First, I'd like to express my thanks to the creators of this website. It really helped me decide where to play on my trip to Vegas.

My wife and I went to a wedding in Sedona, AZ. What better way to get there than via Las Vegas, Nevada? We arrived on a Thursday...we spent most of the evening taking in The Strip. We stayed at The Orleans, as they had a really good rate. I played at the Orleans that night, as I wasn't really up to a solo trip to The Strip on our first night.

The Orleans has a nice poker area. But, unfortunately, they action disappeared by about 1am. There was only one table each of 4-8 hold'em, 10-20 hold'em, and 5-10 omaha. I was pretty even for most of the night, until I had a big blind hand of 10-7. The flop was 10-10-6. Nevermind, I lost the max, as my opponent flopped 6's full. Lost $100.

We left for AZ on Friday. I won't go into too much detail, but the Cliff's Castle Indian Casino near Sedona has a great 4-8 game. I made quads twice, 6's and J's. Won $256 for the night.

We returned to Las Vegas on Sunday. I played 6-12 at the Mirage. Pretty good action. The table was really fun, lot's of limping, raising, and drawing. Everyone was good-natured about everything. I was stuck about $300, after this very pretty young thing beat AA and a set of J's. I got winner on a blind-capped pot (both pre-flop and flop) with AQ. It was a good time.

The best action was, by far, at the Excaliber. At least for the low-limit player. Really good 2-6 spread limit game. This was Monday night, by the way. About 10-12 tables full, never an empty seat for long. They have hot food available for the players, and a great TV set-up. Unfortunately, though, everyone was cheering for the Eagles, and I felt like the lone Cowboy fan! I was minus $65, but I feel like I could've come out ahead had I been able to stay longer (had to catch my flight)

My next trip will start at the Excaliber. I hope to check out the Bellagio next time, just to say I played some cards there.

Never go all in!

Dave