WOW! Very insightful interview. After I saw the safety procedures for the
slots, I thought that the table games would be all but gone. Seeing that they are doing 4 MAX makes things very interesting. Some thoughts below, but it will be interesting to see how things turn out this year.
1. There will be tones of action with only 4 players, and long waiting list to get into the games. I could see it being very fun to play 4 MAX since that is guaranteed action. Even if you have tight players, you could steal the blinds since they will come around so fast. This could force players to change there style.
2. No one will want to play. Even at a large room, 4 players to a table isn't much. They have the same staff numbers, maybe more due to cleaning. Then the
casinos will get less rake since the player pool is reduced by 60%. This means they would have to increase rake which will drive off players. Also the pro to rec ratio will be out of the norm.
3. What does everyone else think will happen with 4 MAX?
I would hope that online poker would be able to support the poker player, at least for now.
In the meantime, try to make good choices for you and your loved ones and be safe!
I agree with the online statement. I just wish it was legal in the USA to play it without fear and above board. NJ had it's best numbers in a long time. The tax base in the USA would have benefited tremendously by having legal poker. Legalized sports betting, but no poker seems like the system is rigged <rant over>