Holdem Dog’s

If you are considering a trip to Vegas, and would like to play in a few of the local tournaments, then you should definitely visit PokerTournamentFormula.com first.  Specifically the Las Vegas Tournament page.  Arnold Snyder has developed a formula to evaluate the skill involved in virtually all of the Las Vegas tournaments, and keeps it up to date.  By plugging in the starting chips, blind structures and time limits, he’s given each of the local tournaments a patience factor and skill rating.  On top of being a great listing of all the tournaments available in Vegas, it can help you pick the game that best fits your style.  You’ll be amazed when you see how the different casinos vary.  You can certainly imporve your odds by doing a little research on the front end.  Thanks to Arnold’s site, I found the Planet Hollywood tournaments which turned out to be far more profitable for me than the tourneys I played the year before at Treasure Island (plus the poker room is much nicer).  So, if you’re making the trip to Vegas and want to play in a few tournaments, I would encourage you to check it out.