I'm gold at FW and they matched me to pearl. Not sure why I'm not gold here but meh.

And given my post about the Mississippi straddle, I'm not surprised if a floor has no clue what he's talking about

Yea, I'd let things shake out.

Chasers actually had a MS straddle when they opened their first weekend and the players were all confused so they just got rid of it. I really could see that happening here too, as most players in the north east don't know what the hell it is.

Further update. OMFG they need to only allow buyins, at least the first one, from chip runners or at the cage only. 1-2 is 100-500 buy in and people come in and wipe the well. They only keep like 1k in it and over 3 hours there's been 3 fills. The dealers are also counting the well every down. Jesus is it slow.

Yeah but it's great cause I'm the only one doing it. I hope they keep it.

So they're doing status matches? I'm a Caesar's diamond so could be good....

Can anyone describe the room?
What do the tables and chips look like?
Is it a roomy layout? How are the chairs? How close is food and what kind?
Are there any outdoor areas accessible from the room?

--They "only keep like 1k" in the dealer's tray? Everywhere I've worked, it was 200-400 (and the 400 is a tray I carry from table to table that does not require a count on every push). I'm curious if poker dealers around the USA now routinely keep 1k+ in the rack.

--I'm delighted to hear that Massachusetts is allowing something like the MS straddle. I don't give a hoot about the MS straddle, per se; I mean I'm delighted that the state's oversight is not going to be so overbearing that they micromanage every little thing, and only allow things that have been specifically enumerated. Some states (like MS) just copied the Nevada regs when they brought in casinos. Some states (like MN) didn't specifically include things like the MS straddle, or draw poker, or (gulp) no-limit cash games, so those things don't exist (draw poker was recently added; no limit cash games, not so much).

I would have guessed Massachusetts would be one of those overbearing states. MS straddle is a good sign, in that regard.

YTf, I bring up the 1k because I'm playing 1-2 and it's 100-500 buy in and they are letting all the new players buy in at the table for their first buy in. It's just obliterating the rack and causing fills. They have chip runners and need to use them.

I've never sat down for my first buy-in without chips, I even bring a stack or two of $1 chips into the game to keep the dealer's rack full as long as possible. I hate when the game slows down for a buy-in or fill.

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Military ID gets you upgraded to Pearl automatically.

Does cash play in 2/5 and up? It's been eliminated virtually everywhere except Mohegan and Foxwoods but man does that make things so much easier for all involved.

Are the NL hold 'em games 9 or 10 handed?

10 handed, cash does not play

Haha - Del Lago in Waterloo allows the button to double their straddle if the UTG player decides to straddle. Leads to some fun pots..

Puck did an awful job explaining what he possibly meant but in the proper context he isn't necessarily wrong.

We were comparing the non-promo day drop of $1 to a promo-day drop of $2. In todays marketplace, a room without a promo running is going to have a limited number of tables littered with nitty, but not necessarily good, regs who provide little action (hence, the snoozefest) with the obviously occasional exception. A room WITH a promo that attracts many recreational players while taking a second dollar drop will have more dumpers in the room along with more tables to select from at least at 2/5 and 1/2 once these individuals have been identified. It is a no-brainer to choose from for an individual with the primary goal of maximizing his/her hourly and it isn't particularly close.

Somebody needs to start a MGM thread. Army eye did yesterday but he committed a false start. Maybe big whoop since he's already spent quite some time there? I can update op as info comes in.

Have to agree to disagree rhody. The BBJ is not really a promo. It's an added rake. It draws people in when it's huge. I'd rather have every dollar I paid into it back. And every fish who finally wins an all in pot has it x$ shorter because of the stupid jackpots. HH should be how Mohegan ran it at first. 4 or 6 hours, full amount paid out. Chance to bink a few k playing in a small game. Most of it will be reused in some poker format. Implementing jackpots depletes fishes money, which reduces our hourly. Do you think Foxwoods just randomly said, meh let's make the rake $5 cause other casinos do it? The take is down because there's less people playing on a daily basis. bleeding fish of the money they want to gamble with faster, is not good long term for the room, hence why I said they cut their nose to spite their face.

Yes, I understand that, and completely agree with your diagnosis and solution.

I was surprised to see "1k tray" preceded by the word "only". It made me curious if that was considered a small bank in the NL world (i'm in a state with no NL cash games).

All this talk about rake in New England and the most unacceptable practice in New England poker is for fw to take $2 on the flop. That's what needs to end more than anything.

Promos do bring players in, bbj money gets paid out and doesn't get injected back into the game. We all know the arguments.

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It'll have to wait till the work week if it falls on me.

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Is MGM taking $2 on the flop?

Chairs are comfy as hell. They recline. It's great. Tables are awful red felt, makes it hard to see $5 chips easily. Layout is kinda tight. Food is all over the place. There's a small food court right near the poker room, only like 2 or 3 places to eat in it.

Idk if I can post room pics here since you obv can see people. Probably a no go. I like the chips a lot. Same on both sides. Not full of nonsense and pictures like Foxwoods.

How can I imbed an image from my iPhone?

No, it's 10% up to $5 1 at 10 etc

I agree the BBJ doesn't draw people in very often. When I say "promo" I'm specifically referring to the industry trend of HH promos.

I disagree that added rake at Foxwoods is bleeding people to where they stop showing up as they do show up on the 3 HH days per week. They added the extra $1 rake to offset their lost revenue once Twin River opened. Their problem isn't rake it is that the New Hampshire rooms (specifically Chasers) taking their MA players, Twin River taking their RI players, and Encore probably being the final nail in their coffin. Florida rooms have taken 5+2 forever and are as healthy as ever due in large part to their HH promos keeping the rec player engaged and feeling they are getting a great value for their dollar.

Gotcha, it's actually 1.5k in the well. I'm just used to Foxwoods and probably 5-6k at a 1-2 table at any given time. You get 3 new players and there's no red left. By the end of the evening a few dealers asked new players to go to the cage.