I'm here for my debut. This room is suuuuper nice and so far been very smoothly run, dealers all v competent etc.

The amount of recs that call in is extremely small in comparison to the rest of the field. I'm sorry but it's time to adjust to how the world operates now. Technology makes it easier so learn how to use it.


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Guess what. I don’t need to learn. Well versed in the tech.

But for my local rooms, my way is even better. Show up and go to top of list.

When traveling, hands free voice dialing is still easier.

If it is one rec you push to the pits that is one roll you don’t get a shot at. Frankly, you should be pushing for a syst3m which pushes recs to the top of the list. Why would you want regs at the top?

I hear what you’re saying Fore, but the bottom line at least for me is that my time to play is limited by other things going on in my life. So if I see 75 people or whatever on the 1-3 list I am just not going to go play because it isn’t worth my time waiting when (while I take poker seriously) I am ultimately playing to have fun. If I could register online an hour out and keep my wait down significantly I would prob come for a few hours when I have time more often. If you look at MD Live, a ton of people use the bravo sign up feature which is available for all games (many many recs use it and it improves the customer experience). MGM is a nice room with good action, staff, aesthetics, etc., but they are also very popular and flooded with business at the times I can generally play. Doing this would improve the customer experience for me and many others, but ultimately it will be up to them if they think it is worth the investment/they need to do it.

Separately I play games other than 1/3 as well and even though I can call in for those games at both places I appreciate the convenience of being able to register through the app rather than trying to get through a few times or not being able to get through (and it frees up the brush staff so they can focus on taking names/filling seats rather than answering the phone all day). Just my opinion.

Of course they would have to pay for it? Not sure of your point? Isn’t it also unfriendly for the recs to not have bravo as an option?

Personally I don’t care whether they take call ins or not. Bottom line for me is that I won’t go play at times (like for 1/3 right now) when the lists are long. Just not worth it. Turning on pre registration in Bravo would help solve this.

And I am sure many recs also feel the same way and won’t go if they are going to have to wait for so long. Hell, I am probably a rec ��.

Over the past 5 years, I have put 10,000 hours of play and as a recreational player, I can say with the utmost certainty that allowing call-ins and online registration is the way to go!

But seriously, let anyone know of the ability to call in advance. It's a good thing.

Also, unpopular opinion. If waitilists are long, maybe think about going back to 9 handed? Comfort wise and play wise, I prefer 8 max, but I also prefer playing over not playing.

Maybe the room can be flexible allowing 9 handed tables when wait lists are long and switching back to 8 max when they are shorter?

If you call in an hour ahead and time your visits to arrive before the crush that occurs around dinner time, the waits won't be nearly as long. Please no 9-handed. I don't wanna be a sardine again.

The point is (as already posted) it takes more than just paying for it. You could have Bravo in the room and hand them $1mil and they could not ‘just turn it on’. That is what was claimed.

As to offering both call ins and Bravo wait list, sure offer both. Where did I ever say not to offer both. In fact that has been my position all along.

This is a pointless discussion because MGM will never pay Bravo to have online registration enabled. You are talking about a place that makes you go to the floor (the same people who are managing the absurd wait lists) to have money loaded onto your card so you can get a cheeseburger from the food court—oh and they charge you double if that cheeseburger is from Shake Shack. If you load $15 to your card and only use $10 you are screwed out of the extra $5. Why do they have this archaic system? Because a relatively small percentage of people won’t want to deal with the inconvenience of going to the brush and having their comps loaded and MGM’s bottom line will increase by a microscopic fraction relative to their revenue. Bottom line, the corporation MGM is cheap and dismissive of poker in general and poker players more specifically. They won’t let you load your comps onto your card automatically to make your life easier and more convenient (like every other room on the east coast and would cost them nothing to do) but you think they will PAY a third party like Bravo to make your life easier? And then they will have to enable it and possibly set up their server? They can’t be bothered to load $2 an hour onto our cards. Bravo registration will NEVER happen. There are plenty of examples on here of MGM sh***ing on their customers and poker players in particular. MGMNH is a great room managed by a greedy, soulless entity. The Bravo registration is a pipe dream. Save your energy.

Great room with good action. Nothing will ever be perfect. They could turn it all to slots and be done with you " never happy" people. And if they did fix the comp system and bravo you would still find something to bitch about. Get a life, idiots.

I would be ecstatic if they fixed the comp system and turned on Bravo. Both seem like relatively easy fixes which other rooms do, so does not seem like a large ask. But you do you.

One of the advantages of how NH and at least some other MGM properties is the poker system, comps, play can be (are?) kept separate from main reward program. For upper level loyalty card holders this can be important. Poker (and even table games) can really ding a slot player rating.

I can’t swear MGM actually does keep these system separate, but I am aware of another casino that claims (or definitely used to claim) to keep the poker info off their main system. That casino poker comps also do not go direct to your card. This became more important years ago (10ish yr iirc) when more rooms required players to be logged in to qualify for some/all promos.

A poker reg should prolly encourage this. These upper card holders have already shown they are willing to drop plenty of coin or they would not have upper level cards. They also tend to be gambly since their primary game is slots and on average are not the best poker players. In short, they are the ones you should want in your game.

Btw, these are often the same players who can jump you on the list. It might suck to see someone leap over you on the list but again keep in mind he is likely on avg someone you really want in the game. Do you spend more time on the list or on the table? So it sucks when they do leap you but how often do you benefit from them joining the game you are in sooner.

Anybody knows how to get an ITIN number at this MGM ? Please

I believe they all use their main NV location's number, 88-0215232

I’m going to be in town this Wednesday through Sunday morning. Staying just north of Dupont Circle, and by my estimations it’ll take an hour by subway and 25 to 30 minutes by Uber to get to MGM. I’m coming with family, but hoping to sneak away for an evening session. Uber looks like it’ll cost $50 each way is it worth my effort for a 1-3/2-5 no limit session? Would likely be an evening. I see Maryland live is further away.

And as I scrolled through, is there really that much discussion needed and how much better logging into an app to put your name as a list as opposed to a 15 second phone call would be? I see I can call up to 60 minutes in advance to cut down on the waitlist. I’m guessing even with an hour there will still be a decent weight if I go in the evening

$50 each way seems expensive to me. I would have guessed closer to $30 for that ride without surge pricing. Maybe look at Lyft also.

Waits really vary on the night. I often go Wednesday or Thursday and the wait is usually pretty short, for 1/3 at least. Just so you know, they don’t take call ins for 1/3.

20-25 each way is more accurate, just don’t go at high traffic times and compare Uber and Lyft. It’s definitely worth checking out as the action is good. Check Bravo before you go to make sure the wait lists aren’t too bad, but if you’re willing to play 1-3 or 2-5 you will get into something reasonably quickly most likely. Live would be an expensive Uber ride, you can take Amtrak or Marc train from union station to BWI and then it’s like a ten minute Uber. I’d go mgm unless you have a whole day to play.

Thanks - made it down last night. Uber was about $35 at 3PM and lower on way home. I was seated right away at 1-3 and called for 2-5 after 1 hand. Room was nice IMO, clean and lots of tables. Some complained about floor/way room is run, but honestly I think some just like to complain about any/all.

Was a little weird that no food at table, saw 2-3 people picked up after being gone 30 minutes and maybe that’s what caused them to be gone. Liked the mini water available. Stayed at same table which was decent most of my session. Not great but good. Would go back for sure if in area - not sure I’d make it a poker destination trip.

@AdamBoone426 is there a reason we don't have one 5/10 NL game running at 5pm on a Saturday when there are seven 2/5 NL games? There are 20+ names on both lists. None of the floor supervisors were helpful in providing an explanation why. I would have stayed home if I knew I wouldn't be able to play 5/10 on a Saturday...

Can this casino seriously not afford to at least occasionally have a second person working at the cage? It’s so insulting to all the players to waste our time with these giant waits.

Word from the floor is that in three-way or more all-ins, you can now agree to run it twice in time-raked games. This is apparently a recent rule change from before when you could only run it twice when heads up and all in.

Anyone know anything about the shooting last week

https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/202...arking-garage/

Wait you guys get cages in the poker room?
What a feature!

Mgm owned borgata closes the cage most nights.

On my one trip this year I was shocked to see it still open at 2am.

The next afternoon I get there-there is no line.
I go to buy chips "I'm just doing tournament registration,the chip guy is at lunch"

**** mgm!

Awful!

Nope but this happened this morning at 5am

https://wjla.com/news/local/shooting...maryland-crime


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