Jammit Rayzor

Are you in the hunt for March - April promo? I don't think I can do 60 this month, I will be investing a lot of time in the tournaments at the end of the month.

GolfPro

No, I don't get up too much, gonna try to make some of those tournaments too. Especially the satellites for the 1620.00 Main event, We'll see.
Good luck to you

You know this is an excellent way to introduce yourself to 5/5 PLO, seems to me. That said, playing shortstack strategy and being very very tight, the variance is still crazy compared to NLHE.

I've been sitting on the 5/5 table while I'm waiting for a 1/2 to open up, about half a dozen times, and buy in for a 500 dollar shortstack and tell myself, to fold every time, I'm just killing time waiting, but if I have great cards and I like my position, get it all in ASAP. I've done this 7 times and I've more than doubled up 3 times before going to my 1/2 table, 2 times I haven't played a hand, 1 time I posted a small loss (120) and only one time I went busto. Having a big stack is really no advantage to someone playing a proper short stack strategy. The short stack has the advantage, if selective enough. When you play, you're looking to get it in, and if you do it right, you'll have the best hand when you do. You can't be bullied off because you want it in. It's still a crazy crazy game, but my point is it's a great way to learn the game IMHO. Once you get the feel, you can play a proper stack. You gotta have a big roll to play the game that way though.

Big stack players might complain, becasuse they have to adjust to your style, you're not adjusting to there style, big stack style sort of plays into your hands. And with multiple sized stacks at the table it can get a little nutty, but if you patient, this is really a good way to learn the game. I'd be interested in hearing disenting views. I think the most PLO players can say is they don't like smallstackers and it ruins the game, but I think maily that comes from them having to avoid hands with them or float in against a player that is obviously playing tight good hands and won't back down in hands he does play. I don't agree, obviously, I think having a couple shortstackers at the table makes things more dynamic, adding even more variance to an already nutty game.

How have the tournament fields been so far?

Usual C-town?

Larger than I would have expected. Event #2 multi-day $100k guarantee had ~480 runners total; and they were still able to fill a large number of cash games. Play in this event was a little more restrained (tighter) but still some rather bizarre calls for a lot of chips and relatively weak hands.

I think Event #1 the $50k guarantee got ~300 runners.

I'm pretty impressed with how the room has been managed during the tournaments. I don't know what's happening upstairs, but for cash games, for the first time in a long time, no more crazy lists, no floor people opening games based on whim, mostly competent dealers on the tourney staff, etc. Very nice!

This is definitely true for cash games. It's clear that the significant increase in available dealers has all but eliminated the wait list problems.

Obviously, the increased cost to C-town for the extra (temporary) hires and additional on-duty time means it will likely return to normal after the tournament series is over, but is has been nice. If I had known, I would have slept in yesterday and not gone over really early.

IMHO the cash games have benefited from less player demand (i.e., less wait lists) because a lot of players are playing in the tourneys. My understanding is the tournament dealers are not temporary hires; but part of a Hollywood Road Show that goes from regional series event to regional series event across the country at the various Hollywood casinos. One dealer was from Michigan; another from Colorado; etc.

Also, some of the extra player traffic may be from a wider net; and not part of the normal crowd.

I thought the tournament was run smoothly enough and the dealers were good, but the ambiance in the Ball room was not the best; The Borgata has a much nicer event center and set-up. The only drawback was I am not sure they were running SnG's as advertised; and if they were I don't think it was done very well.

Maybe it's where I was sitting, but I've been there the past two days and haven't yet heard them try to promote SNGs over the PA system.

It's going to be kinda hard to fill them up if you don't tell people about them.


--klez

Were they listed on the board as a game to sign up for?

Is it snowing up there? Just wondering if the roads like 9 will be closed.

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It's snowing lightly, but roads don't look too bad. About 3 inches on ground, mostly on grass. Side roads looks slushy.

I'll be venturing out there in an hour or so.

Still snowing a decent amount in NOVA right now. I would think 9 would be pretty bad right now but not sure. I usually take 340 to 270 to 495 when it snows a lot...

FWIW, wife called and said main roads (340) were fine. Side roads wet and slushy because of snow falling from trees, but passable.

King Fish = Huge nit

Confirmed.

Even worse, I'm an aggrotard nit. It's a style I've been trying to popularize for quite some time.

If you want coaching, my fee starts at $150/hr. Payment must be made in the form of fresh 20s wrapped in a brown paper bag, which then must be lit on fire and placed in my wooden mailbox.

who's playing this weekend?

re: the whole 1/2 PLO thing

I know for fact that as long as the current manager is there, 1/2 PLO won't be spread at CT. He absolutely despises it and his reasoning is having seen it destroy action in rooms at past jobs.

just curious as to why/how it would destroy action? seems to me that Omaha provides some of the highest action tables in any poker room.

Players went broke faster than they were replaced by new players, and it killed the room.


--klez

Anyone who lives near Front Royal/Luray Caverns and plays at CT please send me a PM.

Need a little favor.

GolfPro

Are the daily tournaments worth entering during a non series week? I've never been to CT but it is closer to me for a short trip.

Table 10, seat 7 6:00 - 9:30 PM, 2/5. Good Game. $300 profit. Great Time. Great Players!!

Table 6, seat 6, 5/5 PLO, lost 10K from about 3pm-11:30pm. Biggest loss this year (and hopefully forever, but I doubt it). Beat that! Lol.

In my defense, however, I'm pretty sure today was my worst day by far in terms of all in EV vs actual.

Pretty decent action, obv. A little too much, if you ask me! Haha. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a little more reasonable.

Has any one played in the bounty tournaments? Was thinking about heading up tomorrow.