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Las Vegas Poker Room Reviews: the Bellagio
by Jack Reider
Upon walking in to the poker room at the Bellagio you can tell that price was no factor when designing one of the nicest poker rooms I have ever seen, and in this beautiful poker room they you can pick and choose from many different poker games and tournaments as well as the odds for the different games and the good and the bad side of each game.
The Bellagio devotes poker to three large sections. The first is the standard game room where one can participate in regular holdem and Omaha games. The next is a special section for those wanting to play for high cash betting. This section is called Bobbys poker room. The third game section is a location that can be hired and is called Club Prive.
Pros:
1) If you like watching the World Poker Tour on television, you can watch the live games here. Check the WPT schedule, and just walse in.
2) No one (not even the high stake pros) is allowed to smoke in any of the casino halls. This means that your poker gaming environment is smoke free.
3) The Bellagio caters to all poker tastes. It offers game tables where one can play different variations of poker as well as different pot limitations and wagering regulations. A big plus is the daily no limit games that they run.
4) The Bellagio bar serve high-priced alcohol and cocktails and do not charge for these drinks. In addition, you can keep your valuables and money in special safes that they give you.
5) Three different tournaments take place at the Bellagio. The first is as I stated above: the No Limit Holdem countdown. But there are two more highly popular tournaments. From Sundays to Thursdays, the buy in amounts to fifty dollars as well as a starting sum of five hundred and if you prefer the weekend, then the sum multiplies by two into a thousand dollars and an eighty dollar buy in.
Cons:
1) Because the poker room at Bellagio is highly esteemed and brings in many enthusiasts, you will have to wait for quite some time until a chair opens up. If you are in Vegas during the weekend, the waiting might stretch up to an hour or more.
2) Pros and highly skilled players like the Bellagio and frequent this poker room. This means that if you are a beginner or even a moderately skilled player, you will find it very difficult to win.
3) The alcohol and cocktails served are superb, and this might tempt you to drink just a sip more here and there. This is enough to tilt the odds more towards the casino.
4) Though the temptation to play against poker celebrities and experienced players is high, taking part in such games is detrimental to your enjoying pleasure. Unfortunately, the Bellagio is packed with such players.
Conclusion:
If you consider yourself a professional or at least have respectable skills at playing this card game, then the poker room at Bellagio is the one to pick if you are in Vegas. But, if you are relatively new to the game, stay away from the Bellagio and choose another Las Vegas poker room unless you want to lose all your money and fast.
Jack Reider plays poker either at his favourite online casino or the poker room he prefers. He also reviews gaming portals for a number of online and offline publications, and he is in the process of writing a book on his experiences.
The Bellagio devotes poker to three large sections. The first is the standard game room where one can participate in regular holdem and Omaha games. The next is a special section for those wanting to play for high cash betting. This section is called Bobbys poker room. The third game section is a location that can be hired and is called Club Prive.
Pros:
1) If you like watching the World Poker Tour on television, you can watch the live games here. Check the WPT schedule, and just walse in.
2) No one (not even the high stake pros) is allowed to smoke in any of the casino halls. This means that your poker gaming environment is smoke free.
3) The Bellagio caters to all poker tastes. It offers game tables where one can play different variations of poker as well as different pot limitations and wagering regulations. A big plus is the daily no limit games that they run.
4) The Bellagio bar serve high-priced alcohol and cocktails and do not charge for these drinks. In addition, you can keep your valuables and money in special safes that they give you.
5) Three different tournaments take place at the Bellagio. The first is as I stated above: the No Limit Holdem countdown. But there are two more highly popular tournaments. From Sundays to Thursdays, the buy in amounts to fifty dollars as well as a starting sum of five hundred and if you prefer the weekend, then the sum multiplies by two into a thousand dollars and an eighty dollar buy in.
Cons:
1) Because the poker room at Bellagio is highly esteemed and brings in many enthusiasts, you will have to wait for quite some time until a chair opens up. If you are in Vegas during the weekend, the waiting might stretch up to an hour or more.
2) Pros and highly skilled players like the Bellagio and frequent this poker room. This means that if you are a beginner or even a moderately skilled player, you will find it very difficult to win.
3) The alcohol and cocktails served are superb, and this might tempt you to drink just a sip more here and there. This is enough to tilt the odds more towards the casino.
4) Though the temptation to play against poker celebrities and experienced players is high, taking part in such games is detrimental to your enjoying pleasure. Unfortunately, the Bellagio is packed with such players.
Conclusion:
If you consider yourself a professional or at least have respectable skills at playing this card game, then the poker room at Bellagio is the one to pick if you are in Vegas. But, if you are relatively new to the game, stay away from the Bellagio and choose another Las Vegas poker room unless you want to lose all your money and fast.
Jack Reider plays poker either at his favourite online casino or the poker room he prefers. He also reviews gaming portals for a number of online and offline publications, and he is in the process of writing a book on his experiences.
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