Gold Strike Casino Poker Room Review
by Mr_Taterhead
on 04/30/2007.
Mr_Taterhead has played this room approximately 10 times.
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I usually go to Tunica twice a year. I usually go once in January for the WPT World Poker Open that is held at the Gold Strike and I try to go once in the summer between May and July. I usually try and make it to the Gold Strike to play a little poker and feast on the nice fishies that swim in the poker room. I enjoy this room and it is my second favorite poker room in Tunica.
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| Atmosphere |
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If you go into the Gold Strike through the front door you will need to take a right and keep going until you reach the escalator. Take the escalator up and you will find the poker room. The room itself is a little dark for my taste, but nothing you cant deal with. The tables are nice and have the automatic shufflers. The tables have green felt and the chairs are nice.
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The dealers professional and very knowledgeable of the game. They keep the games moving fast and rarely make any mistakes. I do not have any complaints about the dealers.
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Drinks are easy to get at the poker room, just ask a cocktail server to get you something and reward her with a toke and she will be back. I usually do not eat at the Gold Strike, so I am not sure about the food that is offered. I have seen people ordering off a menu and grubbing out at the table.
If you just want to snack, they have a popcorn machine and some Goldfish crackers that are free in the rear of the room.
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The wait list is old school. They use the clipboard and pencil method. Just go up to the person at the podium and tell him/her to put your name on the list and wait around or you will get passed up. The PA system is not very good, so keep an eye out where your name is on the list. I usually start playing in the early morning or mid-afternoon and there is usually not a wait. If you go to the 'Strike at 7pm on a Friday night be prepared to wait at least a hour.
The 'Strike usually spreads the biggest variety of games. They usually spread the following games:
Limit- $3-$6, $10-$20 or $15-$30, and sometimes even higher during the WPT Event in January
NL- $1-$2NL (no max), $2-$5 (no max), and higher games will be available during the WPT Event in January.
They have Omaha running pretty much all the time. I have seen $5-$10 PLO/8 and $10-$20 PLO, and of course higher games will run during the WPT Events as well.
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It is a toss up if you get a room at the 'Strike. You have to call the poker room and leave a message with a lady who 100% of the time will not call you back. You must keep calling until you get in touch with someone, but once you do it is a breeze to get a room and for $35-$40 for a weekend it may be worth it, but I usually just stay at the Grand where booking a room is much easier. The rate during the week is $25 i believe.
They have a BBJP which is never under $50K. I was fortunate enough to be part of a BBJP at the 'Strike the last time I was there and the winner (loser of the hand) walked out with $99K less taxes and the loser (winner of the hand) walked out with $35K.
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