There are countless places to play poker in Las Vegas. We say, don’t settle for just any other poker room when there are so many others that you could actually frequent! This list is going to try to help you choose amongst the plethora of choices when it comes down to making the most of your time in the best poker rooms of Vegas!
The Bellagio
There might not be a single person who will deny that the Bellagio is one of the most opulent hotels and casinos in the world and has one of the best poker rooms too. Other than the fact that it is common to spot big names in poker like Daniel Negreanu and Jen Harman here, it is also a one of its kind experience playing in Bobby’s Room. This room is specially made for extreme high rollers and was named after Bobby Baldwin. Here, the stakes for Texas Hold’em Poker start $4/8 onwards! It is that easy to start playing poker at such a huge casino!
Did we forget to mention that the insanely popular Bellagio has been a consistent home to the World Poker Tour (WPT)? The Bellagio poker room in Vegas is embellished with the casino’s historic poker tournaments including the WPT as well as depicts iconic players in the history of poker. From beginners to the pros, players can enjoy No-Limit Hold’em, Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha and 7 Card Stud for table stakes of 1-3 and higher.
The Venetian
Situated at the heart of Vegas, the poker room in the Venetian is a must visit due to its atmosphere that is unlike any other in Vegas. The Venetian poker room is famous for running deep stack tournaments. If you are on your feet about paying a visit, you should know that the 2022 DeepStack Championship is running full throttle from 2nd May until 31st July and is giving away cash from a staggering prize pool of $22 Million!
Most of the 39 poker tables at this location play Texas Hold’em poker. The smallest table stakes imitate the ones found at the Bellagio. Players can enjoy nine handed cash games too. If you are looking for a grand poker experience, this is the place to be.
Caesars
The poker room at Caesars is humongous and breathes 24*7 entertainment all year long. Reopened in 2020, there are separate rooms for tournaments, as well as automatic shufflers at the tables. Table stakes as small as $1/2 No Limit Hold’em as well. Caesars houses one of the largest poker rooms in Las Vegas that stretches across 14,000-square foot hosting 18 tables facilitating 9 seats each and an exclusive VIP poker room.
Texas Hold’em is the featured game at Caesars Palace and blinds start as low as 1/3. The buy-in range kicks off at $100 for 1/3 blinds and $500 for games featuring 2/5 blinds. Those who wish to taste the feel of tournaments, Caesar’s Palace is a fitting place to do so. They host 5 tournaments a day and the first tournament starts daily at 10am and the last one is held at midnight.
Binions
A lot of people might not know this, but Binions is the birthplace of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) since 1970 for three whole decades until the run ended in 2004. It has a lot of history and should be experienced at least once (especially if you are a huge fan of poker). One can view deep emotive pictures from the WSOP history that features Stu Ungar’s crazy comeback, rare pictures from Johnny Chan’s era of 80s Poker and a lot more.
The poker room here is covered with brilliant red wallpaper and however, after a recent renovation, the room now only hosts 6 tables. There is a feature table present as well, where the final of the daily tournament is held. Limit Hold’em games start at around $2/4 only.
The Palms
The Palms is the home of the ‘Celebrity Poker Showdown’, a show that has done a lot to increase the viewership of this very game (they treat it like a sport) and featured prominent names such as Phil Hellmuth and Phil Gordon. There are only 10 cherry red tables available at this poker room though but with variable action. The Palms poker room has a progressive bonus jackpot for winning certain hands such as straight flushes or four of a kind to really encourage people to raise the stakes and bet higher, always increasing the fun and adrenaline of playing live poker.
At the Palms, Hold’em fans can go bonkers with cash games with blinds ranging in between $4-8$. Although promotions are typical to online poker rooms, this one features special holiday poker promotions from time to time wherein you can enjoy cash giveaways on hitting certain hands at the tables.
Besides these, there are many other well done casinos and poker rooms in Las Vegas. Even if you don’t get a chance to visit them all, visiting even a couple of the one we just talked about poker rooms will leave you with interesting stories to spill later in a private party. After all, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!
