'start your own game' in vegas

[ijustliketoplay]

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If its just with your friends you could just play in the comfort of your own home and save the rake/tips. I don't see a point to playing in casinos with friends, if we're gonna try to take our money we'll do it without having to pay the casino.

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we are in vegas on a boys weekend and there for a laugh, we really dont care about rake and all that. we just wanna have a laugh, drink some booze etc. and we are all from different parts of the world (i live in london, the rest in NY).

[LasVegasMichael]

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I've had Snowball's experience in every room I've played in. I don't know where all these rooms are that start small stakes games short. If you don't have an almost full table ready to go, forget it.

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Sort of a combination of Photoc's and snowballs point, the thing is that often some rooms are hesitant to start a game short, especially if it looks like there are NOT going to be more then a select small group of players.

Some rooms that are growingly used to short handed mixed games have the players, as it is the same rotating group that is there almost every time. This core group often gers used to one particular room, so they end up in the same room every time, thus offering a little consistenty.

Where I play, TI, they have shown a strong willingness to start a game 3-4 handed (usually $5 a point Chinese, since it is a 4 handed max game). Once more players join, we add more games to the mix.

A few times, we asked to start it heads up, and they even obliged then (we each played two hands of chinese every time). Obviously, this is dealer/table availability dependant, but our hinkering for these things are usually late at night, so it is not an issue.

Sure, any room may offer it, but how many actually do it consistently (i.e. having a good track record and players that are coming to expect it). Not many, by far. Since it is becoming rather well known that the mixed is running more frequently, more players are turning out for it.

Also, it helps (obviously) that there is a core group that almost always plays, and who are all interconnected through cell phones. The staff will call us and/or we will post about the game (on a different forum), and we will all show up to get it going.

I'm sure our situation is not unique, but it may be more unique then usual considering our limit is 3/6, and not 300/600.

[habsfanca11]

Lots of good advice above, let me add another ... a heads-up to the room in advance is always a good thing. If you're thinking MGM, give the poker room a call in advance and explain what you would like to do and guage their interest in advance. Get the name of the shift manager or floor for that first night you plan on being there. Then when you show up ask for your contact, introduce yourself, confirm the details of your previous discussion and you're away to the races. Organizing this in advance is always helpful and goes a long way to getting what you want. Hope it works out for you. Cheers.