I decided I wanted to play in a poker tournament on Friday so I went down to Fremont Street to check out the action. I have been playing cash games at the Golden Nugget and decided to look into their tournament offerings. I was in the area at about 6 p.m. and the Nugget had a tournament starting at 7 pm. For $105 you get 8500 chips. The levels are 20 minutes. I then went across the way to Binion's and looked into their offerings. Also starting at 7 pm, Binion's has a tournament for $75 wherein you get 7500 chips and the levels are 20 minutes. So it came down to a battle of the blinds. Binion's wins hands down. The first three levels are identical. After that the Nuggets blinds start to sky rocket. Here's a break down
Binion's Golden Nugget
Level 4 $150/300 $200/400
Level 5 $200/400 $300/600
Level 6 $300/600 $500/1000
Level 7 $500/1000 $1000/2000
Level 8 $800/1600 $2000/4000
Level 9 $1000/2000 $3000/6000
Level 10 $1500/3000 $5000/10000
As you can see there is quite a difference between the blind structures in the two tournaments. The dollar for chips ratio is better at Binion's. Binion's is clearly the better deal
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