Thanks.

I've seen the shuttle services frequently referenced in these threads...does the casino itself have information about them? Meaning, could I call the 'Shoe and get info about where this picks up and drops off?

You can stay anywhere in the loop or river north and walk to the shuttle bus at the Hyatt on Wacker. The shuttle is free and the even give you food vouchers. You can also hop on the subway (red line) anywhere in the loop and catch the chinatown shuttle. I live downtown and take both of these shuttles all of the time. It only takes about 20 minutes on the shuttle so you're better off staying in Chicago than near the casino. If you have any questions about hotels/motels, shuttles or chicago in general, pm me.

I'm not sure how old this rule book is. Our hose rule is if the dealer deals someone in that should not receive a hand or to an empty seat the hand is just killed and the action continues "random card theory"

Friday and Saturdays all 34 tables usually go. Wednesdays is our third busiest day.

Tonight 31 games

10 1-2 nl
6 2-5 nl
4 5-10 nl
1 10-25 nl
1 25 -50 PLO/NLHE
1 25-50 nl
2 3-6 limit
1 10-20 limit (usually 2-3 going on wednesdays)
2 20-40 limit
2 40-80 HORSE
1 100-200 limit

You are correct about the $345 event. The rest should be on the web site soon.

$200ish
I would say comparable to 2-4 limit online. And yes the 6-12 game has a kill to 10-20.

I copied the info for Chicago Joe, hopefully he can post it.

Horseshoe Shuttle to and from Chicago All times are seven days a week unless otherwise indicated.


Hyatt Regency McCormick
2233 S. Martin Luther King Drive

To Horseshoe: 11:50am 1:50pm 3.50 pm 5:50pm 7:50pm 9:50pm
From Horseshoe: 3:35pm 5:35pm 7:35pm 9:35pm 11:35pm 1:35am

Tour Operator: Golden Phoenix (312) 563-0888



Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 E. Wacker Drive

To Horseshoe: 12:10pm 2:10pm 4:10pm 6:10pm 8:10pm 10:10pm
From Horseshoe: 3:35pm 5:35pm 7:35pm 9:35pm 11:35pm 1:35am

Tour Operator: Golden Phoenix (312) 563-0888



Chinatown Line Run

To Horseshoe: 8:15am 10:15am 12:15pm 2:15pm 4:15pm 6:15pm 8:15pm 10:15pm 12:15am 2:15am
From Horseshoe: 11:35pm 1:35pm 3:35pm 5:35pm 7:35pm 9:35pm 11:35pm 1:35am 3:00am 5:00am 7:00am

Tour Operator: Golden Phoenix (312) 563-0888



McCormick & Devon

To Horseshoe: 8:30am 10:30am 12:30pm 4:30pm 6:30pm (2:30pm Sat & Sun only)
From Horseshoe: 1:00pm 3:00pm 5:00pm 7:30pm 9:30pm 11:30pm

Tour Operator: Chicago Entertainment Tour (773) 784-9938


Argyle & Broadway

To Horseshoe: 11:00am 1:00pm 4:15pm 7:00pm (8:30am Sat only)
From Horseshoe: 1:30pm 3:30pm 5:30pm 9:30pm 11:30pm

Tour Operator: Chicago Entertainment Tour (773) 784-9938



87th & Harlem in Bridgeview

To Horseshoe: 10:00am 12:00pm 4:30pm
From Horseshoe: 3:15pm 5:45pm 9:30pm

Tour Operator: Chicago Entertainment Tour (773) 784-9938




22nd & Harlem in Berwyn

To Horseshoe 8:30am 12:30pm 2:30pm 6:30pm
From Horseshoe 1:30pm 5:30pm 7:30pm 11:30pm

Tour Operator: Chicago Entertainment Tour (773) 784-9938



Diversy

To Horseshoe: 8:30am 10:45am 12:45pm 4:30pm 6:45pm (2:30pm Sat & Sun only)
From Horseshoe: 1:00pm 3:00pm 5:00pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm

Tour Operator: Chicago Entertainment Tour (773) 784-9938



Harlem & Foster

To Horseshoe: 8:30am 10:30am 12:30pm 4:30pm 6:45pm (2:30pm Sat & Sun only)
From Horseshoe: 1:00pm 3:00pm 5:45pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm

Tour Operator: Chicago Entertainment Tour (773) 784-9938

hmm the next time im in chicago ill use that shuttle instead of taking the metro to gary and then paying a cab the rest of the way. which stop is nearest to the AMTRAK UNION STATION?

and why would anyone wanna bother with horseshoe when the majestic star is a perfectly fine place to play --all 24 hrs i found 1-2 and 2-5 NL there, and there was always at least 1 table still going at 6am. at the majestic star hotel u could get the poker players rate of $44 a nite even on weekdays unless its gone up since april. i stayed there 2 weeks or so and never once had to leave the motel or worry about no vacancies, or having the price jacked way up on fridays and sat like vegas does. only bad thing about majestic star is the FOOD. buffets way overpriced, and they dont sell chicken fingers at the snack bar, only chicken wings.

For anybody who visits Chicago with family members I recommend the Hyatt Regency Chicago. There are plenty of things to do in downtown Chicago and you don’t need a car to get around. If you are going to the Horseshoe with a group they can come and go as they please.

Union Station is a 20 minute walk to the Hyatt Regency Chicago. There are many Hotels at different price ranges in this area.

Dont see why anyone who lives in the chicago area would want to spend more than a few days in gary.

Is there anything else in gary to do other than poker/gamble? All I see in every direction is mostly old men (with a few youngins) lookin to gamblegamblegamble. Are there any pretty ladies in Gary/Hammond?

btw, the MJII hotel is an absolute dump.

No. Nothing else to do. Only play the holdems, omahaha, etc. You have to head up to Chicago if you want to find any semblance of a social scene.

Thanks for the replies to my posts above...I will definitely be there at some point the opening weekend of the WSOP-C. I will try and say hello to you Jeremy if you don't look too busy.

I just called and received the correct address. Diversy is 4612 W. Diversy. It’s just west of Cicero on Diversy.

I haven't been in a while, are boxes for high-stakes players available yet?

I definitely plan on coming up for some of the circuit events later this month. The one I'm most interested in is the PLO8 on Wednesday the 29th; does anybody know approximately how many players this usually draws? I don't want to make that long of a drive to play in a 100 player tourney or something like that. If that tourney doesn't have a good turnout I would rather just come up later for the hold'em tourneys/cash game PLO action, so if anybody could give me feedback on that particular tourney and/or the PLO cash game scene I would appreciate it.

I'm sure 100 is the very low side of the entrants for any of the circuit events.

This is a new stop for the WSOPC at a new casino that hasn't had poker before (at least not for a long time). You can look on the WSOP page for estimates. Jeremy did say he expected the first event to max out at ~800, but I'm not sure anyone knows. I will say the casino is very popular and Chicago is a big city.

2/5 PLO cash games run regularly.

For our location we don't know how many it will draw but we are guessing in the few hundred range. I think the first $345 could have 800ish range.

LOL. I was there yesterday and today and it seems I always grab a $1.99 footlong on my way out.

Too big to comp.

wow, Ive been playing at the Blue Chip for about a year now. I should look into making it over to the horseshoe.

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when can we pre-register for the circuit events?

No and I'm not sure what the hold up is.