
This article is kind of old but I take some of the comments to heart. Being a 21 year old and at the time this article was written, 19 year old, from Tampa, I take it personally when you call the younger players professional "wannabe pros". There are quite a few of us who pay our bills by playing at the Hardrock and at the rooms around town. Though there are a lot of fish and a lot of wannabes, no need to generalize.
You also forgot to mention the large number of idiots that play every single day there. Tons of guys come and straight gamble which leads many people away from the $100 capped buy in. You CAN make plenty of money at the games and the variance really is not that bad if you adjust your playing style.
FWIW, your article on the Tampa Dog Track was well written but a horrid misrepresentation of that room. Currently there are about three tables that run until the night time tournament starts at which point seven tables may be running. Also, the neighborhood is terrible it is the outskirts of the worst area in Tampa. To call Lucky's Card Room the "other poker room" in Tampa is again, a horrid misrepresentation. There are far better rooms down the road in much nicer areas. Check out The Tampa Bay Downs (Silks Card Room) or Derby Lane in St. Petersburg. A hour away is Sarasota Kennel Club which houses one of, if not the, most aesthetically pleasing poker rooms in the area.
Please come review those rooms or allow me to write your reviews for the area.
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