The Mirage poker room offers various high and low limit Texas holdem games. The maximum rake on each of the Texas holdem games is 10 percent or $4. For no limit holdem games there is a $100 minimum / $500 maximum buy-in. There is also a 10 percent or $4 maximum rake. The Mirage offers stud, Omaha, and tournaments.

The card room at the Mirage holds 31 tables but, it's insanely popular, and the wait time on weekends can range from 30 minutes to an hour. Smoking is not allowed in the poker room of the Mirage.

The daily room rate for poker players is $99 Sunday through Thursday and $139 on Friday and Saturday. The daily play requirement is 8 hours on Friday and Saturday and 6 hours on other days.

The room is well-maintained and well-lit. The competition here is tough, and it is not a good idea for beginners to try their luck here. But at the same time, the players here are quite loaded and spend quite a bit of money.

The dealers are quite good here and the cocktail waitresses though not very quick, are good-looking. The service particularly slows down when the room is crowded. The management is outstanding and handles situations very well. Those who play for at least four hours are eligible for a $15 food voucher redeemable at most of the casino’s restaurants. But you should ask the manager for this or you might miss it. Sandwiches also make the round of the poker room in the wee hours of the morning.

This page was last updated on December 1, 2005.