Beaches, castles, raceways, tree-houses and poker tables, right? Whether you’re thinking Monte Carlo, Macau, Costa Rica, or our luminescent desert glowing. Poker IS everywhere. You can intentionally plan your recreational travel around it – making for glorious poker vacations. And you can find it in places you travel to for other reasons. If standard public poker rooms don’t seem to exist where you’re headed, there are many other possibilities for finding poker action. Comp City is a practical, logical, factual - and hysterical - guide to bluffing your way into all-expenses-paid hedonism.New Orleans Times Picayune Rubin is a comp wizard with an insider's knowledge of the casino industry, and he plays angles that have never even dawned on the rest of us. Las Vegas Poker Vacations The ultimate poker vacation begins and ends in Las Vegas, arguably the poker capital of the world. You may have played poker regularly with your buddies, in your local card room, or even at the world’s largest poker room in Commerce, California, but you haven’t really reached the pinnacle of the poker playing. Our poker trip reports provide a comprehensive review of some amazing cities and poker rooms you should consider visiting for your next poker vacation! Poker travel can be daunting if you don't know where to play, which rooms spread the games/stakes you prefer, the promotions offered, and how the locals play.
Poker vacations are a growing phenomenon that offers the mere mortal a chance to live their 15 minutes of fame as an international poker playboy (or girl!). Packaged poker holidays give you the chance get some sun, surf and serious poker action.
The Poker Cruise
Traditionally the poker cruise ship has been the home of the poker vacation. Whilst not quite a paddle steamer casino on the Mississippi, these state of the art cruiser offer the romantic chance to play great cards in the height of luxury.
Real poker played around the clock and some serious spoils to the victor.
The Ladbrokes Poker Cruise seems to be the berth everyone wants right now. Their next cruise be held onboard the world’s largest cruise liner, Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas. The seven night Caribbean poker cruise will depart from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and visit three exotic destinations. Sign me up!
The Poker Dream Ticket
Poker vacations to the World Series of Poker are the ultimate poker break.
Whilst not quite so exotic, every poker player dreams of going to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Of course not every player has the bank roll actually enter!
The official World Series of Poker lists where to stay and how to get a bed for the night. Who knows? You might get lucky and be a player. If not, Vegas is no bad place to be a spectator.
The Poker Experience
For the more modest chip stack, a short poker break can be an enjoyable experience and a great excuse to visit the big city.
Virgin Experience Days are well known and perfect for the beginner. But shop around, there will be something to suit every budget and casinos are well known for running poker tournaments in the main cities.
Paradise in the daylight, poker in the moonlight .
The poker vacation is here to stay!
Gambling Vacation Packages
Like most professional players, we initially got into poker for the money, never expecting that the game would deliver the unforgettable experiences and relationships that we have gained along the way. After traveling to international destinations on the PokerStars tours, we have found that poker is not only a business with monetary rewards; it can also be a journey.
Poker Vacation Packages
Like we mentioned, you have to know where to look in order to maximize your poker experience. While we have traveled to several other poker destinations in the past, the adventures we have found at the PokerStars tournaments are unparalleled. Making stops in picturesque locations across Europe, Asia, South America and beyond, PokerStars delivers a remarkable experience at each destination.Having now traveled on the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT), the European Poker Tour (EPT) and the APPT (Asia Pacific Poker Tour), we can’t seem to get enough of the PokerStars tours. Stars never ceases to amaze us with how they go above and beyond what is required in order to please their players, on and off the felt. PokerStars players are always put up in luxurious accommodations in the world’s most premium resorts, welcomed with a fabulous party and gifted with a player’s bag containing a wealth of accessories and quality clothing from PokerStars. The staff is incredibly friendly and accommodating, and players will undoubtedly be impressed with the tournament structures that are nothing short of the high standard that PokerStars has become famous for. The events are run professionally and efficiently, usually offering large guarantees and gathering media attention from around the globe.
Players who travel to a PokerStars destination will surely find that while poker is bound to be on everyone’s mind, the tours offer much more than just sitting at a poker table. Thanks to the amazing people that are drawn to each event, we have met and established friendships with a wide variety of PokerStars players, staff and media. The PokerStars tours have also given us the chance to talk and play with several members of Team PokerStars Pro, including international stars Vanessa Rousso, Marcel Luske, Alexandre Gomez and Barry Greenstein. Beyond the social aspects of the tours has been the opportunity to travel to parts of the world that we might otherwise never visit. We always make sure to leave ourselves with a few days before or after each tournament in order to travel around the surrounding areas and maximize our journey.
If you travel to any of the PokerStars tours that we are on, you will probably noticed the two blondes who are usually cracking up with a glass of wine in hand. That’s us: Shirley and Halli, the two players and fun seekers behind this site. While we do treat poker as a business and have both been playing professionally for years, we love traveling to these unique PokerStars tours whenever we get the chance.