{"id":327088,"date":"2024-08-05T11:59:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T16:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=327088"},"modified":"2024-08-05T12:08:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T17:08:18","slug":"some-vegas-players-knock-very-relocated-venetian-poker-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/some-vegas-players-knock-very-relocated-venetian-poker-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Vegas Players Knock (Very) Relocated Venetian Poker Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, the Venetian opened its brand new poker room. The new space — announced <\/a>back in February — is the largest for poker in Las Vegas. It has 49 tables spread across 14,000 square feet, dedicated bathrooms, USB charging ports at every seat, a streaming room, and a self-serve Coke and coffee stations.<\/p>\n

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Guests swarm the Venetian Poker Room during its grand opening on Thursday. (Image: Venetian Las Vegas\/Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new room has earned raves from poker pros including Scott Blumstein, Matt Berkey, and Maria Konnikova, who all attended Thursday\u2019s grand opening.<\/p>\n

“The room is absolutely beautiful,” Konnikova told Poker News.<\/em> “My first impression was the bathroom. I think I was the first poker player to use it, and it was pretty awesome, if I may say so.”<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s not the amenities that many players and experts have been discussing on social media.<\/p>\n

Lowering the Ante<\/h2>\n

The Venetian’s poker room had long been situated across from the Venetian\u2019s sportsbook, just around the corner from the exit door to the Strip. Now, it is hidden near the Palazzo parking elevators on the second floor of the Grand Canal Shoppes, an area that gets zero foot traffic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is such a terrible, terrible, terrible area for poker,\u201d said Forest Kull on his YouTube channel Vegas Poker Nomad.<\/a> \u201cUp here in the shops, there is a fine watch store, a steakhouse, a rare book store. People walking through these shops don\u2019t have gaming on their mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

In between championship tournaments, most poker rooms attract a mix of skill levels — from pros who knew they will be playing at that specific table at that specific time and strategized about it for weeks, to the poker-curious who just happened to be walking through a casino with money to play something.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not good news for poker,\u201d poker author Mason Malmuth commented on X\/Twitter. \u201cThe room, being out of the way and not visible from the main casino floor, will probably get less drop ins, meaning that on average the games will be tougher.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMoving a poker room to an isolated area almost always has a bad ending,\u201d added Vegas Advantage<\/em> editor John Mehaffey.<\/p>\n

Beggars Can\u2019t Be Choosey<\/h2>\n

However, as our celebrated co-worker, Vital Vegas,<\/em> explained, the Venetian\u2019s previous poker room was “taking up<\/a> valuable space on the casino’s main floor,”<\/a> space that could better be utilized by games that earn more for the casino.<\/p>\n

This is the reason most poker rooms in Las Vegas have folded since 2011, and players should be glad the Venetian\u2019s didn\u2019t follow suit.<\/p>\n

In poker, the house doesn\u2019t complete against its guests, as in table games like blackjack and roulette. It only earns money via the rake, a percentage of the pot (usually 3-5%) taken from the pot before it\u2019s awarded to the winner.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas has always been one of the top tournament poker spots in the US. And, at the peak of the mid-2000s poker boom, live poker was available to everyone almost everywhere in Sin City.<\/p>\n

But where there were once nearly 60 card rooms, only 19 remain. The other 41 closed since 2011. The following list was compiled from this excellent research<\/a> by Vegas Advantage.<\/em><\/p>\n

Forever Folded Vegas Poker Rooms<\/h2>\n

2021<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. The Flamingo<\/li>\n
  2. Planet Hollywood<\/li>\n
  3. Silver Sevens<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    2020<\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. The Mirage<\/li>\n
    2. Rio<\/li>\n
    3. Harrah\u2019s<\/li>\n
    4. Excalibur<\/li>\n
    5. Palace Station<\/li>\n
    6. Sam\u2019s Town<\/li>\n
    7. Binion\u2019s downtown<\/li>\n
    8. Cannery in North Las Vegas<\/li>\n
    9. Green Valley Ranch in Henderson<\/li>\n
    10. Club Fortune in Henderson<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      2019<\/h3>\n
        \n
      1. The Strat<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        2018<\/h3>\n
          \n
        1. Treasure Island<\/li>\n
        2. Suncoast<\/li>\n
        3. Arizona Charlie\u2019s Decatur<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          2017<\/h3>\n
            \n
          1. The Luxor<\/li>\n
          2. Monte Carlo\/Park MGM<\/li>\n
          3. Hard Rock\/Virgin Hotels<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            2016<\/h3>\n
              \n
            1. The LINQ 2016<\/li>\n
            2. Eastside Cannery<\/li>\n
            3. the Plaza downtown<\/li>\n
            4. Aliante in North Las Vegas<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              2015<\/h3>\n
                \n
              1. Hooters\/Oyo<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                2014<\/h3>\n
                  \n
                1. Palms<\/li>\n
                2. Texas Station<\/li>\n
                3. Sunset Station<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  2013<\/h3>\n
                    \n
                  1. Circus Circus<\/li>\n
                  2. Riviera<\/li>\n
                  3. Bill\u2019s Gamblin\u2019 Hall\/ Cromwell<\/li>\n
                  4. M Resort in Henderson<\/li>\n
                  5. El Cortez downtown<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    2012<\/h3>\n
                      \n
                    1. Tropicana<\/li>\n
                    2. O\u2019Sheas<\/li>\n
                    3. Jokers Wild<\/li>\n
                    4. Ellis Island<\/li>\n
                    5. Fitzgeralds downtown<\/li>\n
                    6. Silverton<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      2011<\/h3>\n
                        \n
                      1. Gold Coast<\/li>\n
                      2. Tuscany<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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