Florida poker trip might be this weekend. Ocean jewel Hours?

steamboatin · #1 03-14-2005, 09:45 PM

I looked at their web site but couldn't work it out if they were open 24 hours on weekends.

I may have to break down and call.

Is the Ocean jewel my best bet for poker? probably staying at Auburndale Fl and will have a car. What is my best option?

Luv2DriveTT · #2 03-14-2005, 10:00 PM

I cannot help you this time Steam, but I am also going to FL soon. I'll be in Port St. Lucie, are there any poker games nearby, or even home games (pm me) that I could be invited to?

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steamboatin · #3 03-14-2005, 10:11 PM

I'm clueless, Florida might be a poker wasteland or just a desert. A friend wants me to go along and help with the driving, but I would hate to drive 14 + hours for sucky poker.

Luv2DriveTT · #4 03-14-2005, 10:15 PM

14 hours? THAT is a waste. I know at the Hollywood Hard Rock they no longer have dealers, its all computerized now. Essentially it sucks. If you find a mid-limit home game, let me know [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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randomchamp · #5 03-14-2005, 10:43 PM

The best poker in FL is on the Sun Cruz boat at Port canaveral. I've heard bad things about ocean jewel - like all they have is 3/6 and one small NL game most of the time. Plus you have to take a shuttle 27 miles out instead of the 3 miles on the Atlantic side....

Luv2DriveTT · #6 03-14-2005, 10:55 PM

Where is the port? FL is a BIG state!

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mike42 · #7 03-14-2005, 11:05 PM

Port Canaveral is fairly close to Orlando. It's right next to NASA (i.e. Cape Canaveral).

Luv2DriveTT · #8 03-14-2005, 11:20 PM

[img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] too far.

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Atomic · #9 03-15-2005, 01:51 AM

The Ocean Jewel is not running 24 hours as was their plans to do. Also - you only go out 9 miles, not 27 as posted above, but that is still 6 miles further out than the east coast of Florida

Other poker options for you might be The Hard Rock casino the Seminoles have on I-4 just before Tampa. 50 tables, $2 bets. Also runs sit-n-goes with buy-ins around $110, some single table and sometimes mutli-table. This is a smoking card room.

Derby Lane - St. Petersburg - 45 tables, $2 bets w/a single $2 blind. Multi-table turbo tournaments throughout the night and a daily 100 or 120 person tournament with a $45 buy-in. Non-smoking room.

Port Canaveral has two big casino ships - the Sterling and a Sun Cruz ship. The driving time from Auburnadale to either Port Canaveral and the Port of St Petersburg is about 2 hours, maybe just a little less to St Petersburg.

steamboatin · #10 03-15-2005, 02:00 AM

149 miles from Auburndale to the Sun Cruz boat.