Beautiful Venetian Poker Room | The Best for Profits

I could tell you some stories about the Venetian Poker Room. To keep it simple, I’ll start with one. It’s one of the most important stories, and it’s a story you might be familiar with if you keep track of online poker and the poker world in general. SPOILER ALERT: Don’t mess with a billionaire. You will lose.

Who Is Sheldon Adelson?

Sheldon Adelson is the Owner and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Sands. Corp, which owns the Venetian and other properties. He currently has a net worth of $32.7 billion. Didn’t get there by making bad decisions. He got there by finding ways to win. If someone stood in his way, he crushed them. This is how you win in business, like it or not. This goes way beyond poker rules for winning. These are business rules for winning.

Since I’m a poker player, you might be wondering why I’m already coming to the defense of Sheldon Adelson, the man who shut down online poker so more people would play in his live casinos. He’s also the man that said online poker was “dangerous and immoral.”

His reasoning for that statement was that kids would steal their parents’ credit cards and play poker illegally. Funny side story here. There is a professional poker player that had this happen to her. She left her credit card on the counter one night and her seven-year-old son logged-in to play poker because he really wanted a go-cart.

He played all night while she and her husband were sleeping and ran $1,000 up to $20,000. He stopped there because he wanted his mother to have leftover money so she wouldn’t be mad at him. In the morning, he told his mother what he had done and said, “If you buy me that go-cart I wanted for $7,000, I’ll let you keep the rest.”

She agreed, but only under the condition that he never played online again as long as he lived in that house. The kid agreed.

So, maybe Sheldon Adelson had a point. Most kids aren’t going to run up $1,000 to $20,000 like that. Sheldon Adelson also got powerful people on his side, including lawmakers. They stated that online poker could lead to money laundering, terrorism financing (extremely unlikely on this one), exploitation of gambling addicts, and that it had a negative impact on jobs and the economy.

One reason I like Sheldon Adelson is that he has driven many poker players to the live poker scene since they have no other choice. Online poker players tend to be way too aggressive for live poker tournaments. They usually run up their stack early and then blow up. Therefore, I like having online poker players in my poker tournaments. Hence, a big reason why I like Sheldon Adelson. The other reason is that I respect the way he finds ways to win.

Many online poker players outside of regulated states are angry at Mr. Adelson. They believe that shutting down online poker has led them to the black market, as in unregulated online poker sites. I’m not sure how to approach this, but I will just say that I have a friend. This friend has warned me on several occasions never to play unregulated online poker because it’s all fixed.

I believe the likelihood of this being true is extremely high. If you’re currently playing poker on unregulated online poker sites, then I would advise either moving to a regulated state or playing live poker games.

What’s really funny about this whole story is that poker players wanted to boycott the Venetian, thinking it would lead to the Venetian closing. Today, the Venetian is the largest and busiest poker room in Las Vegas. So … that didn’t work. It wouldn’t have worked anyway because that would have just created more space for higher-revenue casino games and Mr. Adelson would have made more money.

A final note on this story. If you research the best poker room in Las Vegas, Venetian will always be in the top five. And if you look at poker room reviews for Las Vegas, you will see that Venetian has a higher rating than many of its peers, including Bellagio.

Venetian Poker Room Atmosphere

The Venetian Poker Room is known for its spaciousness (despite 59 tables), excellent Floor Supervisors, top-notch dealers, and overall service. Let’s not forget about opulence with its crystal chandeliers, wall sconces, leather armrests, and dark mahogany walls. Nobody ever complains about the atmosphere at the Venetian. Win or lose, you know you’re in a poker room where everything is run well.

The Venetian Poker Room only offers $1 per hour in comps for cash games, but these points can be used for poker tournaments, not just restaurants and tableside service. However, you can only use the points to cut the Deductions from the poker tournament buy-ins. You can’t use the points to cut the Entry Fee.

There is a High Hand promotion at the Venetian Poker Room, which runs from noon-midnight every day. It’s $600 every 30 minutes. There is also a Bad Beat Jackpot that starts at $50,000 and increases $1,500 every day that it’s not hit. To hit the Bad Beat Jackpot, quad aces must be cracked.

Venetian Poker Room Cash Games

The Venetian Poker Room doesn’t spread nearly as many types of poker games as Bellagio, but you will always find a lot of action. You will sometimes find 30-35 cash games running at once on the weekends.

The cash games spread at the Venetian Poker Room include…

1/3 NL
Buy-in: $100-$300
Runs: Always

2/5 NL
Buy-in: $200-$500
Runs: Always

5/10 NL
Buy-in: $800-$5,000
Runs: Occasionally

1/2 PLO High
Buy-in: $200-$500
Runs: Occasionally

2/5 PLO High
Buy-in: $400-$,1500
Runs: During Busy Hours

4/8 FL
Buy-in: $40-No Max
Runs: Rarely

Let’s cover the Venetian Poker Room Daily & Nightly Poker tournaments followed by their Deepstack Series.

Venetian Poker Room Daily & Nightly Poker Tournaments

Most of these poker tournaments are going to be very different than the tournaments in the Deepstack Series. For the lower buy-in Daily and Nightly poker tournaments, you’re going to find a ton of players that play very few poker hands. That’s because they’re waiting for good cards. This presents an opportunity for you to attack.

This doesn’t mean to attack the entire table though. If you do that in any poker games, you will eventually lose. You need to find the weakest players and play more hands against them. This simple poker strategy is highly effective. Here is the poker tournament schedule so you can figure out what fits best for you…

12:10 p.m.
Sunday
Buy-in: $300(Entry Fee $250, Deductions $50)
Registration Opens: 10 a.m.
Registration Closes: 4:40 p.m.
Starting Chips: 12,000
Starting Blinds: 100/100
Blind Levels: 30 minutes
Break: 15 minutes every four levels
GTD: $25k

12:10 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Buy-in: $150 (Entry Fee $118, Deductions $32)
Registration Opens: 10 .m.
Registration Closes: 3:25 p.m.
Starting Chips: 15,000
Starting Blinds: 100/100
Blind Levels: 30 minutes
Break: 15 minutes every four levels
GTD: $8k

12:10 p.m.
Friday
Buy-in: $200 (Entry Fee $160, Deductions $40)
Registration Opens: 10 a.m.
Registration Closes: 4:40 p.m.
Starting Chips: 15,000
Starting Blinds: 100/100
Blind Levels: 30 minutes
Break: 15 minutes every four levels
GTD: $20k

12:10 p.m.
Saturday
Buy-in: $340 (Entry Fee $280, Deductions $60)
Registration Opens: 10 a.m.
Registration Closes: 4:40 p.m.
Starting Chips: 24,000
Starting Blinds: 100/100
Blind Levels: 40 minutes
Break: 15 minutes every three levels
GTD: $25k

6:10 p.m.
Monday
Buy-in: $125 (Entry Fee $95, Deductions $30)
Registration Opens: 4 p.m.
Registration Closes: 9:05 p.m.
Starting Chips: 15,000
Starting Blinds: 100/100
Blind Levels: 20 minutes
Break: 15 minutes every six levels
GTD: $4k

6:10 p.m.
Wednesday
Buy-in: $125 (Entry Fee $95, Deductions $30)
Registration Opens: 4 p.m.
Registration Closes: 9:25 p.m.
Starting Chips: 12,000
Starting Blinds: 100/100
Blind Levels: 20 minutes
Break: 15 minutes every six levels
GTD: $7k

6:10
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Buy-in: $125 (Entry Fee $95, Deductions $30)
Registration Opens: 5 p.m.
Registration Closes: 9:05 p.m.
Starting Chips: 15,000
Starting Blinds: 100/100
Blind Levels: 20 minutes
Break: 15 minutes every six levels
GTD: $4k

6:10
Tuesday
Buy-in: $200 (Entry Fee $160, Deductions $40)
Registration Opens: 4 p.m.
Registration Closes: 9:25 p.m.
Starting Chips: 12,000
Starting Blinds: 100/100
Blind Levels: 30 minutes
Break: 15 minutes every four levels
GTD: $9k

6:10
Thursday
Buy-in: $125 (Entry Fee $95, Deductions $30)
Registration Opens: 4 p.m.
Registration Closes: 9:10 p.m.
Starting Chips: 15,000
Starting Blinds: 100/100
Blind Levels: 20 minutes
Break: 15 minutes every six levels
GTD: $6k

Venetian Poker Room Deepstack Series

The Venetian Poker Room runs this series four times per year, but all of them are close together in time: later summer through mid-fall. We’ll begin with the Deepstack Showdown in August, which has 20 events. The dates for these events and the number of events can change.

The information below is to give you an idea of what to expect. Since there are so many events, I kept the information simple. If one of or more of these poker tournaments is intriguing, then you can delve into if further. Think of this as a starting point.

Deepstack Showdown (20 events in August)

Event #1: Super Stack
Buy-in: $250
Chips: 20k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $20k

Event #2: Super Stack
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $4k

Event #3: Double Stack
Buy-in: $340
Chips: 25k
Blinds: 40 minutes
GTD: $100k

Event #4: NLH Bounty Buy-in: $200 Chips: 12k Blinds: 30 minutes GTD: $9k

Event #5: Rebuy
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $7k

Event #6: Super Stack
Buy-in: $250
Chips: 20k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $20k

Event #7: Bounty
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $6k

Event #8: Monster Stack
Buy-in: $400
Chips: 30k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $100k

Event #9: Super Stack
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $4k

Event #10: Re-buy
Buy-in: $300
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $20k

Event #11: Super Stack
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: 4k

Event #12: Super Stack
Buy-in: $250
Chips: 20k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $20k

Event #13: Super Stack
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $4k

Event #14: Double Stack
Buy-in: $400
Chips: 25k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $250k

Event #15: Bounty
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #16: Re-buy
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $7k

Event #17: Bounty
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $6k

Event #18
Buy-in: Super Stack
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $4k

Event #19: Bounty
Buy-in: $300
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: 20k

Event #20: Super Stack
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $4k

Deepstack Extravaganza (33 events in September)

Event #1: Double Stack
Buy-in: $340
Chips: 25k
Blinds: 40 minutes
GTD: $100k

Event #2: Super Stack
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #3: Bounty
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #4: Monster Stack
Buy-in: $400
Chips: 30k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $35k

Event #5: Re-buy
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #6: Seniors
Buy-in: $400
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $20k

Event #7: Bounty
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #8: Monster Stack
Buy-in: $400
Chips: 30k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $100k

Event #9: Super Stack
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #10: Super Stack
Buy-in: $300
Chips: 20k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $20k

Event #11: Super Stack
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #12: Double Stack
Buy-in: $340
Chips: 25k
Blinds: 40 minutes
GTD: $100k

Event #14: Super Stack
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #14: Bounty
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #15: Monster Stack
Buy-in: $400
Chips: 30k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $35k

Event #16: Mega Satellite
Buy-in: $80
Chips: 10k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: N/A

Event #17: Double Stack
Buy-in: $600
Chips: 30k
Blinds: 40 minutes
GTD: $200k

Event #18: Mega Satellite
Buy-in: $80
Chips: 10k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: N/A

Event #19: Mega Satellite
Buy-in: $80
Chips: 10k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: N/A

Event #20: Super Stack
Buy-in: $300
Chips: 20k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $20k

Event #21: Super Stack
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #22: Monster Stack
Buy-in: $400
Chips: 30k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $35k

Event #23: Super Stack
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #24: Double Stack
Buy-in: $400
Chips: 25k
Blinds: 40 minutes
GTD: $100k

Event #25: Bounty
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #26: Re-buy
Buy-in: $200
Chips: $200
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #27: Monster Stack
Buy-in: $400
Chips: 30k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $35k

Event #28: Mega Satellite
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 10k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: N/A

Event #29: MSPT
Buy-in: $1,100
Chips: 20k
Blinds: 40 minutes
GTD: $250k

Event #30: Mega Satellite
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 10k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: N/A

Event #31: Turbo Mega Satellite
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 10k
Blinds: 15 minutes
GTD: N/A

Event #32: Double Stack
Buy-in: $300
Chips: 20k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $20k

Event #33: Super Stack
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Deepstack Showdown (9 events in October)

Event #1: Super Stack
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 20k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $20k

Event #2: Super Stack
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $4k

Event #3: Monster Stack
Buy-in: $400
Chips: 30k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $250k

Event #4: Bounty
Buy-in: $200
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $9k

Event #5: Re-buy
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $7k

Event #6: Bounty
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $6k

Event #7: Super Stack
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $4k

Event #8: Re-buy
Buy-in: $300
Chips: 12k
Blinds: 30 minutes
GTD: $20k

Event #9: Super Stack
Buy-in: $125
Chips: 15k
Blinds: 20 minutes
GTD: $4k

The $225k Lucky Shot Poker Series is one event with six flights for $250. You get 25k in chips, the blinds are 30 minutes, and there is a $150k guarantee.

Final Thoughts

There’s always something going on at the Venetian Poker Room, which is why many see it as one of the best poker rooms in Las Vegas. Your opinion of the Venetian Poker Room might depend on the poker strategy you apply based on what poker games you play in. I would always recommend starting with the smaller stakes and working your way up once you’re comfortable.

These are basic poker rules for winning in any poker room you have yet to play in. Play fewer poker hands early so you get a feel for the place and players, then you can speed up a little, but not too much. Whatever you decide to do, there are always cash games running, and the Venetian Poker Room hosts some of the best Texas hold’em poker tournaments in Las Vegas.

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