Will it Play in Peoria?
"Will it Play in Peoria" is an old line used by the Nixon administration. Its been used by product marketing promotions too and I think originally comes from vaudeville.
But I'm not talking about any of that. Finally made the 70 mile drive to play the new poker room at the Peoria casino. Its pretty disappointing.
Five tables up on the fourth deck. Only game spread is NL. Two tables (then three) of 1-2 and a single 2-5 game that was shorthanded and almost broke a few times. This is during "Prime Time" friday evening.
Equipment was almost adequate. Tables were ok - good size, but blocked leg room on the ends. Chairs were cheap and uncomfortable. Chips were dirty. Tables had autoshufflers. Rake was 10% to a $4 max. There was no stupid BBJ additional drop.
Dealers were average to average minus. They have been dealing poker for a couple months now, but still are doing some things wrong. Floor staff was terrible. They are rotated out of the pit, so poker knowledge can be shockingly bad.
You can get a players card and swipe into the poker room --- but it does not do you any good. There are no comps for poker play.
Players were mostly bad and typical.
Peoria now joins the contender list for the "Worst Illinois Poker Room". It may not beat out Joliet or Aurora for this title, but it joins Metropolis, and Rock Island on the bad list. Elgin is still unrated. NOTE: there are no "good" Illinois poker rooms.
posted by Abe @ 9:54 AM
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For as big a town as Peoria is I can't believe someone hasn't opened a bigger better casino there. When poker is left in the hands of those who run table games pits its a total joke. Its time that poker rooms are coupled with bingo halls and opened in as many locations as the otbs. The illinois gaming commision is swayed easier than people think. As long as you pay your taxes and promise to donate a little to local education a facility could be started. The fig leaf of gambling has been further removed in other states. Its time illinois follow suit. Oh and on other thing, No limit and pot limit poker is far superior to limit. Unless someone wants to spread a high limit stud or draw game or a multi game game like horse or eight-game. Limit hold-em is a bankroll wrecking rake raping expierience that is not enjoyable for solid players. Even Illinois legend Barry Greenstein said he was only able to win 58% percent of his limit poker sessions throughout his career. Compare that to the 75% percent he admitted to winning playing no-limit and its easy to see why people prefer no-limit. When you are givin four bucks for every pot you win no-limit is alot more bang for your buck. Pot limit is a good game for holdem as well for those who like limit games and figuring pot odds it gives you more leway to draw and a chance to bet big on the river. Oh and another thing, bad beat jackpots are a huge reason why anyone would want to play a game where its very hard to beat the rake so why are you so negative towards them? One lucky hit on a bad beat jackpot could spring a career in poker. Consistently winning a few hundred here and there playing 15-30 or 20-40 does not. The very best cash game players in St. Louis gave up playing limit poker for good reason, there income went up when they started playing no-limit because the game attracts so many bad players. Isn't that what all solid players want? You can bang your head up against it playing in the 30-60 with a three quarter kill game at harrahs. Yes they do offer a high limit game! But who has got the dough to sit down in that game I mean someone wins a pot and now your playin 50-100! And those players cannot be taken off any kind of hand or any draw. You better be running hot because bluffing is simply not an option in that game.
The WSOP recently announced the Circuit is coming to Harrah's STL. April 1st-14th, 2010.
Can't wait.
http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=737
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