Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Foxwoods
I am a little late with my post about Foxwoods. The poker room is very large. They currently have 88 tables and are going to expand to 120 tables. The Director of Poker is Kathy Raymond and she and her staff run a very efficient operation.
They have a player tracking system that gets you $1.00 per hour if you are playing 10-20 and above. 50 cents for smaller limits. This is kept in your account and can be redeemed as payment for anything in the building, including your room charge.
The eighth floor is a lounge for invited guests. There is food and drink at no charge. This was a real treat as there is a very nice view and very comfortable.
The poker room's system for handling chips and cash is very different from Las Vegas card rooms. Las Vegas card rooms use an impress bank. This is a bank that is kept at a fixed amount and fills are made with chips for cash from the poker cage. At Foxwoods, the system is the same as you would find in the pit area of a Las Vegas Casino. A player buys chips from the dealer and the money is deposited into a drop box. The rake is put into the dealer's rack after each hand. When a dealer needs to replace the cash for chips, a fill is brought to the table and it is counted by the dealer, a floorperson and a security guard.
Also, cocktail servers can bring food to the tables for the players. This food can be purchased using your player card. The system works very well and I found the service to be better then any Vegas card room.
I would like to report that we won. But maybe next time I will be able to report a winning trip. But as always, I called, raised or mucked it. Mostly Mucked!!
They have a player tracking system that gets you $1.00 per hour if you are playing 10-20 and above. 50 cents for smaller limits. This is kept in your account and can be redeemed as payment for anything in the building, including your room charge.
The eighth floor is a lounge for invited guests. There is food and drink at no charge. This was a real treat as there is a very nice view and very comfortable.
The poker room's system for handling chips and cash is very different from Las Vegas card rooms. Las Vegas card rooms use an impress bank. This is a bank that is kept at a fixed amount and fills are made with chips for cash from the poker cage. At Foxwoods, the system is the same as you would find in the pit area of a Las Vegas Casino. A player buys chips from the dealer and the money is deposited into a drop box. The rake is put into the dealer's rack after each hand. When a dealer needs to replace the cash for chips, a fill is brought to the table and it is counted by the dealer, a floorperson and a security guard.
Also, cocktail servers can bring food to the tables for the players. This food can be purchased using your player card. The system works very well and I found the service to be better then any Vegas card room.
I would like to report that we won. But maybe next time I will be able to report a winning trip. But as always, I called, raised or mucked it. Mostly Mucked!!
# posted by Buyitinvegas @ 4:38 PM 
