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Originally Posted by MSchu18
who are you again?
Good question. My name is Chris, and I have been playing poker for a living and writing or podcasting about it since 2015, mostly in the PNW and NY/NJ. I also did tournament reporting for the Borgata for several years.
Covid brought an end to live poker where I was living, and new management at the Borgata ended my affiliation there. I've now moved to LV and am looking to recreate certain things I and my friends enjoyed, in this case, very deep but affordable poker. This stems from the games I've been in but is also influenced by time spent with Christian Soto and his mentor, both of whom are or were advocates of this kind of game.
I originally imagined opening this game at the Mandalay, which was always too empty for such a nicely designed room, but they have closed. The Sahara is in many ways the perfect replacement, maybe even better- especially with its semi-private Table 1 in the back corner of the room. The tables and chairs are nice, and everything is still new. Steven Pique, the Poker Operations Manager, has been great.
Going through this thread, I see you have some doubts about the viability of the room, and I can't blame you, given all circumstances. You mention the "miserable" players - well, that's a lot of 1/2 poker, is it not? Further, while it looks like the room brought in some celebrities to kick it off, which is normal enough, that's not really what ultimately makes for a healthy and sustainable game environment.
This game isn't like that - it's a lot of fun and a little more challenging, which is why it generally works when I run it. DGAF will drop a podcast about it next week, and he describes finally having fun again at the table during our kick off game on the 14th.
Can I get this game to stick? Not sure, but going to try, and probably a part of that is getting the attention of people in this sub-forum. We'll see - thanks for listening to my pitch.