Very comfortable room with big, soft, squishy chairs and plenty of room to move around. The tables are a little different than I'm used to as they have no "committment line" so you have to be careful when you make a raise. The committment line is considered to be anything in front of your cards. So I just counted my raises out behind my cards when I wanted to raise.
I played the 1/3 NL game. It was the usual crowd of people. Some very good locals, some very good tourists and two to three novice at the table at any one time. The novice were easy to spot as they played too many hands, didn't know when to post blinds, didn't know what a "live straddle" was and didn't recognize the term "check in the dark". The good news was that these guys had unlimited bankrolls and were not afraid to reload when their initial stack was lost. Lots of easy money if you could pick your hands and the players you went up against. A couple of suck-outs as these guys chased the river during their first re-buy. After they lost a stack or two, you can bet them out of the pot.
My dealers were a blast! They seemed to go out of their way to learn our names and move the game along. I love dealers that call out the play and the raises when they occur. This really helps the new players and keeps the game moving. One guy was flirting with the cocktail waitress and the dealer finally told him "Sir...you have a hand, shall I muck this for you?". I appreciate the control they took of the table.
Yes, the waitresses are pretty (I'm a girl so I don't care). But they seemed a little slow. Also, I wanted to order food and I asked the waitress 3 times to get me food service and she never did it. We had one guy get up from the table to go to the restroom and when he got back, his drink was gone (he only drank a couple of sips when she took it away). The waitress was a little too aggressive on the "clean-up" thing.
Emily, at the front desk was EXCELLENT! She knew every table that had an empty seat and wasn't shy about using the intercom to seat players. She was juggling signing up people on the list, filling tables, answering phones and getting chip runners/waitresses/food service to the tables. The girl can ROCK! The floor manager was called to our table once for confusion about a string bet with a new player. He handled the situation very professionally and with a calm demeanor. It was more like a classroom instruction about a string bet than an admonishment to the player. Well done.
Get a red card!!!! If you play there often enough, you can get free food. I ordered a corned-beef sandwich and it was "all taken care of" when it arrived. Love that! I think player comps are the standard $1.00/hour with special room rates for players. I don't know what they are as I live here an Vegas and don't need a room.
