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advice please

ynwa197525ynwa197525 Member Posts: 128
edited July 2015 in The Poker Clinic
I have never played live ,I am going to vegas in 6 weeks with a couple of friends and hope to play some tournaments over there ,I am excited and also very nervous about playing live for the first time ,I am looking for some advice ,I am only learning the game so I expect to make some mistakes so any advice from the sky community would be greatly appreciated, thank you
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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,780
    edited July 2015
    Say you are new. Announce "call" or "raise". Single movement of chips over line, don't take them back. When in doubt, always bet with 2 or more chips when raising. Most importantly, have fun. My favourite poker rooms are the MGM and Monte Carlo-because they are friendly (and not particularly good).
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  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr Member Posts: 8,036
    edited July 2015
    Try and get a game in at a local casino before you go.
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  • ynwa197525ynwa197525 Member Posts: 128
    edited July 2015
    In Response to Re: advice please:
    Say you are new. Announce "call" or "raise". Single movement of chips over line, don't take them back. When in doubt, always bet with 2 or more chips when raising. Most importantly, have fun. My favourite poker rooms are the MGM and Monte Carlo-because they are friendly (and not particularly good).
    Posted by Essexphil
     thank you Essexphil for your advice ,I cant wait tbh but am very nervous ,it will be a great experience
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  • ynwa197525ynwa197525 Member Posts: 128
    edited July 2015
    In Response to Re: advice please:
    Try and get a game in at a local casino before you go.
    Posted by hhyftrftdr
    good advice hhyfrtftdr ,I hope to get a few games in my local casino before I go
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  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr Member Posts: 8,036
    edited July 2015
    In Response to Re: advice please:
    In Response to Re: advice please : good advice hhyfrtftdr ,I hope to get a few games in my local casino before I go
    Posted by ynwa197525
    Yeah I'd certainly look to do that. Good bit of practice for Vegas. I wouldn't worry too much about being a live newbie. There are plenty of people in the same boat in Vegas, and the dealers are helpful in this respect.

    If you're looking for cash games, good (soft) rooms in my experience are Monte Carlo, Flamingo, Excalibur. Heard good things about cash in Planet Hollywood too. $1/$2 is the norm, some run $1/$3.

    If tournaments are your thing, you'll be spoilt for choice! Many have crapshooty structures though, so if you want something reasonable head to places like Aria, Bellagio, Venetian. The $125 MTTs at Aria are probably the best of the bunch, they usually run twice a day at 1pm and 7pm, and attract healthy runners to create decent prizepools.

    Enjoy!
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  • ynwa197525ynwa197525 Member Posts: 128
    edited July 2015
    In Response to Re: advice please:
    In Response to Re: advice please : Yeah I'd certainly look to do that. Good bit of practice for Vegas. I wouldn't worry too much about being a live newbie. There are plenty of people in the same boat in Vegas, and the dealers are helpful in this respect. If you're looking for cash games, good (soft) rooms in my experience are Monte Carlo, Flamingo, Excalibur. Heard good things about cash in Planet Hollywood too. $1/$2 is the norm, some run $1/$3. If tournaments are your thing, you'll be spoilt for choice! Many have crapshooty structures though, so if you want something reasonable head to places like Aria, Bellagio, Venetian. The $125 MTTs at Aria are probably the best of the bunch, they usually run twice a day at 1pm and 7pm, and attract healthy runners to create decent prizepools. Enjoy!
    Posted by hhyftrftdr
    thank you very much for your help, i prefer tournaments for now , looking forward to the experience
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