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11-07-2013 , 09:56 AM

#23801

raradevils

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,189

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Originally Posted by testcase

I kinda agree and I go there every Saturday and Sunday night, but for $10 in comps, soup salad wine and desert it is the best value anywhere. Plus when they have ravioli or something basic it is good, also the turkey is good, but I agree the fish regularly suck but its better then the buffet food, just smaller selection.

Steamers, muscles and shrimp **** tale are great value. Throw in a salad that's about all I get when I go to the regular one. There is always descent selection at the amphora. For $10 comp dollars how can you beat it?

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11-07-2013 , 08:21 PM

#23802

Rusty Trombone1027

grinder

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 645

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Originally Posted by ActionBob

RIP Chacho who passed away yesterday after being diagnosed with stomach cancer a few months ago. He was a gentleman to deal with and always one of the best shift managers there. Borgata really taking a few hits lately.

-ActionBob

Oh no, A-Rod?

That really sucks.

He used to bust my balls about all my sports teams and I would bust his back. Adios amigo.

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11-07-2013 , 08:26 PM

#23803

Rusty Trombone1027

grinder

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 645

Since I got promoted, I have not been down and my lack of action has reduced my comp room to one night instead of two. I guess I deserve that. Second night either $59 or $79 depending on when I book, so not an awful deal. $79 for two nights at the Borg is still pretty sweet.

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11-08-2013 , 04:34 PM

#23804

ItWasSuitedd

enthusiast

Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 66

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnny_on_the_spot

amada in philly is amazing. its ashame to hear that amada in revel isnt that good

Who ever said Amada in Revel isn't that good? It's phenomenal.

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11-08-2013 , 09:03 PM

#23805

johnnyg523

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 280

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Originally Posted by FullTilt89

Who ever said Amada in Revel isn't that good? It's phenomenal.

gotta agree. been there three times, thought it was varying degrees of outstanding each time.

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11-09-2013 , 04:41 PM

#23806

crackleback

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 409

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Originally Posted by johnnyg523

gotta agree. been there three times, thought it was varying degrees of outstanding each time.

^^This. Been there 3 times and agree. Been great every time. That spanish pork thing is amazing! My wife wants to drag me from Borg to take her to dinner at Revel every time now.

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11-09-2013 , 05:04 PM

#23807

RomeWashington

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 146

Hey I may be jumping ahead here so if I missed this in a recent thread I apologize but..

Can you still pre-register for tournaments? Literally a week ago I saw on the web site you could, but I told myself I'd do in a week to make sure I was heading down. Now I no longer see the option and the FAQ says registration begins 2 hours before tournament....

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11-09-2013 , 05:31 PM

#23808

johnnyg523

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 280

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Originally Posted by crackleback

^^This. Been there 3 times and agree. Been great every time. That spanish pork thing is amazing! My wife wants to drag me from Borg to take her to dinner at Revel every time now.

first time i went, i actually didn't think i would like. the gf was saying how badly she wanted to go there. we shared multiple tapas and i got the filet, which was like $46. It came with 4 different homemade sauces to dip in. Right now, that filet is the best i've ever had. they don't even have a filet on the menu in philly. hard to believe but it is highly recommended

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11-09-2013 , 07:23 PM

#23809

Jigsaw

veteran

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,308

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Originally Posted by RomeWashington

Tab posted this yesterday:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...&postcount=119

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11-10-2013 , 10:53 AM

#23810

danspartan

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,851

Finally activated my account online (I played for a couple of hours in May while the Mrs and a friend did tourist stuff). Have a full day to come over on Friday but see my whopping $3 in comps expire Thursday. First bad beat of the session.

(moved to Philly about a year ago).

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11-11-2013 , 11:05 AM

#23811

dipce

old hand

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,845

the food at borgata is quite good except fatburger, I have seen things in the front that are dangerous to your health...avoid fatburger. Borgata has the best food in all other respects. $10 comp for buffet or amphora is the best!!

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Originally Posted by prototypepariah

They know that they don't have to worry about any nonsense lawsuits. I mean listen to us bagging their employees. Do you really trust them to handle things right in the back and cook things to order? I sure as heck don't. Nevermind when you have 10 orders making sure you put the right ones together isn't so easy when you have trouble getting your orders right to start.

I like a medium hamburger as much as the next guy, but ground beef processing in general isn't so good in this world. A wanna be upscale chain like fat just isn't gonna take enough care.

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11-12-2013 , 02:25 AM

#23812

Drewphish2

banned

Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 750

Will borgata ever go to 9 max cash games? Seems like its only 9 max if its 5-10nl and 40/80 limit holdem...

Is every casino in AC for poker 9 players?

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11-12-2013 , 10:56 PM

#23813

testcase

adept

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 724

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Originally Posted by Drewphish2

Will borgata ever go to 9 max cash games? Seems like its only 9 max if its 5-10nl and 40/80 limit holdem...

Is every casino in AC for poker 9 players?

Like you said 9 handed holdem is only for 5-10 and above, most AC casinos have 10 max only games, I cannot think of any that have 9 but others might know of some. 10 makes sense cause if you have 2-3 people go for dinner and a couple walk you are now playing 5-6 handed and right away people are complaining and they want to break a table, if it was 9 max the problem would get worse playing 4-5 handed.

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11-12-2013 , 11:35 PM

#23814

JPchipz

enthusiast

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 75

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Originally Posted by cl0r0x70

But would a brick and mortar company with a greater overall stake in a holistic view of their brand and sustainability of their customer base?

It doesn't do Borgata any good whatsoever to let their huge 1-2NL and 2-5NL player pool go online and be isolated and carved up when jerseyshore-nanonoko21 and all his buddies replicate 16 times at every seat in the house and fleece their cash cow.

Remember, they want that guy to have money left in his pocket to play live poker and craps.

The online revenue becomes only one piece of the puzzle (not the ONLY piece like it is with Stars and Tilt.)

Great point cLOROX. Its going to be interesting to see how they handle this. It would be nice to have at least one casino choose to do things like limit multi-tabling and ban HUD's since there will inevitably be other casinos in AC (once they are all up-and-running online) that will choose to go the other direction and encourage as much volume as possible. Like I said, I am very interested to see what happens. TWO MORE WEEKS!!

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11-13-2013 , 12:28 AM

#23815

85chickasaw

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,807

Quote:

Originally Posted by testcase

tropicana recently switched to 9-handed. but like you said... east coast games are typically 10-handed. and for my money it's better... again for the same reasons you stated. people leave frequently. playing shorthanded and not being able to bring in new players sucks. you want money on the table in play. 10 handed is good imo.

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11-13-2013 , 09:14 AM

#23816

danspartan

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,851

Quote:

Originally Posted by 85chickasaw

Meh, generally like 9 handed better, certainly more physically comfortable at the table if nothing else. The house needs to limit walking (3rd man has 10 min limit, etc).

T-2 days for first full session at Borg. 10 handed here I come.

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11-13-2013 , 04:17 PM

#23817

unofun3

banned

Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 59

the 5/10 stud game gets players on specific days or random?

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11-13-2013 , 05:53 PM

#23818

cockpit

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,372

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Originally Posted by unofun3

the 5/10 stud game gets players on specific days or random?

I was told by some of the players that they get together on Wednesdays to play. I played once on a Wednesday but haven't noticed it going on other days.

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11-13-2013 , 06:00 PM

#23819

MaxRhino

adept

Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 913

Quote:

Originally Posted by 85chickasaw

That is dumb.

A talented player should make more money the fewer players are seated since you play more hands in position as a function of time.

Also, 10 handed is just physically cramped.

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11-13-2013 , 06:11 PM

#23820

cockpit

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,372

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaxRhino

That is dumb.

A talented player should make more money the fewer players are seated since you play more hands in position as a function of time.

Also, 10 handed is just physically cramped.

You also play more hands out of position, so you need to rethink that justification.

Poker tables come in different sizes.

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11-13-2013 , 06:41 PM

#23821

MaxRhino

adept

Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 913

Quote:

Originally Posted by cockpit

You also play more hands out of position, so you need to rethink that justification.

Poker tables come in different sizes.

Yes, but if you are a winning player more hands per hour = more money per hour.

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11-13-2013 , 06:43 PM

#23822

cockpit

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,372

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaxRhino

Yes, but if you are a winning player more hands per hour = more money per hour.

That's a better and true justification!

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11-13-2013 , 07:52 PM

#23823

ottsville

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,650

Quote:

Originally Posted by cockpit

I was told by some of the players that they get together on Wednesdays to play. I played once on a Wednesday but haven't noticed it going on other days.

The regs were trying to get this going regularly during the day on Wednesdays when I was there last month.

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11-13-2013 , 09:37 PM

#23824

testcase

adept

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 724

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaxRhino

That is dumb.

A talented player should make more money the fewer players are seated since you play more hands in position as a function of time.

Also, 10 handed is just physically cramped.

I agree, better players like to play 6 max 4 max or heads up, anybody can play 9-10 max, play tight and wait for the donkey to pay you off.

And on another note anybody have a lot of comps missing this weekend? Seems like I only got credited $28.50 when I should have gotten $35.50 in comps, guess I must have been swiped out early and never known.

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11-14-2013 , 12:41 AM

#23825

85chickasaw

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,807

i'm not claiming to a be a good player lol. i play 1-2 primarily! my default style is pretty tight and patient and certainly geared to a larger field. however, i will make an argument that even for good players, wouldn't you want more money in play at the table? especially at low stakes where you get everyone desperate to see a flop?

i can see an argument for playing short handed... however if you prefer a table to have 9 active players.. then 10 handed is the way to go as a player or two are almost always absent.

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