Chicagoland Poker on 1/6-7

[Ryan Z]

Because I have to make a return trip to Chicago sometime in the next 6 weeks, I've decided to make it a road trip with one of my buddies, possibly 2. We're going to hit up the Chicagoland cardrooms, and from the sound of things, most likely the Trump Indiana.

With that in mind, how does one go about getting the poker rate for the room? I called up there and they told me you only have to play two hours to get the rate. So should I just book the room, then talk to the poker room manager? They told me it would be $44 a night after 2 hours. Sound about right?

I was reading the Wikipedia entry on the cardroom, and it seems like I should expect a pretty good game selection. For an online 3/6 multitabler, would 6/12 be my game of choice? In my area, I used to play the 5/10 live game because it was usually better than the only 10/20 table. Any advice/experience with the rooms in this area would be appreciated. Thanks.