The Border Patrol is a Federal agency. They don't enforce state law. If a Border Patrol agent told him he has to carry his passport, he was quoting Federal law.

I just played there a couple of weeks ago and it was a totally different experience than you just described. I had a good time and everyone there was very nice.

Ive found that lady often smells like cabbage. No idea why.

Except that in this instance the person didn't have a player's card either. Unless I'm forgetting something I'm pretty sure that every poker tournament I've ever played, in AC or Vegas, required I have a player's card to play. In a couple instances I didn't realize I didn't have a player's card for that specific casino and had to go to the general player's card signup area and wait in line, get a card, then come back and wait in line at the tournament sign up area. Simply showing an ID at the sign up area wasn't enough, I had to apply for a player's card and come back to the poker room with the player's card.

I've played in the MGM poker room quite a bit so I read this thread. My mistake! What a total waste of my time.

To the others that follow. Nothing to see here, move on, move on.

The secret is to ask for a room in the West Wing (smaller but nicer rooms - costs the same). You go down the elevator - and end up right next to the poker room.

Depends on how far down the hall your room is. You literally cannot see the end of the hall from the casino end. That hall probably goes halfway to Bally's.

I swung by the MGM last night because the action is always juicy on a fight night there...played 2-5 and 5-10....but overheard a few guys talking about a new valet program for locals...was wondering if anyone had heard anything? This is one of my favorite rooms to play at but I am valet nit and hate the long walk from the self park.

They said something to the effect of they heard a supervisor tell them they are installing some sort of new comp for local players...if you play a certain amount of hours per day ( not sure how many ) they will print out a ticket for you with a tip for the valet on it that mgm will pay...that way you can park valet but not have to tip. You will also apparently have next up service in valet. I didn't get all the details but if so I might be playing there more often.

Did anyone hear anything about this?

So it's what, a $1-$2 comp? I think the person who starts going to MGM because of this would redefine the word "nit."

I asked them. It's a 3 dollar valet tip. Requires something like 3-4 hours of play. You can only get it on the way out, not one for the next day.

Valet isn't much farther than self park, but helps the tip nits. I'd still tip 1-2 on the drop off.

Valet sucks at MGM. The valets still have to schlep way out into the back 40 to get your car. It's one of the slowest valets in Vegas.

When they first opened that place up, they had multi-car trams that would pick up people in the garage and shuttle them to the casino. I knew that wouldn't last. Wonder if it ran for more than a couple weeks.

Hi Players,

My name is Jenny and I am the official MGM Poker Representative for 2+2. One of the main reasons we developed the new Valet VIP Program was because of the long walk from Self-Park to the Poker Room. Since Valet is much closer, less than a 3 minute walk, we wanted to give players an incentive to park at Valet.

While many players have no problem tipping the valet, there were other issues to overcome also. Mainly, being turned away from Valet on busy weekends if you are not a hotel guest, and having to wait a long time to get your car when you leave.

Here is how our program works:

• Players can receive a Poker VIP Valet Card that will grant access to MGM Valet even when it is reserved for "Hotel Guests Only"
• You can receive a comp worth $3 to use toward your Valet tip. When we issue the comp, it allows us the opportunity to call Valet and request "Next Up" service when you arrive so you do not have a long wait for your vehicle. Please keep in mind that Next Up service is available to all Noir and Platinum Mlife members as well as Sky Loft guests so there may actually be multiple Next Up customers at any given time.
• The Valet comp is issued for 3 hours live play or any tournament entry.

We know there are locals that currently play at MGM but park at other properties and take the bridge over. This incentive program will encourage them to use our Valet and provide a much safer and shorter walk to our Poker Room.

Please feel free to call me or talk to any of our Floor staff if you need more information.

Jenny S.

I read a while ago that MGM grand was pretty soft - Allvegaspoker gave it, at that time, a 4.0 competition rating - near up there with the Excalibur. But two months later, I see it's got a 3.37 - did something change in the past two months? Is it still soft?

I'm a serious amateur; tend to just play tight aggressive. Your thoughts?

The locals at the MGM are douches.

But any place that's got thousands of drunks walking through every day is gonna be fair game.

Just watch the game for 10 min pick out who the locals are and sit away from them they are turds.

I'll be at the Orleans tonight just find a fat slob and toss me a sup bro ?

Yes, still soft, just like every other 1/2NL game in Vegas.

Ask again in a year, same answer.

I was there some in early July. I'm a recreational/noob/fish and still found it easy to determine whether or not I was at a good table and who I should engage/avoid.

im sure its still soft but is it as profitable as other casinos like say the B where its a $100 min buyin while mgm is a $60 min buyin. Makes for less money on the table for the bad players who mostly just min buy anyways no matter what it is

I spent 9 days in vegas in August, and split time between the PH and Signature. Overall, even thought it was a small sample size, I found the action at MGM to be fairly tight. Many more big pots were played over at the PH. I typically played between 4pm and 10pm, and it seemed like many more locals / regs at MGM. Both games were, however, readily beatable . . .

Has it been a year already?

If you're wondering if the difference between a $60 min and a $100 min buyin will change the dynamics enough to notice, you're really overthinking it.

Any changes in the MGM's room from last March?

New table tops!

No weird marble ring around..... oh and the lion habitat is now closed =[

Cheers,

S

Shutting down this thread due to the new one opened by Karina Jett:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/19...-room-1179487/

We'll reopen if necessary in the future.