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Emailed in a LIST on: Tuesday June 3, 2008

The Parlay

Drink: Open Bar

Mon-Thu, OB gives you 3hrs of free saucing at a rotating cast of LV hotspots (Ago, Cathouse, Treasures, etc), with Fridays dedicated to pre-concert warm-ups at the Hard Rock. The goal: introduce new booze -- from Stoli Raspberry to something called Sex Vodka -- to a crowd of PR reps, travel execs, and local celebs like Mike Tyson (who likes to party) and Robin Leach, host of Lifestyles of Famous People Too Cheap To Buy A Bottle Of Sex Vodka.

Eat: Brand Steakhouse
At Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd; 702.693.8300

The new steakhouse from the Light Group (Bare, Jet) is part Big Texan, part ultralounge: oversized bone-in/bone-out slabs of beef (plus make-your-own surf-and-turf with King Crab, Jumbo Shrimp, and/or Maine Lobster Tail), served in a wide-open, moderned-up room with plush banquettes/booths and retractable glass windows looking out on the craps pit -- so when the gambling urge hits, you can hop through, slap Brand's signature 120oz porterhouse on a table, and let it ride.

Gamble: Grand Poker Series
At the Golden Nugget, 129 E Fremont St; 702.385.7111

Held in a new 50-table tournament room, GPS is the Nugget's affordable alternative to the rich-fatman orgy that is the WSOP. The monthlong festival offers three-figure buy-ins that'll nab you bigger-than-usual starting stacks, plus slower blind structures; multitable tournament play covers not just no-limit hold'em, but also games like pot-limit Omaha, razz, and HORSE (but you can't use your granny-style, because that involves slots).

Gamble More: Deep Stack Extravaganza II
At the Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd; 702.414.7657

Another WSOP alternative, this 6-week series of tourneys takes over one of Vegas' finest rooms, and offers loads of skill play against semi-large fields for a third to a tenth of a typical WSOP buy-in -- all culminating in a $2,500 main event. And dat's a lot of Oakleys.

Gadget: Condom Catheter

Poker tournaments require hours of sitting and not peeing. Good thing medical science has your back.

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