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El Cortez Poker Room Review Last updated: 07/08/08 Sponsored Advertisement Phone: (702) 385-5200 Web: Email: Address: 600 East Freemont Street Editor's Review El Cortez Poker Room News El Cortez Poker Room Information Tables: 2  Full Tilt Poker 100% Deposit Bonus up to $600! Use Code: ALLVEGAS. Full Tilt Poker Betting Limits:
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Weekend Wait-Time: 10 to 30 minutes. There are only two tables, so although the list is usually short, the wait can still be quite long. Smoking Allowed: Yes The poker tables are smack in the middle of one of the smokiest casino's in Las Vegas. If you're a chain smoker, The El Cortez is the place to play. Poker Room Rate: No Editor's Review - El Cortez Poker Room Total Rating: 1.80 Room Quality Rating: 1 The El Cortez hotel, and the poker room inside, should have been blown up 10 years ago. But the place has character. The poker tables may be the oldest poker tables still in service in Las Vegas. They have terrible felt and cigarette burns everywhere. Even the card decks seem old school. With only two Texas Holdem tables, the El Cortez is also the smallest poker room listed at allvegaspoker.com -- In fact, the El Cortez doesn't even really have a poker "room" -- It just has two poker tables and a manager's desk next to the craps tables in the middle of the casino. If you're looking for an up-town poker experience, then go elsewhere. The El Cortez poker room is the biggest poker hole in the wall in Vegas. But, if you're the type of person that likes a place like this, then God bless and good luck. Competition Rating: 3 If you're under 40, you will probably be the youngest person seated at the table. Some players have been playing at the El Cortez for 30 years. These people know how to play poker -- not always very well -- but they know how to play. Of course, the El Cortez also gets a lot of visitors from downtown. These are your standard bums, crack dealers, and street hookers. At the El Cortez, these are your best friends because they usually continue to dump money on the table, and they will call with ANYTHING. These are the people that make the El Cortez a profitable place to play. Dealer Rating: 1 The dealers are pretty bad. Some of the old timers are decent, but if these were good dealers they wouldn't be working at the El Cortez. Cocktail Rating: 2 Some of the cocktail waitresses have probably been working at the El Cortez since it opened. I don't know when the El Cortez opened -- But it was a long time ago. These waitresses are OLD, and frankly most of them have no business in the outfits they're wearing. Thankfully, the cocktail waitress outfits are not too revealing. But, trust me when I tell you that's a good thing. Despite the lackluster appearances, most of the women who serve drinks here are really nice and friendly. Although their personalities won't get them a top rating at allvegaspoker.com, the speed with which they bring the drinks will earn the El Cortez cocktail waitresses a 2 instead of a 1. It is worth mentioning that the El Cortez is the ONLY place I have ever ordered a Corona and had it served in a CAN rather than a bottle. Management Rating: 5 The El Cortez poker room management is one of a kind. This is the only place I know of in Las Vegas where the management smoke as many cigarettes as the players. They smoke on the job, and at the table. Yes, that's right -- they smoke at the table. This is because the management at the El Cortez often sit down with the players when there are open seats. They're not shy about it either. They will sit right down, and when a new player wants to enter the game, they will stand up from their seat, sell the new player some chips from their rack, and then watch the game (while smoking). Because the management at the El Cortez is so unique, I'm rating it a 5 -- the best of Las Vegas. Comps Rating: 1 The comps are pretty bad. - $5 food voucher for four hours of play. That's all. Interestingly, I understand that this food comp is the reason that a lot of the bums play here. El Cortez Poker Room News Rumor: El Cortez is expanding its poker room from 2 tables to 3 Date: 09/21/04 Summary:You heard it here first. In October, the El Cortez will add one new poker table, enlarging the poker room to a whopping 3 poker tables. |
El Cortez Poker Room Player Reviews Summary of Player Reviews: Overall: 2.92 Room Quality: 2.73 Competition: 3.27 Dealer Rating: 3.18 Cocktail Rating: 3.45 Management Rating: 3.91 Comps Rating: 1.91 Smallest game in town By: BxFitz 08/26/08 It's a whole new world By: packbacker 06/03/08 Walked into the El Cortez at 6am By: Lester 12/21/07 Unique poker experience By: dewey089 08/08/07 Cortez now non-smoking By: groverbg 01/16/07 Old Fashioned Vegas By: Whitey5150 09/13/06 Stinky, with characters, low rake, a lot of fun By: joebrazil3 08/21/06 Not a bad pick By: pizzaboy 03/05/06 cheapest games in vegas By: vegasbound 09/01/05 Colorful Late Night Poker By: Mailguy55 08/13/05 Media Misses Major Poker Room Expansion By: TheBeast 06/26/05 Trip Reports About El Cortez Poker Room 16 nights in Vegas 01/31/06, Player: dewey089 For Rooms: Bally's,Binion's,Caesars Palace,El Cortez,Golden Nugget,Imperial Palace,Orleans,Paris,Plaza,South Point,Stratosphere, Low/Mid NL poker for a week 06/12/06, Player: overeducated For Rooms: Bally's,Bellagio,Caesars Palace,El Cortez,Excalibur (Live),Golden Nugget,Mandalay Bay,MGM Grand,Mirage,Paris,Venetian,Wynn, 24 days in Vegas for 60 years of life 01/06/07, Player: dewey089 For Rooms: El Cortez,Excalibur (Live),Gold Coast,MGM Grand,Orleans,Stratosphere,Texas Station,Venetian, Downtown action 02/24/07, Player: SamQuentin For Rooms: Binion's,Caesars Palace,El Cortez,Fitzgeralds,Golden Nugget, Poker trip report 6/27-7/4 07/05/07, Player: bigalbr For Rooms: Bally's,Bellagio,Binion's,Caesars Palace,El Cortez,Excalibur (Live),Fitzgeralds,Flamingo,Golden Nugget,Harrah's,Hooters,Imperial Palace,Mandalay Bay,MGM Grand,Mirage,Planet Hollywood,Plaza,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian, My second time in Las Vegas 10/10/07, Player: BulletToothTony For Rooms: Binion's,El Cortez,Flamingo,Golden Nugget,Imperial Palace,O'Shea's,Plaza,Sahara, First time Vegas trip and all downtown play 12/21/07, Player: Lester For Rooms: Binion's,El Cortez,Fitzgeralds,Golden Nugget,Plaza, So many rooms, so little time 12/22/07, Player: MickeyD For Rooms: Bellagio,Binion's,Caesars Palace,El Cortez,Flamingo,Golden Nugget,Mirage,Orleans,Palms,Riviera,Sahara,Stratosphere,Wynn, December low limit experiences 12/24/07, Player: dewey089 For Rooms: Bally's,Caesars Palace,El Cortez,Golden Nugget,Palms,Riviera, Solo Trip w/ Nasty Cash and Tourney Play 04/29/08, Player: GolfBaller70 For Rooms: Binion's,Caesars Palace,El Cortez,Excalibur (Live),MGM Grand,Orleans,Sahara,Wynn, Beaten up, Great profit on the tables and stripper friends; Vegas rocks! 05/06/08, Player: GuarczZz For Rooms: Bellagio,Binion's,Caesars Palace,El Cortez,Planet Hollywood,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian, SPPerry and LVMike's excellent adventure, part 2 05/07/08, Player: SouthPointPerry For Rooms: Binion's,El Cortez,Fitzgeralds,Golden Nugget,Plaza, |
 Wide view of El Cortez poker room (all two tables of it).  Action inside El Cortez poker room.  The other El Cortez poker table.  El Cortez poker dealer smoking on the job.  El Cortez poker dealer AND room manager BOTH smoking on the job. |
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