beforetoday4 0 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Before travelling to Vegas in April, I noticed that The Venetian poker room was set to open a few days before I got into town. I checked out their web site to find out the details of the room, which read like any other Casino's web site. However, one interesting thing that I saw was a sentence that read: "A $4,000-$8,000 limit game will be spread regularly." I thought this was odd, but I kind of dismissed it, seeing it only as something they would include to add credibility.I went to play the room at The Venetian my second day in Vegas. Although business was very slow, the room itself was very nice. I got to take a good look at the high stakes area. It was slightly larger than Bobby's Room (with about 6 tables) and it was furnished with a sitting area and very nice decor. As I played, the buzz from the locals and the dealers was that The Venetian was attempting to lure the Big Game away from Bellagio.Now I know years ago, the Big Game was housed at The Mirage. After it moved to Bellagio, the next property to try and take it was The Wynn. They hired Daniel as their "poker ambassador" and drew Beal to play against "The Corporation" for millions. But alas, the game stayed at Bellagio, and Daniel even left his contract there so he could continue to play in the game.Then all of the sudden, while reading Daniel's latest blog, I saw: "So these days it's mainly about the golf for me, but I do plan on playing some poker as well. I think there is supposed to be a game at Venetian tonight so if I get the call, I'll be playing later on tonight." Now as far as I know, Daniel is really only interested in playing the $4000-$8000 range with the regular Big Game players. I don't see why he would play at The Venetian for any other reason.Could this be the start of a move? Has anyone else heard anything? Just wondering what you guys think. Link to post Share on other sites
FourFlusher 0 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I think I'm totaly and absolutely unaffected either way. Link to post Share on other sites
socalpoker_j 1 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 At least one of the OP's first posts wasn't in all caps or a spam. Link to post Share on other sites
ricker 0 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Being in that I play in the Big Game allllllllllllll the time I of course have many ideas about this topic.Yeah...umm...The Bellagio's nice, but I've heard the Venetian has a great poker room too, I missed it the last time I went there, but I'll have to check it out the next time. Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Being in that I play in the Big Game allllllllllllll the time I of course have many ideas about this topic.Yeah...umm...The Bellagio's nice, but I've heard the Venetian has a great poker room too, I missed it the last time I went there, but I'll have to check it out the next time.It was nice.Empty when I saw it... but nice. Link to post Share on other sites
socalpoker_j 1 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Ricker, playing the Sycuan tournament tommorow? Link to post Share on other sites
profxavier9 0 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 i was beating that game for about 6 BB per hour but figured id stick with 1-2 on party Link to post Share on other sites
aucu 3 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 The Bell could lose some of it's buzz.They could use getting knocked down a notch. Link to post Share on other sites
mcpickl 0 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 DN said during the Negreanu Open last night that the Big Game is indeed moving to the Venetian along with something called the Professional Poker League, which was all the details he could/would give on that one. Link to post Share on other sites
nutzbuster 7 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I've heard the Venitian room is total money. The club there is great too btw.Only potential downside is doesn't Mr. rocks-n-rings hang out there? Link to post Share on other sites
acesfull333 0 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 i was beating that game for about 6 BB per hour but figured id stick with 1-2 on party Link to post Share on other sites
Got The Nutz 0 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 well ivey elezra and harmon are playing right now im here at the venetian well now so is barry greenstein! Link to post Share on other sites
nutzbuster 7 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 well ivey elezra and harmon are playing right now im here at the venetian well now so is barry greenstein! Wow. Looks like it just might be over for Bobby's room after all?Incredible how times change... Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I always liked the Venetian, I got a tour of the hotel while it was still under construction, and thought it was nice then. Only hotel you can go from your room to the ballrooms without walking through the casino. Less lost conventioneers during conventions. Smart Link to post Share on other sites
DanielNegreanu 141 Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Actually, it looks as though both rooms will get some play. Link to post Share on other sites
Got The Nutz 0 Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 why cant we bump this thread?? Link to post Share on other sites
beforetoday4 0 Posted May 13, 2006 Author Share Posted May 13, 2006 why cant we bump this thread??I was just confused as to why it was moved from the original forum I posted it in. Sure, it had a quote from the blog, but had much more to say than just that. Not really a discussion about the blog at all. Oh well... Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I think I'm totaly and absolutely unaffected either way.well put Link to post Share on other sites
-WZR- 0 Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Daniel.....how does a poker room go about luring people to it's room for games. Is it all about the "look" of the room, or is there something going on behind the scenes to lure you guys into playing there. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
gkunit20 1 Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 At least one of the OP's first posts wasn't in all caps or a spam.TrueDN is probably right. However, the reason Beal played the Co. at the Wynn was not because they lured him there, but because he could truly play HU (well, I guess this is luring him there). He didn't want another Ted Forrest sitting down and taking him for a million 3 handed like before. I doube Bobby's room will ever be abandoned though. Link to post Share on other sites
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