Tuesday, May 18, 2010
$60,000 Harrahs Atlantic City Freeroll: Monday, July, 12, 2010
Win your way into the 2010 World Series of Poker at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City!
Play 150 hours of raked play at Harrah's Resort poker room to qualify from April 1-June 30th, 2010.
Top Three Winners will recieve a $10,000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) seat and $1,000 cash.
Top 60 players win cash.
Play more hours earn more chips.
150-179 = 10,000 chips
180-199 = 12,000 chips
200+ = 15,000 chips
Final Tournament held at Harrah's Resort July 12 at noon.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
How to get to Atlantic City cheap: New Jersey Transit AC Line vs. Car
Mostly when I go to A.C. I drive. I'm not saying that driving is the best way to get to Atlantic City but it's definitely the most convenient. I decided to track my latest trip's full price and then figure out how much it would have cost if I went by train. One of the biggest leaks for A.C. poker playing is expenses to and from the city or overnight hotels. I live in South Jersey and round trip mileage was 105.9 miles.
Atlantic City By Car (Round Trip):
Total Miles: 105.9 mi
Amount of Gas used: ~1/2 tank
Price of Gas: ~$20
Number of Tolls: 4
Total Toll Fees: $8
Total Time : 2 hr 33 min
Total Cost : $28
(This does not account for late night, after session driving with deer and I'm not the feeling the most alert; an intrinsic cost not to be forgotten.)
Atlantic City By Train NJ Transit AC Line(Round Trip):
Driving Miles to Train Station: 20 mi
Time Taken to Drive to Station: 23 min
Gas Price for 20 mi: $3.60
Round Trip Train Ticket Price: $7.50 (individual not student/weekly/monthly rate)
Time On Train: 51 min
Shuttle to Casino: Free from station.
Casino to Station: Walk or $6 cab.
Total Time on Travel (Drive to Station and Train round trip): 2 hr 26 min
Total Cost w/o cab: $11.10
Total Cost w/ cab : $17.10
Results:
Taking the train is $16.90 cheaper without a cab or $10.90 cheaper with a cab.
Time is exactly the same as long as you time your train departures and returns appropriately.
Bottom Line: If you drive to Atlantic City take NJ Transit AC Line otherwise make sure you car pool with a bunch of friends so that you can split the costs.
Link to Train Schedule: http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainTo
Atlantic City By Car (Round Trip):
Total Miles: 105.9 mi
Amount of Gas used: ~1/2 tank
Price of Gas: ~$20
Number of Tolls: 4
Total Toll Fees: $8
Total Time : 2 hr 33 min
Total Cost : $28
(This does not account for late night, after session driving with deer and I'm not the feeling the most alert; an intrinsic cost not to be forgotten.)
Atlantic City By Train NJ Transit AC Line(Round Trip):
Driving Miles to Train Station: 20 mi
Time Taken to Drive to Station: 23 min
Gas Price for 20 mi: $3.60
Round Trip Train Ticket Price: $7.50 (individual not student/weekly/monthly rate)
Time On Train: 51 min
Shuttle to Casino: Free from station.
Casino to Station: Walk or $6 cab.
Total Time on Travel (Drive to Station and Train round trip): 2 hr 26 min
Total Cost w/o cab: $11.10
Total Cost w/ cab : $17.10
Results:
Taking the train is $16.90 cheaper without a cab or $10.90 cheaper with a cab.
Time is exactly the same as long as you time your train departures and returns appropriately.
Bottom Line: If you drive to Atlantic City take NJ Transit AC Line otherwise make sure you car pool with a bunch of friends so that you can split the costs.
Link to Train Schedule: http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainTo
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