Thanks for info.

Do you guys have any experience at staying in either casino? Curious which is better value while still being nice. Which has better internet if I play online on a Sunday.

I saw someone said you can get a room for $85 at Seneca and cheapest room I found at fallsview website was $199. Is it worth the extra money?

Who cares about the staff. The games are juicy enough to make up for them.

I wouldn't stay at the casino. You can get much better deals by staying just a few minutes drive away. It might take a few phone calls or pounding the pavement, but if you go around and ASK for a certain rate ( $100 ), someone will give it to you. Bring the salesman outta of ya. lol

GL

Although Woodbine has electronic poker games, I've been talking to some people and they're telling me that the games are MUCH juicer there.

I'm not a big fan of electronic poker, but everything else around us these days is electronic. Just as LiveActionPro says, as long as the games are juicy. I'll have to check it out.

It's all preference. When weighing the pros and cons, the juiciness of the games at Fallsview are a HUGE plus. It's pretty much everything else that sucks. If you want short wait times, better dealers, better floors, free drinks, treated better, listen to headphones, etc., then go to Seneca. Otherwise, if it's strictly about the action, and nothing else: Fallsview.

Thats the best comment I've heard so far diceLumpy. Have to agree with you there

I did see a sign for 10/25 NL, 2000min/no max on March 15th at Seneca. I guess they're trying to get a big game going once a month. It looked like a juicy game when I was there a couple of Fridays ago...

If this is true it would be cool. Was it just a notice telling people or was it a sign up sheet 3 weeks in advance?

Actual sign up sheet to get on the list. For the big game a couple weeks ago, Seneca put the sign up in early January, and there were 30+ names on the list by the time the game opened on Feb 15th. This next list is for March 15th, and I believe there were already 6-7 names on the list for the game. I asked the host: being in the top 10 doesn't guarantee your spot unless you are in the room by 5pm that day.

I saw that Seneca Salamanca had a new tournament on march 16th. 340 buy in 30 min levels, 20k starting stack... Only 5k guar but should be soft. Will prolly check it out..

Actually went down to Sally last night to play in their 160 first Friday of the month tourney. 8k SS, 20 min levels. Got like 80 players. Soft field. 3300 up top. I finished 6th for 450ish, but a decent tourney and very soft.

The 10/25 game had 15 people signed after I put my name on the list a few days ago fwiw

I heard they're gonna try and run a second table for the 10/25 game.

Im bringing some friends on a trip to Niagara in a couple weeks and they wanted to play some poker (they are all new to poker) and I was wondering about the action at Casino Niagara on a weekday. Are there a bunch of 1/2 tables usually going on a tuesday/wednesday night? Would it be nitty or could some bad players have fun donking off a few hundred bucks?

I only ask because I saw on their website they do SNGs every mon-wed, and when I called for details the floor manager said its been 2 years since there was enough interest to run a tourney at Niagara lol. Which made me wonder if no one even goes there anymore and all the action is at Fallsview or I guess woodbine

I'd go to the American side if you are able. Free drinks and they for sure will have some 1/2 going.

Yes Niagara has 1/2 games going everyday.....I think they usually have 2-4 tables weekdays opening at noon and closing at 6am I think (might be 4am) and they stay open 24 hours weekends.

I agree with the earlier post the the 1/2 is better at Seneca and much better rake ($4 vs. $6). Plus the room is much more player friendly and a better poker experience. If you do go to Seneca and plan on drinking I would recommend walking....it's about a 15 minute walk from niagara to seneca and no risk of getting busted for DWI.

Woodbine has taken lots of the action away from both Fallview and CN....last night (tuesday) FV only had 2 tables going. Before Woodbine they would typically have 5-7 on a Tuesday including 1 5/10.

+1 to walking across the border, especially if it isn't raining or snowing out. Great view too.

At the Seneca Niagara Falls casino on the US side (I'm honestly getting them confused), if you're playing a $1/$2NL cash game, are you allowed to put a live straddle on? The reason I ask is because I know Turning Stone is a dead straddle (i.e. a blind min-raise with no option if everyone limps).

Thanks, thats a good idea and yeah looking at the website the Seneca poker room looks a lot nicer than Niagara's..

One thing though, as Canadians we would get 30% taken off any winnings right? I dont know if thatll be a deal breaker since they were probably just planning on losing money anyway, but it might suck in case one of them manages to double a buyin and gets 60 bucks taken out of it haha

Thanks for the advice though

Yes the straddle is live

I believe that's only from tourney wins. Don't think its true for just cash game but someone from Canada would know better

Whats the conversion rate like for buying chips with CAD in seneca? Its probably better if I change it somewhere in toronto before I go im thinking....

But I saw something on their site that says you can get a receipt when you exchange money to change it back within 48 hours? Any Canadians know what that means?

No 30% is only on tournament wins no fee ever for cash games. It has to do with having to register.....I have cashed out for 3K profit in cash and didn't pay a dime and min cashed in a $55 tournament for $110 and had to pay 30%.

You do however have to declare at customs if you have more then 10K cash. Not that you can't travel with it you just have to declare it.

I'm not sure what the 48 hours thing means? It is cheaper to do it at your own branch. Seneca offers a decent rate if your stuck very close to current exchange but if you change it at Casino Niagara (can to us) they charge like 5% juice.

Usually you can just ask someone at the table to change your money 1:1. At Seneca, if you buy in with CAD and then cash out, they will give you back as much CAD as you bought in for and any profits would be paid in USD

Yes the Canadian side is run by DICKHEADS!!!!! I don't know why but every floor supervisor treats the players like they are worthless to the casino because they don't play more lucrative (for the house) rigged table games. The management only opens up new tables at set times, regardless of the waiting list and it seems with the rake increase they really don't care if they kill of the games. Seneca on the surface seems to value the players as they start tables quicker and have more high hand and free satellites to weekend donkaments. All for less rake!!