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With live poker reopening, one of MGM’s major poker properties is taking a lead in the efforts for the game’s return. The Bellagio became the second Las Vegas Strip property to reopen its poker room last week.

The casino joins the Venetian and Caesars Palace, which opened the same day as Bellagio on June 18. Players will find six-handed poker with plexiglass partitions between players in a more spacious table and room environment.

On June 20, USPoker spoke with Bellagio director of poker room operations Mike Williams on site. The property is making an effort to return to normal as much as possible.

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Live poker post-pandemic

After months of casino closings, poker room managers are moving to get players back to the tables. State guidelines call for five-handed play at poker rooms without dividers or plexiglass partitions.

However, the Nevada Gaming Control Board approved Bellagio’s request for six-handed poker games with partitions.

Upon entering the poker room, guests are greeted by service staff at an open and spacious entryway. Players are seated by staff when a table has an opening, often with no wait depending on game and time.

There is a waiting list screen mounted to the wooden wall structure outside the poker room entryway. Players can also get poker room and game updates on the Bravo Pokerapp.

The poker room now has 23 poker tables, down from 37, and is open for play 24 hours a day. On Saturday, the spacious room had 16 tables running with more than half spreading $1-3 and $2-5 No-Limit Hold’em.

The Bellagio is one of the few Vegas rooms regularly offering more high-limit games. There were also $5-10, $10-20, and $20-40 No Limit Hold’em games and a $1-2 Pot Limit Omaha (PLO). Staff also offered a waiting list for high-limit mixed games.

Players returning to a safe environment

Williams noted a number of regular players have returned. The property has numerous cleanliness protocols in place. Dealers are wearing masks and sanitizing the playing area and seats for new players.

“The feedback has been very positive from the players and guests,” Williams said. “The poker room is swapping playing cards every four hours. The cards and poker chips are disinfected by the property on schedule.”

The plexiglass partitions provide better health and safety measures while meeting social and physical distancing guidelines.

One Bellagio guest said the clear dividers are “less intrusive and preferred” over no partition.

On June 24, the state added a mandate for players to wear masks. The previous rule called for masks if there are no plexiglass partitions. Nearly half the players at Bellagio wore masks on Saturday before the new rule.

New perks welcome Bellagio players

Expensive parking fees have long been a complaint of casino players. Williams noted guests will now find free self parking and free cocktail service. However, no food or non-playing poker guests are allowed in the poker room per safety guidelines.

Williams previously worked as poker room manager at Aria, another MGM property on the Las Vegas Strip. Aria hasn’t announced a reopening date yet.

While at Aria, Williams noted the growing interest in PLO and plans to offer more games at Bellagio.

“It’s better when a poker room can expand and have more games,” he said. “We want to grow the $1-2 PLO game at Bellagio.”

TV screens remain mounted throughout the Bellagio poker room. Sports bettors are in luck with one of Las Vegas premier sportsbooks adjacent to the facility.

Checking out the day’s sports action, horse racing, and odds screens is simple. Wagering windows are available and bettors can also use the BetMGM app while playing poker.

The sports bar lounge is right outside the poker room and was also active on Belmont Stakes day, but with fewer masks noted. Guests enjoyed cocktails and some spacious interaction.

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Live poker’s return comes after major online growth

While online poker has seen substantial growth during the COVID-19 crisis, it’s encouraging to see live poker return. Poker is the ultimate social game, and while tournaments are not yet in play at Bellagio, patience is the protocol just as it is when playing poker.

The same goes for those hoping for the return of a live World Series of Poker at the Rio. That property is currently closed and the live WSOP is delayed until fall.

However, players in Nevada and New Jersey can play for bracelets beginning July 1 at WSOP.com. The WSOP Online tournaments feature one bracelet event daily.

Buy-ins range from $400 to $3,200 and players can qualify for events in multiple daily online satellites. On July 19, the series expands for international players on GGPoker.

Live poker may not have returned completely, but the WSOP Online adds even more buzz to the industry as a whole.

Ace
I am new to all forms of poker but I just started playing this (practicing online first).
The strategy proposed by the Wizard is very easy to master, expect for the 'less than 21 outs' rule. See the game and rules here: https://wizardofodds.com/games/ultimate-texas-hold-em/
Here is an example. I have pocket 3s4d and the board is 10s, 10h, Qd, Jd, 9d.
I counted 19 outs: (Q+J + Nine) *3 + Tens * 2 + (A + K) * 4.
So I chose to call, but the game tells me the that's wrong play and I should fold.
What am I counting wrong? Sorry if my lingo is incorrect.
rdw4potus
You're missing the 8 for the straight. Also pocket pairs and suited diamonds.
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Ace
Thanks, four eights bring the total to 23 and into fold territory. My rookie mistake.
However my understanding is the outs rule only counts the effect of single cards being dealt, not combinations, so the potential pocket pair or 2 to a flush would not factor in. I may be wrong.
Ibeatyouraces

Thanks, four eights bring the total to 23 and into fold territory. My rookie mistake.
However my understanding is the outs rule only counts the effect of single cards being dealt, not combinations, so the potential pocket pair or 2 to a flush would not factor in. I may be wrong.


Actually it does. When counting single, as in a hole card games, you call with 10 (edit: or 11. Been so long I've forgotten) bad outs or less that either give you a win or push.
Last edited by: Ibeatyouraces on May 2, 2018
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odiousgambit
If you had a pocket pair [other than a pair of two's], you should have raised 4x in the beginning. The 21 outs, which is simple and imperfect strategy anyway, is used when it is the last decision.
For the 21 outs, you count potential pairs, and not straights and flush possibilities, which is not to say they don't matter. To avoid the wrong play, you need to use a better strategy than the Wizard's ... he would agree with that I think.

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Usually counting the outs, it is an end decision about whether your kicker is good enough. Using the Wizard strategy, you have to get a gut feeling about potential dealer straights and flushes and modify your decisions.
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CharmedQuark
I think with this example, you play for the push. You are dead with your hole cards, so the board is all you got. Yes, your have 23 outs, but this is a paired board where the cutoff is 22 (actually 22.44) outs or less according to teliot. So you are sitting there with two bets (ante-blind) to protect. At 23 outs, to me it's almost a 50-50 shot - you get lucky or not. I always play for the push on these 'edgy' situations.
98Clubs
Holding 3-4 off-suit?
Fold
You can be beaten by Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten, 9, 8
If Dealer is 7-high or less (no two diamonds) PUSH
Chances (23/45 + 22/44) Dealer wins, (22/45 + 16/44) Push
Looks like a negative EV
98
Ace

Holding 3-4 off-suit?
Fold
You can be beaten by Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten, 9, 8
If Dealer is 7-high or less (no two diamonds) PUSH
Chances (23/45 + 22/44) Dealer wins, (22/45 + 16/44) Push
Looks like a negative EV
98

How can you get beaten by 8?
odiousgambit
i thought you meant you had pocket 3s, i.e. a pair of 3s ... and kind of ignored the rest that didnt make sense
if you mean 3 of spades and 4 of diamonds is what you held, I have no idea why you would think there was some prayer counting outs. There must be something I am not getting.

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i thought you meant you had pocket 3s, i.e. a pair of 3s ... and kind of ignored the rest that didnt make sense
if you mean 3 of spades and 4 of diamonds is what you held, I have no idea why you would think there was some prayer counting outs. There must be something I am not getting.

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Maybe I’m not getting it. I’m new to this.

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My understanding is that I’m playing the board and my pocket 3-4 is inconsequential. Lowest card on the board is 9 so excluding the potential straight there are 19 outs.
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