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Imperial Palace Poker Room Review Last updated: 05/09/08 Sponsored Advertisement Phone: (702) 731-3311 Web: http://www.harrahs.com/casinos/imperial-palace/casino-gambling/poker-room-detail.html Email: Address: 3535 Las Vegas Boulevard South Editor's Review Imperial Palace Poker Room News Imperial Palace Poker Room Information Tables: 7  Read our objective Pinnacle Sports review and get the best available sign-up bonus. protechwins.com Betting Limits:
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Weekend Wait-Time: Weekdays: < 15 minutes Weekends 5 minutes - 30 minutes Smoking Allowed: No Poker Room Rate: No Editor's Review - Imperial Palace Poker Room Total Rating: 2.90 Room Quality Rating: 2 The Imperial Palace poker room moved downstairs in early 2006. It’s now located near the main entrance to the casino, in the same space that the Kabuki lounge used to occupy. The poker room still isn’t much to look at. The general atmosphere in the poker room matches the atmosphere of the rest of the Imperial Palace casino – smoky, loud, dark, and dull – it’s like a casino stuck in 1978. The performance stage and bar from the former Kabuki lounge are still located inside the poker room, but don’t expect to see any live entertainment here – unless you count the laughs you’ll get from the terrible players that will consistently suck out on you. There are at least a few more televisions now, including a much larger big-screen. But these aren’t the high-definition plasma screen televisions found at the more modern Las Vegas poker rooms. Remember – it’s still 1978 here. The poker tables at the Imperial Palace poker room are huge. They’re some of the largest poker tables in Las Vegas. They are covered with Wild-West mountain landscapes and giant Imperial Palace logos. Unfortunately the poker tables do not have drink holders. There are lots of roller-trays scattered throughout the poker room that players can pull up to set drinks on if they like. The poker chairs are standard style poker chairs covered in black cloth. Nothing fancy, but comfortable enough. The Imperial Palace poker room definitely won’t win any awards for high quality design or furnishings. But it is at least a semi-real “room” with gigantic poker tables and enough space that players won’t feel cramped. Competition Rating: 5 These players are horrible! The Imperial Palace poker room consistently has the easiest competition I have ever played against. In fact, the players are so bad that it has been tough for me to win there. The players will call anything, and it's common for every single person to be in the pot. It's tough for hands like pocket jacks to hold up in a multi-way pot with 10 players. When I raise pre-flop, nobody folds. The Imperial Palace hosts the kind of game that is perfect for a new to average player. However, when you have a better understanding of the game, you will out-think yourself and lose to the crazy beginner players that the Imperial Palace attracts. The Imperial Palace poker room is a great place for a beginner because the stakes are low and the competition is easy. Dealer Rating: 3 The Imperial Palace dealers have improved since the poker room opened. Although many of them are young and inexperienced they generally have good attitudes and try to do a good job. Cocktail Rating: 3 The waitresses are definitely above average, and the service is quick. Now that the poker room is downstairs, drinks seem to come more quickly than ever. On my most recent visit I was averaging a new drink every 5 to 10 minutes. That’s very respectable. Most of the IP waitresses are also very pretty. The cocktail waitresses are actually called "Palace Princesses", and they IP enjoys a reputation for hiring very good looking women. However, this may change now that Harrah’s owns the property. Formerly, Imperial Palace was privately owned, and could probably be more selective about who it hires. Usually there is only one cocktail waitress working the poker room, but when most of the tables of filled up, there are may be two waitresses. There is a bar that's not too far from the tables, so the drinks tend to arrive fast. Management Rating: 3 Management at the Imperial Palace poker room is respectable, and has improved since the poker room opened. The management desk is tucked away near the rear of the poker room, but it is mostly used for cash-outs. At least one or two staff members stand near the entrance to the poker room to greet new players and manage the list. They seem to do a pretty good job with this system, and they are very friendly. There is no computerized list-management system. Comps Rating: 3 After Harrah’s bought the Imperial Palace, management axed the free sandwiches and cookies that I used to love. They also reduced the hourly comp rate from $3 per hour to $2 per hour. This comp rate is still the best among all the Las Vegas strip poker rooms, but it’s certainly not as good as it once was. The rumor is that management is considering bringing back the sandwiches and cookies. At the very least, I hope to see the cookies again. They were quite tasty. Imperial Palace Poker Room News Imperial Palace Poker Room Review Las Vegas Tournament Update Date: 03/19/06 Summary:Harrah’s bought the Imperial Palace a few months ago, and management moved the poker room downstairs near the main entrance to the casino. The new location may be a slight improvement, drawing even more bad players, but the comps are not nearly as good as they used to be. |
Imperial Palace Poker Room Player Reviews Summary of Player Reviews: Overall: 3.30 Room Quality: 2.64 Competition: 4.04 Dealer Rating: 3.11 Cocktail Rating: 3.69 Management Rating: 3.47 Comps Rating: 4.08 Drunken Players By: tel1 05/01/08 April 17th to 28th. Noisy and cold but I love it. By: Karapet 05/01/08 Didn't play here but they were sure nice By: fishbonesoup 04/12/08 Fun Room, Fun Crowd. By: aggie182 04/07/08 Great room for a good time By: Grind House 03/19/08 I had a super time and will play here often!!!!!! By: Santa Fe Rail 03/02/08 Surprisingly good By: NebraskaMatt 02/23/08 Cool place to play By: djpeteski 02/18/08 old man with attitude By: taffyruss 02/17/08 The good, the bad, and the ugly By: redright88 02/12/08 Crappy room, crappy players, but a good time. By: JalHampsen 02/08/08 Superbowl Weekend By: PeterInsydU 02/04/08 Well that was a surprise By: Yappy Dave 02/01/08 profitable weekend at the ip By: bullybeater 01/18/08 1 Night of Fun at IP By: AlaskaGal 01/02/08 Small but fun room for low limit play By: Grange95 12/30/07 Basement poker at its best By: Frank735 12/13/07 Will definitely return.... By: Kmack 11/08/07 Decent room for low roller By: nads 11/01/07 A nice small stakes room with great management By: redright88 10/22/07 Sit to the left of the maniac By: JPinAZ 08/05/07 Kiddie Game Down the Street...at IP By: eggbert 07/11/07 Good, Bad and Other By: cactusman 06/26/07 Great Complimentary Donuts By: IAPETE 06/07/07 Ugly Room - Easy Competition By: Dre 04/18/07 Just a Nook By: skybuckets 03/29/07 Imperial Palace Poker Room By: LEWISTIME55 03/17/07 Make this your first or last stop of the day By: Acehater 03/01/07 Yikes. The players are so bad.... By: mrm21711 01/31/07 Great Comps-Mid Strip By: daffyfriz 11/15/06 12 Days at the IP By: 200 Motels 11/06/06 No more Fun/ No freebes By: zxcvb531 09/15/06 New, Better Location By: StevenFernandez 09/08/06 Weird room at a weird casino, good comp By: joebrazil3 08/21/06 OK Room...Bad Dealers! By: Johnny Vegas 05/24/06 Another soft room on the strip By: TheCaptain 05/21/06 Still the Best By: daffyfriz 04/28/06 The COOKIES ARE BACK!!! By: SantaFe 04/23/06 8 Drunk Canadians and Me By: tarone 04/12/06 Center Strip Room w/friendly feel By: kahalbers 04/12/06 Weakest Players in Vegas By: KevMD 03/31/06 3-16-06 to 3-19-06 at the IP By: shucky 03/21/06 Bad Move By: machman 03/09/06 3rd Trip to Vegas, First Trip playing Poker By: littlejon3 03/08/06 Tournament at Imperial Palace By: GuffGuff 03/06/06 Tourists Perspective By: IndyGirl 03/01/06 Imperials New Poker Corner By: DanO 03/01/06 New Room, Same Players By: that_pope 02/28/06 Horrible relocation By: LowLimitGrinderGuy 02/23/06 Yuck By: zephrresl 02/20/06 Room moved By: magicrcook 02/18/06 Sweet waitresses and comps, loose competition By: Osric 02/01/06 Fun Place to Play By: JoeRaggs 01/17/06 Easiest game in town By: al284458 01/10/06 Fun, Laid-Back Room By: ManhattanMan 12/30/05 Imperial Palace IS Going Away Soon By: ndaley 12/30/05 Great management By: cptbush 12/14/05 Easy money at $1/2 nl and $2/4 limit By: PAZZO 12/01/05 High end for Low rollers. Poor room, but great comps and staff. By: daffyfriz 11/30/05 Easy money - I hope the IP stays around for a while longer By: dlew22 11/24/05 Fish Tank- Nov 13-16 By: Wolffhound 11/20/05 A bunch of river dancers on 2/4 tables (11/6 - 11/8)... By: Raising-w-Rags 11/11/05 I'll Miss the IP Room By: Philar 10/31/05 It's a dump By: gjw61 10/22/05 Video Poker? By: acrtp 10/12/05 Not spectacular but fun By: Wolfshead 10/11/05 Glad to have it back By: Kevco55 10/10/05 the oral manager By: TheZookeeper 10/05/05 Classy with a capital K, L, and "assy" By: Average Joe 10/02/05 Can you say, "old school"? By: Nick Sicily 09/24/05 Easy Money on 1/2 No Limit By: CincyJosh 09/20/05 2 Local Pros play there. By: KevMD 09/14/05 New felt on tables for no fold'em hold'em By: KC-J 09/13/05 blah room, terrible players By: backfromvegas 09/06/05 A Quiet Friendly Place By: LukeSLTS 08/28/05 Day at the IP By: ddp 08/27/05 IP Rooms... better than expected. Dealers worse. By: Paboo 08/25/05 Better than expected! By: wombatwht 08/19/05 what poker room By: drumrckstr 08/18/05 A weekend well spent at the IP By: Coolchris9k 08/05/05 Play with the motorcycle helmet, not the old guys By: bigbrett 08/04/05 Winning Money Doesn't Make Up for this Lousy Room... By: mactionY2K5 07/30/05 One of the worst By: Photoc 07/29/05 Best Room for Painless Poker By: DallasManUFan 07/21/05 EZ Money By: KevMD 07/19/05 Grungy room, Awful players By: kismet 07/16/05 It Felt like I had Telekensis By: D_alexander 07/13/05 Nothing Special Here... By: StevenFernandez 07/08/05 Getting grungy all ready By: bearman1 07/03/05 In One Word: Depressing By: BeerMe 07/02/05 Um................. By: hank987 07/02/05 Worst Players, Worst Dealer, Best Cookies By: snakeyes 06/24/05 6/13 - 6/17 By: TheDude 06/20/05 Lots of locals at night for NL By: bigjk 06/06/05 My new favorite room in Las Vegas..... By: LasVegasMichael 06/04/05 The good, the bad, and the Anti-Semetic. By: Michael J. Sykes 06/04/05 Great poker action if the tables hold up By: dawg422 06/02/05 Not the nicest place but I liked it. By: vb_guy 06/02/05 nice laid back atmosphere By: pokerfiend 06/01/05 Easy money By: quadaces 05/06/05 Better Than Expected By: chisoxpat 05/02/05 My new favorite place to play By: Craigb21 04/28/05 LOUD and LOOSE By: boston jay 03/30/05 My favorite cash machine in Vegas By: JohnDz 03/25/05 Better than I thought By: Queens49 03/15/05 Slummin' at the IP By: ncskier 03/12/05 Soft seat, free food, great comp program By: 80dollarsofcoleslaw 02/28/05 Grime and Gritty, Suckout City. By: SteveP 02/17/05 3rd Class All the Way By: Los Feliz Slim 02/14/05 Where are the sandwiches??? By: 3_Olives 02/12/05 Imperial Palace - First time player in Vegas. By: Gumbo 02/10/05 Fun, Well Run Room By: elkaholic 01/30/05 Wouldn't have expected, but my favorite place to play By: worm 01/09/05 Let's Begin By: Gaggles 12/30/04 Not quite prime time but trying By: StevieG 12/14/04 Terrible players, great comps By: BellyBuster 12/07/04 my basement is better By: deadlikeme 11/14/04 Good comps poor atmosphere By: eob175 11/09/04 Trip Reports About Imperial Palace Poker Room Stayed and played at Monte Carlo 01/25/06, Player: Shane For Rooms: Bellagio,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Monte Carlo,Rio, Sahara, Wynn, Luxor and more - Jan 21-24, 2006 01/29/06, Player: lightning36 For Rooms: Aladdin,Excalibur,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Sahara,Wynn, After Christmas Delight 01/31/06, Player: kong55 For Rooms: Aladdin,Bally's,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Paris, 16 nights in Vegas 01/31/06, Player: dewey089 For Rooms: Bally's,Binion's,Caesars Palace,El Cortez,Golden Nugget,Imperial Palace,Orleans,Paris,Plaza,South Point,Stratosphere, Step Yo Game Up 02/01/06, Player: StevenFernandez For Rooms: Bellagio,Caesars Palace,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand, Patience Pays in Low Limit Hold 'Em 02/03/06, Player: IAPETE For Rooms: Aladdin,Bally's,Bellagio,Caesars Palace,Excalibur,Flamingo,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Mandalay Bay,MGM Grand,Monte Carlo,Paris, 7 Casinos in 4 days! 02/09/06, Player: mr00 For Rooms: Hooters,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Mirage,Orleans,Palms,Wynn, A Poker Virgin No Longer 02/12/06, Player: acersmith For Rooms: Binion's,Caesars Palace,Golden Nugget,Hilton,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Paris,Plaza,Wynn, Imperial Palce 02/17/06, Player: stoopidskunk For Rooms: Imperial Palace, Valentines Poker Trip 02/17/06, Player: AlaskaGal For Rooms: Bally's,Bellagio,Caesars Palace,Excalibur,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Sahara,Wynn, Quest to make a million 02/20/06, Player: nokes06 For Rooms: Aladdin,Bellagio,Binion's,Caesars Palace,Circus Circus,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Mandalay Bay,MGM Grand,Orleans,Plaza,Sahara,Wynn, President's weekend poker trip 02/20/06, Player: zephrresl For Rooms: Bellagio,Caesars Palace,Flamingo,Harrah's,Imperial Palace, Good(Flamingo) and bad(Imperial Palace) 02/26/06, Player: mjink3 For Rooms: Flamingo,Imperial Palace, First time Playing Poker in Vegas - Novice Perspective 03/01/06, Player: IndyGirl For Rooms: Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Orleans,Sahara,Stratosphere, Play Deep 03/06/06, Player: machman For Rooms: Hooters,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Sahara, 3 nights of NLHE 03/07/06, Player: LimpingIn For Rooms: Excalibur,Flamingo,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Monte Carlo, The good and the bad 03/13/06, Player: lazy_ace For Rooms: Aladdin,Imperial Palace,Luxor, St. Patrick's Weekend Poker Madness! 03/20/06, Player: crankypage For Rooms: Aladdin,Flamingo,Imperial Palace,O'Shea's, 1st Post - 1st Trip to Vegas- 1st Flight - not last for any 03/20/06, Player: shucky For Rooms: Imperial Palace,Mirage,Riviera, smoke'm before you enter the poker rooms 04/04/06, Player: candykisses For Rooms: Arizona Charlie's,Binion's,Boulder Station,Golden Nugget,Harrah's,Hooters,Imperial Palace,Sam's Town,Tropicana, Midwest view of Low-Limit Vegas Poker 04/12/06, Player: kahalbers For Rooms: Bally's,Bellagio,Binion's,Excalibur,Golden Nugget,Imperial Palace,Mandalay Bay,MGM Grand,Mirage,Orleans,Palms,Plaza,Sahara,Wynn, You played your best poker where? The IP, no way!! 04/21/06, Player: SantaFe For Rooms: Bally's,Excalibur,Flamingo,Imperial Palace,Luxor, 29 Hours of Poker 04/27/06, Player: 3djeff For Rooms: Aladdin,Flamingo,Imperial Palace,Mirage,Venetian, Limit, limit tourneys, and a bit o' no limit 05/02/06, Player: twriter For Rooms: Bellagio,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Orleans, 5 Days in Vegas; Business/Cards 05/03/06, Player: BarbarianDave For Rooms: Aladdin,Excalibur,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand, Stayed and played at Imperial Palace 05/05/06, Player: cheer_dad For Rooms: Bally's,Harrah's,Hooters,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Stratosphere, 3 days, 3 small buy-in tourneys 05/09/06, Player: cdreef For Rooms: Imperial Palace,Plaza,Rio, Memorial Day Weekend 06/01/06, Player: hpt150 For Rooms: Aladdin,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Mandalay Bay,MGM Grand,Mirage,Venetian,Wynn, Fun at low limits and finding my inner 'nit' 5/21 - 5/25 06/09/06, Player: swede For Rooms: Bellagio,Binion's,Circus Circus,Flamingo,Golden Nugget,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Mirage,O'Shea's,Rio,Riviera,Stardust,Treasure Island (TI),Wynn, While The Wife is Away 06/10/06, Player: texred1 For Rooms: Golden Nugget,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Monte Carlo,Venetian, Good times at 1-2 NL June 11-15, 2006 06/28/06, Player: lightning36 For Rooms: Aladdin,Bally's,Caesars Palace,Excalibur,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Sahara,Stardust, Strip Poker In Vegas! 07/28/06, Player: Lucky Duck For Rooms: Aladdin,Caesars Palace,Green Valley Ranch,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Rio,South Point,Treasure Island (TI), Another year Another Great trip 08/10/06, Player: DLee For Rooms: Aladdin,Bally's,Binion's,Fitzgeralds,Imperial Palace,Paris, 35th Birthday Trip to Vegas 08/12/06, Player: diamondjoe35 For Rooms: Imperial Palace,Sahara, 35th Birthday Trip to Vegas 08/12/06, Player: diamondjoe35 For Rooms: Imperial Palace,Sahara, South Strip Low Limit Holdem 09/03/06, Player: BTR For Rooms: Bally's,Excalibur,Imperial Palace,Luxor,MGM Grand,Monte Carlo,Treasure Island (TI), Visit the bad casino card rooms 09/15/06, Player: zxcvb531 For Rooms: Imperial Palace, Poker league trip 10/17/06, Player: srvfan03 For Rooms: Imperial Palace,Orleans, A few tourneys and more two outers 11/23/06, Player: dlew22 For Rooms: Excalibur,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Paris, I am pokered out ! 12/25/06, Player: tangtester For Rooms: Bellagio,Binion's,Caesars Palace,Golden Nugget,Imperial Palace,Tropicana, Mellow Christmas but money to be made 12/27/06, Player: kismet For Rooms: Bally's,Flamingo,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Venetian, 14 days of poker in vegas 01/08/07, Player: DogTrackMike For Rooms: Bally's,Imperial Palace,Mirage,Monte Carlo,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian, Finding a Game -- Center Strip 8am -- Easier said than done! 02/05/07, Player: djgoldie For Rooms: Caesars Palace,Flamingo,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Mirage,O'Shea's,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian, Golly gee, I think I saw some poker pros.... 03/06/07, Player: naturaldisaster For Rooms: Binion's,Golden Nugget,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Monte Carlo,Sahara,Venetian, Shortened trip - Venetian, MGM & Binions - Lost Vegas! 03/16/07, Player: Homer23 For Rooms: Binion's,Caesars Palace,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian,Wynn, My trips to vegas 03/19/07, Player: searchjerkdotcom For Rooms: Aladdin,Bally's,Bellagio,Excalibur,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Luxor,MGM Grand,Monte Carlo,Paris,Sahara,Venetian, March Madness Trip 03/21/07, Player: thedude209 For Rooms: Caesars Palace,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Sahara,Venetian, Vegas 3/20 to 3/24 03/26/07, Player: wlgolfpro For Rooms: Bellagio,Imperial Palace,Mandalay Bay,O'Shea's,Sahara,Venetian,Wynn, Poker Poker Poker, brother's 40th, Sahara Tourney 03/27/07, Player: cubswin623 For Rooms: Caesars Palace,Circus Circus,Imperial Palace,Palms,Sahara,Venetian,Wynn, Frankin Faces on the Strip! 04/11/07, Player: Bizkilla For Rooms: Caesars Palace,Excalibur,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Mandalay Bay,MGM Grand,Paris,Sahara,Tropicana, The Key to Las Vegas: Three Days 04/17/07, Player: Thatzpoker For Rooms: Caesars Palace,Imperial Palace,Rio,Venetian, The man, The Fish, The Legend long 04/27/07, Player: yourchipsmystack For Rooms: Aladdin,Bally's,Binion's,Fitzgeralds,Golden Nugget,Imperial Palace,Mirage,O'Shea's,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian, 2nd annual guys trip 05/02/07, Player: kwmarks For Rooms: Hilton,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Sahara,Treasure Island (TI), Finally Took The LLNL Plunge: 5/31 - 6/4/07 06/06/07, Player: IAPETE For Rooms: Bally's,Flamingo,Imperial Palace,Paris,Planet Hollywood,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian, Two quck trips 06/07/07, Player: yourchipsmystack For Rooms: Aladdin,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Mirage,Planet Hollywood, My losing Vegas trip 06/07/07, Player: DHG223 For Rooms: Imperial Palace,Planet Hollywood,Sahara,Venetian, Low-stakes Limit Poker challenge 06/13/07, Player: MagicBus For Rooms: Bally's,Excalibur,Flamingo,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Mirage,Planet Hollywood, away from the rain 06/16/07, Player: itwas For Rooms: Imperial Palace, Long report on tourney and cash play at numerous places 06/20/07, Player: oski88 For Rooms: Caesars Palace,Excalibur,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,O'Shea's,Planet Hollywood,Sahara,Venetian, Arby Does Vega$ Part I 07/03/07, Player: Arbitrage650 For Rooms: Bellagio,Caesars Palace,Imperial Palace, Poker trip report 6/27-7/4 07/05/07, Player: bigalbr For Rooms: Bally's,Bellagio,Binion's,Caesars Palace,El Cortez,Excalibur,Fitzgeralds,Flamingo,Golden Nugget,Harrah's,Hooters,Imperial Palace,Mandalay Bay,MGM Grand,Mirage,Planet Holly |