Strip Poker: Vegas Poker Rooms Fighting for Tourney PlayersPlayers Benefit from Competing Casinos |
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The World Series of Poker is like a magnet that pulls poker players from around the world to Las Vegas, so poker rooms on and around the Strip are trying to take advantage of that and are competing against one another with their own tournament series.
The Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza (May 29-July 16) made its premiere last summer and was met with overwhelming positive feedback and success. The poker room added tables to accommodate 1,000 players because of the number of entrants and alternates, but this year, competition has made it difficult to top last year’s numbers. So far, the events have attracted an average of around 290 players, whereas last year, the average number of entrants was close to 475.
The drop in players may have something to do with the introduction of a couple other summer tournament series. The Mega Stack (June 1-July 9) at
The legendary Binion’s Casino is hosting its second installment of the Binion’s Poker Classic (May 28-July 8) and is also seeing a decrease in numbers, probably due to the competition down the street. Another downtown casino, the Golden Nugget, is the running the Grand Poker Series (June 6-July 6) that has similar buy-ins and games. Last year, the Binion’s Poker Classic drew an average of 245 entrants. This year, it is at around 184 players.
The competition between poker rooms is a great advantage for players, as poker powerhouses continue to try and outdo each other to accommodate player demands.
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