For the second time, I took a Princess cruise out of Palm Beach (Riviera Beach more precisely). The "cruise" is just 5 hours , just long enough to get out far enough for real gambling. The first one I took was on a Saturday evening; this one was SunDAY. Both are pretty nice. They start with a great buffet. On Sunday, it was a brunch....and was terrific with everything from eggs to roast beef, and if you like pastries....you'll be very happy.
The poker room is off by itself and away from some very hectic casino action. This time they only had two tables, one stud and one $3/$5 no limit. Cards are in the air around 11 and the game ends at 3 and the table doesn't change much....the players you start with are pretty much the players you end up with.
My table was crazy! Everyone was in every pot and it was pretty hard to get rid of anyone, even if they had nothing. I thought they were some of the worst players I've seen. All in all, a good game if you had a monster hand, but hard to see many flops cheaply. I'm not used to playing 9 handed so it was interesting to adjust my game. Thre were many pots where I was the only person not playing, but when the odds were good, I came in too. A deuce/four turned out to be one of my biggst pots when I flopped two pair. Then a guy with an ace/four chased me all the way until my ace/J beat him.
I wish we had longer. People were willing to loose a lot of money, but they also got lucky and it takes time to come back from the hands where someone sucks out. At the end of the session, I was down about $120 which wasn't bad. There were guys (I was the only female) who lost well over $1,000...I'm only sorry it wasn't to me!
When the poker room shuts down, there's a nice deck to sit on and listen to old Credence and Eagles music while watching the ship come in. Basically, a very nice day. If you're in the area, I recommend it, not necessarily for the poker, but for the total experience.
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