News flash : The Taj makes more then anyone other then the B

is the band every nite or just weekends?

hmm i should go check it out wen im in AC next week. last time i played at showboat it was still that tiny room they had secluded way up on the 2nd floor.

I loved the 2nd floor room, was disappointed when they got rid of it. Have they done anything with that space? When I was last there 6 months ago it was all empty with the former cage still standing in the middle.

the 2nd floor was my first love in terms of AC poker. some really awesome times up there and its funny, seems like the action slowed down a lot since they "improved" and moved the room.

news flash the taj sucks no one should be playing there anymore

are you guys 40+ year olds who are saying it sucks and unsafe?

That is true, but to some degree I think it is a reflection on poker in general. When the 2nd floor room opened, poker was at the height of its boom. A lot of new people were starting to play, the World Poker Tour was immensely popular, and the World Series of Poker was growing by leaps and bounds.

I remember the Showboat having 100+ person tournaments on Fridays and Saturdays. Now, they are lucky to get 40 or 50. Where did these 40-50 other players go? Some may have moved on to other rooms, but the majority are probably simply no longer playing poker. The economy has surely taken a toll, as well.

The simple fact is that poker in 2010 is just not as big as it was back in the day when the Showboat had the 2nd floor room. Even places like the Borgata probably don't see quite as much traffic as those days (probably not the best example, since they had a smaller room then, but the point is still valid). Unfortunately, I don't see poker re-gaining the heights of 4-5 years ago (though legalizing domestic online poker would help) and poker rooms opening in Pennsylvania and Delaware will only make matters worse for the Atlantic City poker rooms.

Once Revel opens, it will be the end of SB poker room..

I see where you are coming from but I disagree. I think being sandwiched between Revel and Taj will make the Showboat a good poker room. I know lots of people who say they came from the Taj poker room a few hours ago and like Showboat much better. It's a totally different environment.

Not sure what Revel will be like and when it will open but I think there's plenty of time before this happens.

I disagree completely. The opening of Revel might be the only thing that SAVES the Showboat room. All of the increases traffic between Taj and Revel will do nothing but help them.

Boat has one 2-5 NL with same 5 players everytime I am there. Without those regulars, there is no 2-5 or higher limit. If and when Revel opens with a decent size of poker room, why would anyone stop at the boat when sandwiched between two big rooms.

I might stop and see the tables. But if only 2 tables of 1-2 and 1 table 2-4. Why play there unless you are a regular.

All of Atlantic city is hurting. Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia have all legalized poker and now offer large poker rooms.

Does anyone know when the Showboat poker open is going to start? It should be coming up soon as September starts the new quarter.

If it is nice as everyone says its gonna be then it will be an end to everything but the Borgata.

Has Revel even announced an opening date, let alone that they are going to have a poker room?

As an earlier poster alluded to, opening more poker rooms does not magically create more poker players. Unless Revel (if and when it opens) decides to go into the poker market with the plan to take players away from other places (as Borgata did), they're just going to further saturate the already dwindling poker market.

Casinos already dislike poker, since it has a such a low $/sq.foot compared to slots and table games - why would they also try to go up against Borgata and Taj?

They will have to if they want to be the top casino in AC and wants to compete. Poker players will bring business to other parts of the casino.

Although poker tables don't bring as much revenue to the casinos as slot machines, it still bring a nice chunck of change. 4 bucks a hand will add up when you have 20-30 tables going continuiously.

Casinos acknowlegs that majorety of slot players are mostly older crowds. the new patrons are young poker players. They will have to cater the casino to these young people's taste. Did you see the new section in the Boat. All sexy dealers in the hot uniform. Look at the crowd at these tables, mostly 20's.

When Revel opens (don't know when) it should have the biggest poker room in AC. Why? because it needs to if Revel wants to be the top dog of AC.

no litto, we are not all 40+, some of us are in our mid twenties and grew up in the city, we just happen to not be blinded be some stupid strange love affair with the POS Taj mahal.

FWIW i loved the 2nd floor showboat room, it had way more personality, yeah it was smaller but it was a nice little room.

I thought Revel stopped building months ago because they ran out of financing options during the recession ...

Yep -- it's on hold indefinitely. I wouldn't plan on seeing it completed anytime soon....

http://casinoconnectionac.com/issue/...evin-desanctis

I only started playing live poker 2 years ago, but I clearly remember for the first several months there were consistently 90 - 100+ people in the daily tournaments at the Taj and Ballys. For the last year and a half, they're lucky to get 60. Harrah's 10:15am tournament is lucky to see 40. I don't know where all the players went to unless everyone is just cutting back.

I'm sure SB will run into other problems well before 2050.

Played at showboat last night. I think right around the time the band starts is when the game dries up. Between 9-11 ppl at my table seemed to be spewing chips. Casino seemed pretty crowded. Ended up losing like $50, was up but lost a decent size hand to an all-in on the flop when I was a 60/40 favorite. Went hand dead after that and ended up calling it quits.

Sad to see so many posts about this live band crap. Haven't been to the Boat in about 10 months and this doesn't sound good at all. I'm heading up to AC in a few weeks, was definitely planning on stopping by but now I'm not sure. I loved the second floor room as well FWIW

The live band is only on the weekends and last nights band was actually decent. Plus I was sitting against the far wall (close to the boardwalk) whereas last time I went I was near the railing, the noise was a lot less on the far side of the room.

The only thing that really iritated me was when I was waiting in-line to cash out at the main casino cage. Of course at 1am they have two windows open yet 8 people standing behind the glass. I was talking to this nice older woman who was in front of me, she walks up to the window and places her chips on the table. Out of nowhere this man walks up, basically shoves her and hands his chips to the cashier. The cashier says "sir she is next", he responds with "ha I am a 7-star will you really take HER first?" then the cashier proceeds to cash out the man. I know HET loves their 7-stars but they aren't gods. Yea give them a special line but they shouldn't be allowed to push people out of the way. fwiw the older woman had a diamond card...

As a business, Harrah's is sadly making the right decision because 7 Stars are more valuable than Diamond. As a society, this guy is clearly a [insert favorite profanity here]. If he needs to cut in front of little old ladies to prove his worth in the world...well I just feel bad for him. I personally believe in the golden rule (do on to others...) so I feel confident that he will get his sooner rather than later.

Maybe someone robbed him of his money later that night. Wow, why does that make me smile ?

Wow crazy story skinz. That is indeed pretty sad, altho I'm glad to hear its only weekends and your last experience wasn't as bad. Maybe I'll give it a shot anyway.

PS Go Redskins, from DC myself!

So I got a flyer in the mail yesterday about a poker tourney called $100,000 House of Blues Poker Open

http://www.showboatac.com/EventsDeta...UES+POKER+OPEN


I'm interested in playing the Omaha Hi/Lo $200+25 Event on Monday August 30.

None of these tourneys give any details regarding the blind levels or starting chip stack. Does anyone have an idea?