07-31-2012
, 04:31 PM
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07-31-2012
, 04:55 PM
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I'd recommend at least trying all of them (hop across the border and play in Windsor at least once too) and find a routine that works for you.
MCC has the reputation of having the most action, and the busiest room. Every time I go there I end up getting seated close to the slot machines to start the session and end up smelling like an ashtray when I leave
But the floors and dealers are OK-passable, and with a lot of games running you should be able to hop tables and get on a good one.
MGM has a very nice room, tables, chairs, etc. It's up on the third floor and a little hard to find, which reduces the walk in traffic, but there's zero smoke up there. It's also next to a nightclub so it is LOUD on Friday nights. Most of the dealers are pretty good, a couple are typical Detroit awful. Half the floor guys are really good, the other half are "meh". The room seems to have been slowly dieing over the past year or so. Rather than have a full 9 tables on the weekend, they're down to 6-7 on Fri, and 4-6 on Sunday.
GT seems to have the most drunken spewtards every time I go there, creating lots of crazy spots. Although I admit I tend to go there when I'm also headed to or from the Joe for a Wings game, so my sample may be biased by the people getting off the tram. The dealers are the worst that I've seen in town, slow, misread the board, just awful. I've never had a floor ruling at my table that was bad, ... but there's a whole thread about them (search AKJQT's threads in M&B).
Caesars in Windsor has a nice open room, pretty quick dealers, and OK floors. They have the stupid small-small-big, small-big-big rule there. The entire casino is non-smoking (big + for me), and you can bet sports parlays downstairs if you want. You'll burn tolls each direction, and a few % when changing your money back and forth. If you're planning on going often you should just keep some $$$ in canadian.
The assorted charity rooms are kind of hit or miss. Sometimes the games are deep and crazy with lots of action, but other times you've got one game going with a bunch of nitty regs. Almost all of the dealers are good (keeping your own tips will do that). Far warning, the last half hour before they close at 2am can get crazy with people trying to get un-stuck. Since these places are in bars, keep your head up going in or out with large piles of cash.
Hollywood in Toledo is a nice casino, easy access from the highway, blah blah blah. All non-smoking, all brand new. The poker room is nice and big, with lots of tables going every time I've been down there (can check with the Bravo app). Half the dealers were charity dealers up here and are fast, the other half are new hires and still learning. I've seen a one really awful floor ruling and two good ones all from the same guy. The action has been pretty good down there, a nice mix of weak/passives and aggro spewtards. Depending on where you live the drive may be prohibitively long, from Ann Arbor it's only 5-10 more minutes than driving to MGM/MCC, but if you're north of 94 it'll be a much bigger difference.
All that being said, I personally like MGM's room, so I play there about once a week. Then Hollywood once a week, and a charity room once or twice a week.
MCC has the reputation of having the most action, and the busiest room. Every time I go there I end up getting seated close to the slot machines to start the session and end up smelling like an ashtray when I leave
But the floors and dealers are OK-passable, and with a lot of games running you should be able to hop tables and get on a good one.MGM has a very nice room, tables, chairs, etc. It's up on the third floor and a little hard to find, which reduces the walk in traffic, but there's zero smoke up there. It's also next to a nightclub so it is LOUD on Friday nights. Most of the dealers are pretty good, a couple are typical Detroit awful. Half the floor guys are really good, the other half are "meh". The room seems to have been slowly dieing over the past year or so. Rather than have a full 9 tables on the weekend, they're down to 6-7 on Fri, and 4-6 on Sunday.
GT seems to have the most drunken spewtards every time I go there, creating lots of crazy spots. Although I admit I tend to go there when I'm also headed to or from the Joe for a Wings game, so my sample may be biased by the people getting off the tram. The dealers are the worst that I've seen in town, slow, misread the board, just awful. I've never had a floor ruling at my table that was bad, ... but there's a whole thread about them (search AKJQT's threads in M&B).
Caesars in Windsor has a nice open room, pretty quick dealers, and OK floors. They have the stupid small-small-big, small-big-big rule there. The entire casino is non-smoking (big + for me), and you can bet sports parlays downstairs if you want. You'll burn tolls each direction, and a few % when changing your money back and forth. If you're planning on going often you should just keep some $$$ in canadian.
The assorted charity rooms are kind of hit or miss. Sometimes the games are deep and crazy with lots of action, but other times you've got one game going with a bunch of nitty regs. Almost all of the dealers are good (keeping your own tips will do that). Far warning, the last half hour before they close at 2am can get crazy with people trying to get un-stuck. Since these places are in bars, keep your head up going in or out with large piles of cash.
Hollywood in Toledo is a nice casino, easy access from the highway, blah blah blah. All non-smoking, all brand new. The poker room is nice and big, with lots of tables going every time I've been down there (can check with the Bravo app). Half the dealers were charity dealers up here and are fast, the other half are new hires and still learning. I've seen a one really awful floor ruling and two good ones all from the same guy. The action has been pretty good down there, a nice mix of weak/passives and aggro spewtards. Depending on where you live the drive may be prohibitively long, from Ann Arbor it's only 5-10 more minutes than driving to MGM/MCC, but if you're north of 94 it'll be a much bigger difference.
All that being said, I personally like MGM's room, so I play there about once a week. Then Hollywood once a week, and a charity room once or twice a week.
07-31-2012
, 05:12 PM
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07-31-2012
, 05:25 PM
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I haven't heard about any of them shutting down completely. I've been told that MGM + GT shut down from 6am to 10am during the week, but I've yet to be at either when it happens. (Although I can't expect the game to be very good at 7am on a Wednesday).
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