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Just played at Rivers for the first time. I have very little live poker experience.

I played 1-3 NL for about 15 hours. The players are fishier than at the 25NL tables on Bovada for sure. And you can spot a fish as soon as they start playing hands. I also played against some LAGs who were not skilled enough to back up their aggression.

Order a Duquesne sandwich. It's really good.

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07-19-2015 , 11:03 AM

#2602

ThierryHenry

grinder

Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 603

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Originally Posted by EvilGreebo

Just an advisory for anyone not a regular there.

Rivers has introduced new chips with a "First Five" decal and others with a "Year of the Ram" decal that are slightly thicker than their ordinary "Rivers Casino"chips.

If you sort your chips by decal and stack 20 "First Fives" and 20 "Rivers" chips (redbirds at least) you will find the First Five stack is almost a full chip taller.

Count your stacks down - all of them - every time.

Chips wear away over time and I guess some of the chips at the Rivers has been in circulation long enough that if you get a bunch of the older ones you can fit 21 into a slot in the rack. I remember being able to jam 22 of the $10 chips at Bellagio into a slot a few years back. It's always a good idea to count down your stacks.

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07-19-2015 , 06:10 PM

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frommagio

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,453

It really is a good idea to count. I always count before cashing out, but I mostly just eyeball the rack when buying. But on a recent Rivers visit, I was shorted one red at the cage. I did go back and mention it, but I was out of luck.

It's probably not going to change my behavior unless it happens again.

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07-26-2015 , 05:36 PM

#2604

Boss716

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Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 428

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Originally Posted by TR3V

Trying to decide between playing in the PPO Summer Main Event in August, or the Main Event for Heartland Poker Tour at Soaring Eagle in Michigan which is later this month.

How soft is the field here? I've played/cashed in the weekly deep stack but never played one of their series. I assume they get some other/stronger players for the series?

How many runners are normal for this event? I can find some past info that shows like 80-90 runners, which seems really light. Is that normal or did I just find an exception?

Thanks!

Curious as well, how many can we expect for the main event?

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07-28-2015 , 01:04 PM

#2605

wiscopollock

journeyman

Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 205

What PLO is typically spread on Tuesday Night?

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07-30-2015 , 04:22 PM

#2606

Beet Farmer

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 166

Can anyone confirm the BBJ hit?

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07-30-2015 , 04:38 PM

#2607

crdjeep

old hand

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,417

Confirmed. It's on there website

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07-30-2015 , 04:45 PM

#2608

KCheng

enthusiast

Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 96

https://www.facebook.com/riverscasin...312960/?type=1

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08-10-2015 , 01:05 PM

#2609

Boss716

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 428

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Originally Posted by Boss716

Curious as well, how many can we expect for the main event?

Anyone?

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08-21-2015 , 08:25 PM

#2610

plotty24

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 216

Sorry, didn't see this sooner. Best guess based on previous years would be 200 to 250 runners. Anyone there tonite see how many showed for day 1a?

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08-24-2015 , 03:47 PM

#2611

tnewmyer

stranger

Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 6

I bet they only got around 130 combined day 1A and 1B

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10-04-2015 , 10:08 PM

#2612

sjrosswog

grinder

Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 635

Poker night in America will be back November 20th-23rd. Looks like Hellmuth will be back with Phil Laak Jen Harman Matt glantz Dennis Phillips and Shaun Deeb. They're also going to run 1k sattelites for a 10k seat in the televised cash game.

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10-05-2015 , 07:24 PM

#2613

toosoon

newbie

Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 19

No Chad Power?

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10-05-2015 , 07:48 PM

#2614

sjrosswog

grinder

Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 635

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Originally Posted by toosoon

No Chad Power?

He claims Maryland as home from what I've seen. I think he played in the game when they filmed at Maryland Live.

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10-06-2015 , 08:22 AM

#2615

EvilGreebo

banned

Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,526

From what I understand, while from da Burg, Chad Power lives in a house with a bunch of other poker players, near Maryland Live.

Much as I love going to Rivers, if you're going pro, the reality is, Maryland is where the money is these days on the East Coast.

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10-17-2015 , 02:49 AM

#2616

professormike

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Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,957

Is there a structure posted for the 1100 main next month?

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10-17-2015 , 03:01 AM

#2617

teach2121

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Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 565

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Originally Posted by professormike

Is there a structure posted for the 1100 main next month?

the last 1100 which included Phil Hellmuth et all, and had Poker Night in America attached to it (last year) was 50k chips and 1 hour levels...it was a great structure, Phil and many other pros commented about how much play there was..it had around 230 entries

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10-26-2015 , 06:29 PM

#2618

thirty___three

journeyman

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 348

Old man Ron just hit the bad beat. 7777 vs kkkk

Last edited by thirty___three; 10-26-2015 at 06:42 PM.

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10-27-2015 , 08:48 AM

#2619

jtt300

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 384

I'm thinking about coming to Rivers for the PPO Fall Series in Nov. Are there any hotel codes? Which hotels have shuttles or are walking distance to casino?

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10-27-2015 , 01:18 PM

#2620

nvirish

newbie

Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 31

I have had great success using priceline. Each time I have used the express deals for a 3 1/2 star hotel in the downtown area and have gotten the Wyndham Grand for between 60 and 70 dollars a night.

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10-27-2015 , 04:15 PM

#2621

thirty___three

journeyman

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 348

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Originally Posted by jtt300

I'm thinking about coming to Rivers for the PPO Fall Series in Nov. Are there any hotel codes? Which hotels have shuttles or are walking distance to casino?

There is a Rivers casino app that has the participating hotels.

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11-04-2015 , 11:56 PM

#2622

xdeuceswild81xx

old hand

Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,252

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Originally Posted by thirty___three

Old man Ron just hit the bad beat. 7777 vs kkkk

lolllll sick

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11-06-2015 , 11:59 AM

#2623

bpb

old hand

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,380

And now it's been hit again. Down to 5k.

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11-06-2015 , 01:58 PM

#2624

evagaba

adept

Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 922

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Originally Posted by teach2121

I played and Hellmuth was at my table for about 3 hours.

FYI, starting chips were 30k, not 50k. It is the same this year.

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11-06-2015 , 03:26 PM

#2625

teach2121

grinder

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 565

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Originally Posted by evagaba

I played and Hellmuth was at my table for about 3 hours.

FYI, starting chips were 30k, not 50k. It is the same this year.

nope, starting stack in that one was 50k..hellmuth even stated how much play there was and referred to the 50k specifically...plus some grumbling in the room lately about how they knocked it down to 30k

http://www.pokeratlas.com/poker-tour...ittsburgh-2014

Last edited by teach2121; 11-06-2015 at 03:36 PM.

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