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Originally Posted by cAmmAndo
I just got back from Harrahs.
The Tables are nice but the Drop box mechanism is awkward for seat 10.
The tables are a little tight to one another but it's only noticeable when coming or going. You can eat in the poker room but it is a bit awkward with no carts and the tight table layout.
They have the Bravo clock in/out computer and card reader at the table and aparently the dealers were not trained on their use so for the first week or so check your comps because there will definitely be errors.
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Good Observations. I went there 4:30 yesterday just to check it out. After waiting 1.25 hours to chew down the list of thirty 1/2 players, I got to play for 3 hours. Additional comments:
- I was greatly relieved to find out no smoking at the tables. Also, didn't notice any appreciable smoke in the open simulcasting video area.
- Concur that you shouldn't sit in the #10 seat. Bad design of the rake drop mechanism will knock over your chip stack. They should rotate it 90 degrees.
- Amusing view out the windows of the Chester prison. There was table talk of Harrah's having bought the land next to the prison and planning to build a hotel there. (Those comp rooms should be highly sought after!) The late afternoon sun will blind anyone sitting in the last table row and facing the windows. We had to request that the shade be lowered. They should develop an automatic routine for this.
- WSOP insignias at both ends of the table made it difficult to see the exact amount of the bets that are placed on them.
- Room is cramped and has a little of a boiler room look and feel to it. Quite a contrast to the open space effect in the video simulcasting area adjacent to it.
- The cramped room contributes to the noise factor. It's louder than typical A/C or even DP. Sometimes tough to hear call outs for the seating list...especially when a horse race is being announced.
- While waiting to play, a Harrah's management guy came by and mentioned to a group of us that they will assess the capacity situation and could remove some of the video simulcast seating and install more tables. They certainly have plenty of space to do so.
- I thought that the floor management was very competent and accomodating...especially for first day.
- Dealer experience was the weak link. Of the eight dealers I had, 2 were A/C caliber, 4 were slow, but OK & 2 were agonizingly slow AND dangerously inaccurate (from nervousness?) at times (...not calling out the proper bet amount, and one guy 3X turning the winning hand face down and starting to push the pot to the wrong person, forgetting to take the drop, etc.) Hopefully with more experience, the "slow, but OK dealers" will improve, but there are some people who might not be cut out for this job.
- For the most part the players were very understanding and helping the dealers out...except for one clod who was mocking a nervous dealer. Unfortunately, I never got a hand against him....
- Competition level at my 1/2 table was very broad based...sharks to fish. However, slow speed of play made my 3 hours equivalent to maybe 1.5 hours, so overall uneventful session for me. it will be interesting to see where it eventually lines out when the room is less packed and the wait lists aren't so long.
- I think they said that Wednesday is the official Grand Opening with ribbon cutting,....but check with Harrah's if you're interested.
Last edited by ThreeGapper; 07-19-2010 at 11:20 AM.