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Multi-Property Bad Beat Jackpot is offered. The cash games listed above are the regularly spread games in this room. Others games and stakes are sometimes played based on player interest.

The Palace Station poker room is quite comfortable to play in. It is located right next to the side entrance to the casino, which makes it very convenient for anyone to park and walk right in and find a game.

The Palace Station poker room is decorated in a soft cream/light grayish color with dark wood which makes it easy on the eyes. The lighting in here is excellent, no shadows or dark spots to be found.

There is average spacing between the tables. People are not climbing over each other to get to the tables but there is not an enormous amount of space between them either. There seems to be just the right amount of space in here. If you have a wheelchair, management is very accommodating and will try to seat you close to the door if you prefer, otherwise you can move around the room fairly easily. There are no mini tables floating around the room to take up space and the chairs all have wheels, which makes them easy to move out of the way if needed.

There is no smoking allowed here and this is a good thing because the room is not that big in size. The air quality was decent, but there was an odd smell which is discussed below. One thing that surprised me was the simulated covers over the air conditioning units in the ceiling, designed to prevent the air from blowing straight down on the players. These clear acrylic pieces are set up to make the air blow out to the sides and filter down to the room. I find this good for the dealers as well because there is no breeze blowing down on the table, which if present can cause card to flip over.

Got Plasma? No? Well Palace Station does! There are eleven, yes, eleven plasma TVs located in this room. Most of which are playing sports, one of which has the bad beat jackpot posted and another scrolled through the rules of the poker room. There is not a bad seat in the room to watch TV from. Considering this room is not very large by any means, these plasmas are a great addition!

The tables and chairs are definitely two of the highlights to the Palace Station poker room. The tables are very clean and all have new felt. Betting lines were recently placed on them and it definitely helps especially with new players not being sure where to put their bets. I’m a big advocate of having commitment/betting lines on poker tables nowadays. There is a nice wood rail around the edge of the table to put your chips on, and you can really stack them high on this thing. The rail is soft enough to lean on comfortably but not very high, so a card that doesn’t want to stop on its way to you may fly off the table. Since there are no side-tables for drinks and food in the poker room, management had drink holders installed into the rails and this is a nice addition as well. I wish all poker rooms would start putting these in instead of having the drinks sitting right on the tables. Too many spills happen.

The chairs are comfortable and provide good support. You will find wheels on all the chairs and this is definitely a plus and makes it easy to move in an out of the tables. Anyone who has ever tried to slide a chair without wheels, on carpet, can appreciate wheels! The chairs are wrapped in a leather type of fabric and are a similar color to the trim in the room. Palace Station definitely spent some money on the furnishings in the room.

There are two high-back leather chairs near the entrance as a waiting or reading area. You can find almost any poker magazine right next to these chairs in a big book case, kick back and read a bit while waiting for your favorite game.

There are only a couple of negatives to this room that keep it from getting a higher rating. Racks and garbage were abundant on the floor under and around the tables. I found myself stepping on racks a few times which could hurt someone if they trip on them. The garbage on the floor is a big problem. There were lots of wrappers from quarter rolls which come out of the dealers racks and empty bottles/cups/glasses all over the floor from the players who are too lazy to throw them out or give them to the waitresses when they come around. Unfortunately this was one of the first things I noticed when I first stepped into the poker room. The last thing is the casino has this weird dank smell to it. The place is 30+ years old. Combine that with the constant smoke in the casino, low ceilings, and mediocre ventilation, and we have an “interesting” smell around the front of the poker room. Once you’re inside it’s not too bad though.

Overall the Palace Station poker room is a comfortable low limit poker room to relax and have a few drinks if you’re staying at this hotel. Lots of locals are found here but that isn’t always a bad thing as most of the locals that play low limits are here to socalize and not to pay their mortgage.