Hitting Vegas with a $2,000 bankroll. Whats the best game plan?

[CashinCam]

I will be accompanying my mother to her NSCA Personal Training Conference at the Flamingo in March. I'm 21 and I've been playing poker for 2 years now. I've been successful playing low limit $1/$2 NLH, $6/$12 Omaha Hi/Lo, and an occasional $30/$60 mixed game at the local casinos. If all goes well I should be able to invest approximately 1/3 of my poker bankroll ($2,000) for poker ventures while in Las Vegas. I know most of the members of this forum are more knowledgable than I about the ins-and-outs of poker in Vegas. So my question is: If you were handed $2,000 to be used strictly for poker in the Las Vegas cardrooms; where would you start? What casinos and limits are best for my bankroll and what tournaments will give me the most play for my money? I'm interested in the UPC but I've just started researching. Any ideas and/or strategies would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot and good luck!

[Blizzardbaum]

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I will be accompanying my mother to her NSCA Personal Training Conference at the Flamingo in March. I'm 21 and I've been playing poker for 2 years now. I've been successful playing low limit $1/$2 NLH, $6/$12 Omaha Hi/Lo, and an occasional $30/$60 mixed game at the local casinos. If all goes well I should be able to invest approximately 1/3 of my poker bankroll ($2,000) for poker ventures while in Las Vegas. I know most of the members of this forum are more knowledgable than I about the ins-and-outs of poker in Vegas. So my question is: If you were handed $2,000 to be used strictly for poker in the Las Vegas cardrooms; where would you start? What casinos and limits are best for my bankroll and what tournaments will give me the most play for my money? I'm interested in the UPC but I've just started researching. Any ideas and/or strategies would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot and good luck!

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10/25NL @ wynn or bellagio.

[scottc25]

Play $2/$5 NL and nothing higher. That would gice you 4 buy-ins. This is assuming you would be OK with losing 1/3 of your bankroll. If not stick to $1/$2.

[thedustbustr]

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Play $2/$5 NL and nothing higher. That would gice you 4 buy-ins. This is assuming you would be OK with losing 1/3 of your bankroll. If not stick to $1/$2.

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1/3? if he doesn't run white hot he can lose the whole damn thing in 6 hours

[bav]

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Play $2/$5 NL and nothing higher. That would gice you 4 buy-ins. This is assuming you would be OK with losing 1/3 of your bankroll. If not stick to $1/$2.

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1/3? if he doesn't run white hot he can lose the whole damn thing in 6 hours

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I understand the sentiment here, but the specifics are a bit off. You don't have to run "white hot" to not lose $2000 in 6 hours at NL2/5. You have to try pretty hard to lose $2000 in 6 hours, really.

But yeah, $2000 is a little short for $500 buyins whether at NL2/5 or Wynn NL1/3. I'd suggest starting with NL1/2 ($200 or $300 buyins) and see how it goes. If in a day or two the bankroll is bigger, feel free to sit at NL2/5. And on your last day if you just wanna take a shot, go ahead and sit at NL2/5 long as you can afford a couple buyins. But there's nothing at all wrong with sticking with NL1/2 the whole visit.

And 30/60 mix? With a $6K bankroll? You're very brave. Can't possibly recommend you go sit at a Wynn mix game with $2K (unless again, you want to do this your very last day and understand you could lose it all in a few hours). On the other hand, if you find a 4/8 HORSE or mix game going at Venetian or Caesars or Rio, feel free to sit in.

[CashinCam]

I only played the 30/60 twice. It paid for my furniture in and television in my apartment and a couple months tuition. Most of that is gone. That comment was simply to imply I have experience in mixed games if someone had a recommendation. And in these game do they just play HORSE or is triple draw a common game?

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And 30/60 mix? With a $6K bankroll? You're very brave. Can't possibly recommend you go sit at a Wynn mix game with $2K (unless again, you want to do this your very last day and understand you could lose it all in a few hours).

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ixnay on the notay mixay, otay?

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[Bicycles_Biatch]

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10/25NL @ wynn or bellagio.

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I hope this was a joke... he said he has $2,000 not $20,000

[Falker11]

1-3nl no cap at the wynn.

[rageotones]

play the 1/2 games with the higher maxes (e.g. 300), and play tourneys at caesar's...specifically the noon.