Caesars Palace's luxurious, smoke-free poker room is one of our favorites on the Strip.  The fully-enclosed room is located between the nightclub Pure and the sportsbook and offers 29 tables of cash games and another 33 tables in the adjacent tournament room.

The room spreads a variety of low and middle limit and NL games (no max buy-in) and multiple daily tournaments.  The daily tourneys have excellent structures with starting chip stacks and level times that offer a generous amount of play (see the Items of Interest for structures).  Caesars' tourneys are among the most popular in Las Vegas, typically drawing 50-100 entrants; see the schedule above.  In April, Caesars hosts a WSOP circuit series and in October, the room hosts the Caesars Palace Classic, a tournament series that culminates with a $1,000,000 guaranteed event.

Waitlists are posted electronically on two LCD screens; it's very easy for players to see their position on the waitlist.  Players can call ahead to get on the list (up to an hour ahead) for their desired game.  On any given night, 15-20 ring games will be running with an average wait of 10 minutes.

The floor staff members are friendly and professional; they do an excellent job of clearing lists and making sure players are seated in their preferred game.  Dealers, too, are pleasant and efficient; unlike some of those we've seen at other casinos, they actually seem to like their job and work to keep play moving and enjoyable.

The elegantly appointed room has high quality tables (with auto-shufflers) and chairs (comfortable, wheeled) and well-maintained carpets and room fixtures.  There are 14 plasma screens throughout the main room; the tournament room has another 10 screens.

Caesars serves restaurant quality food at the tables (ask for a menu) and free drinks.  Players accrue comps at a rate of $1/hour of live play; the comps are good at any Harrahs porperty.  The current poker room rates are $139/weekdays and $229/weekends.

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