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My trip(s) to Four Winds: It is hard for me, to imagine another joint opening a traditional poker room, (with "live" dealers).

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Was there on Saturday, and I have to say I was a skeptic that has been won over. I'd also say that it's much easier for a new room to start with e-tables than for an established room to switch over.

Here's my mini-review, based on about 4 hours of 3-6 limit.

PROS, in no particular order:
No dealer mistakes
No dealer tokes
No waiting for shuffles/setups/people to post the blinds/etc.
No waiting for anything period -- however, I never had the feeling of being rushed.
More hands to play.
No bad seats at the table, you're never next to the dealer or toke box/rake box. Every seat has a nice clear view of all the action and people at the table
Odds of winning for each hand show up on the table during an all-in (this is also a negative, since it didn't seem like there was a choice to show or not.)
Ability to see cards shown down on the last hand.
The way you get your cards to flip up is pretty slick.
Limited chances for angle-shooting. I couldn't think of any, but I'm sure someone will figure something out.


CONS, in no particular order:
No chips or cards. This didn't bother me at all.
No chops if folded to the blinds. Seems like this would be an easy fix.




Can anybody fill me in on why e-tables didn't work at other places?