Showing posts with label Caesar's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caesar's. Show all posts
Sunday, May 09, 2010
Two big bad beats in Atlantic City
At last check, the bad beat at the Taj Mahal is over 315K and Caesars is at 202K.
Monday, March 01, 2010
WSOP Circuit at Caesars starting Wednesday
The World Series Poker Circuit tour will make a stop at Caesars Atlantic City starting Wednesday.
The tournament will feature 12 no-limit hold 'em events, including a deep stack, two turbo, a ladies-only and the main event.
Here's a link to the schedule.
There will be two satellites running nearly every day. Starting March 3, an 8-p.m Super Satellite ($560) will run through March 11. On March 8, a Super Satellite ($340) will begin at 4 p.m. until March 11.
Let us know how it goes and leave us any trip reports.
The tournament will feature 12 no-limit hold 'em events, including a deep stack, two turbo, a ladies-only and the main event.
Here's a link to the schedule.
There will be two satellites running nearly every day. Starting March 3, an 8-p.m Super Satellite ($560) will run through March 11. On March 8, a Super Satellite ($340) will begin at 4 p.m. until March 11.
Let us know how it goes and leave us any trip reports.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Rumor: Bally's changing Bad Beat Jackpot rules
I've heard a couple of rumors that once the current bad beat jackpot is hit at Bally's (which sits around 220K right now), the casino is changing the requirements.
According to this thread on the Two Plus Two forums, the BBJ will become quad Queens or better to be beat. Then, go down hand-by-hand.
By this account, it seems Bally's is trying to cash in on the craziness that was Caesars a few weeks back. Caesars filled the entire room with NL games and had people waiting on lists for, literally, hours. The BBJ got publicity in the local newspaper and gave some exposure to Caesars.
A high BBJ will draw in a crowd, but with such high requirements, who will be play there?
According to this thread on the Two Plus Two forums, the BBJ will become quad Queens or better to be beat. Then, go down hand-by-hand.
By this account, it seems Bally's is trying to cash in on the craziness that was Caesars a few weeks back. Caesars filled the entire room with NL games and had people waiting on lists for, literally, hours. The BBJ got publicity in the local newspaper and gave some exposure to Caesars.
A high BBJ will draw in a crowd, but with such high requirements, who will be play there?
Monday, January 25, 2010
Drunk angle
Last two nights I got a taste of drunks or so-called drunks playing poker in Atlantic City.
On Saturday, there were many more women in the poker rooms because of the women's tournament at the Borgata on Sunday. I started playing at 1 a.m. and left at 4 a.m., and more than doubled up. There were three women on the game, besides myself, at the Showboat.
All drunk.
All looking to give away money.
Sunday was more interesting because there was a guy at Caesars with a cup for over three hours. The entire time he spoke about how drunk he was, meanwhile, his cup of ice turned into sludge as he supposedly drank Hennesey and Red Bull (ugh!).
It was funny though because he kept trying pretend was drunk and looking for a crazy angle.
And, the people on the table believed him.
I love drunks. Real drunks. Not the goofy dudes who try to pretend they are.
On Saturday, there were many more women in the poker rooms because of the women's tournament at the Borgata on Sunday. I started playing at 1 a.m. and left at 4 a.m., and more than doubled up. There were three women on the game, besides myself, at the Showboat.
All drunk.
All looking to give away money.
Sunday was more interesting because there was a guy at Caesars with a cup for over three hours. The entire time he spoke about how drunk he was, meanwhile, his cup of ice turned into sludge as he supposedly drank Hennesey and Red Bull (ugh!).
It was funny though because he kept trying pretend was drunk and looking for a crazy angle.
And, the people on the table believed him.
I love drunks. Real drunks. Not the goofy dudes who try to pretend they are.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Bad beat hit at Caesars
Check it out.
The Press of Atlantic City is reporting the bad beat jackpot of over a half million dollars was hit today at Caesars (link).
The Press of Atlantic City is reporting the bad beat jackpot of over a half million dollars was hit today at Caesars (link).
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Atlantic City Press catches bad beat fever
The Press of Atlantic City had a recent article about the bad beat jackpot at Caesars.
The reporter caught on to the fact that there are many people in the room, but missed some key element to describe the craziness of the room.
The reporter doesn't describe how long the wait list or the fact that there are only $1/$2 no-limit games available. In addition, it doesn't say how long players are waiting for a game.
In that quote, it merely says Rudolph is still waiting. But how long? 10 minutes? One hour? Three hours? A day?
Nice to see the Atlantic City paper get a poker story in, but just needed a little something extra.
The reporter caught on to the fact that there are many people in the room, but missed some key element to describe the craziness of the room.
The reporter doesn't describe how long the wait list or the fact that there are only $1/$2 no-limit games available. In addition, it doesn't say how long players are waiting for a game.
"It's a circus," said a less-than-thrilled Greg Rudolph, also of New York City, still waiting for a table. "It really is."
In that quote, it merely says Rudolph is still waiting. But how long? 10 minutes? One hour? Three hours? A day?
Nice to see the Atlantic City paper get a poker story in, but just needed a little something extra.
Where have the limit games gone?
At Caesars, while the bad beat jackpot raged around $500,000, there were no limit games being played. Just no-limit all the time.
It's unusual practice, but was done because of a group of players who were coming in and playing on the same game, according to a few sources.
The group of eight or nine players would open a new game or somehow end up on the same game on a $2/$4 limit. They would play just bad beat hands such as a quads or suited connectors. When the flop came down, if it was a potential bad beat hand, they would ensure there was at least $20 in the pot to qualify for the jackpot.
If not, they would just check it down.
And, they always tipped the dealer. That's an important component because, in my experience, as long as most dealers are being tipped, they don't care what's going on. That's most, but not all. Not the good ones.
Someone got wind of the collusion and shut down all limit games at Caesars while the BBJ is incredibly high.
It's unusual practice, but was done because of a group of players who were coming in and playing on the same game, according to a few sources.
The group of eight or nine players would open a new game or somehow end up on the same game on a $2/$4 limit. They would play just bad beat hands such as a quads or suited connectors. When the flop came down, if it was a potential bad beat hand, they would ensure there was at least $20 in the pot to qualify for the jackpot.
If not, they would just check it down.
And, they always tipped the dealer. That's an important component because, in my experience, as long as most dealers are being tipped, they don't care what's going on. That's most, but not all. Not the good ones.
Someone got wind of the collusion and shut down all limit games at Caesars while the BBJ is incredibly high.
Monday, December 07, 2009
The worst dealers in Atlantic City
It's difficult to condemn an entire group for the actions of one person. However, when it comes to the poker dealers at Caesars, it's more than that. As a whole, they are some of the most unprofessional, sloppy dealers I have ever witnessed.
And, this was two years ago when I stopped playing there because of that reason.
Recently, a close friend of mine, MT, has started playing there. He went twice last week and each time was worse than the last. If it wasn't MT telling me the story, I would have had a difficult time of believing it happened.
MT sat on a $1-$2 NL game at Caesars where the bad beat was around $270K. He's playing, wins a pot and when he was about to throw Barbara (that's her real name) a tip, she says to him "nice hand."
There are massive pet peeves I have and when it comes to poker, a dealer saying 'nice hand' is one of mine. The dealer is supposed to remain neutral. This isn't blackjack where you are playing against the house. Big pet peeve of MT's too.
Instead of throwing her the chip, he just stacks it on top of his pile and says, 'What about that was nice for him?" referring to the man who lost the hand. She looks at him with a blank stare and according to MT, started to look visibly flustered.
About three hands later, Barbara decides the game is over even though a new player is being brought to the table. She tells a floor person and says, the game is over and that they should find six seats around the room. MT says, how is the game breaking? We didn't ask for it. She said, this game is over.
Barbara splits the deck and then starts suiting while the players are left to find six seats around the room.
So MT ends up on another game. About an hour later Barbara is now the dealer on this eight-handed game. She's using her usual tactics of 'nice hand' and 'nice call' to pump players for tips and subsequently is getting stiffed, especially by MT who has won three pots with her.
Remember, this is an eight-handed game. Because MT stiffs her, she starts short-pitching the cards to him as he is sitting on the end.
MT wins another pot and now plays the game back. Rather than throw his cards toward the much, he just slides them over to seat 4, so she has to come and reach for them.
MT says: "I knew you could do it."
Barbara" I have no idea what you're talking about.
MT: Sure, you don't.
As a floor person is walking by, Barbara says to the floor, "Hey, do you have seats around the room, this game is breaking."
MT wasn't going to allow this to happen again. 1. it's an eight-handed game and 2. it's 6 a.m. and no one wants to move.
So, MT pipes up, "We're good right here. No one wants to move. Don't worry about the game breaking."
After she gets off the game, a few players voice their displeasure about her. One woman said, she was surprised the dealer tried to break up the game. Another asked about the little games going on between Barbara and MT.
Long story short: Nothing has changed at Caesars and I won't go there any time soon.
Nice call by me.
And, this was two years ago when I stopped playing there because of that reason.
Recently, a close friend of mine, MT, has started playing there. He went twice last week and each time was worse than the last. If it wasn't MT telling me the story, I would have had a difficult time of believing it happened.
MT sat on a $1-$2 NL game at Caesars where the bad beat was around $270K. He's playing, wins a pot and when he was about to throw Barbara (that's her real name) a tip, she says to him "nice hand."
There are massive pet peeves I have and when it comes to poker, a dealer saying 'nice hand' is one of mine. The dealer is supposed to remain neutral. This isn't blackjack where you are playing against the house. Big pet peeve of MT's too.
Instead of throwing her the chip, he just stacks it on top of his pile and says, 'What about that was nice for him?" referring to the man who lost the hand. She looks at him with a blank stare and according to MT, started to look visibly flustered.
About three hands later, Barbara decides the game is over even though a new player is being brought to the table. She tells a floor person and says, the game is over and that they should find six seats around the room. MT says, how is the game breaking? We didn't ask for it. She said, this game is over.
Barbara splits the deck and then starts suiting while the players are left to find six seats around the room.
So MT ends up on another game. About an hour later Barbara is now the dealer on this eight-handed game. She's using her usual tactics of 'nice hand' and 'nice call' to pump players for tips and subsequently is getting stiffed, especially by MT who has won three pots with her.
Remember, this is an eight-handed game. Because MT stiffs her, she starts short-pitching the cards to him as he is sitting on the end.
MT wins another pot and now plays the game back. Rather than throw his cards toward the much, he just slides them over to seat 4, so she has to come and reach for them.
MT says: "I knew you could do it."
Barbara" I have no idea what you're talking about.
MT: Sure, you don't.
As a floor person is walking by, Barbara says to the floor, "Hey, do you have seats around the room, this game is breaking."
MT wasn't going to allow this to happen again. 1. it's an eight-handed game and 2. it's 6 a.m. and no one wants to move.
So, MT pipes up, "We're good right here. No one wants to move. Don't worry about the game breaking."
After she gets off the game, a few players voice their displeasure about her. One woman said, she was surprised the dealer tried to break up the game. Another asked about the little games going on between Barbara and MT.
Long story short: Nothing has changed at Caesars and I won't go there any time soon.
Nice call by me.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Nicky Hilton in AC?
Nicky Hilton, the least trashy of the hilton sisters, wrote on her Twitter account this weekend that she was headed to Atlantic City for birthday part at Dusk in Caesars.
Yeah, that has nothing to do with poker, but she also wrote that was headed for the poker room.
Anyone catch Ms. Hilton on the tables?
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Atlantic City Bad Beat Jackpots
As far as I know, the bad beat jackpots at the Harrah's casinos are all above 100K with the Harrah's being the largest right now. Harrah's is around 180K last I heard.
I haven't been in any of the rooms in about week. Here are my rough estimates on where the bad beats are. If the bad beat is important to you , call each room. Some of the estimates are being conservative.
Harrah's: 180K
Caesars: 105K
Showboat: 123K
Bally's: 105K
I haven't been in any of the rooms in about week. Here are my rough estimates on where the bad beats are. If the bad beat is important to you , call each room. Some of the estimates are being conservative.
Harrah's: 180K
Caesars: 105K
Showboat: 123K
Bally's: 105K
Friday, March 07, 2008
Unsportsmanlike Conduct? And they say poker isn't a sport
Check out this story from the Baltimore Sun about the WSOP poker event going on Caesar's this week. This is pretty funny.
We have news of what may be a poker first -- at least for organized tournament poker. Yesterday, at a World Series of Poker circuit event at Caesars Atlantic City, the chip leader at the final table of a major event was disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct.
The player, who is identified in the WSOP press release as a general contractor from Richmond, Va., was thrown out of the game and "forcefully removed from the tournament room" at a point when five players remained in the opening event of the WSOP Circuit tournament that had a $300 buy-in and started with more than 1,000 players.
At the point the Richmond man, Lesley Thornburg, was disqualified, he had earned about $19,000 for his fifth-place standing. The winner, a 76-year-old retiree from Brick, N.J., collected a little more than $76,000.
According to the official tournament report, Thornburg had been given two warnings for unsportmanlike behavior the previous day. The behavior was described thusly: "Ceaseless display of loud comments and baiting tactics lasting several hours."
The final straw came when Thornburg was actually the beneficiary of great luck twice. On one all-in, his ace-7 was dominated by an opponent's ace-queen, but Thornburg caught a 7 to grab the chip lead. Then, two hands later, he knocked out a player in sixth place when Thornburg had 4-4 against 7-7 and caught a 4.
But then Thornburg lost control, the report said, and he "began jamming chips into the pot with reckless abandon." He was warned by tournament officials and finally, when he shoved half his stack into the pot and announced "all in," officials ejected him for the "annoying and confusing antics."
Thronburg may consider himself lucky. In the Old West, all this would have ended much differently.
Here is the recount from Bluff Magazine.
5th Place Then, all hell broke loose. Literally. Holding onto a perilous chip lead, Thornburg lost self-control and began jamming chips into the pot with reckless abandon. Warned by tournament officials (repeatedly) to stack his chips properly and obey the rules, Thornburg crossed the final demarcation of everyone's patience when he shoved half of his stack into the pot and then later announced, all in. Fed up with the annoying and confusing antics, officials announced Thornburg's immediate disqualification. Lesley Thornburg, a general contractor from Richmond, VA earned $19,026 in prize money.
Monday, August 13, 2007
A.C. Bad Beat Jackpots
The Harrah's properties and the Hilton have Bad Beat Jackpots in Atlantic City.
Here is a list of the current jackpots (as of Monday night).
Bally's: ~ 97,000
Caesars (Didn't answer the phone when I called): less than $20,000. It got hit at $130,000 and then $27,000 recently. It was reseeded to $10,000 just last week.
Harrahs: ??? Apparently it's too busy on a Monday to answer the phone. UPDATE: I was told the jackpot is around $53,000 by a reliable source.
Hilton: ~$27,000
Showboat: $30,363
I'm going to try and update the totals every Friday from now on. This way anyone who wants to come down on the week will know the jackpot totals.
Here is a list of the current jackpots (as of Monday night).
Bally's: ~ 97,000
Caesars (Didn't answer the phone when I called): less than $20,000. It got hit at $130,000 and then $27,000 recently. It was reseeded to $10,000 just last week.
Harrahs: ??? Apparently it's too busy on a Monday to answer the phone. UPDATE: I was told the jackpot is around $53,000 by a reliable source.
Hilton: ~$27,000
Showboat: $30,363
I'm going to try and update the totals every Friday from now on. This way anyone who wants to come down on the week will know the jackpot totals.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
I went Bob’s Celebration of Life Party today and it was very special. I met his wife, who even though she didn’t know us, couldn’t have been happier to see us.
I didn’t know Bob on a personal level. I knew him just from dealing, but as I said previously, he was my favorite dealer. She talked about Bob with all smiles. He was a fun loving guy who just wanted to do the things he enjoyed in life.
She told us that he used to say, if he as going to die, than he would want to while doing what he loved. My boyfriend and I didn’t know anyone at the party, but that was fine.
We walked around, looked at his pictures, and learned even more about his life. He used to own a sub shop in the area and his spinach sandwich was voted Best of the Press. His obituary talked about the thing he loved to do everyday, one of which was reading The Press every morning. I felt a little better thinking he read my stuff on a daily basis.
His wife said that they had the party instead of a wake because she knew that’s not what he would have wanted. He went through life happy and would have wanted people to enjoy his life after death.
It’s no consolation, but the Caesars poker room is worse off without him. His family lost a great man.
Bob DeNofio
January 26, 1954 – August 1, 2007
I didn’t know Bob on a personal level. I knew him just from dealing, but as I said previously, he was my favorite dealer. She talked about Bob with all smiles. He was a fun loving guy who just wanted to do the things he enjoyed in life.
She told us that he used to say, if he as going to die, than he would want to while doing what he loved. My boyfriend and I didn’t know anyone at the party, but that was fine.
We walked around, looked at his pictures, and learned even more about his life. He used to own a sub shop in the area and his spinach sandwich was voted Best of the Press. His obituary talked about the thing he loved to do everyday, one of which was reading The Press every morning. I felt a little better thinking he read my stuff on a daily basis.
His wife said that they had the party instead of a wake because she knew that’s not what he would have wanted. He went through life happy and would have wanted people to enjoy his life after death.
It’s no consolation, but the Caesars poker room is worse off without him. His family lost a great man.
Bob DeNofio
January 26, 1954 – August 1, 2007
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Resorts has poker?
Resorts Casino opened its new poker room a few months, but it isn't part of the private room trend in Atlantic City.
Resorts made the room along with other Asian games and a few $5 craps tables. There are only eight tables and when I walked in there were two $2/$4 limit games and a short-handed $1/$2 No Limit. The casino isn't really trying to market the poker room.
It has tournaments twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a ladies only tourney every third Monday of the month.
Poker makes the casinos the least amount of money per square foot and Resorts can't compete with some of the closer casinos when it comes to poker such as the Taj and Showboat. It makes sense that they wouldn't build a huge poker room. It has the tables there for people would want to play.
In other news: The Trop fired its President and Cheif Operating Officer. Who knows where this casino is going?
Casesars and the United Auto Workers union have started talks on contracts with the dealers.
Resorts made the room along with other Asian games and a few $5 craps tables. There are only eight tables and when I walked in there were two $2/$4 limit games and a short-handed $1/$2 No Limit. The casino isn't really trying to market the poker room.
It has tournaments twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a ladies only tourney every third Monday of the month.
Poker makes the casinos the least amount of money per square foot and Resorts can't compete with some of the closer casinos when it comes to poker such as the Taj and Showboat. It makes sense that they wouldn't build a huge poker room. It has the tables there for people would want to play.
In other news: The Trop fired its President and Cheif Operating Officer. Who knows where this casino is going?
Casesars and the United Auto Workers union have started talks on contracts with the dealers.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
R.I.P. Bob - You'll always be my favorite
Recently, there has been a series of deaths of either people I know or those associated with people I know. Yes, I know people die and that’s just life, but it still makes me sad.
Last night, I found out that my favorite poker dealer in Atlantic City died on Wednesday. (No, not my boyfriend. He doesn’t count).
Robert Defonia, better known as Bob from Caesars. He went home after work on Wednesday morning and apparently had a heart attack. He was only 53.
Bob was my favorite for a number of reasons. Besides being an excellent dealer, he was always fair. He laughed at my jokes and always had a smile for me. He always had a few jokes himself. Whenever he dealt and didn’t push me a pot after getting off the table he would tell me, “Next time I’ll get ya.” Even if he didn’t get me next time, I always looked forward to him dealing to me.
I haven’t played at Caesars in awhile because I don’t like what the room has become, but I always thought about Bob. He knew he was my favorite because whenever he sat down, I let the table know Bob was my favorite dealer.
The last time I was there was about two months ago. I saw Bob, he didn’t deal to me that night. But he was so happy to see me. He gave me a huge hug and told me he missed having me around. He didn’t have to do that. The dealers at Caesars make a ton of money, so it wasn’t as though he was buttering me up for tips.
He was a good guy and I am definitely going to miss him. Next time we meet, I hope I get to play a few hands with him rather than him dealing.
UPDATE: There is no vieweing for Bob. The family elected to have him cremated. There is a celebration of life get together on Friday from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the Palladium Room at Caesars. Those of you that knew are welcome to come. He was good man.
Last night, I found out that my favorite poker dealer in Atlantic City died on Wednesday. (No, not my boyfriend. He doesn’t count).
Robert Defonia, better known as Bob from Caesars. He went home after work on Wednesday morning and apparently had a heart attack. He was only 53.
Bob was my favorite for a number of reasons. Besides being an excellent dealer, he was always fair. He laughed at my jokes and always had a smile for me. He always had a few jokes himself. Whenever he dealt and didn’t push me a pot after getting off the table he would tell me, “Next time I’ll get ya.” Even if he didn’t get me next time, I always looked forward to him dealing to me.
I haven’t played at Caesars in awhile because I don’t like what the room has become, but I always thought about Bob. He knew he was my favorite because whenever he sat down, I let the table know Bob was my favorite dealer.
The last time I was there was about two months ago. I saw Bob, he didn’t deal to me that night. But he was so happy to see me. He gave me a huge hug and told me he missed having me around. He didn’t have to do that. The dealers at Caesars make a ton of money, so it wasn’t as though he was buttering me up for tips.
He was a good guy and I am definitely going to miss him. Next time we meet, I hope I get to play a few hands with him rather than him dealing.
UPDATE: There is no vieweing for Bob. The family elected to have him cremated. There is a celebration of life get together on Friday from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the Palladium Room at Caesars. Those of you that knew are welcome to come. He was good man.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Jackpot Party
Just a quick update since I won’t be around most of Thursday. But Caesar’s Bad Beat Jackpot is up $86,952 as of Wednesday night. That’s a pretty good number.
Some of the other Harrah’s jackpot, I don’t believe are above $30,000.
And I passed through Caesar’s, sure enough every table was packed and swimming with fishies. It’s the softest game in town.
WARNING: You will win a ton or lose a ton. It’s that kind of game.
Some of the other Harrah’s jackpot, I don’t believe are above $30,000.
And I passed through Caesar’s, sure enough every table was packed and swimming with fishies. It’s the softest game in town.
WARNING: You will win a ton or lose a ton. It’s that kind of game.
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