5 /5 Mark Castricone: I really like this place. It is the cheapest way to play No limit Texas Hold em in Tampa. The $1/$2 no limit is reasonable to play with only $200. You can technically buy in for $100 and things happen, but the minimum to sit is only$40, but that is basically one all in bet. The drink service is hit or miss. Last week my whole table had to wait over an hour and a half to get our drinks placed and then we waited so long one of the players got up took his money and said he was going to the Hard Rock. His drink arrived a good bit after he left. However, this Thurs. I played and there were a similar number of people and was pleasantly surprised at how quick our waitress Kayla got our drinks and was always at the ready to take more orders and deliver them promptly. So I guess it just depends on your waitress. The food is edible. Its not bad but its nothing fancy. Overall, the place could use a face lift, but Im not there for ambience, I am there to play poker. More particularly poker that is in my price range! And this is just that. Theres also a bunch of player rewards, and tournaments also. Also the wait time to get a spot at one two table with the hard rock is pretty much an hour and a half and Ive rarely had to wait more than 30 minutes at its worst to get a seat at a 1-2 table. Most of the time theres a seat available when you show up. This is a major consideration for me when deciding to go play because I dont want to sit around I want to play.
