Townsend in Blount County... about 30 minutes from Knoxville... and not a poker room in sight. There's a casino in Cherokee, NC on the other side of the Smokies but they only have video poker.

I think beginners would be well served to read Jyms' op in combination with the Noobie Circle of Death thread. There's been times where I've though about tilting off the entire roll and I know I ain't the only one.