The Vegas thread

ionapaul

I'm thinking of being in Vegas around July 21st - 26th - anyone else gonna be there at this time?

LuckyLloyd

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Paul Spillane

Just a suggestion, should we have a get together in LV? I think a night out after the 10k plo final might not be a bad idea?

keane2097

Rookie447 wrote: »

Non americans cannot open bank accounts in USA.

best bet is def to wire money to the Rio.

Lol I opened one two years ago fairly ok...

phantom_lord

lafortezza wrote: »

Think I read either here or on 2+2 that you get raped by casino ATM's for charges, turbo-raped by strip club ATM's.

the casino atms charge about 10% on withdrawals, but you'd have to be pretty retarded to fall for that as they make it clear they're gonna rape u. if u just walk outside there's atm's for a couple of dollars.

POKERKING

travellers checks?

use the links below when looking for accomadation http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/travel-deals/704925

http://smartervegas.com/searchresult...th=9&year=2008

http://www.vegas-hotels-online.com/

http://hotels.travelzoo.com/las-vegas-hotels/

Myself and bohsman got a savage deal on the mgm and monte carlo witha lot of stuff thrown in(free buffet, free cocktail, entry to a club etc etc) on the vegas-hotels one.

My cash is currently in euros so the rate goin up is good for me!!!

any ideas on the best value tourney <100$?priority is a holiday with the missus but cant miss this opportunity to gamble!!! I assume there will be plenty to do for a lurker in the rio around the wsop?

keane2097

POKERKING wrote: »

I assume there will be plenty to do for a lurker in the rio around the wsop?

Lurking should be its own reward imo

LuckyLloyd

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ionapaul

ionapaul wrote: »

I'm thinking of being in Vegas around July 21st - 26th - anyone else gonna be there at this time?

No? No-one?!

LuckyLloyd

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Flushdraw

dougee19 wrote: »

one more question, a lot of my money is on stars atm

dougee19 wrote: »

I have a lot of my money is on stars atm

dougee19 wrote: »

I noticed!!! have a lot on my stars account,

Brag IMO

dougee19

Flushdraw wrote: »

Brag IMO

yup, its gone now though

keane2097

dougee19 wrote: »

yup, its gone now though

Degenerate imo

ionapaul

I've found flights DUB-SFO in mid July and LAS-Dub in late July for a total of 600 euro - anyone think I can do better than this? I've used cheapflights.ie mainly, don't want to fly via London so not using the British travel sights.

bohsman

Why avoid London? I avoid changing in the middle of America, Ive always either gone Dublin - San Fran direct or London - Vegas direct.

Shivverz

Got Virgin flights, LGW-LV for £470. Ryanair Dub to London is taxes only if you pick good days.
Did the Philly/Vegas connection flight before which was a nightmare. Virgin no.1 imo.

tylerdurden94

As i have no credit card etc, is there any shops or anything in around town or whatever were you can pick up good deals?

bohsman

I got the Dublin-London-Vegas flights with Virgin for €710 in Trailfinders, they were desperately trying to offer me good deals for hotels aswell.

tylerdurden94

bohsman wrote: »

I got the Dublin-London-Vegas flights with Virgin for €710 in Trailfinders, they were desperately trying to offer me good deals for hotels aswell.

Where abouts are they located? I was thinking or flying to LA to see my aunt and then going down to Vegas to see my cous and then flying home from there, is that too messy and jack up the price?

bohsman

Theyre on Dawson St, its only around $60 for a flight from LA to Vegas so shouldnt make that much difference although needing to book it all in a travel agency might make it a bit more expensive.

LTL

tylerdurden94 wrote: »

Where abouts are they located? I was thinking or flying to LA to see my aunt and then going down to Vegas to see my cous and then flying home from there, is that too messy and jack up the price?

I got flights from Gatwick, which Ryanair fly to for next to nothing, to LA with Travelsupermarket.com for €340 which by any standards is very good value. Provided your slightly flexable there really are some great deals on the site.

Flushdraw

tylerdurden94 wrote: »

Where abouts are they located? I was thinking or flying to LA to see my aunt and then going down to Vegas to see my cous and then flying home from there, is that too messy and jack up the price?

gtfo Danny!

Hyzepher

Shivverz wrote: »

Got Virgin flights, LGW-LV for £470. Ryanair Dub to London is taxes only if you pick good days.
Did the Philly/Vegas connection flight before which was a nightmare. Virgin no.1 imo.

Details of this please.

LuckyLloyd

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5starpool

Pity I'm not going to be there

tylerdurden94

Sweet was talking to my aunt in LA awhile ago and she said i can crash with her for a few days now just to hear back from my cousin in Vegas and then get the flights sorted.

LTL

Just a quick question.

I noticed while i was over in Vegas that on every street corner was a salesman trying to promote clubs. I never actually used any of the club passes and was just wondering are these passes legitamate or are most of them scammers?

They claim they don't get paid and run purely on tips and ask for $5/$10 for the passes.

5starpool

You can get free passes for a lot of the clubs from taxi drivers or bars in Vegas. I believe the ones sold on street corners are legitimate, but I never actually bought/used any of them.

dougee19

just an update on accom, I would not recommend the sahara for a place to stay, my shower wasn't working proper, the staff were very abrupt and rude
they do have a lot of free deals which are fun, free slot tourneys

stratosphere is very good for poker/shopping/general enjoyment
rooms are very good too, the bed is too hard for my liking though

i'll update more as I wander around to my next place

tylerdurden94

Just heard back from my cousin, she said she will let me crash at hers for a bit

Getting get looking for flights now.