Las Vegas Poker Tournaments and Poker Rooms

Poker Tournaments & Poker Rooms in Las Vegas

Need information about Las Vegas poker tournaments and poker rooms in Las Vegas?  Poker is alive and well in Las Vegas and many casinos are expanding their poker rooms with the rising popularity of the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour both of which hold their championship poker tournaments in Las Vegas.  The Rio Casino hosts the World Series of Poker tournament in May, and Bellagio hosts the World Poker Tour Championship tournament in April.

The Las Vegas casino poker rooms listed below are some of the best places for poker in Las Vegas.  There is a poker tournament going on at one of these Las Vegas casinos every day.  The daily and weekly poker tournaments generally have buy-ins ranging from about $40 to $2,000.

The most popular Las Vegas poker games are Texas Holdem, Seven Card Stud poker and Omaha poker.  Whether you play small stakes or high stakes poker games, there is a poker table for you.

Las Vegas Poker - On the Las Vegas Strip

Bellagio
(702) 693-7290 or (888) 987-6667
The Las Vegas Bellagio Casino has one of the most luxurious poker rooms in the Las Vegas area.  The Bellagio poker room has 40 tables spread out over 7000 square feet with two high stakes poker sections. This is a smoke free poker room (as are most Las Vegas poker rooms) with eleven large plasma screens for sports viewing, 24-hour dining service at the poker table, and complimentary beverages.  Texas Holdem and 7 Card Stud poker are the most popular poker games at the Bellagio poker room.  Poker players will find daily no limit Texas Holdem poker tournaments with higher stake poker tournaments Friday and Saturday.  Poker Tournaments typically start early afternoon (often 2 pm) with satellites in the morning.  Bellagio also hosts the annual Bellagio Cup in July, the Bellagio Festa al Lago Poker Tournament in October, the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic in November/December, (all three are stops on the World Poker Tour), and the Bellagio Five Star World Poker Classic in April.  The World Poker Tour Championship is a part of the Five Star World Poker Classic.  For more information on Bellagio including the poker room, see Bellagio.

Circus Circus
(702) 794-3800 or (877) 434-9175
The Circus Circus Las Vegas poker room is small but popular and located near the main entrance to the casino.  The poker room has 10 tables and is a good place to find low limit poker games and poker tournaments.

Excalibur
(702) 597-7777 or (877) 750-5464
The Las Vegas Excalibur poker room offers Seven Card Stud, Texas Holdem, Hi-Lo Split, and Omaha poker games.  They also offer free poker lessons.

Luxor
(702) 262-4444 or (888) 777-0188
The Luxor is a popular Las Vegas poker room dealing mostly low limit Texas Holdem and Seven Card Stud.  Poker players will find daily Texas Holdem tournaments as well as regular freeroll poker tournaments for frequent players.

Mandalay Bay
(702) 632-7790 or (877) 632-7800
The Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas hosts a 10 table poker room primarily dealing Texas Holdem and 7 Card Stud poker.

Mirage
(702) 791-7291 or (800) 77-POKER
The Mirage has a very nice Las Vegas poker room with 25 tables and an excellent variety of limits and poker games including 7 Card Stud poker, Texas Holdem and Omaha 8 or Better.  The Mirage poker room is very comfortable and offers free poker lessons pretty much on demand (just ask) making this a good poker room for new players.  The Mirage offers poker tournaments Sunday through Thursday as follows - Sunday: 5:00 p.m., no limit Texas Holdem, $125 Buy-in; Monday thru Wednesday: 7:00 p.m., no limit Texas Holdem, $125 Buy-in; Thursday: 7:00 p.m., no limit Texas Holdem, $125 Buy-in.  The Mirage is also part of the World Poker Tour with its Mirage Poker Showdown tournament in July.  For more information on the Mirage and its poker room, see Mirage Hotel Las Vegas.

Palms
(702) 942-7777 or (866) 942-7770
The Palms has two poker rooms at their Las Vegas casino.  One poker room primarily deals limit Texas Holdem poker with spreads of $2 - $4 and $4 - $8.  The other poker room deals $1 & $3 blind no-limit Texas Holdem poker games with a $100-$500 buy-in and $2 & $5 blind no-limit Texas Holdem poker games with a $200-$1000 buy-in.  The no limit poker room also features upgraded poker tables and plasma televisions showing race and sporting events.  Both of the poker rooms offer progressive High Hand Jackpots that start at $50.00.  Seven Card Stud and Omaha poker games will be dealt upon request.

Rio Hotel
The Las Vegas Rio Hotel Casino has a small poker room with 10 tables located in the middle of the sports book.  The poker games are mostly Texas Holdem ($2-$3, $2-$5, $3-$6 and $4-$8) with some Omaha and Seven Card Stud poker games.  Look for daily poker tournaments at noon.  The Rio is also host to the annual World Series of Poker.  For more information on the Rio and its poker room, see Rio Las Vegas.

Sahara
(702) 737-2111 or (888) 696-2121
The Sahara's Las Vegas poker room offers Texas Holdem poker with spreads of $2 - $4 and up.  You can find no limit Texas Holdem poker tournaments every Monday, Wednesday and Sunday at 7 p.m. with a $40 buy-in.

Stardust
(702) 732-6111 or (866) 642-3120
The Las Vegas Stardust poker room has 10 poker tables dealing mostly Texas Holdem.

Las Vegas Poker - Downtown Las Vegas & Off Strip

Binion's Horseshoe
(800) 937-6537
Open under new ownership (MTR Gaming Group) and management (Harrah's Entertainment), The Binion's Las Vegas poker room is the birth place of one of the top poker tournaments in the world - the World Series of Poker.  On a regular basis, Binion's 14 table poker room offers Texas Holdem, Omaha High, Omaha Hi-Low, and Seven Card Stud.

Boulder Station
(702) 432-7577 or (888) 677-7274
Boulder Station's Las Vegas poker room offers Omaha High, Texas Holdem, and Seven Card Stud.

Orleans
(702) 365-7111 or (800) 675-3267
The Las Vegas Orleans poker room has 35 tables offering Seven Card Stud, Texas Holdem, and Omaha Hi-Lo.  There are two daily poker tournaments at 12 noon and at 7 p.m. as well as the annual Orleans Open Poker Tournament in July.  See also Orleans Hotel Casino for more info on the casino and poker room.

Palace Station
(702) 367-2411 or (888) 677-7274
The Palace Station's Las Vegas poker room has ten poker tables dealing Seven Card Stud, Texas Holdem, and Omaha.

Plaza
(702) 386-2110 or (800) 634-6575
The Las Vegas Plaza poker room has 15 tables dealing mostly Texas Holdem and three poker tables dealing pan (a rummy-type game played with eight standard 52-card decks with the 8's, 9's, 10's and one of the remaining suit of Spades removed, leaving a total of 310 cards).

Sam's Town
(702) 456-7777 or (800) 897-8696
The Las Vegas Sam's Town poker room deals Texas Holdem, 7 Card Stud, and Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better.  You can also find no limit Texas Holdem poker tournaments at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Sunset Station
(702) 547-7777 or (888) 677-7274
The Sunset Station's Las Vegas poker room has 12 poker tables dealing Texas Holdem, 7 Card Stud, and Omaha Hi.  There are free poker lessons on Sundays at 2:00 p.m. and Mondays at 11:00 a.m.  The casino offers regular Texas Holdem poker tournaments.  Ladies only poker tournaments are held on the last Sunday of every month at 3:00 p.m.

Texas Station
(702) 631-8214 or (888) 677-7274
The Las Vegas poker room at Texas Station offers Texas Holdem, Seven Card Stud, and Omaha Hi-Lo.  Omaha Hi-Lo poker tournaments are held every Tuesday at 7 p.m.

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