Bellagio games on the rail

[MicroBob]

Because the thread on the Wynn has gotten so long and has morphed into a completely different discussion I thought I would start a new (hopefully shorter) thread for a question I had asked over there that seemed to get lost.



Lots of experienced players in that thread all seem to agree that Wynn does not utilize their rail-games very well at all (sometimes leaving them completely empty...and instead starting up new games in the back).

I'm curious what some of those same folks (or anybody else) thinks about the rail usage at the Bellagio.

When I was there the 3 tables to the far left rail (as you were walking in) were all just 4/8 and 8/16.
And that, to me, seems to be the main rail.

Any of the bigger action games were NOT near the rail to my knowledge.

Just curious what some others thought about the Bellagio's performance on this issue since so many people seemed to think the Wynn rail-usage was beyond terrible.

[jrobb83]

The rail of their poker room extends all around the poker room to over by the sports book, in front of the sports book bar around to the bathroom. This is a very high traffic area and tends to get a lot of random gawky pedestrian traffic. This is also where they spread 30/60. I've walked into the bellagio quite often to find that every single 30/60 (3 or 4 games) was being spread directly on the rail. When I was there last time there was an 80 on the rail as well.

These larger limit games are exactly the type of action game that ought to be spread on the rail. At any random 30 game there are thousands of dollars of $10 chips surrounding the tables and plenty being thrown around the playing surface. Postflop streets going many bets and dealers pushing around large pots is exactly the kind of game that entices onlookers to give poker a try.

[MicroBob]

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This is also where they spread 30/60. I've walked into the bellagio quite often to find that every single 30/60 (3 or 4 games) was being spread directly on the rail. When I was there last time there was an 80 on the rail as well.

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I wasn't aware of that although I really wasn't paying that much attention.

I was under the impression that most of the higher stakes games were spread in that elevated-area to the right side...very obviously NOT on the rail.


Putting the 30/60 games (as well as an 80...and I'm assuming the occasional no-limit game too) on the rail is indeed a decent way to go about it.

[jayheaps]

the 20/40 omaha game and 40/80 usually is on the rail by the sportsbook when they go.

[Big Business]

When I looked when I was there a few months ago one of the games on the rail was an 80/160 mixed game that had Chip Jett and Kristy Gazes in it. Seemed to be some huge stacks so that was a good game to put on the rail.