[kickflip252]

I am a winning player that so far has been playing small online stakes.
The last Live MTT I played in (other than bar games here in atlanta)was about 2 years ago. It was in A.C. at house of blues casino. $50 buy in. 48 people. took 9th. (paid 5). It was my first major live tourney and I feel I did well, even though I risked chips at the wrong time by pushing with pk 10's and getting called by AQ suited short stack. ... but I digresss

Now I'm not living in NYC anymore so quick trips to Atlantic City are not possible.

For Christmas, some friends of mine are going to give me an X-mas present of a bank roll somewhere in the $300-500 range. What I'd like to do is take that money and take a shot at an MTT ... either one good tourney for the whole roll or like 3-5 partial buy ins (which I think is the smarter move in case I run bad or bump into better / more experienced players)

The problem and what I really need advice on is WHERE TO PLAY now that I live in Atlanta, GA. I'd like to stay somewhere in the area (6-9 hour drive at most). I've looked into Tunica a little bit, but I know Florida has some places as well as other places in Mississippi. I'll def do some more research, but do any of you play in this area much? Which are the juiciest games with the most fish? Although I've got a pretty good game, I don't want to be jumping into a shark tank. I also don't want to play in any rebuy tourney's right now... they tend to favor the players with more cash on hand, so I want a freeze out to limit my exposure. Again, I'd love to go somewhere for about a week and play in 3-5 games and really put some time in. Then if/when I cash out I can play some cash games as well in the off hours.

If anyone has any advice or info, I'd love to hear it.

thanks