Mohegan Sun Poker Room Review.

I'll be honest here. I really prefer the Foxwoods Poker Room to the Mohegan Sun Poker Room, a lot. Mohegan Sun tends to be fancier and have nicer decoration. They're really going for a more upscale atmosphere. But, I'm not sure that that is the way to go for a poker room. Here's why:

1. Their poker room is too small.

There are simply too few tables to get a good crowd going and it functions as a sort of small "something else to do" stand.

2. It's not removed enough from the rest of the casino.

As I commented to Rich last night, there's too much chatter in the Mohegan Sun Poker Room because it's basically next to the rest of the casino. There isn't much of a division between the poker room and the slot machines right next to it. This leads to it being unnecessarily noisy and smoky. It doesn't really help to have a "no-smoking" poker room if people can smoke literally at the gate to the poker room (which is wide open). All of the smoke from the slot area drifts in there and it sucks. Also, you really want to hear the sound of chips clicking together and people thinking. This is actually a big difference. At Foxwoods, the poker room is generally quieter and all you hear is chip shuffling and people screaming when they win.

3. The dealers have no idea what they're doing.

This is kind of a petty criticism since it's a new poker room, but it gets really annoying when the dealer can't call who has won a hand or misdeals a lot or doesn't ensure that people post blinds or makes sure that betting happens in turn.

In any case, I think my biggest complaint is #2, followed by #1, and then #3.