I was at Binion's today for dinner with a friend--$7.95 prime rib special from 4 p.m. to midnight in the Coffee Shop. I'm a splurger, as you can tell.
Anyway, they had signs around announcing the new poker room, which apparently opened about 24 hours ago. I didn't have a chance to sit down and play, but I peeked in and snapped these photos. It looks very elegant.
There's sort of an anteroom/lounge thing with a check-in desk. You can sit and wait there for your seat to open up. They have past WSOP winners' photos on one wall and the Poker Hall of Fame on the other. Separating this from the actual poker room is a plexiglas wall, then down a few stairs and you're in the sunken room. The total space looks like less than they had before, and the tables are closer together. But my guess is that that will be more than compensated by the improved isolation from casino noise and smoke. The big-screen TVs also seem to be placed better for watching, if that's important to you.
I wonder about how they will manage communication between the dealers and the desk, but maybe they have something effective worked out.
The tournament area of the old poker room has not changed. It seems kind of odd to have the two things separated now (I'm guessing it's 50 yards between them).
I'll post another report after I've had a chance to try the new room out.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
New poker room at Binion's
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Binion's restaurant kicks ass. excellent service, food and prices. played at the cash tables a few yrs ago and it seemed like a run down room which was kind of expected. looking forward to your review of the new updated room.
The tables are closer together? From what I remember playing there two years ago, I don't know if that is possible. Yet,as I thought the place a hell-hole anyway, strategically placed urinal cakes would be an improvement.
I have one sick story from there:
The room is jam-packed. All of a sudden some really old codger falls out of his seat in a Limit game and goes into seizures. Medics are called and they arrive post haste. While they are attending to the gentleman, someone calls out: "Seat open on table 11."
Hey there, just came across your blog the other day and have been reading it ever since. I am commenting on this entry because I was staying at binions when you took this picture. I actually played that friday night. I was looking for myself in the pic's. Wouldn't that have been ironic. My session there was +85. Not bad considering I live in ohio and the closest card room is and hour and a half away. :)
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