Please explain post #5921 "No wonder everyone prefers Foxwoods!"
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/19...l#post33552088

b/c I play 2/5...

if you look at that post I clearly am talking about the obvious collusion at the 2/5 games at MS. If you play 1/2 you have absolutely 0 reason to play at foxwoods

not sure why we're arguing, it's just a difference of opinion. You're allowed to think foxwoods is the best poker room out there, but you're in a small % of people who feel that way. Honestly you're the only person I've ever heard say that...

Have you ever been to Commerce?

The only good thing that I have to say about FW is that poker players CAN(not always, but CAN) get free rooms.
The chairs are cheap, uncomfortable and dont slide. The game selection above 1/2 is bad. The drinks are served to you in tiny, child sized, plastic cups(what other room does this???) The drink selection is minimal and consists of cheap ass liquor, and PEPSI, yuck! I dont think that the chips ever get steam cleaned. The line at the cage can get way out of control. The customer service, in every aspect, cage, dealers, floor, rewards desk, reservations, sign in desk, EVERYWHERE, is among the worst that I have seen.
And , we all know that the worst problem, are the floor people. Inconsistent, rude, and lack a basic understanding of the spirit of the game

If you can get one other person to post in this thread saying that foxwoods is the best poker room ever I'll be shocked...

Game selection and traffic has a lot to do with being a good poker room I feel. Probally the most important aspect of a room. If you choose Foxwoods over Mohegan I would assume that it would be the better room. This isn't a debate about overall decor. Anyways i'm over this, just made one post about Foxwoods being a good room and feeling most people in this area have only been exposed to FW and Mohegan leaving them a bit spoiled. Then I answer your reply about a "level".. Like you said just opinions.....

A hand full of times, most recent being this past March..

Agreed. In Vegas, I lost count of how many people, who had never been to FW, recounted horror stories that they have been told about various things that have happ. The general consensus was that they would never play poker at FW

lol so true and these are people who live on the other side of the country... I have so many horror stories about FW that I've forgotten about some of the older ones...

http://www.theday.com/article/201207...07119962/0/rwd


I know this is old news but I guess it's now public knowledge.

Who is saying foxwoods is the best room? lol? cmon you can't be serious.

The only reason I go there, and not to Borgata is because the drive is longer, rooms are just as tough to get cheap, and PA has slowly stolen action away from the room and many others down in AC

Mohegan is a much nicer room and If I only cared about playing 1/2, I'd play there. Foxwoods is where pretty much all the action in new england is so you have to play there.

I don't by any means hate foxwoods, the room just has so many issues all of which have been detailed in this thread ad nas. I wish they would try to fix things since I plan on living in CT for the foreseeable future and would like to see cosmetic improvements to the place as well as operational adjustments.

The best room in the country is the venetian IMO. if you haven't played there, give it a shot and them come back to the woods and see how you feel. The Wynn poker room will always be my sentimental fav for many reasons I won't derail the thread with but those who truly think FW is "the best" need to take a road trip. And you don't even need to go to vegas, just drive to the borgata. There is a better room right there.

Tired of repeating. Game selection, variety, traffic, and action are very important in making a poker room good. FW has this. It is so important that you choose this room over Mohegan like you said when there in the same driving distance. That being combined with other good things about the property makes it a great room. Yes, Borgata is great. Venetian and Wynn are also nice. But on the action side, these rooms can't compare to FW on a year round basis.

Let's be clear, I personally have witnessed and been involved in many horrendous floor rulings and employee etiquette at FW. Not claiming this is a perfect casino by any means. There are plenty of poker rooms that have things I like or prefer, that I wish FW would incorporate. I believe too, that if you play at any poker room long enough your going to find many faults and incidents to complain about.

It's my opinion that FW overall is the best poker room, with consistent traffic and action weighing heavily. I feel most people take for granted how good it really is to be close to FW and have it as there "home casino".

with good restaurants i will put craftsteak or burkes Craftsteak as my first choice in the pepsi challenge with any steakhouse mortons ruth chris peter luger's sparks old homestead would all lose miserably
i was down last night
played at three different tables and the players were great lots of banter and wit for the whole night was planning on leaving at 9pm stayed until 2am it was so much fun

There are 2 major factors that decide the quality of a poker room. Game selection and cost of rake. Foxwoods does a fine job in both of those categories.

Do you know how many casinos meet these two "requirements"? It is the other things that set a casino apart. And, I personally feel that the game selection is lacking at FW.

Compared to where? The only 2 casinos I see that regularly have as many or more 2/5 tables running than FW are Borgata and Venetian... though admittedly my sample size is limited to places on the Bravo app. And Commerce isn't comparable because their max buy-ins are so small.

Let's not forget that commerce has a $7 drop instead of a rake on 2/5. With little competition here we are lucky, IMO.

Grass is always greener on the other side.

Game selection at FW is phenomenal. Action is also pretty good. Poker players get free rooms. If you feel a dealer is being rude/incompetent/lazy whatever, speak with your dollar. Theres a few I don't tip ever, because they are just consistently horrible.

What else do you guys want? I think this is just a case of playing so much at Foxwoods that you just want to pick out anything that is not 100% perfect.

My one complaint is that the floor rulings are very inconsistent in what I've seen. That is a valid point. They all need refresher courses.

You guys have a consistently busy room that spreads like every game and gives you a good amount of free rooms. Not to mention food/entertainment in the casino is pretty good too. It's not perfect but it'll do for me.

Like Big Whoop said, game selection is good and the rake is fair. That's good enough for me.

Edit: They also need to revote on the BBJ at 2/5+. I have no idea who or when they "voted on it" but the 5k or 6k that it "saves" you every year is easily made up by the influx of players that would migrate to higher stakes because they still have a chance to hit it.

I'm assuming they polled a bunch of old breakeven/slightly losing nits who think the reason they aren't beating the game is due to a BBJ dollar.

really? its 145pm, Friday, 7-13-2012..checking Bravo
9 Limit games ranging from 2-4 up thru 20-40
1 limit O/8 and 1 PLO/8
12 Stud games from 1-5 up to 75-150
13 1-2 NL, 6 2-5 NL, 2 5-10 NL

44 tables...of the above choices. and then add in the folks playing the various MTTs upstairs...

What is the selection lacking? unifomity?

I agree with J-Biks that many people take FW for granted. Poker players bitch more than other gamblers IMO. While many of their bitchings may be valid, many people have it far worse in other locations.

That being said, to claim FW is a better run room, or even on the same level as Borgata, is down right laughable.

I don't say this to bash FW, but anyone in FW management, floor, dealers, 2p2 FW fanboys, etc... who haven't been there, should take a long hard look at how Borgata is run.

If you spend a day there and don't walk away with numerous ideas to improve the room, you didn't pay attention.

I'll hop off Stan's nuts now...

Can we get a 6-12 horse game at FW to add some variety?

game selection and consistency of said games is the only thing foxwoods has over most rooms. incredibly reliable poker room

LOL... I love Borgata too... treated very well.. hate chips with a passion! Also like candy waitress lol... pay for park is lame.. game selection slows a lot during non-tourny times...

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Nice to see some chairs getting fixed. Slowly but surely.

Any particular reason why? I'm a FW regular, but I've had multiple opportunities to play cash at the Venetian in the past year and in my experience the game selection isn't as good. Also, there are no doors so it's always very noisy with slot machines going off just on the other side of the barrier they have. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed playing there. They had very professional dealers and floor managers but I don't see how you could rank it so far in front of FW.