Treasure Island permanently closes poker room

Treasure Island sported one of the smaller poker rooms on the strip at just seven tables, dwarfed by the dozens of tables at places like ARIA, Venetian, Wynn, Caesars and Bellagio.

Typically, the only games running were small $1/$3 no-limit hold'em cash games. Treasure Island did not host a summer tournament series in recent years but did run dailies, most recently advertising five $250 guaranteed events for $45 buy-in. According to what a room rep disclosed, that small-scale was ultimately the reason for the room's closure, effective Tuesday.

"It is not competitive with the larger poker rooms on the strip," the representative said.

Open at noon daily until games broke down to less than five players for the night, the Treasure Island poker room was advertised as "an intimate and inviting atmosphere."

It opened in 2006 under MGM ownership with eight tables serving up games as niche as badugi and a special mix featuring hold'em, Omaha and crazy pineapple. Up to six dailies ran, as well as regularly filled sit-n-gos.

In more recent years, the room featured seven tables and a more vanilla tray of options as mentioned above.

PokerNews' own LFG Podcast hooked up with Treasure Island's poker room for a special party over the summer.

Now, the room has been shuttered for good, cutting the total number of poker rooms on the Las Vegas strip down to 17 and leaving one less live poker option for those looking to grind in Sin City.