Not great -- can a room be too big?
by lakong
on 01/02/2007.
lakong has played this room less than 5 times.
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I was really looking forward to playing this room after reading about it online, but was not overly impressed. It's not really a room at all, it's an area off of the main casino floor and is separated by a low wall. It is actually a bit too large. I played a few times during the week and each time I played only 10% or so of the tables were in use. The tables are very far apart so it feels even more empty then it should.
In terms of the play, I played in only the $1/2 game because my wife wanted to play with me -- or let me say better, I wanted her to play with me! There is a $200 max, which is a bit low AND two things that I didn't like were that they made you post if you didn't want to wait for your blind (some casinos do not make you post) and they do not let you reload if you fall a bit below $200 unless you want to reload back to exactly $200. They are very strict about this. Many casinos are more reasonable, even if they do have a cap. Also, cash does not play here which is a bit unusual. All rooms I have played at let you use $100 bills. Perhaps the higher-limit games are more reasonable.
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| Atmosphere |
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Because there is no wall separating this room from the casino floor, it gets very noisey. There are plenty of flat screen TV's and the tables are all nice. My one complaint about the tables is that they use a light cream color felt. The felt on all of the tables I played on was stained.
As I mentioned above, there is almost too much room here. It feel very empty and the action and excitement is missing a bit because of it. If you are an NBA center however and need tons of leg room, this is the place for you!
There is a nice waiting area off to the side with fancy leather coaches which is very nice.
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The dealers were all very friendly and professional. I normally play in a $2/5 or $5/10 NL game but I was playing with my wife who is a beginner so we played the $1/2 NL game. Most of the people were very new to the game and the dealers were very helpful and inviting to these new players.
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They serve top shelf liquor and the very attractive waitresses are quick to bring over drinks. They have two menus and you can eat at the table. With one menu you can have the food delivered to you. You can also order from a nearby restuarant and the food is a bit better -- however you need to walk across the room to pick it up.
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I initially wanted to be seated at the $2/5 table, but there was no seat so they sat me at a $1/2 table. However, they never came and got me when a seat did open up. They said later on that they paged me, but in most rooms they will note where I was sitting and come and get me.
They were accomodating a few days later when my wife and I wanted to sit together and they worked it out for us.
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