Atlantic City Poker Rooms

Thanks everyone...appreciate the help. Lara

[domester]

Erby,

Does the Trop still spread Omaha 8/B games? I'm sort of a Taj weekend regular, but was thinking about a change of scenery for next time

[erby]

it was there last time i went [on a weekend]...but it wasn't getting much action [never there on the weekday]... lots of stud and hold 'em primarily... is the game good at the taj? I normally only play during the weekdays cuz i am busy on the weekends...but im thinking of coming down this saturday... you gonna be there?

ERBY [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

[betgo]

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The Borgata rates are as high as $450 on the weekend!

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It is very hard to get a poker rate on weekends. You are lucky to get a room at a fleabag motel for $100 on weekends in the summer.

Taj requires a poker card and is you should be able to get a weekday room if you call the day before. Borgata is cheap on weekdays for a real nice room if you play 4 or 8 hours of poker. You need a card and call a week in advance. They try to put you in smoking rooms or rooms where construction starts at 7AM. Tropicana requires you have averaged 5 hours of play per session, but gives a good room and rate if you qualify.

During the week, you may find deals online at casino and other good hotel/motels not that much worse than the poker rates.

[domester]

The 5/10 game is usually good since the majority of the players don't try to scoop pots (only HOPE to do so) and are passive -- many check/call their nut low draws, won't raise their made nut lows when they have something toward high (top pair w/ top kicker, for example) and only rarely raise their high hands before the river. Also, you will see some pretty odd starting hands being shown down on a regular basis. If there's an action junkie hold 'em player at the table who's bored from waiting for his regular game to start, the game becomes better, since he'll create bigger pots, though the variance does become a little crazy at times.

At this point, I'm planning to visit AC on Sunday. Also, I'm also thinking of playing in the 10/20 mixed game (1/2 O8B, 1/2 Stud 8B). I've heard of $1,000+ pots occurring in that game. If you happen to be there, or if my plans change, look for a guy with dirty blond hair using 2006 WSOP souvenir chips as card protectors.