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time charge @ 5/T is 9/half-hour now. Players seem to mostly not like it. ( I think it's good).

They seem to be trying to speed up the game, but with relatively bigger stacks and the relative newness of the game players are taking a lot to time to decide actions and count chips etc.

One guy had the clock called on him after a minute of thinking and the floor gave him a minute extra. It happened to someone else again an hour or so later and this time he got only 10 seconds ! As always Bay seems to struggle with consistency.....

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12-13-2010 , 03:58 PM

#152

p4594spa

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 594

I am in complete agreement with Pig4Bill. The lobby time charges should be on the small games where there is a lot of abuse of the 20minute time limit as well as the floor folks (especially Ben) not wanting to pickup their chips until 40-50 minutes have passed by.

At the bigger tables 20-40+, people are generally willing to play short handed and so having several people lobbying is less of a concern.

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12-13-2010 , 04:52 PM

#153

thesilverbail

old hand

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,659

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Originally Posted by p4594spa

dont they only do this when there's a list?

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12-13-2010 , 05:48 PM

#154

MrBay

stranger

Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5

Anybody at Bay know when they are going to get new chairs for the entire room?

I was there and they moved us from the nice comfy side of the room to the ghetto side of the room.

The red chairs are just so uncomfortable that after a couple of hours of playing, I just left (I have nerve damage in my legs and bad chairs are extremely painful.)

I asked the floor if they had seat cushions and they said no, but that I could bring my own if I wanted.

Wow, way to keep it classy Bay 101.

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12-13-2010 , 06:19 PM

#155

pig4bill

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There are some cushions knocking around here and there. They are the same red color. Maybe the bamboo things that all the dealers like to sit on would help.

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12-15-2010 , 10:56 PM

#156

MrBay

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Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5

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Originally Posted by pig4bill

There are some cushions knocking around here and there. They are the same red color. Maybe the bamboo things that all the dealers like to sit on would help.

I played there again yesterday. Asked 4 different floor people for a seat cushion and they said they don't have them.

They were very apologetic, I get the feeling they are asked about it alot. Same thing about getting more black chairs. The floor people all had no clue.

They got the black chairs a few months ago and just keep them on the high side of the room. Typical poker snobbery. Which is funny because i'm sure on a rake basis the lower staked games probably earn more money than the higher staked games. Plus, everywhere i've ever played, the lower staked games tip better than the higher staked games.

ironic

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12-16-2010 , 05:59 AM

#157

Torello

adept

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 775

Based on a fairly small sample size, lobbying has not noticeably increased in the 20 since they stopped taking a lobby charge. I would have thought we were slightly better off with it, but now having seen the results, we're probably better off without it.

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12-24-2010 , 03:00 PM

#158

Matt Savage

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Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,148

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12-24-2010 , 04:43 PM

#159

pig4bill

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Nice. Hopefully there are $3 sats to the qualifiers.

Will Stars have them also?

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12-25-2010 , 01:07 AM

#160

Matt Savage

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Originally Posted by pig4bill

Nice. Hopefully there are $3 sats to the qualifiers.

Will Stars have them also?

I doubt Stars will

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12-25-2010 , 02:48 AM

#161

cleebus

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Matt, thanks for posting things like this!

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12-25-2010 , 05:30 AM

#162

pig4bill

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More complete info, including satellies to the qualifiers:

http://p.fulltiltpoker.com/wpt-qualifiers

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12-25-2010 , 12:44 PM

#163

AlanBostick

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Originally Posted by Matt Savage

I need to work on reading comprehension. I looked at the schedule and thought, Man, those are tough times for me to get down to San Jose!

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12-25-2010 , 02:30 PM

#164

pig4bill

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The live sats should be easier to play with the added tables. It wasn't fun to arrive at 6:25 AM for a 6:30 starting time only to find out they started at 6:15 because it was already full, and you are 30th alternate.

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12-25-2010 , 04:40 PM

#165

Matt Savage

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Originally Posted by pig4bill

Amen to that brother!

Check www.Bay101.com for the current list of stars, satellite winners, and Supersatellite information.

Last edited by Matt Savage; 12-25-2010 at 04:47 PM.

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12-26-2010 , 04:58 PM

#166

pig4bill

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Matt, you knew this request was coming: Live satellites for the $2k event, please.

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12-26-2010 , 05:56 PM

#167

Matt Savage

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Originally Posted by pig4bill

Matt, you knew this request was coming: Live satellites for the $2k event, please.

I will ask Brian to set a couple up, maybe on swing shift?

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12-26-2010 , 08:30 PM

#168

pig4bill

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'Splain to them how making juice twice (on the sat entry and then again on the $2k entry) is good for them.

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12-26-2010 , 08:57 PM

#169

AngusThermopyle

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And so another chunk of change leaves the South Bay poker economy...

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12-26-2010 , 09:57 PM

#170

pig4bill

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That's going to happen every year unless Danny Nguyen wins it.

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12-28-2010 , 03:21 PM

#171

High Time John

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Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 7,861

Hi Matt,

The satellites start in the early afternoon EST. Is it possible to schedule some a couple of hours later in the day for us west coasters?

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12-28-2010 , 06:54 PM

#172

pig4bill

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FT has determined that no one on or near the west coast would want to play in a tournament on the west coast.

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12-28-2010 , 06:56 PM

#173

High Time John

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Originally Posted by pig4bill

FT has determined that no one on or near the west coast would want to play in a tournament on the west coast.

How the hell am I supposed to fly to San Jose from Milpitas?

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12-28-2010 , 07:04 PM

#174

Abelian

adept

Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,069

Yes. Something in the evening (pacific time) would be nice.

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12-29-2010 , 05:55 PM

#175

Matt Savage

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In today's daily tournament there was a 15 way chop....... Only at Bay 101!

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