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Originally Posted by The Hit
Heading to chicago for work and would like to put in solid 5-6 hours every day after work. Reaching on 13th and leaving on 18th i think, couple of questions
a) information of shuttles from downtown seems outdated, can some one tell me a bit about shuttles from downtown and last shuttle back to downtown? Also, if i miss that... is it pretty easy to get a cab? I don't plan on renting a car since my hotel is next door to my work place.
b) is it pretty easy to get a 2/5 seat in NLHE?
c) Any other card room that's closer than this from downtown chicago?
I travel to Chicago for work a lot, and do to laziness and wanting to maximize poker time I invariably Uber from Chicago (Millennium Park area) to and from HH. Ride is about 30 minutes give or take depending on traffic and is about $30-40. Taking an actual cab rather than an Uber is materially more expensive. Usually eat in the city and leave Chicago around 7 PM to avoid most of rush hour. Never had a problem getting an Uber back from HH even pretty late at night (1 or 2 AM).
For 2/5 I also like the Rockford charitable games north of the city. Similar ride. They close around midnight and have less game selection, but I think they make up for it by allowing you to buy in to match the deepest stack, so the 2/5 game gets very, very deep very quickly. Last time I was there people were buying in for $1500 at a 2/5 game.