Poker Room Reviews

Reviews of poker rooms across the country

Live! Casino Philadelphia Poker Room Review

Live! Casino Philadelphia Poker Room Review

Live! Casino Philadelphia poker room had us very excited given our excellent experience at its sister site in Maryland. We also had a very positive experience at Rivers Casino Philadelphia the day before.  On the Monday morning that we dropped in for a bounty tournament, expectations were running high. Unfortunately, our experience did not meet…

Rivers Casino Philadelphia Poker Room Review

Rivers Casino Philadelphia Poker Room Review

The Rivers Casino Philadelphia poker room is one of three large rooms in the Philadelphia area. We were in Philadelphia for a few days recently and decide to play a Sunday morning/afternoon tournament at Rivers. The casino was a bit of a mystery to us. They consistently get several tables of low-stakes cash games and…

Hollywood Casino Perryville Poker Room Review

Hollywood Casino Perryville Poker Room Review

The Hollywood Casino Perryville poker room is a small poker room without the profile of other Maryland rooms such as Maryland Live! or MGM National Harbor. However, Perryville had an intriguing Sunday tournament (30-minute blinds!) when we were staying around Baltimore. So we headed up the road about an hour north of Baltimore to check…

Horseshoe Baltimore Poker Room Review

Horseshoe Baltimore Poker Room Review

The Horseshoe Baltimore poker room is not as highly publicized as its neighbor 15 minutes south, Maryland Live! and it doesn’t have the buzz of the newer MGM Grand National Harbor. But Horseshoe’s status as a “downtown” casino, with access to other activities of a major city, was intriguing. Given the good value tournaments scheduled…

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races Poker Room Review

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races Poker Room Review

The Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races poker room, as with our recent visit to the Mount Airy poker room, was part of a larger venture to an out-of-the-way location.  We recently shared our trek through West Maryland including this short venture into West Virginia.  If you’re headed out to the Holywood Casino at Charles…

MGM National Harbor Poker Room Review

MGM National Harbor Poker Room Review

MGM National Harbor is one of two major poker rooms in the Baltimore-Washington area. While Maryland Live! sits beside BWI airport just minutes from Baltimore, MGM is on the Maryland-Virginia line, close to Washington, DC. The newest room in the Mid-Atlantic, MGM hasn’t lost that new casino shine and comes with all of the required…