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Who have won 2023 Las Vegas Packages so far?

Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 171,194
edited July 2023 in Poker Chat
Here's the current list, I'll update it as we go along.

Las Vegas Leagues;


Week 1 @alancarr12

Week 2 @nickd49931

Week 3 @Granite89

Week 4 @loolollol

Las Vegas Giveaway;


Week 1 @loosecamel

Week 2 @Joe_Exotic

Week 3 @miraj1987

Week 4 @SHAKA11

Satellite Final, 30th April

@Super_Oli

@Thorxx

@daleboss

Satellite Final, 21st May


@james12212

@Jody12

@chrisdonkb

Satellite Final 11th June


@gez_bear

@WOW1tsANDY

@Thoich


Streak Week, Week ONE


@bigfatfish

Streak Week, Week TWO


@TimmyRaRa

Streak Week, Week THREE

@Benson923

Streak Week, Week FOUR

@johnmonty

Spin Up to Las Vegas, Week ONE


@Alvez11

Spin Up to Las Vegas, Week TWO

@ITSQUADSY

Spin Up to Las Vegas, Week THREE

@A_r_K

Spin Up to Las Vegas, Week FOUR


@aj880

Eliminator Freerolls Las Vegas Week ONE


@neenio

Eliminator Freerolls Las Vegas Week TWO


@Voltage

Eliminator Freerolls Las Vegas Week THREE


@Suitnboot

Eliminator Freerolls Las Vegas Week FOUR


@Curt360x27

Viva Last Vegas


@Zakkbets

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  • pompeynicpompeynic Member Posts: 2,834
    Congratulations to all who have won or qualified.
    Sky really do put on a great trip,as I was lucky enough to sample first hand.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 171,194
    edited May 2023
    So that's 13 packages to Las Vegas won so far as at 15th May.
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  • FORDAKIDZFORDAKIDZ Member Posts: 191
    Would so love to take part in all of these, lets just say me and Esta don't get along and leave it at that !!!!!
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 171,194

    OP updated Monday 22nd May.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 171,194

    OP updated Monday 29th May.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 171,194

    OP updated Friday 9th June
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  • DoublemeDoubleme Member Posts: 2,201
    so is there other big tournies or things going on in vegas what is the standard of play in vegas tournies/cash like is it really soft and drunk americans giving their money away as they are in vegas for a stag do or is it full of card sharks and near unbeatable?

    I mean great if I win the tourney or whatever should I make it but looking at some of the names there I feel I would likely be an underdog in that field and even if not it one tourney so would want to try and get the vegas experience etc.
    and I dont know if that would be easy pickings or up against a load of total card sharks etc.
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  • Jac35Jac35 Member Posts: 6,492
    Doubleme said:

    so is there other big tournies or things going on in vegas what is the standard of play in vegas tournies/cash like is it really soft and drunk americans giving their money away as they are in vegas for a stag do or is it full of card sharks and near unbeatable?

    I mean great if I win the tourney or whatever should I make it but looking at some of the names there I feel I would likely be an underdog in that field and even if not it one tourney so would want to try and get the vegas experience etc.
    and I dont know if that would be easy pickings or up against a load of total card sharks etc.

    Or you could maybe just not overthink it and enjoy the experience?
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  • DoublemeDoubleme Member Posts: 2,201
    Jac35 said:

    Doubleme said:

    so is there other big tournies or things going on in vegas what is the standard of play in vegas tournies/cash like is it really soft and drunk americans giving their money away as they are in vegas for a stag do or is it full of card sharks and near unbeatable?

    I mean great if I win the tourney or whatever should I make it but looking at some of the names there I feel I would likely be an underdog in that field and even if not it one tourney so would want to try and get the vegas experience etc.
    and I dont know if that would be easy pickings or up against a load of total card sharks etc.

    Or you could maybe just not overthink it and enjoy the experience?
    well got to get there first but its still kind of relevant eg if its going to be a real tough field everywhere I am better doing other stuff in vegas like catching a show or etc, where as if it very soft I could rake in a nice profit.

    So really it is just working out how I would enjoy the experience, rather then saying I wouldnt.
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  • wynne1938wynne1938 Member Posts: 20,559
    Good luck to all the above.
    I wish I had an Aladdins Lamp to complete my bucket list.
    Not alot of time left for me.
    85 this year.
    Tikay, use your magic Wand please.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 171,194
    wynne1938 said:

    Good luck to all the above.
    I wish I had an Aladdins Lamp to complete my bucket list.
    Not alot of time left for me.
    85 this year.
    Tikay, use your magic Wand please.



    Never give up @wynne1938





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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 171,194
    edited June 2023
    Doubleme said:

    Jac35 said:

    Doubleme said:

    so is there other big tournies or things going on in vegas what is the standard of play in vegas tournies/cash like is it really soft and drunk americans giving their money away as they are in vegas for a stag do or is it full of card sharks and near unbeatable?

    I mean great if I win the tourney or whatever should I make it but looking at some of the names there I feel I would likely be an underdog in that field and even if not it one tourney so would want to try and get the vegas experience etc.
    and I dont know if that would be easy pickings or up against a load of total card sharks etc.

    Or you could maybe just not overthink it and enjoy the experience?
    well got to get there first but its still kind of relevant eg if its going to be a real tough field everywhere I am better doing other stuff in vegas like catching a show or etc, where as if it very soft I could rake in a nice profit.

    So really it is just working out how I would enjoy the experience, rather then saying I wouldnt.


    @Doubleme


    t's like anywhere else - a mixture of easy & tough. As a general rule, "tourists" are deemed to be easy meat rather than savvy locals, many of whom make their living preying on tourists.

    Rake & Reg Fees can be eye-watering - at Golden Nugget (Downtown) the rake % in MTT's averages 25% to 35% & 15% to 20% is commonplace. At the Venetian Deepstack Extravaganza reg fees average 15% on $500 Tourneys


    8. $78 of $500 Buy-In will be withheld for house fees (Rake + Staff) so $422 of the $500 goes towards the Prize Pool.

    If that sort of thing rankles though, best not to go. To sit & play in, say, Venetian Card Room is just about the most luxurious poker tourney experience in the world. Plush seating, auto-shufflers at every table, wall-to-wall plasma screens showing every sport imaginable 24/7, "Sports Books" (betting shops to you & me) as big as a football stadium. If you order food it arrives on a trolley with a tablecloth & linen napkin.

    There's a tremendous variety of Shows, decent tickets usually start at around $200 per person though you could probably get to see Donny Osmond in the cheap seats for around $100. An irresistible bargain, obv.

    NEVER go to Vegas without a decent wedge, it's a miserable place to be if you don't have a bit of cash to splash.


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  • DoublemeDoubleme Member Posts: 2,201
    Tikay10 said:

    Doubleme said:

    Jac35 said:

    Doubleme said:

    so is there other big tournies or things going on in vegas what is the standard of play in vegas tournies/cash like is it really soft and drunk americans giving their money away as they are in vegas for a stag do or is it full of card sharks and near unbeatable?

    I mean great if I win the tourney or whatever should I make it but looking at some of the names there I feel I would likely be an underdog in that field and even if not it one tourney so would want to try and get the vegas experience etc.
    and I dont know if that would be easy pickings or up against a load of total card sharks etc.

    Or you could maybe just not overthink it and enjoy the experience?
    well got to get there first but its still kind of relevant eg if its going to be a real tough field everywhere I am better doing other stuff in vegas like catching a show or etc, where as if it very soft I could rake in a nice profit.

    So really it is just working out how I would enjoy the experience, rather then saying I wouldnt.


    @Doubleme


    t's like anywhere else - a mixture of easy & tough. As a general rule, "tourists" are deemed to be easy meat rather than savvy locals, many of whom make their living preying on tourists.

    Rake & Reg Fees can be eye-watering - at Golden Nugget (Downtown) the rake % in MTT's averages 25% to 35% & 15% to 20% is commonplace. At the Venetian Deepstack Extravaganza reg fees average 15% on $500 Tourneys


    8. $78 of $500 Buy-In will be withheld for house fees (Rake + Staff) so $422 of the $500 goes towards the Prize Pool.

    If that sort of thing rankles though, best not to go. To sit & play in, say, Venetian Card Room is just about the most luxurious poker tourney experience in the world. Plush seating, auto-shufflers at every table, wall-to-wall plasma screens showing every sport imaginable 24/7, "Sports Books" (betting shops to you & me) as big as a football stadium. If you order food it arrives on a trolley with a tablecloth & linen napkin.

    There's a tremendous variety of Shows, decent tickets usually start at around $200 per person though you could probably get to see Donny Osmond in the cheap seats for around $100. An irresistible bargain, obv.

    NEVER go to Vegas without a decent wedge, it's a miserable place to be if you don't have a bit of cash to splash.


    thanks for that this confirms one thing if I do get lucky enough to win a package don't play cash unless I am joining a full table. the pros that may percieve me as easy money will likely be much better players then me so I would be playing a losing game. I think if the field is soft 15/20% rake should still be beatable but 25% to 35% is getting a bit ridic probs still beatable if field is soft enough. So basically if I am fortunate enough to make it out there I might play a few mtts but I would stay away from cash.

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  • gixxerk4gixxerk4 Member Posts: 221


    thanks for that this confirms one thing if I do get lucky enough to win a package don't play cash unless I am joining a full table. the pros that may percieve me as easy money will likely be much better players then me so I would be playing a losing game. I think if the field is soft 15/20% rake should still be beatable but 25% to 35% is getting a bit ridic probs still beatable if field is soft enough. So basically if I am fortunate enough to make it out there I might play a few mtts but I would stay away from cash.


    Hi @Doubleme I would say the opposite I rarely play cash online or live here but in Vegas I can easily turn a profit.
    Play at any casino where the cash poker tables are on a main walkway I prefer the Venetian soft games and plenty table choice
    Play $1/$2 or $1/$3 games and pick a table with tourists or if there is plenty drinking going on.
    Dress to blend in with the tourists and most importantly get into the table talk and banter or you will get no action suggest a round of drinks same for everyone ,that gets things going then stay soberish (leave table for a pretend smoke and take drink with you) these guys dont care and save money and have fun by playing poker and drinking and are happy to lose $500 in a few hours than losing thousands playing table games.

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  • DoublemeDoubleme Member Posts: 2,201
    gixxerk4 said:



    thanks for that this confirms one thing if I do get lucky enough to win a package don't play cash unless I am joining a full table. the pros that may percieve me as easy money will likely be much better players then me so I would be playing a losing game. I think if the field is soft 15/20% rake should still be beatable but 25% to 35% is getting a bit ridic probs still beatable if field is soft enough. So basically if I am fortunate enough to make it out there I might play a few mtts but I would stay away from cash.

    Hi @Doubleme I would say the opposite I rarely play cash online or live here but in Vegas I can easily turn a profit.
    Play at any casino where the cash poker tables are on a main walkway I prefer the Venetian soft games and plenty table choice
    Play $1/$2 or $1/$3 games and pick a table with tourists or if there is plenty drinking going on.
    Dress to blend in with the tourists and most importantly get into the table talk and banter or you will get no action suggest a round of drinks same for everyone ,that gets things going then stay soberish (leave table for a pretend smoke and take drink with you) these guys dont care and save money and have fun by playing poker and drinking and are happy to lose $500 in a few hours than losing thousands playing table games.



    Yeah absolutely no way am I playing the lets try to act friendly to the weak players to keep them around. if you knew me well enough and knew my prior success rate with that and was at my table with the weak players you would probably try to wrestle me to the floor and gag me. Seriously I absolutely suck at playing that game they always pick up I think they easy pickings and usually always go away.

    If I find a good game the best cause of action for me would be to just be normal and do nothing different then normal for me and keep playing.
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  • wynne1938wynne1938 Member Posts: 20,559
    Tikay10 said:

    wynne1938 said:

    Good luck to all the above.
    I wish I had an Aladdins Lamp to complete my bucket list.
    Not alot of time left for me.
    85 this year.
    Tikay, use your magic Wand please.



    Never give up @wynne1938





    I am in the semi-final Sunday ,fingers crossed. practicing at the moment, managed to finish 2nd in the ORFY TONIGHT
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 171,194

    Well done @wynne1938 but save some run-good for Sunday.
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  • stokefcstokefc Member Posts: 7,871
    Well played Wynne and good luck Sunday
    I really really hope you win the Vegas package
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 171,194

    List of qualifiers updated to reflect Vegas Final 11th June.
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  • wynne1938wynne1938 Member Posts: 20,559
    wynne1938 said:

    Tikay10 said:

    wynne1938 said:

    Good luck to all the above.
    I wish I had an Aladdins Lamp to complete my bucket list.
    Not alot of time left for me.
    85 this year.
    Tikay, use your magic Wand please.



    Never give up @wynne1938





    I am in the semi-final Sunday ,fingers crossed. practicing at the moment, managed to finish 2nd in the ORFY TONIGHT
    @Tikay10
    Your Wand is not working
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