CRIPPLE CREEK, CO-- Last week I was in Cripple Creek where I played in all 3 of their poker rooms. Cripple Creek is an old gambling town located about 45 miles west of Colorado Springs. It is almost 10k feet, so I had a lot of trouble breathing and if I got into a hot hand then I really had trouble breathing.
In CC, the buy-in for tournaments occurs at a very specific time (in all of the card rooms) and generally closes 30 minutes before a tournament starts. So my first attempt to play failed because I arrived 20 minutes early - which was really 10 minutes late.
In order of preference:
- Midnight Rose
most mid-week action, non-smoking, they add $ to tournament prize pool - Double Eagle
good weekend action, smoking & non-smoking, newer room - Bronco Billy's
nice room, bad dealers
Note: In Colorado it's not just a casino rule, it is illegal to speak in anything but English at the poker table. Colorado loves its laws.
