I was playing a guy HU at $2/$5 he opens to $50 out of the SB, I jam for $1200 with AA, He has me covered and calls with 22.

Playing in a tournament, CO raised, BTN calls, I jam out of the SB, CO folds, BTN snap calls and says he knows I'm making a move. I flip over QTo, he rolls over 34o. Sick trap to induce a move from me.

I could go on, there are tons of ridiculous plays at the rivers. Great poker room.

Just wanted everyone to know that while 2+2 was out of commission, an
$8/$16 LHE has gone off the last 3 Fridays, starting at about 4:00 each time.

I assume this plays with red and white chips too?

Yes

That's pretty awesome. I always tried to get a 10/20 going and I never could. I haven't been there for months, and I'd love to see a 10 or 15 game run there regularly. It is crazy because 15/30 runs at the casinos in Philly 24 hours a day!

I'm very inexperienced at live poker. Can someone go over the basics of getting into a game?

Is it important or required to get the Rush Rewards card so they can log the hours you play?

You are required to show ID, I do not believe you must have a rush card. However you do you have to have one to take part in a BBJ or the royal flush promo.

Go to the desk at the entrance to the room and tell them what game you want to play, they will get you seated.

You don't have to have a Rush Rewards card to play but you need it if you want to earn the $1/hour for playing poker.

Have the floor make you a card - it's easier and faster. You need a card to play tournaments as well as what others mentioned.

I'm trying to get into the $60 PLO tourny on Sunday and was wondering what their normal payout structures were. I saw that 1st place usually wins around a grand or so but how many places get paid out?

How was the action here over the weekend? Assuming anyone was there.

Nice time at River's this afternoon. Got called by a dealer for a string raise (it wasn't) for the first time in my life (and that's a long time) and fifty or more different rooms. Post flop, I cut out $41.00 to raise a $10.00 bet in front of me. Took the $41.00 an inch high over the line and dropped the white buck first and 8 reds next in one single motion. Dealer made it a call because the $1.00 dropped first. I should have verbalized the raise or called the floor. Mid pair had bet the $10 and hit trips on the turn since he didn't have to add any money. I'm at fault as well since I failed to verbalize a raise that may have given me the pot before the turn card. As it was, I wanted value anyway, but just got unlucky on the turn. lost $40 on the turn after checked to me and I bet and got called. Check, check river. I would have penalized the dealer by no longer tipping....couldn't, as he pushed two hands later, but I'll remember him next time I'm there since it was a crappy ruling on his part. I'm not sure he wasn't protecting regs since the table was full of them. That would be bad and be a real black mark on the room. Also, not too bright on my part since the dollar was meaningless to the bet size. The reason that stings aren't permitted is because of the possibility of angle shooting and since the action was all one smooth motion without me looking up, it couldn't have been that. Detracted a little from what was a really nice room. I know what a string is and as I said, never been called for one in tens of thousands of hands.

Otherwise, very nice room. Second time there. Lots of weak action with $22 raises called in four or five spots pre flop, but I tilted a little and left down 11 bucks. I was stuck a couple of hundred at one point, so I'm OK with the negative 11. I don't play when I'm mad.

I liked the action at 1/3, Floor was outstanding and very informative about Rivers Casino....Top notch floor in fact.

The buffet line was out the door so I past on that. Must be a good one or a lot of free meals. Overall A+ room and I'll be back. I like it much better than Meadows, Wheeling (of course) or Mountaineer.

I was there on Friday mid afternoon until around 8pm and the action was the usual. A couple of 1/3 PLO games, a 5/5 PLO game, 4/8 limit, 8/16 limit, 2/5 NL and the usual 1/3 NL. Sunday afternoon had a handful of 1/3 NL games running. There's not usually a ton of games running Sunday afternoon anyway and it was a beautiful day outside. Everything was running as usual as far as I could tell.

If you want free slot play, get your card at the promo desk. If you're smart and don't play slots, get your card at the poker room desk. I don't know what the Rivers room hourly rate is, but usually it's worth getting the card.
You must have the card to play a tournament but not to play a cash game.

Go in, approach the floor, and put your name on the list for the game you want to play. Usually your first name is good enough. Look at the monitor above the desk to see what games are being spread. Right under the sign "poker room" almost straight across from the elevator from self park. I suggest the smallest limit game on the board if you're not experienced. But, remember that the casino is raking 5 plus 1 off the table in many hands. It's hard for anyone to win at small limits. Everyone's stack goes down as chips are raked away. About $120 an hour down the shoot. Go to the cashier cage and get your starting chips. You can rebuy at the table if you need to. The cage is amost across from the desk inside the poker room. Don't buy the max, but rather get something in the middle. $160 to $200 for 1/3. $90 to $100 for 3/6. Do they play 2/4 at Rivers? Not sure. Don't forget to tip $1.00 per winning hand..... That's important, so don't forget it and if you do, make it right when you remember......except to the dealer who called me for a string raise the other day. Don't tip him anything..... hahaha. VERBALIZE call or RAISE before you act. Verbal is binding so be careful what you say.

Don't talk too much especially about your experience. Don't EVER show your winning hands. If you insist on playing NL, play tight. Play your position, don't open limp..... raise or fold. Limp only when it's limped in front and you don't think it's going to be raised by the action behind you. In other words, don't limp much. Have a plan for each hand and don't get too much of your stack in unless you plan to commit the rest of it. Get a read on the other players. Look at every hand a player is willing to show. Don't assume everyone is bluffing.... they might be, but usually at showdown, they're not. It's very player dependant. Play hands that are position hands. Fold A J or worse in bad position if you are first to act or raise it and be willing to give it up if you are three bet. The best advice a new player can have is to play only quality hands and watch the other players. off suit or suited is only a 3% difference, so suited connectors or one/two gap-ers don't mean much except in position and only then, if the odds and stack sizes are right. Stay focused. Don't show your hands. Don't show your hands. A Rag sucks. K J is not a good hand as you are dominated by so many others. I won't play that trash except in position. Even KQ is suspect. If you play limit, remember to raise pre flop with good hands. AA is not good playing five or six ways unless you flop a set. Play tight, play tight, play tight. Be prepared to lose the first few times out. Find a limit and loss limit and leave if you hit it. It's ok, it's a fun game and if you win, don't assume you're Ivey and that will always happen. Read some good books before you play. Know what the stacks sizes are at the table. Know the odds. Give up small pairs if set mining isn't a profitable plan. Blah, blah, blah. Don't ever lose more than you can afford and you'll have fun. It's a great game.

The most important thing I can tell you is to remember that the other players have cards too. They've done what they've done in a hand for a reason. It could be because they suk...or are good players and know how to push marginal hands off, but also could be because they've got better cards than you. That's the read part. Don't play much unless you have a really good hand early until you feel confortable with some degree of knowledge of the players at the table. Table players quality vary wildly. No weak spots, ask for a table change.

Anyone planning to play the upcoming HU, HOSE and/or Stud tourneys at Rivers? I intend to play them all but I'm a little concerned about turnout for HOSE and stud.

I was thinking about starting a separate thread for this question but not sure where to post it.