If you've never been to Vegas, you have to take at least one trip downtown to see where it all began. If you go to Vegas a lot but only hang out on the Strip, then you should pay your respects to Binion's and play in their Midnight tournament, which attracts some of the most flavorful characters you'll ever come face-to-face with. There are only ten tables and they spread low-limit hold'em and low-stakes NL. The good news is that Binion's remodeled their poker room with comfortable seating and the walls are adorned with photographs celebrating the history of poker. The bad news is that downtown still smells like a wet dog that rolled around in a puddle of urine. However, you still get a mix of elderly locals that smell like Ben Gay, drunken tourists in Hawaiian shirts, and hardcore poker geeks paying homage to one of the most renowned card rooms in the history of poker. Because of its location in the heart of dingy downtown Las Vegas, Binion's doesn't attract as many casual players as it could if it were situated on the Strip. For several decades, Binion's hosted the biggest cash games in the world. Binion's is where the World Series of Poker began it's where Johnny Moss and Nick the Greek played their legendary heads-up match. Going downtown to Binion's is like visiting Mecca for poker players.
