Poker Cafe Macau

Of course, there are daily tournaments at PokerStars LIVE Macau as well, and other events at poker rooms in Macau proper. There are three main hotels just in the City of Dreams resort alone – Crown Towers, Grand Hyatt, and Hard Rock Hotel – and surrounding the tournament arena are shopping and arts options for entertainment. PokerStars LIVE Macau opened its doors for the first time late last week with its first official tournament: the Macau Cup. Situated inside the City of Dreams Casino, the new poker room welcomed a record-breaking 334 players to the festival's opening event and a further 310 for the second scheduled tournament.

I’m typing this on the ferry heading to hong Kong after a week in Macau playing poker, taking my son swimming, eating far too many oily carbs and constantly being amazed at the wealth I’ve witnessed at the casinos in Macau.

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Poker players, this is the one stop for you, the Casino Lisboa Macau. This casino is known to have the largest poker room in whole of Asia. A complete gambling casino and not much of entertainment, but a completely different experience is guaranteed here.

I venture to Macau on a fair regularly basis to play Poker, although I haven’t been for a while since having my boy, I thought now is a great time to share what’s it’s like visiting Macau as a tourist, as a family and the main draw; the no limit hold’em cash games games.

Getting to Macau

Getting to Macau couldn’t be easier. You can either fly into Macau’s international airport, get the Sky Shuttle Helicopter from Hong Kong or get a boat from one of the free ferry ports in Hong Kong; Kowloon, Sheung Wan or from Hong Kong’s international airport (If you opt for the later, don’t leave immigration as the ferry check-in is done from inside the airport terminal).

On this trip I opted for the boat ride from Kowloon in Hong Kong. The journey takes an hour and immigration at both ends is super fast and efficient, taking 5-10 minutes at each end max. There are 2 companies you can choose from; Cotai Water Jet and TurboJet. Both have regular departures and similar pricing.

Poker Cafe Macau Menu

If you opt to arrive in Macau by ferry, you’ll either end up at Macau Outer or Taipa. The difference is only 10 minute’s drive away so I wouldn’t fuss over this too much (I’d rather sit on a bus for 10 minutes than wait 50 minutes for a ferry going to the closest port).

If you plan to stay in a casino (which I’ll come to in a moment), you’ll most likely be able to catch one of the regular shuttle buses to and from each ferry port (and I assume the airport) to the hotel you’re staying at. They are free of charge and as mentioned above, either take 5 or 10 minutes depending on what port you arrive into and what part of Macau you are staying at.

Where to Stay

If you’re visiting Macau to play Poker, it’s hard to beat the Cotai Strip – which is a collection of hotels that are linked to each other via walkways, restaurants and shopping malls.

What’s great about choosing one of the hotels on the strip is that you’ll be within walking distance to 2 of the 3 spots where you can play no limit texas hold’em in Macau; the Venetian and the Poker Stars room located at the City of Dreams.

On this recent trip I stayed at the Sheraton, simply as it’s on the strip (where I wanted to stay) and it looked like a great spot for a family to hang out. It was a good choice – the rooms were huge (especially compared to Hong Kong standards), the swimming pools great and the buffet breakfast was huge.

Poker in Macau

There are 3 spots in play Texas Hold’em in Macau:

1. The Wynn

The Wynn hotel and casino is generally considered the best spot in Macau for high-stakes cash games, and it’s also considered to have the best facilities, chairs and comfort. I played here on my previous trip but did not visit on this trip, but I hear the stakes are 50/100 with a minimum 50,000 buy-in (HKD). If you’re interested in playing high-stakes, The Wynn would be a great place to check out.

2. The Venetian

The Venetian has many cash games, from 25/50 with a buy-in between 2,000 and 15,000 to 100/200 if my memory serves corrected. The chairs here are especially comfortable, and it was mainly a Chinese/Asian crowd when I visited with about 6-8 tables in play.

3. The PokerStars Room

The Poker Stars Room is situated in the City of Dreams complex, a stone’s throw away from the St. Regis and the Hard Rock Cafe hotels. The starting rake here is also 25/50 with buy-ins from 2,000 to 5,000 – which I personally really liked. This is also the only spot where I had to queue, albeit only 20 minutes (I hear this can easily extend to 60 minutes).

It’s also worth noting there were many more tables in play (10-15 when I visited) compared to The Venetian and it had a much more of an international vibe. The Poker Stars Room is also the only spot in town who host daily tournaments, many of which are satellites to the Asian Poker Tour circuit.

Visiting Macau with a family

This was my first time visiting Macau with a family and it was a breeze. The huge boulevard type walkways outside the hotels meant it was a pleasure walking outside to gett some fresh air, while the staff in the multiple hotels we visited and walked through we’re happy to greet and meet us. We also had no problems in dining at some of the best spots in town.

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Macau the former Portuguese colony is now a den to the most expensive, exclusive and fantastic casinos in the world. One visit to this place and you would have access to world class poker and other gambling arenas. This is a list of the top 5 Casinos one can visit in Macau and you would know instantly why it is one of the hottest tourist destinations in the world. All the casinos provide free shuttle service from the ferry terminal or the airport.

Venetian Macau
It is not unknown to all that the Venetian Macau is the biggest casino in the world and is built over 550,000 square feet area. The main attractions here are the recreated canals of Venice on which you can travel and the Zaia theatre where the famous Zaia shows is held. The dining experience at Vanetian Macua is incomparable and the mini golf course is where you can try your hands at golf.

Here is more info aboutVenetian Macaufrom Wikipedia

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Casino Lisboa Macau
Poker players, this is the one stop for you, the Casino Lisboa Macau. This casino is known to have the largest poker room in whole of Asia. A complete gambling casino and not much of entertainment, but a completely different experience is guaranteed here. Being the closest from the Macau international airport, just 15 mins, people like it here when on holiday.

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