7 Iconic Experiences LV poker players should experience at least once.
 

Getting pumped for my trip next week. Haven't really been to Vegas since I've been playing poker (more) seriously and this trip is going to have a heavy emphasis on poker.

Therefore: Please help me get even more excited with suggestions.

I've finished the list for you guys:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Hookers
7. Blow

BTW, I get in on 9/12 for 3 nights at Alladin and 2 at Hard Rock (yes, I know there is no poker there but there are tons of fly chickens). I will surely be found donking it up between 4/8 and 10/20 and at the 1/2NL tables. Any donkery and boozins' wth fellow 2+2'ers welcome and encouraged.

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Strawberry Julius/smoothie at the Bellagiao.

The unbelievable flatulence caused by eating at Mesa grill in Ceasar's Palace.

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still being up at 9am 3 days later planning a HIGH varience -EV endeaver to rebuild your bankroll with the $6.87 you have left in your pocket.

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I had really high hopes for this post based on the title, but instead of a really good list it was somebody trying to start a good list. Let. Down.

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Here's 9:

1. Fatburger
2. Capriotti's
3. Chinois
4. Grand Lux Cafe
5. Olive's
6. Aureole
7. Prime Steakhouse
8. Pink's
9. Original Pancake House

Mmmmmm - Las Vegas makes me hungry... [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

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somebody doesn't know how to use the URL link.

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somebody doesn't know how to give someone twenty seconds to fix their post after it looked ok in preview [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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I had really high hopes for this post based on the title, but instead of a really good list it was somebody trying to start a good list. Let. Down.

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This helps.

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While I have some doubts as to how Fatburger could be #1 (mostly since they aren't unique to LV - same for #9), I like the way the list is going.

How about some lists for "Cool/Interesting places to get a drink," "Meet Smokin Chicks" "Gawk at Smokin Chicks for those with no game and no money" "Best Places to Get a Massage" "Good Clean Fun that doesn't involve food" "Best Deals for $50" "Late Night Snacks" "Morning Activities" "Lamest Activities That Tourists Do" and so on. Might need a thread for each one to keep it from getting too chaotic.

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I think this list is tilted to old school, but you did ask for iconic

1. Tip a Maitre D' for Good Seats

With assigned, high-priced seats the norm now, this may be tough, but not impossible. At least a couple shows still had seating by the maitre d' when I saw them, including Mac King (worth seeing) and La Femme at MGM. Just fold up a bill, hand it off discreetly, and enjoy your seats up front.


2. See a Jiggle Show

Yeah, I love lap dances too. But do it once at least to say you did. La Femme at MGM is very good, and easy to convince women to go to because it has that air of Parisienne sophistication to it. Plus, you can knock #1 out at the same time.


3. Eat at Hugo's at the Four Queens

I think The Ranch at Binion's may count also, here, but I am going with Hugo's Cellar. When you eat here, you will be rushed back into a dining time warp to the 70s, when waiters prepared baked alaska table side, and someliers wore spoons around their neck.


4. Schedule an Early Morning Massage for a Night You Plan to Be Out Late

Getting a massage is pampering anyway. Do it for the night that you plan on crawling back to the hotel anyway at the crack of dawn, and you'll be re-creating the acts of the Rat Pack while they filmed the original Ocean's 11.



5. Gamble, -EV Style

Don't spend all your time in the poker room. Take a shot at the tables. If you have not experienced a craps table when it gets hot...well, you may gain an appreciation for why people play -EV games.


6. Order Champagne

Do it bottle service at a club, or in your prime seats at a show, at the Peppermill Fireside Lounge, or by room service with someone who is going to be special for the next hour or so. Find a context and do it.


7. Lounge at the Pool and Bet on Ridiculous Things

If you're walking the Strip in the middle of the day, you're doing it wrong. It's too damn hot, and too full of fanny pack tourists with their kids. You did not come here to gawk at the gamblers, you are one. So have cocktails at the pool, enjoy the fauna, and make prop bets on coin tosses, how well guys will do trying to pick up various girls, which directions waitresses will turn, and anything else.

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I would be interested in some of those categories as well.


not really interested in either the hookers nor the blow.

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Fatburger is number 1 because there are no Fatburgers in my area - I only get it in LV (and now Borgata - yea), same with OPH.

Not being into hookers and blow (my loss) - LV is about my two favorite things besides Gators football - poker and eating...

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This is awesome.

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While I have some doubts as to how Fatburger could be #1 (mostly since In N Out is sooo much better)

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Fat Burger + Fat Tuesdays = good times [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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While I have no doubts as to how Fatburger could be #1 (mostly since In N Out is sooo overrated )

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O,

The Hard Rock Casino may just be the greatest place in the world.

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The Hard Rock Casino may just be the greatest place in the world.

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Been there.

Who could possibly disagree?

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The Hard Rock Casino may just be the greatest place in the world.

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I think this list is tilted to old school , but you did ask for iconic

1. Tip a Maitre D' for Good Seats

With assigned, high-priced seats the norm now, this may be tough, but not impossible. At least a couple shows still had seating by the maitre d' when I saw them, including Mac King (worth seeing) and La Femme at MGM. Just fold up a bill, hand it off discreetly, and enjoy your seats up front.


2. See a Jiggle Show

Yeah, I love lap dances too. But do it once at least to say you did. La Femme at MGM is very good, and easy to convince women to go to because it has that air of Parisienne sophistication to it. Plus, you can knock #1 out at the same time.


3. Eat at Hugo's at the Four Queens

I think The Ranch at Binion's may count also, here, but I am going with Hugo's Cellar. When you eat here, you will be rushed back into a dining time warp to the 70s, when waiters prepared baked alaska table side, and someliers wore spoons around their neck.


4. Schedule an Early Morning Massage for a Night You Plan to Be Out Late

Getting a massage is pampering anyway. Do it for the night that you plan on crawling back to the hotel anyway at the crack of dawn, and you'll be re-creating the acts of the Rat Pack while they filmed the original Ocean's 11.



5. Gamble, -EV Style

Don't spend all your time in the poker room. Take a shot at the tables. If you have not experienced a craps table when it gets hot...well, you may gain an appreciation for why people play -EV games.


6. Order Champagne

Do it bottle service at a club, or in your prime seats at a show, at the Peppermill Fireside Lounge, or by room service with someone who is going to be special for the next hour or so. Find a context and do it.


7. Lounge at the Pool and Bet on Ridiculous Things

If you're walking the Strip in the middle of the day, you're doing it wrong. It's too damn hot, and too full of fanny pack tourists with their kids. You did not come here to gawk at the gamblers, you are one. So have cocktails at the pool, enjoy the fauna, and make prop bets on coin tosses, how well guys will do trying to pick up various girls, which directions waitresses will turn, and anything else.

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That hardly stops it from being the best list I have seen of things to do on a vacation.

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1. Play one higher limit buyin tourney at Bellagio and get to play up close against some known pros (they offer good sattelites to get in on the cheap)

2. Eat one meal at the best buffet in Vegas (which changes every couple of months). Right now in my opinion thats Wynns.

3. Take in a good Magic show. Penn & teller or lance burton.

4. Also experience the WORST buffet. its a vegas icon. Long lineups, crappy food, cheap price. And it will always be at Circus Circus.

5. Hit a cheesy lounge act. Classic Vegas corny-ness. try the crazy girls at riviera. Its truly horrible, but you'll get to see some T&A.

6. Try to hit LV during a major sporting event, like a marquee boxing match, superbowl, or final four, NBA allstar game. Its unlike anything anywhere else

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I think this list is tilted to old school, but you did ask for iconic

1. Tip a Maitre D' for Good Seats

With assigned, high-priced seats the norm now, this may be tough, but not impossible. At least a couple shows still had seating by the maitre d' when I saw them, including Mac King (worth seeing) and La Femme at MGM. Just fold up a bill, hand it off discreetly, and enjoy your seats up front.


2. See a Jiggle Show

Yeah, I love lap dances too. But do it once at least to say you did. La Femme at MGM is very good, and easy to convince women to go to because it has that air of Parisienne sophistication to it. Plus, you can knock #1 out at the same time.


3. Eat at Hugo's at the Four Queens

I think The Ranch at Binion's may count also, here, but I am going with Hugo's Cellar. When you eat here, you will be rushed back into a dining time warp to the 70s, when waiters prepared baked alaska table side, and someliers wore spoons around their neck.


4. Schedule an Early Morning Massage for a Night You Plan to Be Out Late

Getting a massage is pampering anyway. Do it for the night that you plan on crawling back to the hotel anyway at the crack of dawn, and you'll be re-creating the acts of the Rat Pack while they filmed the original Ocean's 11.



5. Gamble, -EV Style

Don't spend all your time in the poker room. Take a shot at the tables. If you have not experienced a craps table when it gets hot...well, you may gain an appreciation for why people play -EV games.


6. Order Champagne

Do it bottle service at a club, or in your prime seats at a show, at the Peppermill Fireside Lounge, or by room service with someone who is going to be special for the next hour or so. Find a context and do it.


7. Lounge at the Pool and Bet on Ridiculous Things

If you're walking the Strip in the middle of the day, you're doing it wrong. It's too damn hot, and too full of fanny pack tourists with their kids. You did not come here to gawk at the gamblers, you are one. So have cocktails at the pool, enjoy the fauna, and make prop bets on coin tosses, how well guys will do trying to pick up various girls, which directions waitresses will turn, and anything else.

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Quoted one more time simply for the fact that it is AWESOME.

This is now the basic itinerary for my next trip out to Vegas, whenever that will be (possibly as soon as January, especially since it would be a LOT better than winter in St. Cloud, Minnesota).

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4. Also experience the WORST buffet. its a vegas icon. Long lineups, crappy food, cheap price. And it will always be at Circus Circus.

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Aww man! I thought I was done with this requirement when I ate at the IP buffet.

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1. Play one higher limit buyin tourney at Bellagio and get to play up close against some known pros (they offer good sattelites to get in on the cheap)

2. Eat one meal at the best buffet in Vegas (which changes every couple of months). Right now in my opinion thats Wynns.

3. Take in a good Magic show. Penn & teller or lance burton.

4. Also experience the WORST buffet. its a vegas icon. Long lineups, crappy food, cheap price. And it will always be at Circus Circus.

5. Hit a cheesy lounge act. Classic Vegas corny-ness. try the crazy girls at riviera. Its truly horrible, but you'll get to see some T&A.

6. Try to hit LV during a major sporting event, like a marquee boxing match, superbowl, or final four, NBA allstar game. Its unlike anything anywhere else

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I've done everything on your list except #1 which I hope to do sometime. Worst buffet I went to would have to be the Saraha brunch back in 1997. Also #6 should be up on the list, I've been in Vegas for several big sporting events but the superbowl was the best, we paid $50 and went to a party at Paris in thier 1200 seat stadium and the game was projected on a 40x40 foot screen. It was like being in a stadium cause you watched with 1200 people and they had all you can eat and drink stadium food like hotdogs, nachos, pretzels, beer, I want to go back this year and do it again.

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Also #6 should be up on the list, I've been in Vegas for several big sporting events but the superbowl was the best, we paid $50 and went to a party at Paris in thier 1200 seat stadium and the game was projected on a 40x40 foot screen. It was like being in a stadium cause you watched with 1200 people and they had all you can eat and drink stadium food like hotdogs, nachos, pretzels, beer, I want to go back this year and do it again.

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Sadly, this won't be the same experience.

In 2004, the NFL put casinos on notice that they would consider any venue that displayed the game on a screen larger than 55 inches and charged admission would be in violation of their copyright of the game.

The result was chilling, and rather than face a lawsuit from the NFL just about every place scrapped plans or abruptly changed them (for instance, refunding admission and bringing in dozens of small TVs rather than show the games on a theatre screen).

The NFL sent another letter out to casinos in November of last year reminding them and qualifying their stance. Basically, any venue that resularly shows sporting events (like the sportsbook or bars) was in the clear to show the Superbowl. But nothing special, and nothing using the term "Superbowl" to publicize.

Yes, this absolutely sucks.

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No numbers, categorized instead:


DINING:

There are two kinds of food in Vegas. Sh*t and Superb. Personally, I recommend avoiding the Sh*t, as it exemplifies the very worst food, harkening back to your high school cafeteria. One example is the food service at Circus Circus. However, the Sh*t is pretty cheap. $6 prime rib dinners abound at places like Binion's and other down-town dives.

For superb, try: Michael's at Barbary Coast, SW at the Wynn, And Prime at Bellagio.


WOMEN:

For the $$$$ experience, take a limo out to the Chicken Ranch in Paraump and have sex with the lady of your choice.

For the basic strip club, the iconic one is the "Crazy Horse Too" on Industrial road behind Circus Circus.


OTHER GAMES:

Play some craps, blackjack, and put some money in the slots. Get a players card, and see if you can churn $5000 through the slots. On average you should lose about $300 on that play, but you ought to be able to get a FREE buffet pass! YUM!

POOL:

Hang out at the pool and drink fancy drinks with little umbrellas in them.


SHOWS:

Too bad the Lido is no longer at Stardust - that was the basic "Vegas" show to see. Today, there are actual *good* shows, like Circe de Solei. But for the old classic Vegas silliness, see "Jubilee" at Bally's or "Splash" at Rivera.

MISC:

* Take the motorized walkway INTO Ceasars, and find that there's no way out!

* See the man-eating white tigers at Mirage.

* As I recall, Westward Ho is defunct so no more cheap hotdogs there. And San Remo is now Hooters so the $5 primerib is gone. But Cal. Club still has the 99 cent shrimp cocktail I think.

* Watch the "Freemont Experience" light show, and then wonder why you just spent $30 in round trip cab fare to see it.

* Play video poker for free drinks at the bar (-EV but fun... See how many drinks you can get on your $20 buy in).

* Visit "Gambler's General Store" - great book selection, chips and everything else you might need to support your gaming.




AB

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Lol no warp core breach?

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8. Kick Danny Gans in the nuts.

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Oh man I loved that thing!

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I've been to St. Cloud in the winter-ish time when I did radio for the hockey team at Miami-Ohio and we played a weekend up there.

I would be looking for places to go as well.
Good hockey fans though.

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One truly vegas experience you need to see is Selwyn, the late night server. Rumor has it that he moved from Terrible's late night cafe to the uber-quality for cheap late night haunt, Ellis Island. This guy Selwyn is one of a kind (think of Urkle on speed), and the $6.95 12oz prime rib with ample sides and a complimentary glass of their micro brew beer is $$$. Then if your feeling lucky you can gamble at possibly the seediest casino in vegas, Ellis Island.

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I've been to St. Cloud in the winter-ish time when I did radio for the hockey team at Miami-Ohio and we played a weekend up there.

I would be looking for places to go as well.
Good hockey fans though.

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Only the best in the DAWG POUND.

You should see it when U of M comes. Things nearly get violent. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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* As I recall, Westward Ho is defunct so no more cheap hotdogs there.

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Slots-A-Fun, baby!

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Getting pumped for my trip next week. Haven't really been to Vegas since I've been playing poker (more) seriously and this trip is going to have a heavy emphasis on poker.

Therefore: Please help me get even more excited with suggestions.

I've finished the list for you guys:

1. Hookers
2. blow
3.
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5.
6.
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Jesus, I can't believe you all left out the breakfast buffet at the B. I have never had anything that comes close. Unbelievable.

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"Jesus, I can't believe you all left out the breakfast buffet at the B. I have never had anything that comes close. Unbelievable."

I think the B buffet sucks.

But then again, maybe I'm comparing it to Blow and Hookers so YMMV.


Happy pokering,

Howard

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At some point you have to tip an entire pot to a dealer.

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For the basic strip club, the iconic one is the "Crazy Horse Too" on Industrial road behind Circus Circus.

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Just in case anyone goes looking for the CHToo.. Might want to check out the following link:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_ho...s/9623365.html
They in trouble!

So, with that said, try Cheetahs for the iconic vegas'esque strip club. For swankier fair, I like Spearmint Rhino. Also, if you're a Vegas local, there is quite a different list of things to do when your buddies come into town.

For instance, let us not forget the famous topless laundromat - Larry's Villa! Cheap beer, cheap women, and plenty of people to talk to if you're fluent in spanish.

AFAIK it's the only strip bar in town where the girls get an hourly wage [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img].

There was also this one pit out on boulder hwy where the girls would crush your beer can with their ass for a buck. Called celebrity or something? Good fun for the whole family, I tell ya.

-Dirk

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Fremont St Exp
Star Trek the Experience
Playing Pan with Jackie Gaughn at the plaza (it's true baby)
Play 1-3 stud at el cortez ( I smoke and I need a air filter for this one)
9lb hamburger at the Vegas Club
Just downtown in general. People miss out on so much of the vegas experience when they skip out on downtown.

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Get hammered and go play in a game where the money isn't that important to you. Bad beat grumpy locals and laugh at them.