foxwoods

interested in playing BS in casino in connecticut. does foxwoods or mohegan have any $5 tables?

Yes they both do, but they can be tough to get on.

I know that Mohegan has a couple of $5, but mainly $10,$15, or $25.
The games aren't terrible, but not good either, mainly the Pen sucks.

I haven't been to Foxwoods, but my understanding is that the games are not much better.

hope that helps.

Fair assesment. Pen is moderate, other rules are favorable. No CSM's at Foxwoods, however, there are some at Mohegan Suns. However, I've played at Foxwoods at ALL times of day and night, on many occasions over the last year and have NEVER seen any $5 dollar tables. Not even at 4:30 AM. Can I ask when you saw such a game?

Both have very limited numbers of $5 tables, usually early mornings (8 AM - Noon or 1 PM). Both raise table minimums as soon as possible (based on number of players), since both would prefer to have a $10 or $15 table in play 15 minutes/hour rather than have a $5 table in play for the full hour. At the Mohegan Sun your bet is grandfathered, so you can continue to play at $5, but, at both casinos, all spots at a $5 table are usually filled before the shoe is loaded and, usually, there are one or more players trying to play behind most spots on a table (with the additional payouts and arguments about hand-play, this really lowers the hands/hours average).

Based on the volume of table-games players and the way both casinos try to manage the tables to assure multiple-player tables, you are usually better-off playing a $10 table. In the 8 AM - 4 PM cycle during the week and the 8 AM - Noon cycle on non-holiday weekends, you can frequently play alone or with only one or two other players and no back-action.

Mohegan Sun has some dedicated $5 tables. In other words they are always $5, but they force you to make an additional sidebet of $1 on the BJ Bonanza. So in effect, the table minimum is $6.

I never really took the time to find out exactly what BJ Bonanza is but it involves some specially marked cards with $$$ amounts on them.

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