Hollywood Casino (Columbus, Ohio)
Since it opens monday and there is no thread on this in Poker Venues.
Can't wait to hear all the trip reports. Good luck to everyone = )
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played here a bit this winter
will be passing through town again
anyone here play in the dedicated poker clubs that are like a $20 fee to enter and then no rake? considering checking those places out next time instead
played here a bit this winter
will be passing through town again
anyone here play in the dedicated poker clubs that are like a $20 fee to enter and then no rake? considering checking those places out next time instead
Sure, the Shark Tank is the most popular one.
It's in a strip mall, maybe a half hour from Hollywood. They took advantage when the casino was closed during COVID, and the Tank stayed open and dragged in a ton of new regulars. So much so they took over the spot next to them and doubled their size. They are a bit more tournament focused so they won't have the 20+ cash games to choose from like HW in the evening, but they do have a website so you can see what cash games are up and running, and even register online I believe. The cash games that are going tend to play larger (e.g., the 1/2 at the Tank often plays like the 2/5 at HW). No alcohol and limited food on premises so that's a drawback compared to HW, but in that same strip mall there are a couple of bars and some food joints that people dash over to during breaks, but unlike at HW, you can't sit there and sip a beer while you play at the Tank.
are they self deal?
is it a risk of collusion type place because it's a grey area in terms of regulation or you think the games are solid
I imagine without rake it's a much better game
are they self deal?
is it a risk of collusion type place because it's a grey area in terms of regulation or you think the games are solid
I imagine without rake it's a much better game
I added some additional info to my original response, FYI, just now.
But no, it's not self-deal, they have professional dealers on "staff" (who aren't technically paid by the Tank as I understand it, they are "volunteers" to help with some of the legal gray-area stuff as you mention, so the dealers rely on player tips). I never got the sense that the risk of collusion is any greater there than at the casino; just because the casino is regulated, it isn't like the commission is on-site watching out for players colluding, they don't give a **** and seem to exist pretty much just to give the casino a hard time, lol.
I personally prefer the casino overall just because of the ready availability of lots of cash games the entire time they are open (and I like to sip some beers while I play), but the Shark Tank is also large, spacious, clean, and well run, so it's not like you'll have the feeling of walking into some scummy shady joint.
thanks, really appreciate it
i saw the shark tank last time i was there because there's a dope Korean bbq and Korean market in that stripmall - it's quite close to where I stayed last time but had a bunch of sports bets I needed to hit so focused on hollywood
