always and an occasional 10/20 hold-em game. They also have captured most of the low limit Omaha 8 or better in Las Vegas. One of the top 5 poker rooms in Las Vegas.	Games Hold Em Jackpots Kill 6/12, 10/20, 1-4-8-8 Omaha 8 or Better Jackpots 1-4-8-8 Stud Jackpots 1-5 Tournaments: Lots of options...
Palms 4321 W. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89103 1-866-942-7777 (702) 942-7777	Tables: 6/4 Hours: 24/7 Table - Non-Smoking Seats - Handicapped Accessible	Choose your game from either of our two distinct poker rooms. One of which is: High Stakes Poker Room featuring upgraded tables and plasma televisions to view your favorite race and sporting events while you play.	High Hand Jackpots that start at $50.00 and progress until a lucky player hits the jackpot. Low limit poker player we spread $2 - $4 Texas Hold'em and $4 - $8 Texas Hold'em. We also spread Seven Card Stud and Omaha at player's request. High Stakes Poker Room featuring $9 - $18 Texas Hold'em and No Limit Texas Hold'em, even larger games may be spread at player's request.
Planet Hollywood 3667 LV Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 Ph: (702) 785-5555	Tables: 15 Hours: 7 days 24 hours	Tournaments: Yes Daily just off the strip entrance.... poker room recently decided to raise its rake to $5 + $1 jackpot. This was the first casino aside from the Harrahs properties to raise the rake to $5 + $1	Games
RIVIERA HOTEL & CASINO	Tables: 6 Hours: 24/7 Table - Non-Smoking	Riviera Hotel Opens Low Limit Poker Room. Date: 05/14/05 Summary:Good news for poker players staying at the Riviera! The casino recently opened a six-table poker room, spreading mostly low limit games.	Texas Holdem: Yes $2/4, $3/6, $4/8. (mostly $2/4 games). Rake: 10% / $4 max. No-Limit Holdem: Yes $2/5 - $100 min buy-in / No Max. Rake: 10% / $4 max. (a $1/2 NL game is sometimes spread also). Stud: No Omaha: No Tournaments: No Weekend Wait-Time: 15 minutes.
RIO 3700 W. Flamingo Las Vegas, NV 89103 Phone: 800-PLAY-RIO	Tables: 10 Hours: 24/7 Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - Non-Smoking Seats - Handicapped Accessible	The poker room is open 24 hours, is non-smoking and food is available for pick-up at Toscanos Deli for tableside dining.	Games offered include $2-$3, $3-$6, and $4-$8 Texas Hold 'em and $2-$5 no-limit Hold 'em with a $100 minimum and a $300 maximum. No-limit Hold 'em tournaments with a $40 buy-in take place daily at noon.
SAHARA HOTEL-& CASINO 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. S. Las Vegas NV, 89109 Hotel/Casino (702) 737-2111 Poker Room (702) 737-2317 Toll Free (800) 634-6645	Tables: 5 Hours: 24/7 Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - Non-Smoking Seats - Handicapped Accessible	The poker room is all new. They still offer a wide variety of games with one of the few H/L No qualifier stud games any where	Games Hold Em Jackpots 1-4-8-8 Stud Jackpots 1-5 Stud Hi/LO Jackpots 3/6, 10/20
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SOUTHPOINT 9777 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas NV, 89109 Phone: (866) 796-7111	Tables: 8 Hours: 24/7 Smoking Allowed: No No smoking allowed in South Coast poker room, but the poker room is right in the middle of the casino floor. Just stand up from the table, step back five feet, and you can smoke (players were doing this).	poker room is right in the middle of the casino floor.	Games Texas Holdem: $2/4 w/ half-kill. $4/8 w/ half-kill. Rake: 10% / $3 max. No-Limit Holdem: $1/2 NL - $100 minimum / $300 maximum buy-in. $2/5 NL - $200 minimum / $500 maximum buy-in. Rake: 10% / $3 max. Stud: No Omaha: No Tournaments: No
STRATOSPHERE RESORT & CASINO 2000 Las Vegas Boulevard South Ph: (702) 380-7777	Tables: 8 Hours: 24/7 Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - Handicapped Accessible	if you�re a first-timer or just need to refresh your memory, take advantage of Free Poker Lessons, every day from 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Get in on the action now. Your seat is waiting!	Games We�re offering all of your favorite games: Texas Hold �Em � Omaha � 7-Card Stud Limit and No-Limit! Plus, you can join our daily tournaments: No-Limit Texas Hold �Em Tournaments Monday-Friday � 9am & 8pm 9am: $22 Buy-In with 1 Re-Buy 8pm: $44 Buy-In with 1 Re-Buy and 1 Add-On
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BINIONS 128 Fremont Street Las Vegas NV, 89101 Hotel/Casino (702) 382-1600 Poker Room (702) 366-7397 Toll Free (800) 937-6537	Tables: 10 Hours: 7 days 24 hours Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - ALL Non-Smoking - Handicapped Accessible	Tournaments: Yes	Games Hold Em 4/8, 6/12, 10/20, 15/30, 20/40, 1-4-8 Omaha 4/8, 10/20 Omaha 8 or Better 4/8, 10/20, 30/60 Stud 1-5, 4/8
EL CORTEZ 600 E. Fremont Las Vegas NV, 89101 Hotel/Casino (702) 385-5200	Tables: 3 Hours: 7 days 24 hours Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - Non-Smoking Seats - Handicapped Accessible	Tournaments: No East on Fremont...interesting old Vegas atmosphere.	Games Hold Em 1-3, 6 on the end. Stud Jackpots 1-3
GOLDEN NUGGET 129 E. Fremont Las Vegas NV, 89101 Hotel/Casino 702-385-7111 Poker Room 702-3868383	Tables: 10 Hours: 7 days 24 hours 6 large screen plasma TVs - Drinks Available at Table - Glass enclosed room.... Non-Smoking - Handicapped Accessible	Fremont St...With the re-opening of the poker room, the Golden Nugget becomes only the fourth Las Vegas casino to offer high-stakes poker in a non-smoking environment.	Games No Limit Hold Em All forms of poker will be available for play EVERYDAY OF THE WEEK STARTING AT 11:00 AM WE HAVE A HOLD�EM TOURNAMENT WITH A $35.00 BUY-IN/ $2000.00 IN CHIPS WITH A $3.00 ADD ON
PLAZA 1 Main Street Las Vegas NV, 89101 Hotel/Casino (702) 386-2110 Poker Room (702) 386-2249 Toll Free (800) 634-6575	Tables: 7 Hours: 7 days 24 hours Restaurant - Players Comps - Bar or Lounge - Drinks Available at Table - Non-Smoking Seats - Handicapped Accessible	West end of Fremont.	Games Hold Em Jackpots 3/6 Omaha 8 or Better Jackpots Kill 3/6 Stud Jackpots 1-4

Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall 5111 Boulder Highway Las Vegas, NV 89122	Tables: 9 Hours: 7 days 24 hours		Games Texas Hold'em: $4-$8 limit and $6-$12 limit 7-Card Stud: $2-$4 limit. Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better: $4-$8 limit. Friday, Saturday and Sunday Nights: No-Limit Hold'em Tournaments 7:00 PM
Silverton Poker Room 3333 Blue Diamond Road (702) 263-7777	Tables: 5 Hours: 7 days 24 hours	Small but very nice room, very well done... Tournaments: No	Games Texas Holdem: Yes 2/4, 3/6, 4/8 Texas Hold'em. Rake: 10% / $4 maximum. No-Limit Holdem: No A $1/2 NL game is spread if there is enough interest, but it's not a regular game. Stud: No Omaha: No
Gold Coast (702) 367-7111	Tables: 8 Hours: 7 days 24 hours		Games (call for details) Texas Hold'em: $4-$8 limit and $6-$12 limit 7-Card Stud: $2-$4 limit.