[ChicagoJoe]

[ QUOTE ]
Dammit, I overslept. I finished at 6 this morning and came home for a nap. I wanted to be back up there by noon. Always time for an update, though.

Joe, I wish I had bumped in to you last night. I didn't hit the poker room until around 1 a.m. I only played heads up sng's last night, I was the dork with the Full Tilt beer coozie and shirt.

Concerning stack sizes, there is a display at the bottom of your individual screen with the opposing players name and his stack size underneath it. I'm not sure if it also does this in full ring games, because I was playing sit n gos all night. It also shows the stack sizes of each player in the main center screen, just in front of each players spot.

It sounds crowded the way I describe it, but after a couple games I found it pretty easy to keep track of.

The staff seemed pretty well versed at setting up the games, although they certainly weren't crowded, plus the PokerTek vendors were on hand to straighten out any mix ups. Plus, the were giving away PokerTek hats! Now who wouldn't wear one of those with pride?

I love the last hand feature in the upper right corner. Just like Full Tilt, it gives a screen shot of the ending action. I didn't notice any type of hand history though.

You pay at the cage and they put credit on your players card, which you insert in the machine. The floor has it set up already for the game you selected.

It may have been the surroundings, it may have been the donkishness created by constantly chatting with friends, showing them the table, etc, but I think the nature of the video tables had a lot to do with what in hindsight was abnormaly laggish play by me. Virtual money just seemed easier to let go of. It may have been the $1.50 beer though, too.

The heads up sng's only start with 1k chips and go fast.

I didn't find the room particularly luxurious or anything. Very roomy. Cocktail service wasn't too tardy, especially considering the opening crowds. I'm assuming the tables are fixed in place for all the wiring they must take, but they have a lot of room for more tables if they wanted them.

[/ QUOTE ]

I saw you there I was sitting at table 10. I plan on going tonight I will be wearing an POW-MIA hat.