I played both the Sam town and Gold strike tournaments. I got to quarter finals of both but was eliminated then. Sam Town event was down in a quite friendly and lay back atmosphere. However, the staff seem to lack experience in tournaments. The dealers made too many errors and the decisions made by the tournament director did not seem to make sense sometimes. The Gold Strike one was better organized. It was not possible to play both tournaments to completion at the same time. But it was possible to play Sam Town until the semifinal and then go play Gold Strike quarter final if eliminated at Sam Town. Not sure who won either.