A friend of mine who is a professional player went to the DCC for the first time last year. He also likes to gamble alot. He invited me to go last year but I couldn't due to finanacial troubles. I told him that I might try to go in '07.
When he came back, he told me it was one of the worst experiences he ever had. After what he told me, I don't think it's worth me spending the money to go. First and foremost, he said that the food was absoloutely horrible. He said that they basically serve you garbage on a plate, and charge incredibly high prices for the horrid food. He told me that outside places to eat are really inconvenient. Then he told me about the stink bombs. He said the whole place reiked of them. One of the younger kids who plays at the DCC went around with a bunch of his friends throwing them everywhere. People knew who they were, but nothing was done about it. Another problem was that some of the worst low-life people would come out of the woodworks. Not really poolplayers, but you would see druggies and drug dealers everywhere. Speed and coke are a popular drug in pool (obviously), but he said that he saw so many cracked out people it was ridiculous.
He was excited to go, but when he came back, he said it was a waste of time and money (although he did place high enough in a few divisions to pay for his expenses and a little extra). He said it was a bad experience for him, even though he won.
My question is, was it really that bad there? Is the food that horrible, and did the entire place smell like sulfur for a few days? I don't know if I'd be able to stand it. Are the people there that bad too?
Aside from seeing great pool, are there any big positives to making the trip? It sounds like they don't give a damn about the pool players, if they are going to make crappy food, allow stink bombs to be tossed everywhere, and not have good security personell. I'm not trying to bash the DCC, I am honestly wondering if it's really worth going to.
When he came back, he told me it was one of the worst experiences he ever had. After what he told me, I don't think it's worth me spending the money to go. First and foremost, he said that the food was absoloutely horrible. He said that they basically serve you garbage on a plate, and charge incredibly high prices for the horrid food. He told me that outside places to eat are really inconvenient. Then he told me about the stink bombs. He said the whole place reiked of them. One of the younger kids who plays at the DCC went around with a bunch of his friends throwing them everywhere. People knew who they were, but nothing was done about it. Another problem was that some of the worst low-life people would come out of the woodworks. Not really poolplayers, but you would see druggies and drug dealers everywhere. Speed and coke are a popular drug in pool (obviously), but he said that he saw so many cracked out people it was ridiculous.
He was excited to go, but when he came back, he said it was a waste of time and money (although he did place high enough in a few divisions to pay for his expenses and a little extra). He said it was a bad experience for him, even though he won.
My question is, was it really that bad there? Is the food that horrible, and did the entire place smell like sulfur for a few days? I don't know if I'd be able to stand it. Are the people there that bad too?
Aside from seeing great pool, are there any big positives to making the trip? It sounds like they don't give a damn about the pool players, if they are going to make crappy food, allow stink bombs to be tossed everywhere, and not have good security personell. I'm not trying to bash the DCC, I am honestly wondering if it's really worth going to.
