also the last Friday of every month. Same 200 max, but a $300 bi.
much better structures than the Monday and Tuesday tournaments too...

I haven't played a Monday or Tuesday tho.

Lol I understand your complaint. Its just that smoking not to long ago was allowed almost EVERYWHERE and no one cried near as loud as they do today about it. Casinos, bars etc are places where people typically enjoy smoking more than others since day 1 of their inception. Today is no different other than we are now aware of the dangers of smoking and designate areas for it today so it can be for the most part avoided by those who prefer not to. If you go to one of the mentioned facilities you should fully expect to be around it at some point in your visit and if that is absolutely unacceptable for some, they simply should not go. Im not taking this discussion any further.

back in the old west when poker got popular men didn't shower for weeks, but i sure as hell don't want to sit next to a guy who reeks now!.... even if i would have tolerated it back then.

So I looked at the Tournament schedule on their web site... seems like they are all at 11am...

Does no one cater to people who work and have to play later hours?

this room makes their money on cash games. they have limited number of tables. Do you think they're gona tie up all their tables on a satruday night for a tournament when they can all be open for cash games?

However, maybe they will notice how many people jump right to cash games when they bust out, and turn what used to be a dead monday morning/early afternoon into what looked like a saturday night - maybe they can purchase another 50 tables and set them up in that big meeting room behind Italian Table and run more regular tournaments back there *hint*

im 2nd guessing going here (absolutely horrible reviews on the casino itself online)

but i cant find a legit review just on the poker room itself which is all i care about

so im relying on u guys to tell me is this poker room worth going to and how does it compare to say trop in ac or even ballys?

You really have to go and see for yourself how much you like it. I haven't met anyone who hates the room, nor have I met anyone who loves it. It's a good but not not great poker room. It's biggest selling point for me and a lot of other people is it's location; it's one hour or more closer than AC if you live in north NJ or PA.

^ i guess that helps its only selling point for me is the distance as well

but since ive only ever played in AC ,most recently the borgota I might go the extra distance if the room isn't well run,I am now leaning to go to borgota lol

unless some of you can change my mind

I take the transbridge in all the time.. its a little bit of a hassle because they leave every 4 hours and their weekend schedule make no sense.. 8am-11am-4pm etc ,, but it beats going into ac as its 1 hour plus closer each way .

the trip cost me on avg less than 5 dollars RT as get 90% of the 28 dollars back by playing certain slot machines to recoup my cost. with the 5 dollar food comp , its about breakeven. I would recommend the chinatown buses, but those are hard to get into , as the little old chinese ladies take advantage of the 17 RT , for 40 dollars in slot play , for two trips a day. also transbridge has wifi, and you can use your ticket for the next day or so.. so its less a hassle.

transbridge has wifi with a plug outlet also?

im thinking i have to try sands at least once some busses to a/c are 3 hours its absurd

unless anyone has some extremely negative things to say about sands i will be going

If you live in NYC and are only a 1/2 player theres no point in going to AC by bus when you can go to Sands by bus in half the time. Take the trans bridge from the port they run all hours of the day.

thanks mike

yes, all of them have wifi, 80% of them have outlets.. i either fall asleep.
or use the laptop/phone .

cool ill bring my laptop ...

just make sure you are aware of their schedule.its a little quirky. .. they give out 40 on weekdays, 30 on weekends. they leave out of gate 10... bottom floor of port authority .. take the steps down, right next to the main ticket office

http://www.transbridgelines.com/sched_sands.htm

Sands is fine and I go there a few days a month but let's not go overboard. The AC casinos and poker rooms have a lot to offer that Sands doesn't and will never have.

One more thing to keep in mind about the Trans Bridge bus - certain trips are LOCAL. For example, I took a evening bus back from the Sands and it circled all over eastern PA and western NJ before getting on the highway - also stopped at Newark. Added over an hour to the trip.

You want to avoid this.

Borgata aside, if you are a holdem player and planning a day trip just for poker - why would you go to AC if you live closer to Sands or PARX?

What is really helping AC right now is having so many free rooms available for poker players. Will this freebie still be available during the summer months?

Once Revel opens I suspect a few boardwalk poker rooms will die.

Even if we keep this just to poker:

- a $4 max rake versus $5 at Sands
- better cash game selection (more types of games and arguably juicier games) and much better tournament options
- more comfortable seating (in most AC rooms) where the players in seats 2,3,4,7,8 and 9 don't have no place to put their legs
- true no smoking rooms, not just a sectioned off area
- no distractions from nearby slot machines and people yelling on the casino floor
- 24 hour free drinks
- monthly freerolls at most of the AC rooms
- more generous comps and a better variety of restaurants at which to use them
- better floorstaff and dealers in some AC rooms
- places worth walking to when you need to take a break

I've played live poker at casinos for 14 years. Primarily AC prior to PA casinos and played in Vegas 3 times as well as surrounding states. I personally would rather play at Sands than AC, AC imo has much more riff raff and is just overall dirty. Taj being main example of this. It is nice in AC to have more game selection if you enjoy high stakes or mixed games.

Borgatta is way to reg heavy, used to play there once a week and was approached by people to join their regular player group. They described it to me as being some sort of soft playing alliance that basically did not go after one another. This was about 5 years ago. I think Sands has much more legit games. If you are a drinker, the cutoff time of 130 does suck. This goes for all PA casinos though. Parx is full of people that want to fight, not my thing for this state. Mt. Airy is well Mt. Airy. Sands is tops for PA IMO.

So why are all the PA casinos putting a big hurt on AC poker.

I noticed this type of play in Vegas during the week - what is the end game for the regs? I understand if you "team" up against non-regs but if the whole table is a regfest, what happens then?

I really appreciate all the responses for sands and in comparison with AC
this really helps people decide where to go for a specific trip.

I realize that sands isnt as good as ac but saving 2 hours or more on a bus really makes a big difference for bus poker players.

theres enough positive things said about sands poker room for me to be excited but obviously it isnt no borgata ...but if its a trop im ready for a flop!

I'm not sure where you are going with this.

A poster said there's no point going to AC if Sands is an one or more closer. I replied that although I go to Sands a few times a month there are still reasons to go to AC because there are things AC has over Sands. Then in response to your question I gave a list of some of those things. In the end, Sands and the other PA rooms offer viable alternatives to travelling to AC for me and others on some days. That doesn't mean the PA rooms have taken over and there's no point or reason in making the longer trip to AC.

Everybody has his own preferences, but for me there are still four AC poker rooms and properties that beat anything I've found in PA, and as long as I have enough time in my day I'll travel the extra hour to go there instead of Sands or Parx. On days when I have less free time but still want to play poker I go to Sands or sometimes Parx.

Anectodally, in recent months I've had conversations with a few PA players who have started coming back to AC because they have gotten bored with the limited options in PA and miss the variety and full casino/resort experience that AC has to offer.