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Originally Posted by BobbaBuey
Not sure whether you get a chance to play in other rooms, but I assure you there are plenty of comparable rooms around. I realize complementing Harrah's is akin to sacrilege around here (esp. by Grim who apparently is either a Parx employee or Ari's best friend), but I think the space is just as good (as do the hundreds of others who are playing there at any given time)
and now is offering even better comps.
To address your other comments: The fact that most PA rooms charge for drinks doesn't mean that Parx HAS to. It also doesn't mean I have to accept the policy quietly (I'm just as vocal at the Seminole Hard Rock where I often play). Ditto for smoking, just because it is allowed doesn't make it good policy. Yes, I've been to the bathrooms at the Taj (though I choose not to play there due to the noise from Ego), Slowboat (comparable to Parx), and Caesars (you got me there, it's dirtier). But I also play at Harrah's Marina and find their bathrooms better than average. Actually, you're probably better off asking GH about the cleanliness of various men's bathrooms as I'm sure he's spent more time in them than I have.
I'm sure if you've played at the Borgata, the Marina, Bellagio, Venetian, or Aria you'll understand what I mean when I say that Parx is just rather plain. There's no animosity meant, I just don't find it all that and a bag of chips. Its best feature continues to be its location.....oh, and the waitresses!
Regarding the 2/4 issue, yes it's a pet peeve of mine as well. I would really like the room to have a wider appeal and not just entertain the smaller groups of poker elitists who maintain a presence on this site. You may feel otherwise, and I enjoy the ongoing dialogue about it.
See you at the tables!
Taking the last point first - please do notice the number of people using the Parx poker room. It clearly has wide appeal, and not just entertaining the "elitists" you refer to. Every time I've been there, there has been a sizable crowd.
In terms of the LHE games there, the evidence points to their success at least in part because there is no 2/4 game. Looks like Ari is on to something positive here.
As to your comparison with Harrah's Marina. Are you serious? I play at Harrah's quite a bit, and really like playing there. But the room is not up to (in terms of physical appearance) the standards of Parx. Not by a good margin. Nor are the chairs. Nor the lighting, nor the number of TVs. Parx wins on all those points.
Harrah's wins on comps - by a wide margin. Both rooms, in my humble opinion, have really good dealers and floor people.
As for Bellagio, Aria, and Venetian - they are all over 2,000 miles away, so what difference does it make?
I've played at Delaware Park - which comes closest, in my opinion, to Parx in terms of having a good poker room. But Parx is better. And Parx is certainly better than Harrah's Chester. The comparison there isn't even close. Parx is also better - by a wide margin - than any other Atlantic City room other than Borgata.
BB - you are of course entitled to your own opinion. But what you are saying simply doesn't make sense, when the Parx is compared to other poker rooms in the area. It is clearly in a leadership position, and much better than most rooms.
Would it be nice if the drinks were free? Of course. It would be even better if the building (or at least that floor) was entirely smoke free. It would also be nice if the rake was the same as in AC - $4. Nothing is perfect. But, overall, Parx is doing a wonderful job. Especially considering that the room is not even 3 months old!
Lee