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Originally Posted by BigStack650
Can anyone comment on the action in the new SL room? The old El Do room was full of drunk droolers. Is the new room much the same?
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No.
However, I'd say your experiences and mine are different. I spent the last weekend of July at Eldo, and played extensively at SL.
Daytime action seems slower, just a bit. The usual two 3-6 limit games go, and the 1-2 stud will run from 10am to 5pm.
NL is dicier. Evening games were fine on Saturday, up to four tables that started to thin out after 100am. They had one go overnight, like before at E.D.
The day NL games are a bit shorter stacked.
IMO, the location will hinder the walkby chances of your "drunk droolers" and other somewhat desireable tourist/curiosity players. If this fine room were located a bit closer to the sports book, or one of the corner entrances, they would benefit. (like where Eldo used to be)
The daily MTT at 10am has gone up to $40, and I view this as a positive. The 3-6 game is now really 3-6, instead of the old 1-2 blinds, 2-5-8 on the first street like it used to be. So, its being run more like a standard, normal poker room. Bravo helps.
My thought is, they are probably happy right now with operations, since everything is so shiny and new; which helps the staff on the learning curve of a new room, new software, new rules, et al. I'd hope they start, in a few months, to look for different ways to get players into the room. There are only so many locals there to support it; most that go to Peppermill daily are going to keep going there. I don't set foot in GSR, for my own personal reasons, so I have no idea what their locals footprint is. But, SL will need to look at all potential markets to get more tables running on a consistent basis. The room is set up for, and looks to be optimized for 8-12 tables of cash games. I'm not sure what could help them expand usage/customer base, but the former manager of the Eldo room is still the manager of the SL room. (as is most of the day shift, night shift managers) So, I'm not thinking we are going to see any new wave, avant garde operations here. But at the same time, you need to protect what you have, in business.
Remember that Eldo/SL/CC are in the midst of a massive consolidation and rebranding, abd the move to centralize this poker room in the middle of the the "Club One, Eldo resort" is obviously part of an overall campaign and strategy to give downtown a whole new look. They have a lot of overlap right now that I am sure will be dealt with in an economy of scale assessment. Three hotels, three parking structures, three sets of restaurants, three sports books?, three buildings, three hotel lobbys- you can expect much consolidation in the future. It will be slow, there will be mistakes and redos.
So, in light of all this, how do poker players react? Will they play here, go to Peppermill, or bleed off to GSR, even Atlantis. It should be interesting.