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  1. Shinerbock83 Shinerbock83 is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2007 (11/13/2007 1:58pm)

    I read that live play is much softer than online play and was just curious as to input on my first trip to good ol' Vegas... ill be playing mtt's when im not at the strip clubs or bangn hookers(JK maybe, unless i bust out too much)... my question is should I feel confident just jumping into a live tourny at a casino? I am experienced online and wont be intimadated as I have played many live games with college buddies but a casino w/ random people may be different. Any opinions on how one should change his/her play from online to live?
     
  2. skeeze666 skeeze666 is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2007 (11/13/2007 2:03pm) in reply to Shinerbock83

    If you search this site for related posts you will find a lot of detailed information. It is doubtful many people will take the time to respond to this, since everything has been said before.

    Good luck!
  3. TheJacob TheJacob is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2007 (11/13/2007 2:24pm) in reply to skeeze666

    Don't just walk into a live tourney somewhere.

    Look around online and find a decent tourney at whatever buyin level you want to play.

    95% of live tournaments have shit structures.
  4. Round42 Round42 is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2007 (11/13/2007 2:29pm) in reply to Shinerbock83

    Adjust just by knowing you will get called more live than online and the live raises are often times much larger than online.

    Most poker rooms have Card Player magazine. In the back it lists all the tourneys in vegas with times and days. gl
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  5. wheel7 wheel7 is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2007 (11/13/2007 2:42pm) in reply to Shinerbock83

    Try this: <span id="lw_1194986115_0">http://www.allvegaspoker.com/tournaments.php</span>

    I won a tournament at Bally's this weekend. Here are a couple of observations:

    1. The game is much slower than online (hand/ hr), but the structure is simliar.
    2. There is a lot more limping and calling going on.
    3. Accumulate chips early (most people are short stacked in the middle stages)
    4. It is easier to figure out who you want to be involved with and who you want to stay away from.
    5. I stuggled figuring out people's stack sizes and the size of the pots.
  6. H8M8C H8M8C is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2007 (11/13/2007 3:01pm) in reply to Shinerbock83

    The best place for live mtt's is the Bellagio, Wynn and Ceasar's. They range from 175-500, and the Bellagio also has a 1000 tourney. Those are the tournies that I think have the best structure. You will run into alot of tourist who have never really played much mtt's, but just watch it on tv and think they can do it, which equals alot of dead money. They are really easy to spot right off the bat. IMO I would stay away from any tourney under 100 because the structure really sucks and its just a crap shoot. Mirage also has sng that are pretty soft, and really dont take long to win. Good luck to ya!
  7. Willywoo Willywoo is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2007 (11/13/2007 3:08pm) in reply to H8M8C

    Before you play live, familiarize yourself with the etiquette of live play and if you play in a tourney, listen carefully to the rules as announced and read a copy of written rules. It could save you a lot of headache.
  8. Fkeplastictrees Fkeplastictrees is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2007 (11/13/2007 3:17pm) in reply to Shinerbock83

    I am a break even SNG player online BUT have had great results live. I have won several dailies in AC and finished fairly deep in 2 bigger tournaments at the Borgata. There is no question that playing on-line has helped me tremendously live.

    You will find that live players on the whole are terrible. They will spew with Ax all the time. They cannot lay down hands like KK or QQ even with overcards on the board. They also will call off with AK or AQ fairly early in the structure. Do not try to bluff off a live weak player if any A is on the board and he is showing interest in the pot. Conversely, if you flop a big hand trips, str8, 2 pr, etc. a lot of live players will pay you off with top pair. So bet it hard. <span>A lot</span> of these live players have no concept of pot odds so they will call down flush draws, stright draws (including gutshots) and call pretty big bets. Is pretty easy to put them on hands.

    Finally, a lot the players are completely clueless about position. You will see a lot of limps pre and checking post flop. Use your position and try and get in pots in position with the weak players.

    I agree with whoever said it that you will identify pretty quickly who you want to be in pots with. I also agree that it is painfully slow compared to on-line.

    My overall strategy (though not earth shattering) is to control the pots and keep them fairly small then make them pay if you hit hard.
  9. JonesZ JonesZ is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2007 (11/13/2007 3:59pm) in reply to Shinerbock83

    Good Luck and have fun
  10. lilybeau lilybeau is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2007 (11/13/2007 11:53pm) in reply to Shinerbock83

    For a cheap tourney, the Sahara is pretty good -- $62
    Venetian and Ceasars for more expensive but deeper stack play
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