*roger that*

wow just ran a 12hr session. up 1000, with 600 on the table, all in on the river straight vs full house= $16.66/hr...t8o preflop raise to 16 MP.... seriously??

I have no idea what you just said...

He said this is "not a bad poker room" so I don't think anything he says has validity.

Looks like there's 2 2/5 tables open now (according to Bravo). I'm taking a shot at 2/5 tomorrow night, so hopefully they'll have one running then, too. Last weekend, there was an interest list for a couple hours, but there wasn't a 2/5 game until the tournament ended.

Played 1-2 from 4:30 to 5:30 today. Only 3 tables of 1/2 and an interest list for 2/5. I think the tournament was finishing up about then. Dealers didn't make any bad mistakes. One kept watching the pat's game instead of the table, but I guess that's forgivable during playoffs. Overall, not a bad experience. I used the d-level parking advice given earlier ITT. Good deal - worked out great.

I'm looking to play this room again in a month or so to see how things have changed. I heard they might introduce a BBJ soon. Is this true? Any specific date on this or is this like their idea to introduce player comps?

Feb. 1st is start of BBJ I believe. Will be $6+1.

ha comp.

Played donkament last night. They went on and on about the BBJ starting at 5 AM today. People at the tables were more concerned about whether it applied to tournaments as well lol.

Do you mean in a positive way, as in "Oh man, there's a BBJ now, that's so awesome, I'm totally gonna win that s**t, yee-haw!" ??

I gave this room another shot last week. As usual and as expected, it was a joke. So many of the dealers are so, so slow and many don't even know all of the rules. And, people who play there short stack like it is a requirement. There are so few people at 2/5 buying in for more than a few hundred. It's a pathetic room. If they just had some place nearer, they would be totally out of (poker) business.

PS-Not only is the rake insane, but they even rake pots that don't go to the flop, which is hilarious. Absolutely the worst room in the United States of 30+ that I have played in, and it's not even close.

I haven't played there in a couple months. Seriously, are there still no comps, even after a year and a half?

Is the mgmt still saying, "Umm, yeah, well, we're working on it" ?

The staff must have announced over the intercom at least 6 times about the BBJ starting the next day. Players not too excited. Most of them didn't even know how you win it other than you "get paid when you take a bad beat."

And yeah, still no comps.

Not really trying to defend this room, because it is lacking in several areas mostly the multiple sets of rules that continue to be a problem. However almost all rooms charge a rake even if there is no flop, and are we really complaining about comps? I mean does $.40 an hr really make a difference to you then you probably shouldn t be playing. As more and more casinos open in different states comps are going to become fewer and fewer. The reason is because they offer convience in thier locations. You no longer have to drive 3 or 4 hr and pay tolls to drive to A C to get in a legal game. If you really dont like the room then start a home game and see where that goes.

That said room can be made alot better. Try making useful suggestions to the management rather than just keep pounding on the rake and lack of comps, they dont need to change those things because there is no one to compete with. What they should do is make a consistant set of rules and maybe dealers that only deal poker and dont have to share tips. That will give them incentive to get better and faster which they definitely need to do.

I went last night for almost 6 hours.

Good: The room is significantly less smoky since they implemented the smoking ban in the slots area nearby. Also, people seemed to be willing to put more money in the pot preflop than usual, and I think the bad beat jackpot was a strong influence for that.

Bad: Room seemed very stuffy, especially in the back. There's little to no air circulation. Also, with the straight flush / royal flush bonuses, is it true that once a certain straight flush is hit, nobody else will get paid for that? (For example, at my table, there was a straight flush, T to 6. They paid him $41, and they took it off the big board. If someone else gets a straight flush T to 6, will they get paid, too?)

I know the BBJ is supposed to be EV-neutral (assuming everything gets paid out). It seems to be doing exactly what I want it to do; it's loosening up other players preflop. As long as I compensate by tightening up, it seems to be a good deal.

There was also a huge difference in the flow of different tables. The first table I was on seemed very slow, and everybody was grumpy. The next table was lively and chatty. I learned that if I don't like my table, I shouldn't be shy about asking for a table change.

Oh, and one more thing. I heard from a dealer that the 2/5 game is basically a game among friends; the same 15-20 people always play, and they all pound on the new guys (if there's any that show up). Is that true? I don't think I'm going to play 2/5 if that's the case.

I know a guy who plays the 2/5 game almost everytime it is running, and yes there is a core group that plays almost every night. Now I don't know if the table specifically targets a new guy when he shows up but I can tell you I often only see faces that I recognize in that game everytime I'm down there.

There are plenty of exploitable 2-5 regs in these games. Myself included more than likely!

I play in this room a lot. Here's my breakdown:

Good:
1. It's ten minutes from my house.

2. The players suck.
a. If someone is playing well, just wait until he takes a bad beat and his money will spew out faster than blood from a punctured jugular.


Bad:
People bitching about how bad the room is.

+1

For those of you that regularly play the 1-2 game:

If someone doesn't normally play a lot of NL cash (personally, I prefer limit games and tournaments) -- is this the kind of room where you can get by as an A-B-C player, as long as your ABC's are reasonably solid?

You just described me. I usually play 10/20 at Borgata or tournies here at Hollywood. Rarely do I play 1/2 cash, but had a buddy at work who I feel I am better than, and he had won well over $2000 in his past few sessions. I decided to give it a shot this past Saturday, and won about $250. At best I would consider myself a slightly above average 1/2 no limit player. There were a couple of drunk guys just spewing chips and just calling down with nothing. I will continue to try and get down there on Saturday evenings to see if this is the norm. There were a plethora of bad players.

I cut my teeth on limit poker and its definitely my best game, but the 1/2's @ HCPN are so soft, you can def make $ if you are solid. After you see a few people over-calling river bets with 2nd pair, questionable kicker, you'll see what I mean. Give it a shot.

Another thing, I think with the BBJ now in place, once it gets high enough to attract more players, there will be more limit games in place. I'm looking forward to it, personally.

Lg BBJ is just shy of $36K, if anybody cares. Room was fairly active tonight: 10 tables for awhile.