{"id":925,"date":"2017-03-15T10:01:23","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T14:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.advancedpokertraining.com\/poker\/blog\/?p=925"},"modified":"2017-03-15T10:01:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T14:01:23","slug":"top-6-creature-comforts-ideal-poker-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokertraining.com\/poker\/blog\/top-6-creature-comforts-ideal-poker-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 6 Creature Comforts of an Ideal Poker Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Poker rooms vary substantially in how they cater to the comfort of players. The venues themselves\u00a0range from\u00a0plush card rooms in casinos, to dedicated poker clubs, to smaller charity card rooms, and underground rooms. Each has its own unique set of features and services. Some have nice wide tables, ample space to walk\u00a0around, and good lighting. Others are\u00a0small, cramped, dark and lack even the most basic concepts of customer service. In my poker travels I have encountered a number of features that made me think &#8220;I wish my local card room had this!&#8221; Here are my top 6 favorite features of the ideal poker room:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In-Table Phone Chargers<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokertraining.com\/poker\/blog\/goto\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmVsbGFnaW8uY29tL2VuL2Nhc2luby9wb2tlci5odG1s\"  target=\"_blank\">The Bellagio<\/a><\/strong> in Las Vegas was the first place I encountered this one. While a number of card rooms have charging stations somewhere in the room, The Bellagio actually enables you to charge up <em>at the table<\/em>. Heaven.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Big Comfortable Adjustable Chairs<\/strong> &#8211; The winner for me has been the <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokertraining.com\/poker\/blog\/goto\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXJpYS5jb20vZW4vY2FzaW5vL3Bva2VyLmh0bWw=\"  target=\"_blank\">Aria<\/a><\/strong>. I have spent too many hours in hard, narrow chairs which leave me looking for\u00a0a chiropractor.\u00a0The chairs at the Aria are wide, well-cushioned, and fully adjustable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cup Holders In, Not On, the Table<\/strong> &#8211; \u00a0While most large casino poker rooms have\u00a0built in cup holders, many smaller card rooms leave your drink to sit in a little metal holder on the table. Trying to\u00a0reach around your own drink and and those of\u00a0your neighbors leaves\u00a0you feeling cramped and anxious, praying that the only thing you knock over is your chip stack.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Auto-Shufflers<\/strong> &#8211; Like in-table\u00a0cup holders, this is a casino standard feature, at least in cash games where the speed of hands dealt equals money to the casino. My local card room not only lacks auto-shufflers, it lacks enough dealers who can consistently deal more than 20\u00a0hands an hour. Long live auto-shufflers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;I wish my local card room had this!&#8221; username=&#8221;PokerTraining&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Good Lighting<\/strong> &#8211; There is huge variety\u00a0in lighting conditions from room\u00a0to room.\u00a0Many rooms are too dark to allow you to see the flop from the 3 seat. Other rooms are brighter, but are lit in an\u00a0odd fluorescent color that makes everyone look vaguely ill and gives you a headache after two\u00a0hours at the table. The best rooms are both bright and pleasant. <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokertraining.com\/poker\/blog\/goto\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYm9yZ2F0YS5jb20vY2FzaW5vL3Bva2VyL292ZXJ2aWV3\"  target=\"_blank\">The Borgata<\/a><\/strong> gets this right, as does <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokertraining.com\/poker\/blog\/goto\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudmVuZXRpYW4uY29tL2Nhc2luby9wb2tlci5odG1s\"  target=\"_blank\">The Venetian<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Access to the Waitress<\/strong> &#8211; Getting the attention of a\u00a0waitress before you die of thirst is a perennial poker room problem. Last summer, I was lucky enough to visit the <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokertraining.com\/poker\/blog\/goto\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGxheWdyb3VuZHBva2VyLmNhLw==\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Playground Poker Club<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0outside of Montreal and experience the ultimate in waitress access. When you request a waitress at The Playground, the dealer\u00a0presses a button which lights up a signal attached to the dealer&#8217;s seat. Once the light goes on, the average wait time is no more than\u00a03 minutes. Brilliant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are of course many other features that will improve your poker room experience, from sparkling clean chips to breathing room between the tables, but these are my favorites.<\/p>\n<p>What are yours?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Like this post? Head on over to the sidebar and subscribe. You will be alerted whenever a new APT blog post goes live!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter!\u00a0[twitter-follow username=&#8221;pokertraining&#8221; scheme=&#8221;dark&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poker rooms vary substantially in how they cater to the comfort of players. The venues themselves\u00a0range from\u00a0plush card rooms in casinos, to dedicated poker clubs, to smaller charity card rooms, and underground rooms. Each has its own unique set of features and services. Some have nice wide tables, ample space to walk\u00a0around, and good lighting. 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