[stantheman]

Well, I ended up playing at the Trop (couldn't get anyone to make the treck to Borgata with me) and had a good time. I got a 2-4 HE table with less than a 5 min wait.

Lost some $ - in hindsight, I probably could have played much better if not for the couple martini's I had prior to sitting down and the 4 or 5 drinks while playing. I took a few bad losses, like having my pocket 10s broken on the river by some clown hanging around calling raises with KQo (the board was 2 4 5 7 Q rainbow, in that order). But, I also made a few bad plays myself that added to it.

It was interesting to watch the other players and their styles (outside of my local friendly games, I've only played online) - alot of the types of people I expected were there... the drunken gamblers calling & raising with nothing; the 75 year old rock that only plays QQ or better; and the college kid who feels it is his duty to educate the table on strategy during and after hands, presumable verbatum from the last holdem book he read or last Wednesday's WPT show.

All in all a good time. Just wondering from any AC regulars, is the atmosphere/general player types at the Trop similar to most casinos in AC/Vegas? I pictured a much smaller, smokier room and was impressed at the friendliness and quality of the service. Thanks for any opinions.