I vote for either New Orleans or Tunica.

Tunica is Cheeeeaaaap! And close by.

New Orleans is a drunkards paradise. I already have serveral favorite hangouts. So does Otis. and AL INVENTED New Orleans.

Minneapolis

Pros: Virtually everybody will flyover it anyway to get to the coasts. This will cut your flight time in half.

Pros: Canterbury Park. Quite possibly the best run card room in the country. The Wynn took a couple floor people and a ton of dealers to staff the new poker room. That’s how good it is.

Pro: Unlike LA, you don’t have to worry about being shot/mugged on the way out to your car, even in the depths of Minneapolis.

Pro: Mall of America. Don’t laugh until you’ve been there. It really is something.

Pro/Con (you decide): If we do it in winter, you’ll get to experience bone numbing cold. If we do it in summer, you’ll get to experience mosquitos the size of small birds.

Con: Canterbury is _busy_. There’s no way we’d be able to get a private table or anything. No NL or craps. No free drinks.

I think that last one will kill it entirely.

Re: Tunica -

Pros: There’s more poker there than you can shake a stick at - more card rooms than the folks there know what to do with. For me, and the other southern bloggers, it’s very close-by.

Cons: Not exactly a party town. Rooms aren’t always cheap and easy to come by, at least not when anyone else in the universe is coming to town at the same time you are. Outside of poker, there is very little else to do here. Casinos tend to be spread out, making driving a necessity if a venue change is desired.

Re: AC -

Pros: Atlantic City rocks. Plus, the US Poker Championships are going on in September. I’ve kicked around the idea of running blogger satellites for the $300 event, and there seems to be a fair level of interest.

Cons: It’s a little out of the way, meaning extra ground travel after the airplane ride most of us will have to take out there. Buses through New Jersey kinda suck.

Bottom line: there’s nothing quite like Vegas, so anywhere else we play is going to be a unique experience. If I’m voting with my heart, I say AC. If I’m voting with my wallet, I say Tunica.

Rene/Tahoe was not mentioned, and that is closer for me…..I like Vegas, the best though.

Anything east of the Rockies is p[robably too far for this kid, unless it happened to coincide with a holiday, like Christmas/New Years.

Tunica: The rooms CAN be cheap. My dad often gets a $49 poker rate there, which isn’t hard to get. However, it’s casino action only. If you want any kind of action other than that, it’s a 30-45 minute drive to Memphis.

New Orleans: This is my fav, only because of the out and out debauchery it would offer and I know New Orleans pretty well (if we make it happen, you have to go with me to Mothers after waking up from a night of drinking). Of course, we’d have to convince Harrahs to spead a tourney for us, which might be difficult.

AC: Likely fair and convenient for the right coasters. I’d do it, I suppose.

Vegas: Always.

Minnesota: Um…um…

Bahamas: They only have live poker during the WPT PokerStars event. No good. Plus it is expensive as hell.

Cruise: Now THERE is an idea, but I ain’t taking on the organization.

Vegas: Because there is so much to do other than gamble… Especially if you have spousal considerations. Shows, Food, etc. Plus there’s the gambling thing.

I love Vegas so that will always be my first choice. I would also consider a cruise, Reno, Tahoe. Anything on the East coast would require me to visit family but I would consider that also.
Of course the deciding factor will be cost so it may not matter anyway.

H-Double pointed out Reno…interesting and good call.

Yet, being from the E. Coast and only two hours away from AC I want to say AC…BUT!!! E. Coasters please don’t kill me for this…but I say New Orleans or Tunica. I enjoy Southern folk and it would be fun to play down there. Just my take on things.

1. Tunica - I could drive to and, thus, would have wheels while there - Memphis is about a half hour away for extra curricular activities.

2. New Orleans - would be able to convince some buds to come along, and could drive to if I extend it to a week…

3. A cruise sounds great - but would be pricey factoring air fare, etc. especially for us solo travelers if a roomie isn’t available (ideal port of departure for me would be Galvelston)

Heard some inside info about AC and possibility of a WPBT event there already.

Now that I stirred up potential rumors…

I have been trying to get friends to go to Tunica. Never been there and would like to experience it.

Reno would be a good time too. I like the Canterbury idea. Nice place. Too bad they don’t have much else, plus traffic totally sucks up there.

First choice. Vegas. I don’t think any other place could compare. Airfare should be reasonable all over the country.

Second choice. New Orleans. I always have a good time there and haven’t been in ages. In my opinion the casinos are terrible though. Worse than the Plaza.

For some of us to be able to continue to make it having non-poker entertainment is fairly

I think we need to narrow it down to two…when does the vote take place?

I would love an East Coast friendly location, in order:

1.) New Orleans
2.) AC
3.) Tunica

Detroit and Chicago would be options as well. My vote would be for AV or Vegas.