Advice needed, Borgata with wife

stoxtrader · #1 05-12-2006, 11:40 AM

I am going to borgata on sunday with the wife for a quick overnight stay for mother's day (her choice not mine). poker is unlikely, but possible if there is a big game.

otherwise, we figure nice dinner sun night (any suggestinos?), room service breakfast monday, spa treatment for her and possibly some pooltime...

bad/good plan?

thanks!

CCx · #2 05-12-2006, 11:52 AM

sounds like a great plan, get a suite if possible and spoil her absolutely rotten in the spa, my wife loves it

unless you are in the mood/big steak lovers i wouldn't do homestead for a mothers day dinner, try specchio or ombra - the menus are available online at www.theborgata.com

you'll laugh at the prices for room service eggs and such for breakfast, but you make a ton of dough and it's the only way to get it delivered in bed so that wont matter much

AAquadsAA · #3 05-12-2006, 02:53 PM

room service is quite reasonable. i think last time around $35 for breakfast. the usual fare coffee, toast, eggs, fruit, oatmeal. Homestead is nice, had the biggest primerib i ever saw.(35 oz. i think) was kinda loud inside though. i would stick with specchio. my wife loves Ombra, she actually likes the bar side.

*TT* · #4 05-12-2006, 03:21 PM

Word on the street is the biggest of all games is now at the Taj. I haven't been down to AC in 8 weeks so I can't confirm yet.

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Sponger. · #5 05-12-2006, 03:35 PM

Stox,

Is the borg a nice hotel? Why not just go somewhere else that doesn't have poker and is likely nicer if you don't think you will be playing. Then again it is probably a concession for her because I assume she is going to be busy getting pampered in the spa and you can make millions.

stoxtrader · #6 05-12-2006, 03:47 PM

i'm not much of a hotel afficionado and the borg is a known entity for me, I like the rooms and know the spa and restaurants are decent.

so while you are actually being somewhat logical sponger, I am a bit late to the party to come up with an alternate plan.

thanks to everyone else who replied. Taj game i have heard rumours of also, mixed games would be no good for me, but I would sit with 100% of myself in 1k/2k limit, but I think 2k/4k would be a bit rich for me. i guess it would depend on the line-up and I could take a 25-50 bb shot.

neuroman · #7 05-12-2006, 04:58 PM

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room service is quite reasonable. i think last time around $35 for breakfast. the usual fare coffee, toast, eggs, fruit, oatmeal.

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You and I have very different conceptions about what coffee toast eggs fruit and oatmeal should cost.

TheBronzer · #8 05-12-2006, 07:59 PM

There is usually a big game at the Taj these days, but not for the last few nights. They have been spreading between, 500/1000, 1k/2k, 1.5k/3k, and the 2k/4k. I would assume in the least there will be a 500/1000 game going on this weekend. From what I can tell it's usually a stud game or perhaps a mixed game. Aside from that though, the Taj doesn't usually have higher than 20/40 hold em, but they do have a pretty regular 75/150 stud game. The Borgata doesn't really run games that high outside of major tournament season, just the usual 80/160 and sometimes they have the 150/300 hold em game I believe, but I could be wrong because haven't really been there as the Taj has been my home lately.

At the Borgata you have to go to the Homestead, best steakhouse around!

CCx · #9 05-13-2006, 12:21 AM

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Stox,

Is the borg a nice hotel? Why not just go somewhere else that doesn't have poker and is likely nicer if you don't think you will be playing.

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The Borgata is the nicest hotel in AC by leaps and bounds.

*TT* · #10 05-13-2006, 01:10 AM

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i'm not much of a hotel afficionado and the borg is a known entity for me, I like the rooms and know the spa and restaurants are decent.

so while you are actually being somewhat logical sponger, I am a bit late to the party to come up with an alternate plan.

thanks to everyone else who replied. Taj game i have heard rumours of also, mixed games would be no good for me, but I would sit with 100% of myself in 1k/2k limit, but I think 2k/4k would be a bit rich for me. i guess it would depend on the line-up and I could take a 25-50 bb shot.

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I was told the game is even bigger than 2/4 now, 3 handed at most byt a guy who organises the big games wher I live. You should at least check it out to gawk at the players, with rare exception it will put a smile on your face I am told.

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