So I hear poker has made a comeback in Atlantic City

[Mike Gallo]

Sadly enough, I have never played in a poker room in Atlantic City other then the Trop the Taj Mahal or the Borgata. I put myself on the list for 1-5 at the Harrahs, however I left before they called my name.

Has anyone played or does anyone play regularly in the less frequented rooms?

Does the Claridge have a room again? I think Max Power told me he played at Resorts. Does anyone really play at Ballys or Caesars. How about the Sands. The Sands hosted the original pot limit game and the original 5-10-15 stud game and the 10-20-30 hold em game.

[mostsmooth]

i heard here that caesars doeant have poker anymore

[Mike Gallo]

i heard here that caesars doesnt have poker anymore

I thought I overheard someone say the room re-opened. I have no idea.

[Fat Nicky]

I was in AC Thursday night, after i busted out of the Taj Tourney, went to go meet my brother and wife at Resorts, saw 3 or 4 poker tables in the middle of the casino. I think they were all 2-4 though.

Speaking of poker in AC, I played at the Trop on Friday, needless to say, I was pretty impressed. The highest limit game they spread was 10-20 (and I don't even think that is offered all the time), but the room was pretty nice, the comps aren't bad. The only bad thing was the infrequent waitress service (which the Borgata is best far and away). I think this might be the best room for low limit players (2/4 - 6/12, 1/2-2/5 NL) as the waits aren't near as long as at the Borg.

I played at Harrah's once, the night before one of the WSOP tourneys in Jan, the room sucks, didn't see a waitress in 6 hours and dealers didn't know what they were doing. I will never play there again.

[Mike Gallo]

Thanks for the info.

I agree with your assesment of the Trop.

[poker327]

Two weeks ago I went to Ballys to see what they were spreading. The max limit hold'em game was 5/10. They also had a low limit NL game.

The Sands I went to last year. It is a small room located upstairs in the same room as the horse betting. If you are not looking for it you would never find it. They spread only low limit games too, and I remember the dealers being slow (table games dealer), although they let you buy chips at the table.

Resorts I walked through and they had one table going, it looked like 2/4.

The big 3 are the only games in town, in my eyes at least. House of Blues will make it 4.

[mr pink]

borgata is opening a new room next summer, apparently they're adding 100 tables or so. floor said it was gonna be 3 times the size of the current one. so that should cut down on some of the waiting lists (hopefully). can't wait [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Mike Gallo]

House of Blues will make it 4.

Opens in 06. Just in time for the WSOP qualifier.

[Luv2DriveTT]

Expect the HOB to open in place of the Showboat soon, that will have a monster room, and it's attached to the Taj so that will make it a signifigant destination. From what we saw (didn't ask) it looks like the poker room might be in the back by the water, adjacent to the bridge to the Taj casino.

Resorts is currently 3 tables, moving to 10 tables in April. The tables we played on were brand spanking new stud tables with the cleanest chips I have ever seen and Kem cards. As my fellow drunkard associates can attest to, drunken 2/4 at Resorts is a must-do experiance, since I can honestly say I have never seen worse players anywhere (including us drunken fools). I loved it!

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[Mike Gallo]

I am in. I vote that as the final destination.