MGM most assuredly is.

They’re clearing about $2 million/month.

Ignore the whiners (self included). The games are generally good.

The games are as good as there is. We complain because MGM's semi monopoly in the region allows it to disregard most customer demands (and interests) and as in any other industry that can be frustrating at times.

Employee comes to boss with legitimate complaint.

Boss to employee: I don't get it, did you get a paycheck on Friday or not?!

Hey guys,
In the neighborhood working, but didn't bring my ride. Am I going to have an issue coming over to play for a few hours, bringing in a backpack with laptop? Didn't see anything in the FAQ's about what's allowed in and not.

Thanks in advance!

I’ve never had an issue with a backpack.


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Came to ask this. That might be worth the trip to MGM sometime if the game runs for a decent amount of time.

There will be no problem as long as you do not mind having security look into your bag.

Thanks Gents. Yes, was no problem to bring in the backpack, including a water bottle, which was nice to be able to refill. No line at the cage checking in or out, great action, and a little profit. Was an excellent trip. For anyone wondering, the walk from National Harbor is easy and not too time consuming.

I played in the mixed game this past Tuesday. Good crowd, good action. It took a little while to call the game; they didn't announce it until there were 8 names on the list. But it went off around 4:30 and was still running full when I left a little after 9. I was impressed that the dealers were largely competent in dealing all of the games and there were only a few minor mistakes. I'll definitely be playing in this game regularly.

Is this 6/12? What games are in this mix?

Yes, it is 6/12 blue chip. It's HORSE + 2-7 Triple Draw. The rotation doesn't go by the letters. The guys who organized the game said they needed to break up the stud games. It goes: TD, Razz, O8, Stud, Hold'em, Stud 8 IIRC.

Mid stakes mix (20/40ish) had been surprisingly strong last few months....going multiple times a week.

Until the players who 100% organize the game made the mistake of asking to play 30/60 instead of 20/40 yesterday. Floor said "nope, you can't play 30". So game went as 20 with a kill.

Later that day, the guy has organized mix at MGM since day 1 (and is not me) deleted the chat thread that the player pool used to self organize games because....

"I’m deleting this group. When I started collecting names for a game, I thought I had a business partner in that we would work together to make the game as strong as possible. This is not happening so I’m deleting this chat. I will support a game organized by others. Thanks."

By "business partner" here he means MGM. By "not happening" he means a million things (see earlier posts in this thread) and not being able to play a game that was organized by the player pool at the stakes they want to play is just the straw that broke the camel's back.

Chances are the game comes back. Somebody else will take on the unpaid job of organizing games for a while until they get burned out, and then the cycle repeats. But maybe the game doesn't come back. The communication infrastructure for like-minded people to collaborate and organize is gone. And sure, somebody can, and prolly will, start it again, but If you think getting a ton of people's contact info and getting them signed up for a chat is trivial, you should try it sometime....cause it's not.

Or maybe the game just dies, or more likely turns into a home game like some of the other specialized games have. In any case, seems like a shame and completely avoidable, but I guess not. #atlasShrugged

Back from my one month exile. I will answer many of the questions posed since then. The 20/40 mix game did run regularly.... Then it was decided that they wanted to spread 30/60. The game was full. Later that day, a 10/20 started. The players in the 10/20 game wanted to change to 20/40. Some players in the 30 game left and went to the formerly 10/20 game that had changed to 20/40. The players in the 30 game were very upset. I made the decision that we would spread 10, 20 and 40 to keep the games healthy and consistent.

We couldn’t agree less on the cause of the “HL poker ecosystem” experiencing some pain. We had a very large concentration of pros that played here from day one. Many have moved on. The ones that are still here are concentrated in the 5/10 game, and some have moved down to 2/5. Many have indicated they will be moving on to Boston for the Wynn opening. I have a feeling our 5/10 game will be better than ever when that happens, and the games above that limit will be less common, but still run regularly. We’ll see in early July.

Done. Add this to my list of accomplishments.

That should have happened already if your hypothesis is true....

Buy ins and limits. Promotions.

Had no idea. Not sure where the room is. Not sure which former employee this is, but wanted to say hello anyway...

Actually, this is wrong. I just don’t announce my presence. No need to do so. I am afraid that if I come in, people will think I am there to find someone to retaliate against for posts on here or complaints of some sort.

That fair, and I appreciate the response. I'm aware of what happened on that occasion and my 2 cents worth is that a better approach would probably have been to not let the 10 game get kicked up to 20 while a 30 game was running. But that's splitting hairs. In general, I think the policy of trying to protect running games is a good one and double the stakes to run another game of same type concurrently is right.

That said, for edge games like mid/high stakes mix/LHE, that only go because players actively get them together, I disagree that having a blanket policy of 10, 20, 40 is best. I think it would be better to trust the people who are bringing the game to the room on stakes that they want to play. I guess I just don't see the harm in spreading a game that usually goes as 20 at 30 instead if that's what the people who are playing that day want and there's not another game actively running that it conflicts with. but maybe I don't have the correct perspective.

At the end of the day, I don't really have a personal interest in this particular situation. I just think it's unfortunate, and bad for everyone (the room and the players) when people who put a lot of effort into getting games running get burned out or otherwise jaded by decisions made by the room that they don't understand. It means hard to find games will run less often.

Again, hello to a disgruntled former employee. Some things here are patently fAlse....

He did accept a bottle of whiskey. It was a Christmas present and a present to celebrate the birth of my daughter.... it was a whiskey called Rhetoric. 24 yr old bourbon. And it was great. I am not allowed to accept tips at all but am permitted to accept gifts below a certain value.

Possibly, but I have found that the majority of the players on the forum represent a very small segment of my player base. Not sure if some of the poasters even play. The ones I speak to in the poker room seem to have a markedly different opinion of most things.

Funniest post I have read in a long time. That one had to sting a few of you, huh... LOL....