Went by there yesterday afternoon and they only had 1 table going with a couple people on the list

I guess that's not too surprising during the day... I don't imagine Harrington has a ton of vacationers around during the week.

I wonder how the weekday evening, weekend day, and weekend evening crowds are...

In the past there has always been 3 or 4 tables going as long as they had dealers. I thought it would be busy with the fair going on.

I like the place, but the rake is too high compared to Dover and DP. ($5 max vs $4, and BB drop even when there is no flop.) I still go there about twice a month, but until they change the rake, its worth it for me to drive the extra 20-30 minutes to go elsewhere.

Also, they won't let you stay in the poker room if you're on a list waiting for a game! Even though there are at least a half dozen empty tables. You have to wait outside, and you can't go to the casino because the pagers don't work downstairs. Silliest thing I've ever heard of.

I agree with this. I'd rather ride the extra 15 - 20 mins to Dover

Google says Dover would be an extra 20 miles for me... maybe I'll try them instead next weekend.

I just checked on my map program. Dover and Harrington are only about 5 minutes difference in travel time from the Bay bridge. Until they change, at the very least, the BBJ drop to be only on pots that qualify, I won't bother with the higher rake at harrington. The rake alone might be worth it if you don't have to wait a long time to get a table, but the BBJ is a deal breaker at this point.

Are they getting any consistant LHE games running yet?

I played July 29th, and although I had a net gain, I have to say, I am truly disappointed. I had a horrible time parking and from what I gathered from other players, my experience was above average. The state fair was being hosted there and it took up most of the parking. I tried to park in the main casino parking lot and was turned away by an attendant because I did not have a players card. He told me where to park, which was a long walk, but there were busses to ferry me to the casino. I must have done something right because my bus dropped me off at the casino door with a bunch of fair goers. When I relayed my story at the tables, most everyone there said they had paid admission for the fair to get to the casino!
The room it self had only one table running at 5:30 and that only went to 2 tables through to 10:00. Players at my table dwindled down to only 6 handed at one point. The other players at the table mentioned that the fair was interfering with the attendance and considering the trouble getting parked, I believed them. Looking at other threads, I see that attendance was slightly higher at other times, but still not full of donkey action like at Delaware Park.

Ya know, I saw a sign on my way in saying "no more casinos, 3 are enough"
If Harrington really wants to protect it's interest, it should consider upgrading the parking situation and catering to the players not the state fair. that place was dead when I went there.

I played there last night from about 7pm til 5am. When i got there, there were 3 tables of 1-2, about 7-8 ppl each. Later condensed to 2 tables, then 1. Rarely were the tables 9 handed. Julio is definitely the best and most entertaining dealer. The food is good.

My 1st table had some fat white guy that was tight, and this good looking blond 40-ish woman who played decently, nothing special but she got the money. Some guy called me on the river my first hand with Ace hi (he won lolz).

I switched to another table and the action was pretty good for certain stretches. We had 1 absolute calling station woman early on, and when she finally busted for good after several buyins, the table tightened up a bit. Thankfully another table broke and brought in some live ones. One really fat guy in particular made it a point to call almost any raise preflop and then would mostly be fit/fold afterward. Unfortunately he got the best of me on a couple hands. (He flat called a $12 raise on a straddled hand with AA and my AK was obv no good, another hand he raised his bb with 77, bet/called 356, checked the turn and river 7 to beat my JJ.)

Also met this kid Andrew who said he deals at D Park, nice kid & good player but clearly a couple bad beats/coolers or some previous situations were putting him on tilt and he seemed to be in a bad state of mind. I hope stuff works out for him.

Harrington is an ok room and that was the first time i went, but I'd still have to give the edge to d park and dover downs at this point for game traffic, dealers, and rake advantage.

I stopped by Monday morning last week and was disappointed. Only 1 table of 1-2NL and 5 players at that! Given the rake structure I decided not to play. Bus companies in Norfolk run cheap trips with a buffet and free play on weekends so I'll try that the next time.

P.S. tournaments are supposed to be coming but I have to wonder who will be playing.

I arrived at ~5AM this morning and was surprised that there were only 10-15 cars in the parking lot. Seems like significantly less than Delaware Park at the same time.

I had called ahead on my way (~4AM) and spoke w/ Mark in the poker room. He informed me there was one 1/2NL game w/ 8-9 players and that it usually ran until 8-10AM, but made no promises. When I arrived, the poker room was bone empty.

Just based on looks, the casino seems great. It's nice and everything seems new, but it was just dead in there. I know, I know, it's 5AM on a Wednesday, what do you expect? Well, I expected more.

I played some BJ w/ the continuous shuffle and got raped for $500 w/in my first 30 minutes there. Made it all back + a little playing craps. All-in-all, I doubt I'll go back. The only benefit for me is that there is only one toll (Bay Bridge $2.50) and the mileage is the same to DP. However, there is seemingly a much larger player pool @ DP, combined w/ the lower rake--it's a no brainer.

Have you checked out Dover?

I swear those continuous shuffle machines are rigged. I burned some money on Mini-Baccarat in a similar fashion. The "Player" won 10 hands in a row while I was heads up with the dealer betting on banker. As soon as I switched my bet to the "player", the "banker" won. I did this after watching another guy heads up with the dealer lose about 6 consecutive hands.

Harrington has better craps rules than Dover in that the "field" pays triple for a 12, where Dover only pays double. Also Harrington has Crapless Craps, which is a sucker game, but a very unusual craps game, if you're into it. Best bet on that table is to "buy" the 3 or 11 for $20 each. It pays $60 if you hit.

Dover definitely gets a better turnout in the poker room, but nothing like the zoo in CharlesTown.

My Report: Scale 1-10

Parking = 6
Plenty of parking from what I gathered. Very small town casino. Parking is in a flat lot which is kinda tricky to maneuver late night The State Fair was also going on when I went, so we had to navigate through popcorn stands and ferris wheels. Kinda fun. From what I found, there's no easy place to park close to the Poker Room. There IS a section I saw that led out to a Courtyard attached to the DE State Police? Perhaps there's parking around there? Will need report from another player. So for now, you have to walk all the way to the back of the casino past the table games, hang a left past the Buffet area and wind all the way through like a maze and up escalators.

Waitlist = 7
Prime time(s), very short average wait list. They have "pagers" that are big and bulky and are shaped like electric cup warmers (Red Lobster?). We actually got paged while in the deli close to the table games. Didn't venture off too far, for fear of losing a signal. There are seats outside the poker room. Sometimes they'll let you sit at an empty table and watch TV, sometimes not. Depends on the time of day I guess? You can also chill in the bleachers of the Racetrack. I like it out there. Peeps go and smoke there too. Nice view.

Cashiers = 7
I was chip-up'd at my table. Chip-Runner's available. But the cage is at the back of the poker room. Very convenient and no wait.

Floor = 8
Boss is VERY cool and friendly. Forgot his name. Late night dude. Very cool to talk with while you're waiting. Never saw Floor called once. I equate that to short action and lite gameplay. Room is clean with flat screens and drink/food caddy's. Bathroom's are very nearby in the hallway. Bar is across the hallway. Nice hand sanitizers if you like that thing.

Tables = 5
I saw about 15-20 tables. Average tables. Nothing really to report here.

Chips = 5
Average.

Dealers = 6
Dealers seemed average. Nothing hot. Here's what I don't like: the Dealer's pool their tips!??? At The DEP, I won almost a $2k perfect storm at the 1/2's and tipped the Dealer $50 the other night. I hate pooled tips. I'm a good tipper. At the H, some dude slow-rolled me Broadway and I had top 2. So I reloaded and felted him and his buddy. Wanted to tip Dealer big, but decided to toss him just a red bird. Oh well!

Rake = 5
10% Max $5.00? Plus BBJ. Nothing to write home about.

Gameplay = 4
24-hours I believe. It's a roller coaster. Rocks and Fish. Limps and suckouts on the 1/2's. Agg pays off. 40+ VPIP's. 2/5's have good action with a bunch of regulars. I dig that vibe. Problematic buy-in at 1/2's: Max buy-in is $200!?? Not cool. They have this strange "Moving Button" rule? There are 2 BB's in NLHE if 1 player busts??? Umm, ok. To this day I still don't understand it. Is that even what it's called? So confused. Ask the Boss. He has a sign that explains it at the desk. Don't freak out at the table. I saw a dude get kicked out because he questioned it, hahahahha.

Wait Staff = 8
Nice, friendly waitresses. Quick as they don't have a lot of tables to serve. They will also bring menus for food. I had a chicken sandwich once while on wait list and it was pretty good. You have to pay for drinks in DE. Last call limits. If you hate people eating at the table - a lot of players do it at The H! Expect it.

Tournaments = 8
N/A

Bonuses = 8
Free Parking. Less than 2-hours from DC. BBJ. Min-Straddles UTG. No hotel report, sorry.

Overall it was a mediocre experience. This was the 1st poker room I visited in DE when they got table games. Went back a couple times until I hit up The DEP. After my fine experiences with The DEP, I probably won't hit up The H anytime soon. But if you like the small town vibe: chum chum! Cheers

No tournaments gets an 8? You're a pretty uneven critic. You gave DP an 8 for morning tourneys and 6 Buck Chuck a 0 for no tourneys. Consistency?

Haha oops, bad cut & paste job Can't edit for some reason...

Tournaments = 0
N/A

You can only edit your post for 30 minutes after posting it.

When the fair is not in town the other 98% of the year, you can park in a lot that allows you to walk directly into the grandstand area with an escalator straight to the poker room, avoiding the rest of the casino.

The state fair presents the worst parking of the year, considering that they set up most of the rides and amusements in the parking lot directly in front of the casino.

Definitely next on my list of places to go. I enjoy going to the different casinos and checking them out. Although it seems that DP is going to be the place to go for poker--especially once they get the bigger BI tourneys going. Depending on the MTT schedule/structure, I won't be going to AC very often at all anymore.

Anyone still play this room?

Rolled through last night, Friday, for a session before Double-D and The DEP. Slow grind, 4 tables 1/2. No 2/5 spread at 10pm this Friday night. VERY soft. Could be a worth while pick-up. I doubled-through and jet. I don't like the min straddles or the max buy-in @ $200. Weak.

Must not be!

Anything going on here?