LAS VEGAS
The WSOP is a long hard slog and Vegas can be a tough mistress – unless you know her secrets. Read on
for the places you have to visit, and the tips and tricks that will ensure you hit the jackpot this summer
LYNN GILMARTIN with three tips
on health and nutrition:
REPLACE PACKAGED FOODS
WITH AS MANY WHOLE
FOODS AS POSSIBLE. If it took a
lab to make it, it likely takes a
lab to digest it. The more whole
foods you eat, the more
nutrients your body receives,
which means more energy and
mental clarity.
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FARAZ JAKA tells you how to
survive Las Vegas on a budget:
PENNY SLOTS = FREE
DRINKS! It’s true the
cocktail waitresses don’t come
to these slots as often, but you
can always scope one out in an
area that you see the waitress
frequenting and pick a prime
seat. Just make sure you tip her!
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GO DOWNTOWN TO
FREMONT STREET. This is
the original Vegas Strip, where
food and hotels are dirtcheap because the casinos
make it as easy as possible
to get you in the doors
and gamble.
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VISIT NATURE! Vegas
has some of the best
hiking around and tourists
barely even know about
it! Mount Charleston is my
personal favorite. It’s about
a 50-minute drive from the Strip.
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BONUS TIP! Go to restaurants
OFF the Strip. When people
hear off the Strip they think that
means FAR. There are plenty of
restaurants off the Strip that are
only a five minute taxi ride away
and will save you a lot of money.
Check out Batista’s Hole in the
Wall right behind Bill’s Gambling
Hall and Saloon.
GET OUTSIDE DAILY. It’s
hard to be outdoors in
Las Vegas during the summer
because of the heat, but suck it
up for at least 20 minutes per
day – we need fresh air. Having
a ‘foggy head’ could very well be
connected to the recycled,
air-conditioned fog you’re
breathing, so get outdoors as
much as possible for clear air
and a clear mind.
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DRINK WATER! Our
bodies are mostly
made up of water, and
when we aren’t replenishing
this we suffer all kinds of
problems. If you want your
brain to operate at its
sharpest, don’t dehydrate
it! If you experience a
headache, reach for a glass
of water instead of an Advil.
It’s usually just your body telling
you it needs more hydration.
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RONAN ‘ROROFLUSH’ MONFORT
and the three clubs you must
visit this summer:
XS AT ENCORE. The crowd
is amazing and the lineup
of resident DJs is the best so far:
Avicii, Martin Solveig, Afrojack…
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HAKKASAN AT THE MGM
GRAND. It’s a wonderful
place and the Hakkasan Honeys
(the wait staff ) are the most
beautiful girls in town.
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SURRENDER AT ENCORE.
It’s the best outdoor club
with an amazing view of the two
pools. They have large cabanas
if you’re with a big group. Perfect
to celebrate a final table or better
yet, a WSOP bracelet victory!
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With some comic relief, JOE
STAPLETON knows how you can
avoid busting your bankroll
outside the WSOP:
TAXIS. Who needs a ride
when you’ve got two
perfectly good working legs! You
know what they say about Vegas:
‘everything is closer than it
looks!’ And if you’re anything like
me, you don’t mind showing up
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places in wet clothes because,
hey, at least I have this sweet
farmer tan.
TIPS. Most people in Vegas
survive on their tips. And
because everybody knows that
EVERYONE IS TIPPING THEM.
They’re doing fine! They don’t
need your money! You need
your money! How else are you
going to afford those sweet rims
and that Ed Hardy watch!?
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TABLE SERVICE. If you’re
trying to meet girls,
getting a table is well worth it.
Especially if you don’t pay for
it! I suggest trying to become
friends with David Williams circa
2008. That’s what I did at least.
Besides, if you blow all your
money on the bottle, what are
you paying the girls with?
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We asked MATT GLANTZ
about balancing parenthood
and poker:
The combination of playing
poker and managing a family
life has been quite a challenge
for all those that have tried.
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