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Bill's Poker Room Review Last updated: 06/17/08 Sponsored Advertisement Phone: (702) 737-2100 Web: http://www.billslasvegas.com/ Email: Address: 3595 Las Vegas Blvd. South Editor's Review Bill's Poker Room News Bill's Poker Room Information Tables: 2 Betting Limits:
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Weekend Wait-Time: Smoking Allowed: No Poker Room Rate: No Editor's Review - Bill's Poker Room Total Rating: 3.10 Room Quality Rating: 2 **Last Updated: 08/11/09** The Bill’s poker room is an area by the Strip sidewalk entrance. It includes three tables, with red velvet ropes sectioning off the poker area. Though this is not a formal poker room, the three table area actually serves the Bills casino quite well. Though we would prefer to see the poker room have an actual room, perhaps adjacent to the pit, given the extremely small size of the property and the casino itself, this poker room serves its purpose, and compliments the property nicely. The room closes late at night when the last game breaks (this usually only happens when the nightclub is dark), and reopens at 11AM. If the game does not break, the room stays open. They will not break a live game to close the room. The tables are not equipped with the Bravo system (i.e. there is no player card tracking in the tables themselves) but with the size of the poker room, this type of system is really not necessary. The chairs are standard poker room chairs, not adjustable or swivel. Though it is a non-smoking room, one simply has to stand up and step behind the velvet ropes to light up. The steps to the Strip sidewalk are only about three feet from the poker room, thus the location is quite convenient. The frills of the Bills poker room are rather slim. They do not have any televisions in the room for sports watching nor do they offer tableside foodservice. There are no real amenities offered to the player’s other then complimentary cocktails, and a fairly standard comps policy ($1 per hour that can be used in any Bill’s restaurant or gift shop, and can be applied to the hotel room bill). Overall, the room quality is low, but one has a fairly low expectation when it comes to the poker room at Bills considering the property itself is known as being a value property with a phenomenal center Strip location. Much like Imperial Palace, Bill’s poker room is designed with its specific clientele in mind: recreational tourist players looking for a low limit simple game of poker. Competition Rating: 5 Bill’s poker room players are almost all casual tourist players most of the time. Due to the low buy in of the NL game, the players that decide to play at Bills as opposed to walking over to Flamingo are ones that desire to play in a very low buy in NL game and play quite loosely. The NL game has $.50/$1 blinds and an extremely low $20 min buy in (this is the lowest min buy in on the Strip). Though the room does have a local following during the 11AM to 2PM timeframe, when the room offers an Aces and Kings cracked promotion, the vast majority of the time the room has casual tourist players who are there to drink, have a good time, and play cards/gamble (usually in that order). Players buying in for the $200 are in the minority in this game. Bill's has developed a strong reputation as the most casual and drunken NL game in the city. The $20 min buy in allows for recreational entertainment and debauchery. Dealer Rating: 4 The Bill’s poker room is managed and staffed by the Imperial Palace poker team. The dealers from the IP are all quite fluid in their dealing mechanics and control the games well. Often, the Bill’s games are quite tough to control due to the drinking and noise factor, but all dealers seem to maintain solid game control and shuffle accurately and correctly follow poker room dealing protocol. The personalities of the Bill’s poker room dealing staff are friendly, receptive to courtesy, and welcoming to new players. It seems that all dealers are quite experienced with the clientele that Bill’s has, and adapt accordingly. The patience factor of the dealers is quite high. Considering that many, if not most, of the players that sit down in the Bill’s poker room are new to live poker, and are not necessarily knowledgeable in poker room procedures or game etiquette. Cocktail Rating: 3 The cocktail staff of Bill’s delivers drinks quickly, and most standard shelf cocktails are available. Considering the property, it is no surprise that premium/top shelf drinks are not available, nor is Red Bull served in the can. The waitresses are generally attractive and young, and quite friendly to the players. The service bar is only steps away from the poker room, thus enabling the girls to get the drinks to the table in a very quick manner. Management Rating: 4 The management of the Bill’s poker room is quite good, considering the location. List tracking is done on paper and pen (with only a 3 table room, an electronic list system is really unnecessary), and if a player decides to leave the poker area while waiting, the floor staff will call the player on their cell phone to notify them of their seat opening up. The management themselves are experienced in poker, and show genuine concern for the success of the poker room and the happiness of the players. Jake from Imperial Palace oversee the poker room at Bill’s, and brings to the table a wealth of experience and ideas. Given what he has to work with, this reviewer is quite impressed with the effort put in to make the small Bill’s poker room a convenient, nice, and comfortable place to play cards. We would like to see Bill's use the Total Rewards card system to track and apply comps since Bill's is under the HET umbrella. Tracking poker comps on the Total Rewards card would be a large added benefit that we hope to see management add on soon. Comps Rating: 3 The Bill’s Poker Room offers a standard $1 per hour comps on the Bill’s Player’s Card. Though the property is owned by Harrahs, Bill’s still operates as a separate entity, and thus its comps are only good within the Bill’s casino. However, the earned comps can be used toward any food outlet within Bill’s, as well as in the gift shop, and can be applied to your Bill’s Hotel room bill. Also, the comps go directly to the card, so there is no need to get a paper comp from the poker room to redeem your earned comp dollars. From what this reviewer has heard, there is a plan to eventually convert Bill’s to the Total Rewards (Harrah’s) system which will enable earned poker room comps to be used at any Harrahs property, but as of this writing, this is currently not the case. Bill’s takes a jackpot drop of $1 when the pot reaches $10. The promotions that Bill’s offers include a flat $50 paid to quads (using a pocket pair), $250 for all straight flushes, and $500 for Royal Flushes. Both hole cards must play, there must be $10 in the pot, and at least 4 players must be dealt in. Bill’s also offers an Aces/Kings cracked promotion from 11AM to 2PM. $50 is paid to the player who has his pocket Kings cracked, and $100 is paid to players who have their pocket Aces cracked. Bill's Poker Room News Bill's Poker Room to expand 50% on Oct 1st! Date: 09/27/08 Summary:Bill's Poker Room, formerly Barbary Coast, opened their two table poker room earlier this year, and will be adding a table on Oct 1st. Bill's Poker Room Editor Review is now posted! Date: 09/18/08 Summary:Bill's poker room (formerly Barbary Coast) now has an Official Editor Review posted in the Bill's Poker Room section of the main site! |
Bill's Poker Room Player Reviews Summary of Player Reviews: Overall: 3.10 Room Quality: 2.13 Competition: 3.88 Dealer Rating: 4.00 Cocktail Rating: 3.31 Management Rating: 3.81 Comps Rating: 3.69 Last stand of the strip front location By: zzjitterzz 06/20/10 Ok for beginners and those one a budget By: Habby 05/04/10 Poker is as bad as food. By: RounderMan 02/01/10 Another bad attempt by a strip casino. By: Whitey5150 11/29/09 Depends on time of day By: Tor Eckman 11/20/09 three full tables of varying action By: biggsy1969 08/03/09 Loose, fishy, but limited amounts of money By: zzjitterzz 06/18/09 Good, friendly, cheap game By: radioactivecrow 05/19/09 Terrible Room But Easily Winnable By: eroxors 03/02/09 Just OK By: pbouley 02/20/09 Nice fun game By: Statto 02/02/09 Good place for beginners By: PiJuice15 01/22/09 Nice little place to play By: BeeDub55 08/02/08 small / good mix of players By: biggsy1969 07/04/08 small 2 table room By: mikek14 06/19/08 Supposedly fish filled but not for me By: zzjitterzz 06/19/08 Trip Reports About Bill's Poker Room (LONG) Mrs. Lederer Does Vegas, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love No Limit 10/02/08, Player: Mrs. Lederer For Rooms: Bally's,Bill's,Caesars Palace,,Gold Coast,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,, 6/11-6/15 trip for AVP meet and tournament 06/18/08, Player: mikek14 For Rooms: Bill's,Imperial Palace,,Venetian, Low Limit Poker for Dummies 08/03/08, Player: idrinkcoors For Rooms: Bellagio,Bill's,Binion's,,Flamingo,Imperial Palace,O'Shea's,Wynn, EA14 - A budget poker competition 10/10/08, Player: SouthPointPerry For Rooms: Bill's,El Cortez,Imperial Palace,Mirage,Tuscany, Good times 10/25/08, Player: caroleehs For Rooms: Bill's,,Flamingo,Imperial Palace, Poker, sore feet, and copious amounts of beer (Very Long) 02/02/09, Player: feltbettor For Rooms: Bill's,Binion's,Eastside Cannery,Flamingo,Hard Rock,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Luxor,Mandalay Bay,Mirage,Orleans,Plaza,Sahara,Sam's Town,Stratosphere,Tuscany,Venetian, Quick birthday trip 02/20/09, Player: pbouley For Rooms: Bill's,Hard Rock,O'Shea's,Venetian, Birthday and Valentine's Day Trip with my Bride 02/21/09, Player: IAPETE For Rooms: Bellagio,Bill's,Flamingo,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Venetian, this is called running bad... 03/03/09, Player: ebert19 For Rooms: Bally's,Bill's,Circus Circus,Stratosphere,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian, Brother-in-law Birthday Bash Las Vegas Style 03/03/09, Player: eroxors For Rooms: Bill's,Hooters,MGM Grand,Planet Hollywood, Krusherlaw's Trip to Vegas 03/23/09, Player: Krusherlaw For Rooms: Bellagio,Bill's,Binion's,El Cortez,,Fitzgeralds,Flamingo,Golden Nugget,Hard Rock,Luxor,M,Mandalay Bay,MGM Grand,,Venetian, EA20 - A fun but horribly lopsided competition 05/14/09, Player: SouthPointPerry For Rooms: Bally's,Bill's,Imperial Palace,Mandalay Bay,Orleans, Trip for AVP meetup 06/18/09, Player: redright88 For Rooms: Bally's,Bellagio,Bill's,Venetian, Trip from March 27-30 06/26/09, Player: doubleup For Rooms: Bill's,,Hooters,MGM Grand,Planet Hollywood,Treasure Island (TI), First two cashes, worst two casinos... 08/10/09, Player: jackson495 For Rooms: Bill's,Caesars Palace,Flamingo,Mirage,O'Shea's, Impromptu Poker Weekend (very long) 08/17/09, Player: MelloAceCV For Rooms: Bill's,Excalibur,Hard Rock,Mirage,,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian, 4 days, low roller 08/24/09, Player: gowhitesox99 For Rooms: Bill's,MGM Grand,Sahara, Trip Good; Poker bad -- very long 08/30/09, Player: Dap Poker For Rooms: Bill's,Excalibur,Flamingo,Golden Nugget,Imperial Palace,M,Mirage,Treasure Island (TI),Wynn, In-Flight Movie on Shuttle Bus…Should’ve Known I was in Trouble (aka, Vegas from Marie Osmond’s Mouth or “Cowboy Up”) 09/01/09, Player: IAPETE For Rooms: Bally's,Bill's,Excalibur,Flamingo,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Mirage,,Planet Hollywood,Venetian, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 09/10/09, Player: Mrs. Lederer For Rooms: Bellagio,Bill's,Excalibur,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Palms,Planet Hollywood,Treasure Island (TI), Venetian tourney--Trip 10/14-10/17 10/19/09, Player: WoodenShoe_11 For Rooms: Bill's,Venetian, Done with chemo trip 11/07/09, Player: gator904 For Rooms: Bill's,Binion's,Golden Nugget,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,O'Shea's, PhlyinPhils Vegas weekend (Long Tedious and Boring) 11/13/09, Player: PhlyinPhil For Rooms: Bally's,Bill's,Caesars Palace,Excalibur,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian, Poker is the name of the game 11/23/09, Player: meekamouse For Rooms: Bill's,Caesars Palace,Excalibur,Flamingo,Mirage,Monte Carlo,Planet Hollywood, 3 days of poker, 1 day of pinkeye.... 12/04/09, Player: cokeboy99 For Rooms: Bally's,Bellagio,Bill's,Excalibur,O'Shea's,Planet Hollywood,Treasure Island (TI), Breaking even Nov 12-16 12/07/09, Player: Flinger For Rooms: Bill's,MGM Grand,Monte Carlo,Planet Hollywood,Venetian, Dec 7-9. Mixed results 12/11/09, Player: illinikris For Rooms: Bill's,Caesars Palace,Flamingo,Imperial Palace,Mirage,Planet Hollywood, Ten Nights of Poker 12/22/09, Player: spitball For Rooms: Bally's,Bellagio,Bill's,Excalibur,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Mirage,Planet Hollywood,Venetian,Wynn, Shakespeare in Sin City 12/30/09, Player: biggsy1969 For Rooms: Bill's,Mirage,Venetian, If I got to pay by the pound i probably can't afford you ! 01/13/10, Player: PETE818181 For Rooms: Bally's,Bill's,Caesars Palace,Flamingo,O'Shea's,Treasure Island (TI), CES weekend trip 01/14/10, Player: Jed Cooper For Rooms: Aria (CityCenter),Bally's,Bill's,Hard Rock,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Planet Hollywood,Venetian,Wynn, 5 days in Vegas 01/14/10, Player: Chops For Rooms: Bally's,Bill's,Excalibur,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Mirage,Treasure Island (TI), The Ultimate Las Vegas Tournament Report 01/21/10, Player: howardle For Rooms: Bally's,Bellagio,Bill's,Binion's,Caesars Palace,Excalibur,Flamingo,Golden Nugget,Hard Rock,Harrah's,Imperial Palace,Luxor,M,MGM Grand,Mirage,Monte Carlo,O'Shea's,Planet Hollywood,Rio,Sahara,Stratosphere,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian,Wynn, Won One, Lost Two 01/24/10, Player: grognard For Rooms: Bill's,Imperial Palace,Mirage,O'Shea's, anniversary trip 03/21/10, Player: TheDude For Rooms: Bill's,Riviera,Wynn, Basketball is a great excuse for poker 03/27/10, Player: DeadHandPoker For Rooms: Bill's,Flamingo,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Planet Hollywood,Rio, poker, video poker, aces, and the LLM 04/21/10, Player: swivet2 For Rooms: Aliante Station,Bill's,Boulder Station,Club Fortune,Gold Coast,Golden Nugget,Palms,Venetian,Wynn, EA27 - The poker gods hate me 06/02/10, Player: SouthPointPerry For Rooms: Bill's,El Cortez,Excalibur,Luxor,Mandalay Bay,MGM Grand, my poker vacation: shorter than the Unabomber's last session 06/07/10, Player: xxx For Rooms: Bellagio,Bill's,Binion's,Golden Nugget,Imperial Palace,Mirage,Rio,Venetian, 5 Days of fun in the sun! 06/10/10, Player: somedudeinblue For Rooms: Bellagio,Bill's,Caesars Palace,Flamingo, Poker newb low rollin' in Vegas, 6/17-6/22 06/23/10, Player: MGGopher For Rooms: Bill's,Flamingo,MGM Grand,Treasure Island (TI), First solo trip to Vegas/Deep run at WSOP (long) 06/27/10, Player: Cashewz For Rooms: Aria (CityCenter),Bill's,Binion's,Caesars Palace,Imperial Palace,Mirage,Rio,Treasure Island (TI), 11 Days All Over Vegas During WSOP 06/28/10, Player: AdRock For Rooms: Aria (CityCenter),Bally's,Bill's,El Cortez,Fitzgeralds,Flamingo,Golden Nugget,Hard Rock,Imperial Palace,MGM Grand,Mirage,Planet Hollywood,Rio,Sahara,Sunset Station,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian,Wynn, Everything you wanted to know. 06/29/10, Player: mrc1017 For Rooms: Bally's,Bill's,Mirage,Venetian,Wynn, Prepaid Vegas, lil bit o poker(long) 07/01/10, Player: gebra81 For Rooms: Bill's,MGM Grand,Planet Hollywood, Jackpots and Hangovers 07/06/10, Player: MelloAceCV For Rooms: Bill's,Excalibur,Imperial Palace,O'Shea's, I take "A Chip and a Chair" Seriously! --LONG 07/14/10, Player: Mrs. Lederer For Rooms: Aria (CityCenter),Bill's,Binion's,Eastside Cannery,Excalibur,Fiesta Henderson,Golden Nugget,Imperial Palace,Joker's Wild,Mandalay Bay,Mirage,Planet Hollywood,Rio,Sahara,Treasure Island (TI),Venetian, Not a Care in the World 07/24/10, Player: cheesefist For Rooms: Aria (CityCenter),Bally's,Bill's,Flamingo,Imperial Palace,Planet Hollywood, Main Event Trip Report 07/25/10, Player: bigcrit For Rooms: Aria (CityCenter),Bally's,Bill's,Binion's,Planet Hollywood, A Bus Full of Super Heroes in LV 07/26/10, Player: biggsy1969 For Rooms: Bill's, |
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