Binion's Poker Room
(formerly Binion's Horseshoe)
The World Series of Poker is held at Binion's each year, although starting in 2005, most of it will be held at the Rio convention center area, with the final 2 days at Binion's. The poker room is nothing spectacular, but it offers lots of games and reserves more than half the tables for tournaments. A favorite among locals and tourists, Binion's Poker Room has tradition and history going for it.
Number of tables: 46
Games: $2-4, $4-$8, $8-$16, $15-$30 Hold-em, No limit Texas Hold-em with $1 and $2 blinds, 7-Card Stud $1-$5, Omaha $4-$8, Omaha
Hi-lo $4-$8. They have no-limit and other high-limit games on busy nights.
Special thru March 10 2007, Ultimate Poker Challenge weekend tournaments with $300-$600 buy-ins, satellites available!!
Comps: Food comp after a few hours, good at the coffee shop, snack bar, or deli. We were there on a Friday in June, 2005 and I only played a couple hours or so, while my wife played only play money poker and they comped us each $8.00, so we had a great lunch in the coffee shop. They're probably not as generous all the time, but if they like you and they're in a good mood, you might get a much better than average comp.
Lessons: Yes, 11:00 AM daily. This lesson is different than the other casinos poker rooms. They will sit down with you and play poker for play chips for as long as there are people there to play with. The dealers who aren't busy will sit and compete with you and you can ask them any kind of questions you want and they'll provide answers to the best of their ability.
Smoking: No
Poker Rates: Yes, if your poker play is approved by the supervisor, the room rate is $29 Sun-Thurs, $39 Fri, and $45 Sat.