Vegas Value Report [June 23-30] - Where to Play Poker in Las Vegas this Week

Jason Glatzer

Jun 24, 2019 9 min read Last updated Jul 18, 2019

1) Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series $3,500 NLH $2 Million Guaranteed (June 24-27)
2) WSOP Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold'em (June 26-29)
3) Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series $600 NLH $600,000 Guaranteed (June 27 - July 1)
4) partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Aria $5 Million Guaranteed (June 28 - July 2)
5) WSOP Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em (June 28 - July 3)
Las Vegas Poker Schedule June 23-30

It's summer camp for poker players in Las Vegas with the World Series of Poker in town for its annual pilgrimage. While there are many fantastic bracelet and other events taking place every day at the Rio, there are also tons of other significant value events played at other casinos including the Aria, Binions, the Golden Nugget, Orleans, Planet Hollywood, the Venetian, and the Wynn. Of course, there is no shortage of cash games running around the clock as well.

The summer schedule provides plenty of opportunities for players to dabble in games they can't easily play throughout the year. Regardless, it is always the no-limit hold'em tournaments that feature the biggest turnouts.

With this in mind, here is a look at some of the bigger value tournaments this coming week of June 23-30. The tournament data comes courtesy of the tournament organizers. Kenny Hallaert maintains the 2019 Las Vegas Summer Poker Tournament Schedule; an invaluable tool for anyone trying to schedule their Las Vegas poker tournaments. Follow Hallaert on Twitter via @SpaceyFCB.

1) Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series $3,500 NLH $2 Million Guaranteed (June 24-27)

Venetian Deepstack Poker Series Las Vegas

The Venetian will attract many poker players looking for value this week away from the Rio with its $3,500 NLH tournament with a $2 million guarantee on June 24-27 as part of its Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series.

Players start on June 24 with a stack of 40,000 in chips and play nine blind levels on the opening day of an hour each. The final prize pool won't be known with unlimited reentries permitted until late registration closes after the conclusion of Level 12 (the third blind level of Day 2.)

Day 2 on June 25 and Day 3 on June 26 will feature eight blind levels with the action playing down to a winner on the final day on June 27. The winner will not only walk away with a massive prize but also a one-of-a-kind Championship Pendant designed by Steve Soffa Enterprises, LLC.

2) WSOP Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold'em (June 26-29)

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Bracelet hunters that can't afford bigger buy-in tournaments or those looking for significant value on a small buy-in will be out in full force for the Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold'em.

The tournament has received a bit of a makeover from last year when Roberly Felicio outlasted a massive field of 13,070 entrants to win the bracelet and a cool $1 million.

First, the buy-in has been reduced from $565 to $400. Second, the amount of opening chips has increased eight-fold from 5,000 last year to 40,000 this year.

Perhaps the most significant change is that the number of opening flights in this event has been reduced from six last year to just two this year taking place on June 27 and 28 at 10 a.m. PDT.

Players will have four chances to bag chips with each opening flight allowing for one reentry up until the conclusion of Level 16. Those bagging chips are scheduled to battle for two more days on June 29-30 with the entire tournament featuring 40-minute blind levels.

3) Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series $600 NLH $600,000 Guaranteed (June 27 - July 1)

Downtown provides a change of scenery for many poker players visiting Sin City over the summer with the Golden Nugget arguably providing the most pristine poker room in the area.

All summer long, the casino is hosting the Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series with its biggest event featured this week; the $600 No-Limit Hold��em Championship running June 27 through July 1.

The tournament features a $600,000 guarantee which will likely be smashed based on the $788,500 prize pool generated in this event last year when Guilherme Ksyvickisbordao topped 1,577 entries to win the top prize of $132,069.

Players will have plenty of opportunities to build a big stack with 25,000 in starting chips and unlimited reentries available up until the conclusion of Level 13 on each of the three opening flights on June 27-29. Players bagging chips will compete for two more days until a winner is crowned on July 1.

4) partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Aria $5 Million Guaranteed (June 28 - July 2)

Players with big bankrolls and those that won packages online will head to the Aria on June 28 to July 2 for the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas Aria $10,300 Main Event, featuring a massive $5 million guaranteed prize pool.

The tournament, which features one hour blind levels throughout, is a deep-stacked affair with players starting with 100,000 in chips during each of the two opening flights on June 28-30. Players can reenter as many times as they would like up until the conclusion of Level 10 (the second blind level of Day 2 on June 30.)

Those bagging chips on Day 2 will compete for two more days until a champion is declared on July 2.

5) WSOP Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em (June 28 - July 3)

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The Crazy Eights attracts tons of amateur players who otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity to win a bracelet thanks to the tournament's sponsor 888poker hosting satellites months in advance for packages to this event.

However, it wasn't an amateur who won this event last year. Experienced pro Galen Hall outlasted a massive field of 8,598 entrants to win the $888,888 top prize and his first WSOP gold bracelet. The 888-theme will continue again with first place this year once again guaranteed an $888,888 first-place prize.

There will be no shortage of ways to build a big stack, especially for those with deep pockets, as the tournament allows unlimited reentries during each of the opening flights on June 28-30 for a fresh stack of 40,000 in chips. Although players bagging chips will play for three more days on July 1-3, players will already be in the money during each of the opening days.

The opening days each feature 19 blind levels of 30 minutes each. The structure becomes much deeper on subsequent days with blinds doubling in length to one hour each.

Las Vegas Poker Schedule June 23-30

Date	Time (PST)	Event	Guarantee	Buy-in	Venue
June 23	9 a.m.	NLH Senior Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	11 a.m.	PLO/8	$20,000	$250	Golden Nugget
	11 a.m.	NLH 6-max	$50,000	$260	Planet Hollywood
	11 a.m.	PLO/8 Championship	$50,000	$400	Orleans
	11 a.m.	WPT500 1C		$500	Aria
	11 a.m.	NLH Championship 1A		$1,100	Binions
	12 p.m.	NLH 8-max Deepstack 1RE		$800	WSOP
	12 p.m.	NLH	$350,000	$1,600	Wynn
	12:10	NLH EpicStack 1E	$750,000	$600	Venetian
	1 p.m.	NLH	$25,000	$150	Golden Nugget
	1 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	2 p.m.	NLH Tag Team	$10,000	$200	Planet Hollywood
	3 p.m.	Razz NO RE		$1,500	WSOP
	3:30 p.m.	Online NLH Deepstack 3RE		$1,000	WSOP
	4 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$200	Rio
	5 p.m.	PLO Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	5:10 p.m.	PLO/8 1	$100,000	$1,100	Venetian
	6 p.m.	HORSE	$15,000	$150	Orleans
	6:10 p.m.	NLH Survivor	$40,000	$400	Venetian
	7 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$400	Rio
	7 p.m.	NLH	$5,000	$120	Golden Nugget
	7 p.m.	WPT500 Turbo 1D		$500	Aria
	8 p.m.	NLH Rebuy + Addon ($25)		$75	Binions
	10 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$150	Rio
June 24	9 a.m.	NLH Senior Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	10:10 a.m.	NLH Turbo sat. to #72		$400	Venetian
	11 a.m.	Turbo Bounty ($500) NO RE		$1,500	WSOP
	11 a.m.	NLH	$10,000	$100	Planet Hollywood
	11 a.m.	NLH	$25,000	$150	Orleans
	11 a.m.	Big-O	$10,000	$360	Golden Nugget
	11 a.m.	WPT500 1E		$500	Aria
	11 a.m.	NLH Championship 1B		$1,100	Binions
	12 p.m.	NLH	$100,000	$550	Wynn
	12 p.m.	PLO/8	$50,000	$600	Planet Hollywood
	1 p.m.	NLH	$25,000	$150	Golden Nugget
	1 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	1:10 p.m.	NLH 1	$2,000,000	$3,500	Venetian
	2 p.m.	Tag Team NO RE		$1,000	WSOP
	3 p.m.	Players Championship NO RE		$50,000	WSOP
	4 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$200	Rio
	5 p.m.	PLO Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	6 p.m.	O/8 - Stud/8	$15,000	$150	Orleans
	7 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$400	Rio
	7 p.m.	NLH	$5,000	$120	Golden Nugget
	7 p.m.	PLO Sat. to $1100		$200	Wynn
	7 p.m.	WPT500 Turbo 1F		$500	Aria
	8 p.m.	NLH Rebuy + Addon ($25)		$75	Binions
	10 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$150	Rio
June 25	9 a.m.	NLH Senior Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	11 a.m.	NLH Bounty ($50)	$5,000	$130	Planet Hollywood
	11 a.m.	NLH	$25,000	$150	Orleans
	11 a.m.	Triple Stud	$10,000	$250	Golden Nugget
	11 a.m.	NLH Ladies	$50,000	$400	Wynn
	11 a.m.	WPT500 Turbo 1G		$500	Aria
	11 a.m.	NLH Deepstack 1RE		$600	WSOP
	12 p.m.	PLO Championship 1A	$500,000	$1,100	Wynn
	12:10 p.m.	NLH MonsterStack	$100,000	$400	Venetian
	1 p.m.	NLH	$25,000	$150	Golden Nugget
	1 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	2 p.m.	NLH Sat. ($10k)	$30,000	$1,100	Planet Hollywood
	2 p.m.	NLH 2	$2,000,000	$3,500	Venetian
	3 p.m.	PLO/8 1RE		$1,500	WSOP
	4 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$200	Rio
	5 p.m.	PLO Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	6 p.m.	PLO	$15,000	$150	Orleans
	6:10 p.m.	NLH Bounty	$50,000	$600	Venetian
	7 p.m.	NLH	$5,000	$120	Golden Nugget
	7 p.m.	WPT500 Turbo 1H		$500	Aria
	7 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$400	Rio
	8 p.m.	NLH Rebuy + Addon ($25)		$75	Binions
	10 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$150	Rio
June 26	9 a.m.	NLH Senior Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	10 a.m.	Colossus 1RE/flight 1A		$400	WSOP
	11 a.m.	NLH Turbo	$10,000	$130	Planet Hollywood
	11 a.m.	NLH	$25,000	$150	Orleans
	11 a.m.	PLO/8, O/8, Big-O	$25,000	$570	Golden Nugget
	12 p.m.	PLO Championship 1B	$500,000	$1,100	Wynn
	12:10 p.m.	NLH MonsterStack 1A	$1,000,000	$1,100	Venetian
	1 p.m.	NLH Rebuy + Addon ($25)		$75	Binions
	1 p.m.	NLH	$25,000	$150	Golden Nugget
	1 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	1:10 p.m.	PLO - PLO/8 - BIG O	$75,000	$800	Venetian
	2 p.m.	All-in or fold		$100	Planet Hollywood
	3 p.m.	Razz NO RE		$10,000	WSOP
	4 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$200	Rio
	5 p.m.	PLO Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	6 p.m.	Triple Draw Mix	$10,000	$150	Orleans
	6:10 p.m.	NLH Bounty	$50,000	$600	Venetian
	7 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$400	Rio
	7 p.m.	NLH	$5,000	$120	Golden Nugget
	8 p.m.	NLH Rebuy + Addon ($25)		$75	Binions
	10 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$150	Rio
June 27	9 a.m.	NLH Senior Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	10 a.m.	Colossus 1RE/flight 1B		$400	WSOP
	11 a.m.	NLH	$25,000	$150	Orleans
	11 a.m.	Triple Stud		$550	Binions
	11 a.m.	NLH	$600,000	$600	Golden Nugget
	11 a.m.	NLH Bounty ($500)		$1,100	Planet Hollywood
	12 p.m.	NLH	$250,000	$1,100	Wynn
	12:10 p.m.	NLH MonsterStack 1B	$1,000,000	$1,100	Venetian
	1 p.m.	NLH	$25,000	$150	Golden Nugget
	1 p.m.	Sat. Millions RE		$550	Aria
	1 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	2 p.m.	All-in or Fold NLH/PLO		$100	Planet Hollywood
	3 p.m.	Mixed PLO/8, O/8, Big O		$1,500	WSOP
	4 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$200	Rio
	5 p.m.	PLO Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	6 p.m.	O/8	$15,000	$150	Orleans
	6:10 p.m.	NLH SuperStack	$50,000	$600	Venetian
	7 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$400	Rio
	7 p.m.	NLH	$5,000	$120	Golden Nugget
	7 p.m.	Sat. Millions RE		$550	Aria
	8 p.m.	NLH Rebuy + Addon ($25)		$75	Binions
	10 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$150	Rio
June 28	9 a.m.	NLH Senior Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	10 a.m.	NLH Seniors	$25,000	$300	Planet Hollywood
	10 a.m.	NLH Crazy 8's RE 1A		$888	WSOP
	11 a.m.	NLH	$50,000	$260	Planet Hollywood
	11 a.m.	O/8 - PLO/8 - Big/O Mix	$25,000	$300	Orleans
	11 a.m.	NLH	$600,000	$600	Golden Nugget
	11 a.m.	HORSE Championship 1A		$1,100	Binions
	12 p.m.	NLH	$100,000	$550	Wynn
	12 p.m.	"partypoker Millions 1A Next day RE"	$5,000,000	$10,000	Aria
	12:10 p.m.	NLH MonsterStack 1C	$1,000,000	$1,100	Venetian
	1 p.m.	NLH	$25,000	$150	Golden Nugget
	1 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	2 p.m.	LH		$200	Planet Hollywood
	3 p.m.	PLO/8 NO RE		$10,000	WSOP
	4 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$200	Rio
	4 p.m.	Sat. Millions RE		$1,100	Aria
	5 p.m.	PLO Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	5 p.m.	NLH Crazy 8's RE 1B		$888	WSOP
	6 p.m.	NLH	$20,000	$130	Orleans
	7 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$400	Rio
	7 p.m.	NLH	$5,000	$120	Golden Nugget
	8 p.m.	Sat. Millions RE		$1,100	Aria
	10 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$150	Rio
June 29	9 a.m.	NLH Senior Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	10 a.m.	NLH Crazy 8's RE 1C		$888	WSOP
	11 a.m.	NLH	$600,000	$600	Golden Nugget
	11 a.m.	HORSE Championship 1B		$1,100	Binions
	11 a.m.	PLO/8 1	$50,000	$1,100	Planet Hollywood
	12 p.m.	NLH	$250,000	$1,100	Wynn
	12 p.m.	"partypoker Millions 1B Next day RE"	$5,000,000	$10,000	Aria
	12:10 p.m.	NLH DoubleStack	$200,000	$600	Venetian
	1 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	2 p.m.	NLH Bounty ($100)	$5,000	$300	Planet Hollywood
	3 p.m.	LH NO RE		$1,500	WSOP
	4 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$200	Rio
	4 p.m.	Sat. Millions RE		$1,100	Aria
	5 p.m.	PLO Deep Stack		$250	Rio
	6 p.m.	NLH Championship 1B	$200,000	$400	Orleans
	6:10 p.m.	NLH SuperStack	$40,000	$400	Venetian
	7 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$400	Rio
	7 p.m.	NLH	$5,000	$120	Golden Nugget
	8 p.m.	Sat. Millions RE		$1,100	Aria
	10 p.m.	NLH Deep Stack		$150	Rio