2024 WSOP!

This is almost entirely due to whether or not flights end with over or less than 100 players. Because of the fact that in most WSOP events and payout structures, the payouts start escalating for every table at that point, they rise much more rapidly once there are 100 players left. So if you’re in an event where flight A ends with 70 people left, flight B has 130, and flight C has 200, the fact that flight A got through an extra 4 pay jumps is going to make the day 2 mincash much higher for all players.

It’s often important to know if there are ICM considerations at the end of the day for people, so a simple metric to remember when playing later flights is to simply check the number of players who bagged the first flight. If it’s less than 100, busting a short stack in a flip at the end of the night in a later flight is very likely unwise.

When there is multiple starting day 1’s , you can cash on day 1A and either knocked out or if not enough chips to bagged for day 2 , you forfeit and again try Day 1B . And cash again in day 1B and proceed to day 2 or again try Day 1 C .

Thanks for clearing that up, folks. It's more complicated than I thought.

Haven’t been during the series since the move. Is it better to stay at Paris or Horseshoe? Any specific towers better than others like there was at the Rio?

Paris & Horseshoe are connected and tournaments are played at both properties in their respective convention spaces. It's a short walk from one to the other without going outside. For most events, you won't know where your starting table is until you get your seat assignment.

Paris is a nicer hotel, overall, but some rooms are showing their age. Paris has also appropriated one of the Horseshoe towers, refurbished it, and renamed it the Versailles tower. There is supposed to be a new walkway to that tower ready by summer.

Horseshoe (Ballys) isn't a terrible hotel, but it is older and unclear how much attention the rooms have received. I would rate it on par with Flamingo or Harrahs, which is still better than Rio.

The resort tower at HS was refurbished 5 years ago, but I gotta say, I don’t think their maintenance has been up to snuff since it seems like it’s ready for another reno.

Be that as it may, +1 to everything you said here.

Since I have been touting FoundersCard as a great option I also contacted them. Much to my dismay the Diamond upgrade is currently no longer available. If you were a member of FC in Jan 24 your Diamond status should be good until Jan 2025 when Ceasars always reevaluates. This .was my email reply from FOUNDERS CARD.

.Hello XXX

Thank you for reaching out and for the kind words about our phone support team. Regarding the Caesars Rewards Diamond status, I'm sorry to report that we're not currently processing new Caesars upgrades. We have been working with Caesars for about a decade so this was not expected.

We understand this was a valuable benefit, especially for events like the WSOP.

I'm so sorry for any disappointment, but we do have about 500+ Member exclusive benefits as well that I hope you will take advantage of.

Best,
Viktor

I stayed in both Paris and the HS Resort tower last year, and stayed in the Ballys Jubliee tower (now the Paris Versaille tower) the year before. I saw a recent review of the Versailles tower and it noted there was no fridge. I really like having one when I'm there for the WSOP, so that alone would be a deal killer for me.

The one thing I'll add is a comment on walk times and breaks:
With a room in the Horseshoe Resort tower, you can get from any of the ballrooms to your room and back during a 20 minute break, with a few minutes to use your own bathroom, get a quick charge on your phone, have a quick private phone conversation, etc.. If you're in Paris, you can manage it if you're playing in Paris, but if you're in Horseshoe it's going to be tight. I did it on my first break and found that it wasn't worth it, as I just had time to use the toilet before immediately starting the walk back. If you're in the Versailles tower, you can get there and back from the Horseshoe ballroom, but Paris would be super tight.

So if the ability to use your room during breaks is important to you, your best bet is the Horseshoe.

WSOP+ app was used at WSOP Paradise, and you could load it using crypto (to enter tournaments)

Does anyone know if this same system will be used this Summer in Las Vegas?

Using crypto (stablecoins) would be extremely convenient for me.....but I was wondering if there is a different legality of doing this in Nevada as opposed to WSOP Paradise in The Bahamas......

Thanks in advance.

I stayed in the Horseshoe last year and it was fine. Very convenient to be in the same building as the tournaments. No outside walks required. Room rates were decent. Can do cheaper at hte Excalibur or Luxor, but that's a schlep every day back and forth to the Paris/Shoe. The rooms were fine. Not excellent, but fine. use the auto check-in for faster service.

I stayed 3 days at the LUXOR in between two 10 day stays at the Horseshoe (have to break it up to maximize my free nights ) and I will NEVER stay at Luxor again. Parking was TERRIBLE - you could drive thru their garage for 15 minutes trying to find a spot when someone would leave. I thought the Rooms were so so at best and definitely small. I would go back to the RIO before I did the Luxor again.....that says a LOT. Also MGM lowered their Card transfer levels for Caesar's Diamond cardholders to Pearl (it had been Gold). Counter staff at Luxor was actually very understanding and apologetic of the issue they literally told me to park at Mandalay Bay or Excalibur instead and DID wave the resort fee's which was truly appreciated. But I am ONE and done with LUXOR.

I believe you are correct if you do it under 3 separate reservations. I am just spoiled and it grates on my cheap axx nature to pay more for 3 days than I am for my first 11 nights or the following 10. Since I have limited comps at MGM or Penn properties and a car anyway I tend to flip hotels (checkout and leave most of my luggage at the Bell area of the Horseshoe) and just take what I need for a couple days. Your point is valid (except I believe I am still exempt from resort fees and get free valet). Depending upon what additional events at other Casinos open up for those 3 days that I might like to play it is entirely possible I will skip the Colossus and get totally out of town and come back to play the Mini Main. That's the fun part of this time of year for me. Spending entirely too much time looking at all of the various events schedules at all the Casino's and determining which events to play and how they all fall in place. Hell I can even crash for a night or two at an old friends house I just hate to impose. It's one big jigsaw puzzle right now and truth be told I relish it.

So I have a follow up question to this please.

I currently have 2 back to back bookings at Paris. 11 night and 11 nights. For the first I got a few comp nights (no idea why as I dont have much history!) and for the second I get messages saying you "already have a booking for this date" so it wont let me book at any reduced rate.

I happened to get the 2nd 11 nights at a decent rate so I am not keen to cancel it. But I can cancel it also if it makes sense.

But If I understand the above posts correctly - I can cancel the second booking. Book a 2 night stay at the end of my first 11 nights (at normal rate) and then I have a chance for additional random comps for a third booking of 9 nights?

Is that right?

Kevmath said on a podcast this would not be an option because financial rules are different in US.

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I’m not going to tell you what you should do as interactions with Caesar’s booking system and reservation personnel is not a consistent thing. And the rates are constantly changing. Maybe it would be better to just keep things as they are and try a different way next time. But if I were trying to book 24 nights (or thereabouts) and maximize my comps, I would book 11 nights using my CR account and whatever discount promo there is (usually WSOP). Then skip 2 nights. And then book the remaining nights using the CR account and discount code. Lastly I would book the two nights in between without using my CR account.

There is a price to pay for this in that those two nights may be more expensive than they would otherwise be and you’ll pay about $100 more total for resort fees. So you have to figure out if the comps you get in that second leg are worth the extra cost. But if they are, and you make all three reservations at the same property, it should be seamless when you check in and can stay in the same room for the entire trip. Just make sure the counter agent knows you have three contiguous reservations. There was a time during Covid where they had this stupid policy of you having to go to the front desk to “check in” three separate times. But that is no longer the case, at least when I was there last summer.

Lastly, just to point out how CET has gotten demonstrably worse in recent years… this whole comp reset process is not as beneficial as it once was. Everybody’s comps and rates are customized based on their gaming rating, so I am only speaking from personal experience. But I have found the difference between comped nights and non comped nights to have really dwindled (typically as little as $15-25). So if you’re only saving the small amount, you have to have a lot of comps to make up for the increased rate and resort fees for those two “reset” nights. Also resort fees have nearly doubled in the last 5 years or so. So again, this “trick” is not nearly as useful as it once was. As an example, two years ago I booked 28 nights and there was no benefit to using the trick.

Stringer - Akashenk has laid it out very well. I will add that calling direct to the Horseshoe can also at times give you the best deal. I personally have ran into the 48 hour issues when booking online and opt for 72 hours. Checking often can be key to getting the best deal as Asashenk notes as rates are constantly changing and whether it is accurate or not I have read several accounts that this partially can be a browser cache issue on your own computer so clearing it MAY be an option. Always try online AND direct call. Anecdotally as an example I recently ADDED June 17th to my existing 18th -28th online reservation by calling the Horseshoe and they LOWERED my Grand total cost from $315 to $259 but my costs from July 1-11th remained unchanged at $274. Some consider it to be a frustrating process but I just treat it as a game giving me that much more funds to lose gaming 🙂 Good luck

Thank you. I just heard the same pod today.

I plan to play the Colossus, and I have few questions, if anyone can help, with thanks:

1. In which room will the event be played (HS or Paris)? I would like to book a room that offers convenient access during the 20-minute breaks.
If I book Paris and the tournamnet is run at HS, is it walkable during the break?

2. Also, is there direct walk access to the HS food court from HS event center?

3. What is the process of opting out from displaying my name and results on WSOP website and cardplayers? For example, for 2023 player 566 is now shown on WSOP results nor on cardplayers.

Which podcast was it?

1. The large field events are played in both venues. It’s pretty random where you get assigned. As for making it to your room on break, it’s easiest if you’re in HS and the event is in the HS event center. If the elevators are working reasonably well and you’re not stuck in the sea of humanity, you can usually make it to your room and have 5–10 minutes there. Going between venues is more difficult. You can probably make it if you move fairly quickly but you will likely have at most 5 minutes in your room.

2. The closest way to go would be to go out the doors by the event center, down the stairs to the lower level and into the food court from the street. However I think those doors were closed off last year for construction. The other way is to head over to the casino and go down the escalator, but it’s certainly a roundabout way of getting to the food court. Not something which would be easy to do on a standard break.

3. If I remember correctly there was something you can sign or fill out when you go through the payout process to request not having results reported. But it’s been a couple years since I cashed :p. You should inquire at the payout cage when you arrive to be certain.

The Rec Poker Podcast, the episode entitled "Special Edition: WSOP 2024". His comment about not being able to use bitcoin with WSOP+ is near the beginning, just before they get into the details of the schedule.

Many thanks for your reply, .. really helpful, in fact, that is what I thought about sea of humans moving during the break, I would assume that day 3 will be one of the busiest throughout the whole series. I walk fast, really fast when there is sapce, I would assume many people will still want to use elevators during the break though, but it is better than nothing. I also dont mind missing the last 2 or 3 hands right before the break sometimes, and if necessary.

Not missing last 2/3 hands but depending on your position after glancing last hand and if possible mucking and walk away quickly also will give you an advantage. Also where your table is in accordance with exit will also help you.