I was surprised at how big the place is - right next to the M&T Stadium (where the NFL Ravens play) and down the street from Camden Yards (where the MLB Orioles play). The place is very bright in comparison to MDL - lots of bright decor, tons of overhead lighting, and overall glitzy. I put my and PPP's names down on the list (it was around 5 deep but the poker room was packed) and got my lay of the land.
I arrived at the 'shoe on Friday at 10pm - ahead of PPP who was finishing up his supper at a fancy restaurant (because he's, you know, a very fancy man). Pete (PPP henceforth) convinced me to put the additional ~10 miles in to go up to Baltimore to play instead of stopping at Maryland Live! - a decision which I was very happy about in retrospect. It turns out that he lives less than 5 miles from me, but it's only taken about 4 years and ~40 miles from our respective houses to meet up and introduce ourselves in person. Peters, talked about on his blog, he & I met up for the first time to play a little poker.
