Although we’re both likely past the midpoint of our lives, Paul and I both are dependent on our smartphones. I wish I could resist checking email (and the news) better than I do. But I love the knowledge that my smartphone brings to my fingertips. I have apps for the weather, apps for checking on my bank account, games, and, of course, poker apps. There are a lot of good poker apps out there, but a few are particularly helpful for players like us. We often travel to play poker, and are always looking for information about the best cardrooms, tools to help us track our game, and tools to help us play better. We have found the following apps to be the 5 best poker apps for recreational players.
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Poker Pilgrims 8 Most Popular Posts of 2019
As we approach the holidays, we look back at our second full year of sharing our experiences with poker, travel and life in general. We are very excited to have introduced our poker cash table counts this year. A lot of work goes into tracking tables, but we are committed to continue this work and to eventually cover most of the poker rooms in the country, region by region. We also added eleven room reviews this year and updated three reviews (Greyhound Casino at Seabrook Park, Mohegan Sun, and Foxwoods) for rooms that had significant renovations.
Meanwhile, our travels brought us to Miami, the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and, of course, Las Vegas. We threw down over cruising, sugar detoxes, and tag team poker tournaments. At year’s end, we are both energized by our 2019 adventures and excited to see what 2020 will bring. But without further ado, here are our 8 most popular posts of 2019.
The New England Poker Revolution
Massachusetts first legalized casinos all the way back in 2011. Poker in New England started to feel the effects of the new law in May 2018 with the opening of the MGM Springfield. However, it was the opening of Encore Boston Harbor this summer that really revolutionized New England poker. Encore took the New England poker cash scene by storm over the summer, and is now impacting New England tournament numbers as well. Speculation has run rampant over the past few years about how the new Massachusetts sites would impact existing poker rooms in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Some expected a poker room apocalypse. Others believed the impact would be minimal, as few players would hassle with Boston traffic or make the long haul to Springfield. As interested parties, we thought we would review recent changes in the New England poker scene.
5 Great Gifts For Your Favorite Poker Player 2019
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It’s that time of year again! Time to start thinking about buying gifts for those near and dear to you.
You know who they are. She’s your sister who takes every vacation in Las Vegas. Or maybe he’s your dad who is up late playing on Poker Stars every night. Now you’ve got to wrap your mind around finding them a gift. Poker Pilgrims would like to help you out with suggestions for great poker gifts for the player in your life.
Great Poker Gifts
Las Vegas Cash Poker
When visiting Las Vegas to play some cash poker, a variety of questions might be asked to help direct you to the ideal venue. How many cash poker tables will you find downtown on a Tuesday night? Where can you find a good game of Pot Limit Omaha on the Strip? Which rooms are the favorites of high rollers? If you are a cash poker player, this rundown of Las Vegas cash poker tables will help you find a room that fits your needs.
Over the summer, we collected cash poker table numbers across New England and shared them in our new table format. We’ve now moved on to Las Vegas, both the Strip and surrounding areas. All venues reporting cash poker numbers to either PokerAtlas or Bravo Poker are covered here. Refer to our Las Vegas Cash Poker Table page for details on the counts and our data collection methodology.
In the meantime, on to the fun stuff. When we evaluated the Las Vegas Cash Poker scene, what did we find?
The Las Vegas Cash Poker Scene
Note: For the purposes of this analysis, The Rio and The Orleans are being included with Las Vegas Strip casinos despite the fact that, being a couple of blocks from Las Vegas Boulevard, they are not technically on the Strip.