How Can a Poker Player Survive Traveling?

One good thing about being a poker player is that you get the chance to travel to different places and meet different people when attending WSOP Main Events and other Poker tournaments. On your journey as a poker player, you will experience a lot of adventures and misadventures brought inherent of traveling abroad. No one will ever perfect the art of having a stress-free travel—it’s a fact. But dealing with these travel problems can give lessons along the way.

Here are some of the tips that every poker player should know when traveling:

Look for a travel buddy. When traveling, you can cut down on your expenses if you travel with your friends or fellow poker players. Expenses spent with hotel rooms, transportation and daily meals can pile up fast and having someone to split up some of these bills can cut your travel costs.

Buy or bring your Bose headphones. It may cost you more than $300 but having a pair of these headphones can become handy when you are traveling to tournaments. This will save you from the discomfort of having annoying noises surrounding you. It can also be used when you are practicing a hand through several Partypoker games during the wee hours of the night, and you have a loud-snoring roommate around.

Wire money which is over $10,000. Having more than $10,000 cold cash in your bag or wallet can get you in a rough situation while clearing with customs. If you are going to bring more than $10,000, be sure to wire them directly to the casino. Not only is this safer, but it is smarter to do because it will save you time when dealing with authorities after long hours of traveling by air.

Exchange your money in the currency at your destination. Whether you are exchanging your dollars for pesos, euros or pounds, you will find a better exchange rate in your destination. If you are coming from Las Vegas, there’s a small currency exchange stand at the McCarran International Airport available. It is wiser to exchange all of your money at once to avoid multiple fees upon arriving at your destination. Watch out for rebate offered by casinos like Crown Casino in Melbourne. There are casinos that exchange dollars to local currency and you can look it up in the internet which ones have the best rate.

Stay an extra day and enjoy the sights. Don’t forget that you’re still traveling. You have all the right to relax a little after playing long hours of poker in casinos. There are some players who end up departing tournament venues like London, Paris, Monte Carlo or Melbourne without exploring the attractions and culture outside the four walls of the casino. Book an extra day, if your schedule permits, and give yourself a break all that work.