Rose and I were in the Caribbean for a few days just before Christmas. The exact place will not be mentioned but but let’s just say it was the place that sunk into the ocean many years ago 😀 .
I went to the table and watched for about 20 minutes. It looked a little bouncy but I thought playable. My spot opened up, I bought in and it was much worse that I thought. I would be better off throwing on a trampoline. I took most of my odds off and and a quick seven out, so the loss was not too bad–about $40 dollars. Checked out some of the other tables–that were not open. Found one that I though might be playable. Found it open later that night and bought in. My turn came and it was much the same. Only had a pass line bet with single odds. Then I colored up.
The BJ was all 8 deck shoes (which I hate as they are such a grind) and it had bad rules. The lone exception was a 6/5 single deck game (which I observed) with the shuffle after 2 rounds and the player was playing alone!!! Go figure.
Thought I would try the VP—the the pay schedules were terrible.
No Pow Pai poker. And I won’t play any of the "carnival " games.
So I put my entire bank roll in the room safe and headed to the outstanding workout room, where I went each and every day after that. In addition, Rose and I went on most all of the slides and water rides and enjoyed the beach.
Would I go to this place in the future. In a heart beat I would. It is a beautiful 141 acres of fun and great food—but the gambling sucked. So take the family and go have fun, but my suggestion is stay away from the tables. This was a tough decision for me to not to play, but if I don’t feel I have an advantage I simply don’t play and wait for the next trip for better opportunities.
Doc
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Posted by: Finisher on February 8, 2018, 6:58 pm
Good Rolling. 😀 🙂
Posted by: Skinny on February 8, 2018, 11:32 pm
We now have a new saying:
You know you are an advantage player when you fly to the Caribbean, the situation is terrible, and you can walk away. When you can do this you are not longer a gambler but an advantage player.
Posted by: Dominator on February 10, 2018, 12:34 pm
Dom
Posted by: Repo on February 11, 2018, 6:53 pm
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Posted by: Dominator on February 12, 2018, 1:32 pm
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Posted by: TomR on February 13, 2018, 1:41 am
FYI, I was told there is a second casino on the main island,
I believe they have lower table minimums and about a $5 taxi ride from the pier.
I have not been there but will probably try it out in a couple of weeks.
TomR
Posted by: MrPiP on March 6, 2018, 9:51 pm
You and Rose were discipline enough to know when not to raise the Black Flag , yell out "Arrrrrg!"
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Posted by: Dominator on March 7, 2018, 1:09 pm
I was at the other casinos and the tables are playable and the dealers are fantastic. It has been awhile that I have been at a casinos where the dealers were really into the game.
The tables are slightly bouncy and this is what you should do. Pick a table to play on and stick to that table and that spot for the whole trip. Sometimes I waited an hour sitting on a chair at a slot machine waiting for the spot to open up. I even had a waitress say to me, "boy do you look comfortable" and I was – the slot chairs were very comfortable 😀
The table was either a $15 or $25 with 3/4/5 odds. The buffet is great, small selection but all selection were very good. The egg burrito at the beach – great for breakfast. The Italian place with the ceasar salad made at the table is delicious! The pig place is a terrible long wait. Make reservations for what ever you do, and get a host as they will comp
Dom
Posted by: TomR on March 9, 2018, 2:40 am
It had a minimum bet of $25. There were four people at the table, no DIs. I watched for a while, but cannot play comfortably at those minimums.
See you in Memphis.
TomR
Posted by: HardNine on March 9, 2018, 12:26 pm
