The Rivers

I spent all day on Saturday at The Rivers Casino in downtown Pittsburgh. Their Poker Room is similar to The Meadows, as in it's new, pretty, roomy, and has 24 tables. The biggest difference of the two rooms is the number of games that they spread. Here is the list of games The Rivers had on Saturday night at 10pm:

2 - 4/8 Limit
1 - 4/8 Limit Omaha-8

1 - 1/3 PLO

14 - 1/3 NLHE
4 - 2/5 NLHE
1 - 5/10 NLHE
1- 10/20 NLHE

0 - Empty Tables

Not only was every table full, there were long lists for 1/2 and 2/5. The whole casino was packed. There were no empty seats for the tables in the Pit. The baseball game right down the street was still in extra innings when I left. I can imagine how many more people will be in the casino after the game is over.

As for my day, I ended up playing five different games for a few hours each - 1/3 NL, 4/8 Limit, 4/8 Omaha-8, 2/5 NL, and Blackjack. Some were winners, and some were losers. By the time I walked back to my car, I was down $22.

I did a Running Log for my 4/8 Limit session that I will publish later.

Many of the Home game players have been down to check out The Rivers. Yesterday, DougPoker and Special K showed up shortly after I got there, and spent the day. I ended up having dinner at the Buffet with Special K, and playing some Omaha-8 with DougPoker. We even got into a big pot against each other, along with some of the "9-Card Bingo" players tagging along. I ended up winning the Hi with the Nut Flush, while his Low Draw got counterfeited with a 2 on the River.