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Originally Posted by invet
Hello! I am planning to go to AC for couple of days and would like your opinion about this property. I am interested to play mainly 1/2 and I see from poker atlas that they have 10 poker tables. Can you tell me are the games good? If you have any suggestions or considerations please share.
Harrah's spreads $1/2 and $1/3. They are not quite interchangeable and that can be table-dependent but the fact is the $1/3 game has more money on the table usually and as the biggest game in the room (maybe they spread $2/5 but I haven't seen it) it can attract players who would normally play higher which changes the game dynamics a lot if you're at a table with three of them. $1/2 is a lot more likely to have passive players. My game translates better to their $1/2 but I usually play the $1/3 for the higher tier credits the game provides.
There are only three places to play in AC. Other than Harrah's there's the Tropicana and of course the Borgata.
The Trop has the benefit of being on the boardwalk, and also spreads $1/2 but not $1/3 so that's the only game there. The games are pretty interchangeable from Harrah's $1/2. They're also a CET property.
I prefer to play at Harrah's because I am a Caesar's Diamond and have perks that I can take advantage of and want to keep so the $1/3 works for me (they also have a $10/20 OE game on Mondays that draws me in). I also like their rooms better when the boardwalk is not a consideration for my wife and kid.
The Borgata is off the boardwalk and has the advantage of many more tables going but no lower than $1/3. But they're open 24/7 unlike the Caesar's properties and you have better game selection - right now there's 14 $1/3 games there, nearly double the tables at both of the other rooms combined so it's easier to table change into a softer game.
I haven't played there in ages because I am licensed through them for my job (I do not work there but they won't let me play under these circumstances) but other than comps and perks and customer service issues changing for the worse as MGM has asserted control of the casino/room, I don't think the games have changed very much. Others may disagree and they may know better than me.
I don't think the play at any of these rooms is substantially different so it really depends on whether you consider $1/3 a barrier or not and the other things about the rooms (location, amenities, etc.). Good luck and post a tour report when you go, I love reading those!