# Going to Vegas: Poker Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 13, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-poker-question/411716 "2007-07-13T22:36:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-poker-question/411716/1 "2007-07-13T22:36:06Z")
I am going to Vegas in September for a few days and wondered about _low-stakes_ no-limit hold-em poker tournaments. I have been playing NL Hold 'Em sit-n-go’s online (1 table, 45, 90 ppl) for a few months and have played with friends as well as $2/$4 Limit Hold 'Em at casino’s. What can I expect for the lowest buy-in for NL hold 'em tournaments? Any recommendations for specific casinos? Am I crazy to think you can buy into a tournament for $10, $20, or $50? ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-poker-question/411716/2 "2007-07-14T03:31:56Z")
[QUOTE=phungi] I am going to Vegas in September for a few days and wondered about _low-stakes_ no-limit hold-em poker tournaments. I have been playing NL Hold 'Em sit-n-go’s online (1 table, 45, 90 ppl) for a few months and have played with friends as well as $2/$4 Limit Hold 'Em at casino’s. What can I expect for the lowest buy-in for NL hold 'em tournaments? Any recommendations for specific casinos? Am I crazy to think you can buy into a tournament for $10, $20, or $50? [/QUOTE] Hi, I don’t know about on the strip, but two years or so ago I used to play NL Hold Em at Nevada Palace on Boulder Highway in the morning (like 10 a.m I think) for $20. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-poker-question/411716/3 "2007-07-14T05:27:44Z")
I’m in Vegas right now and it looks to me that the minimum for a no-limit tournament is $60 on the strip. I am looking to play tomorrow night (I’ve been working) and I hope it doesn’t go up. P.S. I was able to go to the WSOP last night and it was a blast. I watched the ESPN table for a while and got tired of having to dodge the boom camera, so I went to another spot and saw Scotty Ngyuen and Tobey Mcguire playing. It was a fun time. ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-poker-question/411716/4 "2007-07-14T07:08:42Z")
I think the tourneys are usually kinda spendy in Vegas. Last time I was there they had a $60 tourney at Binions. Kind of funny since most places still spread cheap live games (2/4, 3/6). ---
**Author:** ![Capa84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8edcca/32.png) [@Capa84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capa84)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-poker-question/411716/5 "2007-07-14T07:39:19Z")
They are out there, Hooters casino for instance has one every day where I think the buy in is under 100, it starts at 10am, or so. I only saw maybe 20-30 people ever in it. It will suck, but I would just call every poker room and ask what tourneys they have, and when. I would imagine the smaller casinos/poker rooms are your best bet, since the bigger ones have no need to run tourneys where they only rake $5 per entrant ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-poker-question/411716/6 "2007-07-14T10:03:20Z")
You shouldn’t expect to actually win money in any way - to run a tournament with such small stakes the house cut would have to be a pretty ridiculously high proportion of the prize pool, ensuring that everyone loses. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-poker-question/411716/7 "2007-07-14T10:11:32Z")
Lots here : [http://www.winninginlasvegas.com/pokertournaments.htm](http://www.winninginlasvegas.com/pokertournaments.htm) down to $18 daily. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-vegas-poker-question/411716/8 "2007-07-16T01:42:18Z")
[QUOTE=don’t ask] Lots here : [http://www.winninginlasvegas.com/pokertournaments.htm](http://www.winninginlasvegas.com/pokertournaments.htm) down to $18 daily. [/QUOTE] thanks for the link… I’ll dl a pdf once thedate approaches.