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Originally Posted by marknfw
Has anyone tried out The Fort in Aledo?
I played within the first couple of months of opening so some things may have changed. ..
It is a very nice room. Dealers are for the most part competent. Floor and manager are very professional. Thought the hourly was prob too high, but works for the location. Looks like they are starting to offer specials on that.
I played mostly day time hours. Usually have 2-3 games going. Usually 1/2 and some dealer choice game.
My biggest gripe is that they have a lot of mix game players and there is often pressure to switch a single 1/2 game to some kind of mix or dealers choice. I think this is bad for the room for a variety of reasons.
I understand that you can't stop players from asking to switch the game, and everyone has to agree to the change, but there are some dealers who encourage this. I'm sure because it makes the game bigger, $400 v $1000 max buy in. But this puts a ton of pressure on new players and can ruin the experience.
I had concerns with one security guard. He seemed a little to focused on the game girls. Security is a big deal for me in these games. Overall I'd say security is excellent, though.
Randomly doing parking lot checks, watching the door closely, keeping an eye on player arguments., etc.
Player pool is probably what you would expect. They do the bomb pots every dealer change like everyone else.
I had to make some adjustments with their hourly and bomb pot/DC games. Really have to know how to navigate those spots. They take a long time to play out, costing you hands per hour,, and I know they hurt me until I got a little better with them.
I do not generally like playing in the Texas clubs for a few reasons, but I'd say overall the Fort is worth a visit. They have a tournament in a couple of weeks that looks interesting.