Venetian
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| Hours | 24/7 |
|---|---|
| # Tables | 38 + extra room |
| Address | 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas |
| Region | Center Strip, Nevada, USA |
| Phone | 702-414-1000 |
| Website | www.venetian.com |
One of the largest and nicest poker rooms on the Strip, the Venetian opened its room in the spring of 2006. Home to the popular thrice-yearly Deep Stack Extravaganza tournament series, it is managed by Kathy Raymond, formerly of Foxwoods Resort Casino.
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[edit] Games and Info
Limit hold 'em: always running.
- 4/8 runs all the time.
- 8/16 and 15/30 only run occasionally
No-limit hold 'em: 1/2 blinds (100-500 buyin), 2/5 blinds, and sometimes 5/10 blinds.
- $4/$8 half kill all the time. Usually 2-3 tables. Kill triggered by a scoop of a $40 pot. Killer acts last preflop.
Pot limit Omaha Hi:
- $5/5, only occasionally.
Posting: New players need not post.
Shuffling: All tables machine shuffled, even the separate tournament tables.
Rake: 0-10%, max rake is $4, plus $1 for jackpot.
Game Character: One of the nicer room on the Strip caters to lower-limit players than the Bellagio across the street. Lots of serious players populate the tables, but there are a decent number of fish.
[edit] Tournaments and Jackpots
One of the largest and most popular tournament series in Las Vegas: the Deep Stack Extravaganza runs thrice yearly. Started in 2006 as a counter-program to the World Series, it was so popular it now runs for more than a quarter of the year. A Deep Stack Extravaganza is a tournament series that runs 5-6 weeks and has tournaments covering most variants of poker and with buyins ranging from $300 to $1500. The tournaments all feature large starting stacks, long rounds, and typically offer a lot of "play" for the money. Most attract over 200 players, and some attract 500 or so.
[edit] Atmosphere
Rococo decor. 12 TVs on the walls. Relatively remote separate room, in a corner of the casino near the escalator to the parking garage.
In-room cashier.
Smoking: Smoking not allowed in the room, and not much drift occurs. The tournament tables outside get more drift, but it's not bad.
Tables and Chairs: 10-seat tables have milk-chocolate-brown vinyl armrests with inset cup holders, nice beige felt, clean commit line. Really cool swivel-and-roll adjustable comfortable chairs with no arms.
Computerized board.
[edit] Service
Food and cocktail service. Full meals available. A food court is only a few yards away, where you can get slices of pizza or other quick fare.
[edit] Other Notes
Visited by MarkT in April 2009.
[edit] Discussion threads
Venetian opening a poker room (2+2)
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