TUNICA - only 1 month away - Page 4

Brad1970 · #31 12-14-2006, 11:29 AM

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if you are renting a car or driving in there are a cluster of motels just over the Tennessee boarder in south heaven. Motel 6 etc... might be cheaper, they are right on I-55 2 exits north of Tunica. (take I-55 to the new I-69 which exits right in front of the Grand. in case Sams, Hollywood and Resorts are booked. There is also the Isle of Debris (Capri) about 45 Minutes south of Tunica.

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There are several independent hotels that usually have rooms available within a couple of miles from any of the casinos. They're on the Casino Strip & Casino Center Blvds. You'll pass them as you drive in.

BTW...it's Southaven, not South heaven. And its in Mississippi, not Tennessee.

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Those Motels on the outlying areas really see you coming. You might see one car in the parking lot and they'll rob you for $95 a night.

It really is hard to get a (good) room in that town. There is a lot of politics involved. I had to juice everybody when I was there just to get and keep my room.

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Well, here is an alternative if anyone is interested & can't find a room anywhere else. There is a small local motel called the Delta Plantation Inn that is on Hwy 61 south of the casinos (about 10-15 mins away). It is pretty much a no frills, roadside motel & I believe they have rooms for around $35-40 a nite (not sure though!). Seems clean enough if you just need a place to crash during the tournaments. But I would probably only use it as a last resort...

David · #32 12-14-2006, 11:52 AM

Flying in on the 3'rd and staying until the 9'th. Hopefully coming back on the 20'th! I got my room at the Strike 3 months ago. Since my first trip there 3 years ago, Tunica has become a regular January thing for me.

Overdrive · #33 12-14-2006, 12:08 PM

Another alternative, if you can't get a casino hotel room, or a nearby Tunica room is to stay at one of the Extended Stay Hotels in Memphis. The rates weren't raised for the tournament last year, and it can be a nice break from the constant casino atmosphere. But again you WILL have to make the drive from Memphis to Tunica everyday but it isn't all that bad, especially if you can't get a room in T-town.

wonderwes · #34 12-14-2006, 06:57 PM

I was planning on going.

Real basic questions already addressed but need some infos.

What would be the best time to go for smaller tournies?
What are the best casinos to stay at and what are the room rates going for?

MrFizzbin · #35 12-14-2006, 09:40 PM

for the Smaller events ($300 and $500) events you might want to register early (night before or early morning) because the lines for the early event registration at the Circuit in September was really long (about 2/3 hours of standing in line to get in.) and about 100 + alternates for the first event or 2.

The Summer event at the Gold Strike the lines were shorter and didn't take as long to get into the event.

My advice is if you really want to play it never hurts to register the night before.

The Harrahs events took both Tournament chips or Cash, the Gold Strike makes you buy tournament chips to pay for your entry so at the very least make sure you get your chips for the GS events before standing in the registration line.

Not sure when the registration desks open, I'll find out and post next time I get back from Tunica.

Brad1970 · #36 12-14-2006, 11:28 PM

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I was planning on going.

Real basic questions already addressed but need some infos.

What would be the best time to go for smaller tournies?
What are the best casinos to stay at and what are the room rates going for?

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I'm not much of a tournament player but do the obvious...check their websites. Better yet go to this website:

http://www.tunicamiss.org/

it has links to every casino in town.

scottc25 · #37 12-15-2006, 10:44 AM

I'm staying at the Fairfield Inn in Southhaven, MS. Closest Marriott property to Tunica. How far of a drive will this be for me?

youtalkfunny · #38 12-15-2006, 11:23 AM

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I'm staying at the Fairfield Inn in Southhaven, MS. Closest Marriott property to Tunica. How far of a drive will this be for me?

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20-30 minutes each way, depending on time of day.

MicroBob · #39 12-15-2006, 12:50 PM

youtalkfunny - closer to 20 now that you can just take I-69?

Thinking that has to be a better option than trying to trudge through crappy Goodman Road traffic.

In other exciting news, that's where I stayed the very first day I came to this area in Sept, 2002. The company I was interviewing with put me up there.

Wahoo73 · #40 12-15-2006, 12:58 PM

Brad (or anyone else knowledgeable about Tunica poker scene)-

What are my chances of finding some decent 7-stud cash games to play during the two weeks of the tourneys? (I assume that neither of the tourneys has any stud events.)

I'm seriously considering making the drive over from ATL if I can find somewhere to stay...not having any luck so far, as even the Southhaven hotels seem full.