Demise of the Trop Poker club

[Mike Gallo]

Does anyone know if the Trop plans on closing its poker room.

A floor person at the Trop told me that the Borgata will have a poker room. The Trop has a hard enough time competing with the Taj poker room.

The last time I visited the Trop, they had the high limit section closed. I got three different answers as to why they closed the room. The final answer was renovations and it will reopen.

I think putting slots where the room now stands would prove more profitable and cost effective to the Azzaar corporation.

Look for the room to go the way of the Sands and Bally's. Shame that poker has never caught on at the Atlantic City casinos. Darn shame [img]/forums/images/icons/mad.gif[/img]

[Hobart]

I have only played at the Trop on one occasion. On most trips I play 15-30,20-40 or 30-60 if availab at the Taj. Most of the players at the Taj say there will be a poker room at the new casino. Ther was not much action at the Trop so that was my only trip. The Taj could use some good competetion but like you mentioned things are slow during the week. Would the support be there for another poker room ?????.

[Mike Gallo]

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The Taj could use some good competetion but like you mentioned things are slow during the week. Would the support be there for another poker room ?????.

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The Taj can get slow during the week. After the tournament left town, the Taj died down real quick. Most night's a $10-$20 game doesn't get started until about 7:00 or 8:00.

I suspect the Borgata will cater to the Marina clientele. I think it is a smart idea, Harrahs has a micro-poker room. It might attract some of the players from the Trump Marina and from Harrahs.

The way the Trop and the Taj set up their own niche, so shall the Borgata..

[MRBAA]

What low limit games do the AC rooms spread, and how do they compare to FW and Mohegan for the low limit he and stud player?

[Jeffage]

Hey MRBAA,

The low limit hold em games in AC are better than the ones at Foxwoods IMO, while I believe stud is softer in CT. Trop spreads 2-4, 4-8, and 7.50-15 Hold Em (pink game)..sometimes there is a 10-20-30 Hold Em game also. For stud, Trop has 1-5, 5-10, 5-10-15 (sometimes), 15-30-45 (sometimes). At Taj, there is 2-4, 3-6, 5-10, 10-20, 15-30 and higher hold em. For Stud, there is 1-3, 1-5, 5-10, 10-20, 15-30 and on up. Games are better at Taj generally which is a much bigger room with more action. Trop is more clubby, but the pink game is very soft and big money can be won for those stakes (bring a seatbelt and lots of hundred dollar bills). 5-10 hold em at Taj is good, as is 4-8 at Trop. 5-10 stud can either be real tight or great depending on the lineup but stud is better at Taj at this level. At either place, get a players card so you can get comps ($1 an hr for low limit at Taj, be sure to clock in and out) and $1 an hr at Trop when they gun your card. Good luck....post if you decide to head down..

Jeff

[Brudder Andrusha]

While there is renovations at The Tropicana at the moment which has forced the high stakes games into other parts of the Poker Room, there has been no indication that The Trop will close poker.

On the other hand Borgeta when it opens, rumor has it that it lowest stakes games will be 5-10. I don't think that will last because the low stakes games are the bread 'n butter of any room.

[MRBAA]

Well, I define low limit as including 5-10 at the top, 1-3 (or 1-5) or 2/4 at the bottom.

[Homer]

I have not heard that the lowest limit spread at the Borgata will be 5/10. Do you mind citing your source on this, if you can recall (I realize that it may simply be a rumor, so it may have no real "source"). The reason I ask is that I have heard they will have one room for low-limits (including limits lower than 5/10) and another, entirely seperate room, for high-limits.

On a different topic, from what I gather they are not trying to create a niche in the AC poker market. I have heard that it will be a large room, almost as large as at the Taj (I hope this is true), and that they will be competing with the Taj for business.

One thing I am fairly certain of is that the Trop will have a hard time keeping their room open once the Borgata opens.

Everything I have stated is based purely on rumors, so I could be dead wrong.

-- Homer

[Homer]

It appears that the Borgata will have 37 poker tables. There are a lot of interesting posts here regarding the room. Also, I have e-mailed info@borgata.com. If I get any other information I will let you all know.

-- Homer

[Homer]

....upon further reading, other rumors include $3 max rake, free parking for the 1st year, and a 2-1 buffet comp for 2 hrs of play. It sounds too good to be true, and probably is, but we can always dream!

-- Homer