Horseshoe? Any Reports ...? (nt)
Mostly poorly penetrated shoes, a few poorly penetrated double decks, and some 6/5 ploppy ripoff games.
No reason to go there for blackjack.
Ah, the end of an era. I remember fondly how on many a trip when I 'd be running a little down due to the devil variance, nothing would get the BR goin' more than a quick hour or two at Binion's. The extra vigilance spent on watching out for seconds-serving dealers was more than made up for by the incredible penetration, high tolerance for bet spread, and of course who could forget the most liberal coffeeshop comping policies on the strip. I don't think I was ever refused a good meal, no matter how much I had played that trip. In fact, I was just at Binion's a few days before its closure earlier this year playing nothing but poker & still was able to get many a free meal from the 21 Pit based on nothing but an unfulfilled promise to play BJ after eating...
Well its certainly a good thing I play more Hold'em now than BJ (thank you, Griffin!) -- because I will still be able to enjoy the WSOP at Binion's without having to face the heartbreak of the bastardized Harrah's table games. But of course I will still walk down memory lane and do a slow, final walk around that hallowed 21 pit of yesteryear, trying my best to block out the 6:5 signs and CSM's that will undoubtedly be there in force. Yes, it certainly is the end of a card counter's dream store legacy... and all we have left are the stories we will tell eager young AP's as we sit around the fire, roasting marshmallows, talking about games gone by -- to the great shoe in the sky.
-hollywood dave.
Harrah's offers one of worst BJ games in the country. RIP Horseshoe.
wish mashed potatoes upstairs. Somehow on that day it hit a homer with me. And the waitress serving it was a triple play ;> Chicken noodle soup with crakers at the coffee shop was great too. Loved watching the snakes in the poker area eating each other up. That memory is good enough for me. The BJ was great, but it was not the only excellent place to play DT, and they are are still in biz.
on eve of 4/1 for a small win. 60 - 65% pen on DD with DOA2. Then went to GN. They wouldn't change Binion's chips. They said that probably nobody would. Same pen at GN on DD without DOA2. Decided to go for some south strip 6D after cashing chips at Binion's.
