At the end of the year we are always looking for a quick post-holiday getaway to celebrate the fact that we’ve made it through another festive season alive. Between holiday preparations for our four kids, end of the year work demands, and celebrations with our respective families, by the end of December we really need…
* NOTE: Seabrook poker room has been sold and is under new management. Please see our updated review of the Brook at Seabrook Park * New Hampshire, for such a small state, boasts a remarkable number of bustling poker rooms. While it does not have a single large casino, there are multiple vibrant charity card…
Heather and I naturally gravitate toward the bleak. Optimism has traditionally been anathema to our shared world view. We’re not proud of our glass half empty – more like glass-broke-and-hope-leaked-all-over-the-counter – outlook. But it’s become ingrained. Brush teeth, shower, think about how we are going to die one day and how it has all been…
In trying to carve out savings for our poker pilgrimage, one of the first areas Heather and I attacked was how to save money on groceries. We wondered how we could spend $700 a month on groceries when we did not have extravagant tastes. Well sure, there was that weekly run to the local farm…
Updated 8/28/22 The Palazzo/Venetian Resort Casino First, I must couch this review within my general affection for the Venetian/Palazzo complex at large. My wife and I started our annual poker jaunts to Las Vegas several years ago. I was uncertain whether I would like Las Vegas at all. As much as I love poker, I…
Updated: 8/24/2022 Mohegan Sun moved its poker room in 2019 and subsequently reduced tables and changed tournament offerings in 2021 and 2022. We recently stopped in for a visit to play a tournament and update this review. Previous to the move, having to wind through the Casino of the Sky and the Casino of the…
Although our Poker Pilgrimage is still five years away, we spend a lot of time thinking about its viability and about building a budget for our dream. We are fortunate to work as consultants and thus know that we will be able to take our jobs on the road. However, a year of travel (and…
UPDATE: Hampton Falls poker room was purchased by The Brook during the pandemic. The beautiful old Hampton Falls room has since closed. We are saddened, as Hampton Falls was our very favorite New Hampshire poker room. Despite promises of adopting Hampton Falls tournament structures, as of August 2022, The Brook has not fielded any tournaments…