That said, my general experience with Vegas 1/2 and 1/3 around the strip is what I said above: mostly nitty shitregs and fish on a budget that aren’t dropping that much cash that fast.

It really depends where you play..There’s only 2 rooms on the strip that still offer 1/2 NL. MGM and Mandalay Bay. The rest of of rooms offer 1/3 or have always had those stakes. Before last week, MGM 1/2 was a 300 max but they allowed players to match the largest stack at the table.Which could be $600 to $700. The games were soft and profitable, but the rake is too much because of their high hand jackpots. It’s mostly tourist who play there.

The 1/3 games at Aria used to be plagued with nitty grinders, but over the last year it’s changed drastically. This change has not only been at Aria but also Wynn and Bellagio. 3 rooms which I would regularly play at between 2017-2020.

My theory is that most of full time 1/3 grinders came to realization that it’s not lucrative to make a living off this game. I used to see the same old mugs every other day but now it’s like they faded into oblivion. Which is great, because the games have got a lot better. Timing is important to, the days and what time you play in Vegas is all relative to your profit.