Borgata

The poker room at the Borgata has replaced the Taj for me. Everything about the room is better, except the Taj is bigger.
But, with nicer tables, drinks served in glassware rather than plastic, decent coffee, and a nicer staff, the Borgata makes the Taj look run down and cheap. They've also recently lifted their ban on using headphones during play.
Last weekend, I was sitting in the 20/40 game when the following hand came up.
I was under the gun with ATs, and limped. The game was fairly tight, with the exception of a new player who had just sat down and was pretty loose and aggressive.
The new player called, as did another player and both blinds.
The flop came A, T, 6, with two spades. Not wanting to give any free cards, I bet after both blinds checked. The loose aggressive player raised, I re-raised, and he called. I put him on either spades or an ace, but felt confident about my two pair.
The turn was an 8, not a spade, and I fired and he called.
The river was 9, not a spade and I checked. I hated the card. I felt that since I had only limped pre-flop, he could be playing any two spades, which would make it possible for him to have a straight. He checked behind me and showed Q,7, suited in spades. He made the runner-runner straight, but was sticking around with his flush draw.
I was a little puzzled by his check on the river, but glad that I didn't have to pay off a bet. It was nice of him to save me $40 after he hit his hand.
If I had raised pre-flop, he likely would not have called to see the flop, but you never know; loose players love suited cards. I like how I played the hand, though would have rather raked the pot.