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#31
10-11-2007, 02:45 AM
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Re: Never Again - Planet Hollywood on Tuesday nights
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[ QUOTE ] So I parked on the 5th floor and walked precisely 608 steps from the mall entrance to the Casino entrance. And yes, I counted. [/ QUOTE ] THANK YOU! I am now no longer the only person on the planet who has counted my paces from car to poker room in Las Vegas! Someone was making fun of me at the poker table a few days ago when I mentioned this. But really... if you're walking alone what ELSE do you have to do? Why not count paces? 608 paces at 3' per pace is .34 miles each way. Rivels MGM. But since I don't think it's as far from the Planet garage to the poker room as from the MGM garage to the poker room, I suspect TT must take slightly smaller steps than I. The GNU units command claims "pace" is 2.5'. In that case, .29 miles. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] How far is it in Caesars? 
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#32
10-11-2007, 03:01 AM
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Re: Never Again - Planet Hollywood on Tuesday nights
I don't recall my exact counts. It was maybe 640 paces in MGM, 440 at Caesars, like 200 at Harrah's. And I don't do this ALL the time, nor have I counted at every room I've played. I perhaps do have some OC tendancies, but they aren't THAT pronounced. But I have also gotten out Google Earth and used the path measurement tool to trace out paths from garage to poker room in those casinos where I know where each is. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] That basically agreed with my pace-count estimates of distance.
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#33
10-11-2007, 03:14 AM
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Re: Never Again - Planet Hollywood on Tuesday nights
This was from your car or valet? If from your car, variance would be huge. Also, valet at Caesars is considerably closer than the self-park, and seems to be available most of the time. Whereas MGM valet is usually full. I remember when MGM first opened. I visited like on their 3rd day, before the Grand Opening, and they were running trams from the parking garage to the hotel. Guess that idea got old in a hurry.
Harrah's didn't seem that far. I thought it was one of the shortest walks, besides Wynn.
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#34
10-11-2007, 03:29 AM
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Re: Never Again - Planet Hollywood on Tuesday nights
I've valeted three times in my life in Vegas. The first was cause it was 6:59 and the tourney started at 7. The other two were at Caesars while my plantar fasciitis and/or bruised heel was acting up particularly. I actually LIKE walking when it doesn't hurt. It's sorta like exercise and people keep telling me that's good for me.
I got a good spot at MGM for the count. Similarly I was on level 5 on top of the close garage for the Caesars count. Yes, the counts will be much higher if you're parked far away. Harrah's is a very short walk. 200 paces ain't much. It mighta been 150 or 240...don't recall 'xactly. Wynn is probably about half of Harrah's (depending where you get to park). Only place I can think of shorter than Harrah's other than Wynn is TI. I recommend firing up Google Earth, zooming in, and drawing paths--a lot faster and easier than walking it.
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#36
10-11-2007, 05:30 AM
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Re: Never Again - Planet Hollywood on Tuesday nights
"Only place I can think of shorter than Harrah's other than Wynn is TI."
I still think Orleans (late night) is shorter then them all. Park right smack next to the poker room front door and pretty much roll from your car seat to the poker chair with almost no walking involved. Best Wishes Howard
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#37
10-11-2007, 05:33 AM
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Years ago when I played at MGM (at that time the poker room was pretty close to where it is now) I would park at Tropicana and walk over. [/ QUOTE ] That long walk kept a lot of locals away. All those fishy tourists were mine, and mine alone! 2BB/hr easy. Softest games I ever played.
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#38
10-11-2007, 05:41 AM
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"Years ago when I played at MGM (at that time the poker room was pretty close to where it is now) I would park at Tropicana and walk over."
Good point Randy. I like to park at NYNY (when doing the MGM thing). Coming from the Red Rock area, I don't have to cross the Strip and it's super easy leaving down Trop (returning home). Third floor at NYNY is best for this (park in the far S.E. corner area) IMHO. Best of Luck Howard
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#39
10-11-2007, 06:42 AM
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#40
10-11-2007, 11:35 AM
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"Only place I can think of shorter than Harrah's other than Wynn is TI." I still think Orleans (late night) is shorter then them all. Park right smack next to the poker room front door and pretty much roll from your car seat to the poker chair with almost no walking involved. Best Wishes Howard [/ QUOTE ] Nobody is shorter than the Wynn. The poker podium is about 30 feet from the garage entrance. Yes, I've stayed at the Orleans several times. I thought Harrah's was shorter than TI, but maybe not if you're talking the poker room. I've never played at Harrah's, just stayed in the hotel.
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