How busy was it?



Phil Laak and me dealing Stud 8

Tournaments were starting throughout the day.  A typical day during the week would look something like this:

9am   $75 Daily Turbo Mega Satellite
Noon  No Limit Bracelet Event
2pm  Daily Deep Stack $235 Tournament
2:30  Day 2 of yesterday's noon event restart
2:30  Day 3 of prior noon event, 3 tables to final table
3:00  Day 2 of yesterday's 5pm event restart
3:00  Day 3 of prior 5pm event, 3 tables to final table
4pm  Daily $330 Mega Satellite
5pm  Bracelet Event (usually other than full table NLH)
6pm  Daily Deep Stack $185 Tournament
8pm  Daily $550 Mega Satellite
10pm Daily Deep Stack $135 Tournament
10 to 40 Tables of single table satellite tournaments 24 hours
10 to 50 Tables of "Live Action" cash games

Yes, we were busy.  The noon events regularly had over 1000 players and sometimes over 2000.  The 2pm Deep Stack was very popular and often had fields of over 1000 players, especially on days when the noon event was either a less popular event or a higher entry fee.  Between the Amazon Room and the Pavilion Room there were 380 tables set up.  There were also 14 overflow tables set up essentially in the hallway near the casino.  Many days a dealer could start the day in a tournament and as the tables broke and the tournament field melted down, the tables would be re-opened for cash games or single table satellites.  Many weeks we were scheduled for six days.