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Where would you recommend for live games?

I'm looking to head to the US next summer and maybe play in some live tournaments. Thus far I've only played online and in home games. I'd like to go to a place where I can stay pretty cheap, and find a good variety of low buy-in (less than $100) games, preferably with a decent number of entrants. I'm into all types of poker (Texas, Omaha, 5/7 card stud, 2-7 Triple Draw, etc.), so places that offer different kinds of poker would be great, but even if they just offer Texas, no problem. Specific places would be great, so not just "go to Vegas", but where in Vegas? Which casinos? What hotels are good? Are there any good places outside of Vegas?

Anywhere in Vegas is nice. You can stay in downtown Vegas where it is a little more affordable and find many small tournaments at the Golden Nugget or Binion's.
If you stay on the strip you can stay at Tropicana or at Monte Carlo. Both places are very nice, reasonably priced and are in the heart of the strip where many casinos have daily tournaments.

If you are looking for a different place to go, Atlantic City is always a good option. They are competing with Vegas for visitors so you can stay in nice hotels such as the Hilton or Bally's at small prices. Borgata is the nicest casino in A.C. by far with many poker games and tourneys but it costs an arm and a leg to stay there.

And if you want the most games with the most variety, you can always visit my home casino-Foxwoods in Connecticut. They have the biggest poker room in the world (118 tables) in the biggest casino in the world. They have daily tournaments and sit 'n gos running around the clock.

Good luck planning your trip!!

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