Strip Poker: Where to Find Games Other Than Hold'em

In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene - on the Strip and around the city.

Hold'em games can be found in any casino with a poker room. However, finding games other than hold'em, even in Las Vegas, can be much more difficult.

Since no-limit and limit hold'em are so popular, it is quite often that the Omaha, seven-card stud, and H.O.R.S.E. games never get off the ground. Included at the bottom of this article is a phone number for each mentioned casino. Before players make their way to a casino, they should call and confirm that their desired game is playing or at least has an interest list.

The Bellagio is known for having high-limit cash games. Its non-hold'em games are no different. There is a regular $10-$20 and $20-$40 Omaha eight-or-better game, as well as a $20-$40 seven-card stud. The room also holds a $40-$80 mixed game that includes seven-card stud eight-or-better, Omaha eight-or-better, deuce-to-seven triple-draw, and badugi.

Another large poker room that has mixed games is the Wynn, where the limits are $20-$40. A $10-$20 Omaha eight-or-better can also be found there.

Caesars Palace and the Venetian are a few of the only places on the Strip that have H.O.R.S.E. cash games. Although they occur only on nights and weekends, the games usually have waiting lists, when they are actually playing. The limits at both casinos are $4-$8. Caesars Palace also has a $1-$2 pot-limit Omaha game on occasion.

The Mirage is unique in that it runs two non-hold'em games on a regular basis that are almost never offered in other casinos. It has $1-$5 spread-limit seven-card stud and a $5-$10 Omaha eight-or-better with a full kill.

Lower-limit Omaha and seven-card stud games can be found in smaller casinos, such as the Orleans. The poker room frequently has a $4-$8 seven-card stud game as well as a $4-$8 Omaha eight-or-better game. The $4-$8 Omaha eight-or-better can also be found at Binions, Boulder Station, and Red Rock on weekends.

Remember that these games are not always running, so phone first. All casinos mentioned are ready to run any game based on interest.

• Bellagio: 702-693-7290
• Binions: 702-366-7397
• Boulder Station: 702-432-7577
• Caesars Palace: 800-634-6001
• Mirage: 702-791-7291
• Orleans: 800-675-3267
• Red Rock: 702-797-7766
• Venetian: 702-414-7657
• Wynn: 702-770-3090