Originally Posted by wanttobegood

5/5 plo usually runs on Fri and Sat plo 8 hasnt run there yet. The game plays very big.

Originally Posted by Hunt4Sky

Arrived @ 3 pm Wednesday:

9, 1-2 NLH
4, 2-5 NLH
1 5-10 NLH
1 3-6 Limit
Roughly 10 on 1-2 and 2-5 waiting list.

Within first 30 minutes 30+ had signed up for evening tourney. By 6 pm only 60+ had signed up. There was the initial surge then quiet for a while. At the end of the night the total # of entrees was 95 (not a sell out).

Of note, the alternates take open seats through level 2, if there are any.

Prize Pool : ~$19,000
1st ~7300
2nd ~4100
3rd ~2300
4th -9th Can't recall.

The tournament was down to 3 players at 12:30 am so I imagine it was over around 1 am after 6 hours of play. By the 5th level it was down to 70+, by the end of the 7th level it was down to 35+, not sure after that.

I did play just to see how things went. TAG AND POSITION is definitely the way to go. Get in low, hit the flop and jam. In the end, it was fun but luck did play a major factor. I DO like the speed....even though other casino tournaments have better structures for the skilled player, grinding for 12 hours is hard to do. IMO: I would like to see daily tournaments structured to last around 8-9 hours long.

My suggestions for improvements:

1) Have the sign up line start at the cage and go back towards the bathrooms; this way folks trying to get chips or cash out aren't mixed in with the registration. At 3 pm the initial 30 got in line to sign up and there were a few frustrated folks that were trying to get/cash chips.

Then to lengthen the tournament to 8-9 hours by either:

2) Add 4 levels with 25, 50 antes and add another 100 and 200 ante level. The speed went WAY up at the 5th -8th levels...it was almost manic. To prove my point between the 5th and 6th level dead money went from 900 (300/600) to 2200 (100/400/800) The earlier levels were manageable.

OR

3) Increase the levels to 30 minutes. But I prefer suggestion #2 above. Doubt I will participate in the tournament again at its current structure, but it was entertaining. Definitely created buzz in the room. You can have great success if you hit a heater in the 5th -8th levels.

4) Oh yeah, I would like to see SnGs started that pay top 3. This tournament was a lot like a SnG, except short handed play doesn't become a factor until later, which makes it more difficult to play.

@ 10 pm the wait list was

12, 1-2 NLH (8 on list)
5, 2-5 (20 on list)
1, 5-10 (7 on list)
10-20 PLO interest list was about.

I left at 12:30 am after the CAPS nailed it! The tables were starting to break pretty quickly. The action makes CT so worth it, even though it really isn't a "spa" poker room (the kind that really caters to its patrons). Saw a lot of soft play, yet again.

Originally Posted by keegan

PLO8 limit ran a few times, but there weren't enough players to compete with the demand for more NL tables. They also tried to run a 1-2 PLO game and not enough showed up to keep it going. Unless players actually show up, Omaha will die altogether at Charles Town.

Originally Posted by All4LandC

I think you've done a good job of capturing what the tournament was like last night. I finished 2nd (sick brag post ITT) and we finished about 12:45. Heads-up play only lasted about 10 hands.

Play was a little all over the place with some decent tournament players who understood shoving/calling ranges all the way down to people that didn't know what antes were. It was interesting to see that when the blinds/antes were high people were folding out of the big blind with half their stack in already in as the big blind. Or you'd have a short-stack berating someone for calling their shove with K-10 out of the big blind when getting almost 4-1 on their money and outdrawing the short stacks JJ. All told it was a fun time (easier to say when doing well), the house ran things well for it only being their 2nd tournament, and most of the players seemed to be having a good time.

Originally Posted by Munificence

Nice brag.

So did no one suggest a chop when you got to the last few players? Every one of these I've done pretty much ended in a chop when it got down to 5 or fewer players.

Originally Posted by tinodollaz

Just got back from Charlestown, games were decent, floor and staff were awful. I went to the bathroom and when I returned I am 100% certain there was a $100 chip missing from my stack. I called the floor over and they told me they would "review the tapes". 3 hours later a floorman came up to me and told me that the tapes showed no evidence of anyone reaching into my stack. I then asked if they could tell me where the black chip went and the reply was "you never had a black chip" which leads me to believe that they never even reviewed the tapes as I am completely sure and multiple players at my table agreed that my stack was missing a chip. I asked to speak to the head of surveillance and this request was denied. The floorman was really rude about everything and told me to lower my voice. My game was really juicy and the black chip seemed like a lost cause so I just chalked this one up as a learning experience. Just wanted to give you guys a heads up to be on your toes while at and away from the table at The Chuck.

Originally Posted by trob888

Did you leave it on the bottom of your stack? I would have a really hard time believing someone was able to take it if you did.

Originally Posted by tinodollaz

Just got back from Charlestown, games were decent, floor and staff were awful ... Just wanted to give you guys a heads up to be on your toes while at and away from the table at The Chuck.

Originally Posted by tinodollaz

No... I hadn't played live in so long I didn't even think about it. I realize it is my own fault for not properly securing it but still wanted to give people a heads up. It was separate from the other chips I thought I was doing a courtesy to other players. I can be a naive idiot at times.

Originally Posted by wanttobegood

I dont believe that plo 8 has run yet I have seen limit o8 run but not pot limit. i think the limit was 5/10. I do agree we need to get more omaha players to come and try to get the 1/2 plo off the ground. the 5/5 plays really big for most players. so get there early and request an interest list be started for 1/2 plo.

Originally Posted by pitchin_u_winners

Did you feel the dealers were awful, and if so, please elaborate.

Personally, I am always diligent to protect my hand and chip stack no matter where I play. When I leave the table for any period of time, I take my black chips (and higher, if applicable ) with me and just let the dealer know what I'm doing.


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