Advice re: upcoming WSOP Circuit Event in Indiana

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I will be spending the week of April 1st thru 8th at Caesar's in Indiana (near Louisville), to participate in the WSOP Circuit Event.

http://www.harrahs.com/EventsDetail.do?l...Circuit%20Event

I plan on playing satellites and cash tourneys with an eye towards the $5000 NLHE Main Event.

They will be having daily $300+40 and $175+25 tourneys as well as satellites and mega-satellites leading up to the Main Event. I'm hoping to have a bankroll of $6000 to $10,000 to devote to this event.

I don't have a lot of live MTT tournament experience and would appreciate some tips from those of you who do.

Poker tips are welcome but would also like some "If I knew then, what I know now" type of tips, and logistics types of tips.

The vast majority of my experience is on-line. Any tips for me to remember as I transition to this live event?

I'll be staying at the casino hotel. Are the breaks long enuf to run to my room?

How early do I need to arrive at the start of a tourney?

Eat before, during or after the tourney?

Single table satellites, soft or tuff?

Etc, etc, etc.

Thanks in advance.

[Matt24]

no breaks are not long enough to go to your room

[snagglepuss]

- everyone is terrible.
- the single table sats have a fast structure and are very profitable (2nd hand info, i have not played any myself)
- the dealers are good here, but the floor is pretty much horrible.
- during tourney time the waiting lists for the cash games can be ridiculously long (often thanks to the point above), but that won't matter much if you are staying there.

if you have any other questions i can answer them.

[Dranoel]

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no breaks are not long enough to go to your room

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I just got done playing the WSOP Circuit event at AC.

The 10 minute breaks were long enough for me to get to my room and piss vs. standing in line to use the over-flowing bathrooms. I did this for 3 events and my room was on the 4th floor.

It worked out great & I always got back in time.

[mbishop]

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I just got done playing the WSOP Circuit event at AC.

The 10 minute breaks were long enough for me to get to my room and piss vs. standing in line to use the over-flowing bathrooms. I did this for 3 events and my room was on the 4th floor.

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I've never been to AC, but I'm guessing that the poker room and your hotel room were in the same building. At Caesars Indiana, the poker room is in a boat floating on the Ohio river. The hotel is not.

[Dranoel]

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I just got done playing the WSOP Circuit event at AC.

The 10 minute breaks were long enough for me to get to my room and piss vs. standing in line to use the over-flowing bathrooms. I did this for 3 events and my room was on the 4th floor.

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I've never been to AC, but I'm guessing that the poker room and your hotel room were in the same building. At Caesars Indiana, the poker room is in a boat floating on the Ohio river. The hotel is not.

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That changes everything. [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

Yes, the hotel & casino are in the same building(s) in Atlantic City.

Thanks for the insight on the separate boat & hotel. I did not know that about Indiana Caesars.

[mbishop]

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Thanks for the insight on the separate boat & hotel. I did not know that about Indiana Caesars.

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Thank the Indiana legislature for protecting us all from the evils of gambling on land. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

As far as the overall schedule goes, I don't see the point in the $300 events at all when there are low $ "daily cash" tournaments.

Also the only non-NLHE choices seem to be a $500 rebuy PLO and the $1K HORSE. I'd love to play the HORSE tournament, but since I've never played ORS or E live, $1K seems a bit high. Where are they going to find players for that?

[pacecar86]

1. "If I knew then, what I know now" type of tips, and logistics types of tips.
a)Register early as u can to get the events u like. MTT sats can vary widely from 40 to 800 runners.
b)U need a Harrahs player card to register WSOP-C events. Get one first thing u do if u don't already have.
c) Be aware that some strong/experienced live players, who could otherwise afford direct ME buy-ins, like to fish around in the MTT sats, e.g., guys like Gary Kainer (WPO ME FT), and Mark Smith, ME ring winner WSOP-C Tunica.
d) Ur online experience should suit u well in these MTT sat structures (short & fast).

"I'll be staying at the casino hotel. Are the breaks long enuf to run to my room?"
a) MTT's/STT's..no time, breaks are not long enuf...hotel is at least a 10 minute round trip fast hustle from the 1st floor poker room, or a little less if u r lucky & catch the golf cart shuttle from the 3rd floor casino atrium/food court area..food/drink/pissers are right in the poker room

"How early do I need to arrive at the start of a tourney?"
a) suggest finding ur seat 10 min b4 scheduled start...if they overflow to another floor, u will need time to find ur table

"Eat before, during or after the tourney?"
a) MTT's/STT's - recommend b4 or after, whatever ur body needs/likes - or, wolf down a pony pecker during a break, I guess

"Single table satellites, soft or tuff?"
a. generally EZ assuming u r experienced online STT player, occassional strong players will slum around here too

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Thank you very much. Very helpful.

Anyone else?

[pacecar86]

gl..cu at the FT