Binion's Player Room Review
June surprise
01/18/09, Player: bsy2277
Total Rating: 3.60
Room Quality Rating: 4
Room Quality Description: I walked thru the Binions poker room a few years ago and it seemed so gloomy and slow that I kept walking. Visited in June 08 and it was a pleasant surprise. The poker room had been renovated. With the poker room in a wide open area set off from the rest of the casino, the smoke-free poker room was really smoke free. What was really great was it seems poker rooms around Vegas were all coordinating their tournaments with the WSOP including Binions. This resulted in a lot of action at the tables.
Competition Rating: 2
Competition Description: Not sure if the players were tough, but I couldn't make any money, just about breaking even over several days of play.
Dealer Rating: 4
Dealer Description: The dealers seemed generally good. Some of them seemed like old timers and gave the room a more colorful atmosphere.
Cocktail Rating: 3
Cocktail Description: Not a drinker so the waitresses seemed ok.
Management Rating: 4
Management Description: the floor room managers seemed very professional given the limits of the room. The tracking of the players (waiting and filling open seats) could be greatly improved if Binions spent a little more money computerizing their system. However, one area that was really lacking was in managing guys walking. One guy at our table seemed to keep leaving just before his blinds. It looked the dealers knew him well and let it slide when he returned without posting. Another guy would play an hour then "walk" for an hour, and so on, without being picked up, evidently wanting to keep his comp time running. The combination of this type of things resulted in the table not being a full ring game. There was a lack of monitoring of this which, I guess, is a management thing.
Comps Rating: 4
Comps Description: I ended up with over $100 in comp, which I haven't used yet since the hotel package I had already included my meals.
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A view of the new room from inside

A view of the tournament room

Another view of the packed tournament room

Front view of the desk

Another view of the tournament room

Tournament area

View of the foliage that flanks the outside of the room

Another view of the podium

View from inside the poker room facing the foyer waiting area/podium

A view from inside the room

Another view from inside the poker room

A view of a corner table, showing the vintage framed photos that cover the walls

A view of a different wall, showing more vintage photos

Another view from inside the room

View of the Gallery of Champions

Another view of the foyer

A view of the front of the new poker room at Binions
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