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    Foxwoods trip

    I'm thinking about planning a poker / golf trip for a few friends to Foxwoods this summer. What is the best airport to fly into to go to Foxwoods? What's the drive like from there? Etc.

    I tried the googles but it was confusing.

    I'd likely fly out of Cleveland but I'm open to Columbus or Pittsburgh as well.

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    TF Green if you can.

    Why Foxwoods? Doing research on failed big box casinos? Place is soul less. In the middle of nowhere.

    A once great poker room. Once the most tables in the world.

    Mohegan Sun is a happier place. But nothing special really.

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sanlmar View Post
    TF Green if you can.

    Why Foxwoods? Doing research on failed big box casinos? Place is soul less. In the middle of nowhere.

    A once great poker room. Once the most tables in the world.

    Mohegan Sun is a happier place. But nothing special really.
    The guys in this particular group enjoy golf and low limit seven card stud.

    EDIT: Looks like Mohegan would definitely be an option as well although it doesn't look it has as many games going as Foxwoods. And only one golf course?
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    Quote Originally Posted by devidee View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Sanlmar View Post
    TF Green if you can.

    Why Foxwoods? Doing research on failed big box casinos? Place is soul less. In the middle of nowhere.

    A once great poker room. Once the most tables in the world.

    Mohegan Sun is a happier place. But nothing special really.
    The guys in this particular group enjoy golf and low limit seven card stud.

    EDIT: Looks like Mohegan would definitely be an option as well although it doesn't look it has as many games going as Foxwoods. And only one golf course?
    Yup, Mohegan is much smaller.

    If it's Stud, then Foxwoods. I gotta laugh thinking of the half dead Stud grinders in the back of the room.

    Do not pass up the opportunity to get stories about what that room was like, say about 2007. 100 friggin tables with a list. Vanessa, all that. Now look around.

    Good history.

    Just keep the trip short.

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    I returned there after a 4-5 year break as I had moved to Florida. I couldn't believe how much that place fell apart. Used to be THE it spot to go away with the boys and have a poker weekend. Now it's just a shit hole.

    I legit can't imagine flying in there for a fun weekend. If you are going through the trouble of flying in you might as well go to vegas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daly View Post
    I returned there after a 4-5 year break as I had moved to Florida. I couldn't believe how much that place fell apart. Used to be THE it spot to go away with the boys and have a poker weekend. Now it's just a shit hole.

    I legit can't imagine flying in there for a fun weekend. If you are going through the trouble of flying in you might as well go to vegas.
    Yeah. We've done Vegas.

    I was trying to find a spot that has both golf and low-limit seven card stud. There's no stud in Vegas below 30-60 for the most part.

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    Quote Originally Posted by devidee View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Daly View Post
    I returned there after a 4-5 year break as I had moved to Florida. I couldn't believe how much that place fell apart. Used to be THE it spot to go away with the boys and have a poker weekend. Now it's just a shit hole.

    I legit can't imagine flying in there for a fun weekend. If you are going through the trouble of flying in you might as well go to vegas.
    Yeah. We've done Vegas.

    I was trying to find a spot that has both golf and low-limit seven card stud. There's no stud in Vegas below 30-60 for the most part.
    They have low limit stud. that's about where the positives start and end.

    If having low limit stud is that important to the guys you roll with than you found your place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daly View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by devidee View Post

    Yeah. We've done Vegas.

    I was trying to find a spot that has both golf and low-limit seven card stud. There's no stud in Vegas below 30-60 for the most part.
    They have low limit stud. that's about where the positives start and end.

    If having low limit stud is that important to the guys you roll with than you found your place.
    Disagree. Sure Foxwoods is a depressing shit hole but this is also a golf trip and their course, Lake of Isles, is one of the best casino golf courses in the country. Just an FYI, Mohegan has their own course as well. It is not close to the casino and it sucks. They basically just bought out a shit hole that was for sale and renamed it.

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    The Foxwoods golf course across the street is nice. Nice summer day..

    Gettin all nostalgic.

    I remember a Stud regular. I never played Stud but this kid was a legend. Always profitable but had a weakness for booze and dice after a long grind.

    One night, I am waiting for a table on a Friday night. Again, I think there was 109 tables. You still waited a long time.

    So I go upstairs to watch Craps. This Stud kid took his roll and went insane. A mammoth run. At one point, he was 10k each point inside. He would go 10k pass or dark.

    He's flipping black chips across the table to shooters. 100k in the rail and drunk off his ass. Funny as all hell. This kid was getting comp'd a watch at the Gucci store like every roll.

    Table was 5 deep with spectators. The crowd was insane.

    Kid had a big black guy with him as muscle. Just frigging begging him to quit. He was swiping chips outta the rail cause he knew how this would end.

    Now you could prolly find a $2 crap game in the morning.

    I occasionally, saw the Stud kid months and years later at craps. He would spew $100 bucks. Lose and sadly leave. It's how the story always goes.

     
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    For the summer if your crew want something to do while not gambling be sure to make the trip over Rhode Island and stop by Paddy's Beach Club for an authentic Mexi-American meal.

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by BeerAndPoker View Post
    For the summer if your crew want something to do while not gambling be sure to make the trip over Rhode Island and stop by Paddy's Beach Club for an authentic Mexi-American meal.
    Ask for Chef John's specialty

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    The golf courses in CT are nice, but the casinos are shitty. Mohegan has better dining options however there's only action on the weekends and some Wed nights and everything is far away. Foxwoods is a hell hole for the most part; I only eat at the Panera Bread and the Steakhouse when I do have to go (b/c I have a bad gambling habit of playing poker tournaments where it's 80% regs). Games run more frequently however.
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    Ok, fellas. I was totally joking about all of this.

     
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    Are there any Stud games in the Hammond, IN area? Lots of casinos, and not too far to drive for some really nice golf courses. Also, Chicago is only 30 min.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daly View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by devidee View Post

    Yeah. We've done Vegas.

    I was trying to find a spot that has both golf and low-limit seven card stud. There's no stud in Vegas below 30-60 for the most part.
    They have low limit stud. that's about where the positives start and end.

    If having low limit stud is that important to the guys you roll with than you found your place.
    What are the negatives? Granted I haven't been down there in a couple of years but the place has always more or less been the same for me

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    Quote Originally Posted by devidee View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Daly View Post
    I returned there after a 4-5 year break as I had moved to Florida. I couldn't believe how much that place fell apart. Used to be THE it spot to go away with the boys and have a poker weekend. Now it's just a shit hole.

    I legit can't imagine flying in there for a fun weekend. If you are going through the trouble of flying in you might as well go to vegas.
    Yeah. We've done Vegas.

    I was trying to find a spot that has both golf and low-limit seven card stud. There's no stud in Vegas below 30-60 for the most part.
    Why not go to the borgatta in ac best poker room on east coast op.

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by DRK Star View Post
    Are there any Stud games in the Hammond, IN area? Lots of casinos, and not too far to drive for some really nice golf courses. Also, Chicago is only 30 min.
    Do you BravoPoker app?
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    Quote Originally Posted by chinamaniac View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Daly View Post

    They have low limit stud. that's about where the positives start and end.

    If having low limit stud is that important to the guys you roll with than you found your place.
    What are the negatives? Granted I haven't been down there in a couple of years but the place has always more or less been the same for me

    If youre just going there to straight gamble it serves it purpose, but for any other entertainment I find foxwoods to be a complete shithole. If you walk around Mohegan Sun on most nights and you will see groups of college girls and hotties partying and having a good time, and people are genuinely enjoying themselves and the atmosphere is pretty chill. foxies on most nights? like a fucking graveyard, full of the most miserable, creepiest, seedy motherfuckers you wouldnt want to run into anywhere else if you could avoid it. Most of the women there are with their young kids and look like hell, either that or they are old or asian. Literally every time I go there is at least one loud argument in the poker room since there are so many assholes. Food sucks (unless you wanna pay $$$), far walk to get anywhere, I could go on all day

     
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    If flying out of Cleveland why not just go to Vegas? It is probably like an hour longer flight
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    Quote Originally Posted by LegalizeMeth View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by chinamaniac View Post
    What are the negatives? Granted I haven't been down there in a couple of years but the place has always more or less been the same for me

    If youre just going there to straight gamble it serves it purpose, but for any other entertainment I find foxwoods to be a complete shithole. If you walk around Mohegan Sun on most nights and you will see groups of college girls and hotties partying and having a good time, and people are genuinely enjoying themselves and the atmosphere is pretty chill. foxies on most nights? like a fucking graveyard, full of the most miserable, creepiest, seedy motherfuckers you wouldnt want to run into anywhere else if you could avoid it. Most of the women there are with their young kids and look like hell, either that or they are old or asian. Literally every time I go there is at least one loud argument in the poker room since there are so many assholes. Food sucks (unless you wanna pay $$$), far walk to get anywhere, I could go on all day
    Golf and gambling is his trips purpose. I just don"t see whats so bad. Its a fucking casino. 90% of them are the same. My point is foxwoods hasn"t changed much

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