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Originally Posted by OkTime4PlanB
from the reports of other casinos around the area it seems like 1/2nl is the most common game, for instance on delaware parks current games report 13 tables of 1/2 nl. with only 20 tables at parx why do you think the majority if not all won't be 1/2nl?
are mostly all the 1/2nl games 9 handed? does 2-5 or 5-10 usually play short handed? and is plo played 6 handed or 9 handed?
1."Most common" is quite different from "all", in a 20 table room ie say what harrahs has, if 10 tables are 1/2nl, 3-2/5nl, 2-5/10nl, 1-1/2plo, 2-2/4fl, 1-3/6fl, & 1-10/20fl (which is a pretty average spread of games from when I was playing there), the 10 tables of 1/2 are "most common". But that can be said for pretty much any room. It is by far the most commonly played game, but the other games that go off define the room. DP is not a good example as they don't have near the volume of other games that even Harrahs runs. (nothing against it, it is a nice room, it just doesn't have the volume of even Harrahs)
2. Parx is opening with 24 tables, not 20. They are opening to over 40 before years end once they increase the number of table games to drive up the ratio the state demands with the in progress expansion. And there is a stated goal to 60ish with a high stakes room next year. Having been there, the space is large, it is a true poker room, not some tiny corner that a casino sliced off to say they have poker.
3. The way the stakes and games are set up are attractive to a certain clientele. If you speak to the players in the area, or even read this thread you will see the buzz (hence my comment).
4. No games in any of this area are nine handed, not in AC, nor in Philly area. Everything here is 10 handed.
Not trying to be snotty
Just clarifying.
Added: Another huge factor is if you look at the PGCB numbers for all the casinos in PA, Parx is ahead of all the other casinos, even the ones with many more tables. This is fairly indicative of the action in the area.
http://www.pgcb.state.pa.us/?pr=368
Last edited by Grim Horse; 10-31-2010 at 02:09 AM.