Isn't that called a Sit&Go?

So is it 100 plus 20, or 100 minus 20 to play them?

Did they pay 1-3?

How much did they pay out?

I used to love those at gtown, I won 5 in a row there!!!

$100-$20...sit and go lol. Last week they had 2 tables. I don't know what they paid

Edit, I hear first got 50% so it paid 3 places

So WSOPC in Hamound who is going?

When is the best time to go I wanna try and satty into the main and play a few event?

What is cheap and close to stay at?

If i go its on a 1.5k budget... Unless I can sell some action

Magnusson hotel is 5min away and charges $50/night for 2 beds (if you chop) and during events they offer hourly shuttle service back and forth to Horseshoe Hammond.

If you're looking to stretch $1,500 I would suggest playing Sit&Go satellites. They pay tournament chips good for registering in circuit events. They range in buy-ins and some award top 2 some top 3 they run 24/7 during the series.

Thanks Jose...
How much are the sng's buy ins (high to low)? How are fast are they? Single or multiple tables? How soft are they? Do you know anyone who would chop a room and gas or just gas I am in A2 ( got a solid Explorer that can fit 4 Big guys or 2 big guys and three little ones lol?

I hate selling action I like being my own man, but games are not like they used to be in 2004 (haha).

Trying to get max Value on my 1.5k

I went with Jose the last time i went. He is a good dude to go down to hammond with. I may be trying to go to Hammond with Jose but i have yet to talk to him about it.
It depends on how slow we are at work that time, or if i get laid off from work i am going to try to go down there. Also I want to try and get some live money built up in order to go.

Action Johnny, last time i went i had $1600 and it was plenty if you play the $350 multi-entry tournament. ( we stayed for 3 or 4 nights i forget)..
By far i think Hammond is one of the nicest poker rooms i have been to. Even some of the ones i have been to in Vegas. Never been to Aria tho. The staff is very friendly and very professional.
As far as structure goes the wsop tournaments where awesome. It probably was the best live tournament structure i have played. The players where marginal at best. If your paying attention you can figure out who the good poker players are. And who the Garbage players are. First place at the one we went to was $127,000 with 6,000 people plus. (multi entry).

I am not totally sure about the tournaments. if they are the same or not. Also it is possible to sell some of your action on 2+2 but they have a separate thread for it. Don't try to sell it in here as it is against the rules. Jose did it before and made alot of people money.

Good luck to you sir if you go. Also i know Caveman went down there with us as well. He is someone you might want to consider talking to.

Also as far as sitngos and cash games. The sitngos are great if you can actually 1) get a set in one 2) they are actually running. My number 1 goal when i went down there was to grind Sitngos. But i think it would be very hard. i did make a few pennies playing them. And cash games where pretty easy. Play tight and wait for people to make mistakes. They have a high percentage of people who think they can out play everyone. They actually seem to have a high % of people who have a high % of bluffing. I made a few pennies when i went down there.

As far as the cash games they open up cash game tables when they start loosing tournament tables. i went down to register for a cash game after busting early on Day 2 and there where 159 players ahead of me for the 1/2 table.
It is possible that they change some things around and do things different to make it more efficient for the players who come out there to make things run smoother. I do remember the staff saying that they didn't have enough dealers there last time i went. So it is possible they get more dealers this time and things run better.
I wanted to add that the tournament structures at night suck. For $150 it is stupid to play those. your probably better off playing cash inless your really good at your push fold, And like turbos

i hope that helps

i'm tentatively planning on playing in event 2; possibly a satty or two.

anyone plan on going to electric stick on friday night? i'm going to give their tournament a shot. its always a bit of a gamble but I like the action and the payout is really nice for a $35 tournament

Sitting in parking lot at Electric Stick. Slightly steaming. Wanted to play the 4pm tourney. Floor guy says "yeah, we advertise them, but I haven't ran one in 4 months, would you like to play cash?" So, you advertise them, but don't run them. A little bait and switch going on. You're right the Friday night tournies are a true gamble, but excellent value at the top end for a $35-$40 investment. Today just reassured my shady read on all involved at the Pathetic Stick. Steam over, I'm sure I will end up here again, particularly in a Friday night, but next time I will call first...

So the 255 mega sattys are just tourny chips you can play any event with?

Always call any room if you have not been there or not been there in a while and get a confirmation of the tourny or cash games, get number of players registered, and ask how many on players average. if they say they don't know or do not sound confident turn around and go home.

So I think I'm good, I see Trip Kings is offering a 430 tourney, I call, confirm, and do sense a small amount of apprehension, when "Chris" tells me the tourney will go for sure. Well it 435, and there are 6 of us here, waiting.... Also he tells me it'll be $25, and the charity guy says, I thought it was $20. Oh the floor guy is the dealer, way to include your tip, you arrogant intercourse. Ahh, serenity now. Let me ship this for $80. Bahahaha! I better not forget to tip if I do. Hehe. Ok, 440, we will deal in 5 min. 7 players to start.

Has anybody actually seen the Heidelberg 2/5 game running on Tuesday? Or any day recently?

For 20 bucks your better off playing on Merge or Lock poker get better value for your dollar...

I would only play a $20.00 sng if it was with friends or family and everyone was drinking, and also rake-free.

the 2/5 there hasn't run since the winter.

The Sunday 4:00 is the only one that ever goes off. It's their next best weekly tourney after the Friday night tourney.

I was playing at Momos last night and it was pretty funny. In the span of 30 minutes aces got dealt at our table i think 7 times. 5 of those times, the aces got cracked. I was short stacked in comparison to blinds, so I shove all-in in mid position with a 4-7s. Guy in the blind calls with aces. I end up getting a straight on the board and win. Next hand I get dealt AA, and shove hoping for a caller. The same guy who I sucked out on goes "No way you have a legitimate hand" and goes all-in for less. He ends up having something like Q10 and my aces hold up. Then a few hands later I get dealt aces again and they hold against queens.

Incredibly lucky, I know, but it was just kind of funny how everyone was going on tilt and it is admittedly a statistically anomaly to have aces dealt that many times in such a short period of time, and then further have them get cracked 5/7% of the time.

Ended up taking 3rd place. I won't lie and admit I did get lucky, heh. Still tho momos is really loose and an easy game and they've been getting a lot of action lately. If you're near Dearborn try visiting sometime. Tourney's are usually $20-25 entry fee, deep stack, and get about 40 people on average. Fridays draw in around 80 people. Not as big as the Stick but still, a sizable crowd for a small stake tourney. Especially because I can count the number of players who legitimately know what they're doing on one hand.

So I get a text from Pay4MySchool after work last night that he's playing at Snookers. Even though I wasn't planning on it, I'm degen, so I swing by there on my way home. Hey! Caveman is there too!

Just my luck I get a seat at the same table as Pay4MySchool. He's managed to get the whole table so aggro/spewy that he's raising to $17 pf and getting five callers. Great table!

I play for one hour and basically win four hands for +$288. First hand there's six limpers to me on the cutoff with Q9dd. I make it $17 and get three callers. Flop is KQ6 rainbow. Checked to me, I cbet $30 and take it down!

Second hand same orbit I have 77 in MP. I raise to $12. Get three callers (great table!) and then BB goes all in for $57. I reraise all in, dead money folds and I flop 7-3-3. It holds against villain's AK.

Couple of hands later I limp in with 22 UTG, riding the rush and hoping to stack one of the many aggressive stacks at the table. Five other limpers call. Flop is 4h4d6h. I bet $10 figuring I'm ahead. Get one caller. Turn is 7c and I'm done with the hand. I check but then villain checks behind. River is the 2h. I bet $30. Villain tank raises $100 more, I snap call and he has K7hh. Rush!

My last orbit I have AK in MP, raise to $20 in a straddled pot. I get three callers. Flop is K73 rainbow. I bet $50 and take it down. Probably bet too much meh.

Nothing like a nice hit and run on a Wednesday afternoon!

AA was shown 12 times at my table last night. Cracked at least 5 times.

Played both the 2pm and 7pm yesterday at Snookers. At the 2pm I played well before the break ending with about 53k and was completely out played after. A few times I knew exactly what move I should have made and failed to make the move. Dwindled my stack down and went out in 25ish place.

Then the second tournament was just brutal at first. My c-bets were called every time and I missed every flop up until the last level before break. Dwindled down to 11k and ran it up to 18k squeezing with 55 and no callers.

At 500/1000, I raise it up 3500 with 1 limper with J8o. Flop 2 pair and get 1 other calling off half his stack with AK drawing dead on the turn. About 3 hands later, UTG raises to 3k with AA and I call in the BB with KJ. KJxr flop and i c/r and he shoves. I have 73k at the break.

I don't remember any hands of note before the next break. I just kept plugging away and not even sure what I had at the second break. However, there were still 4 tables and lots of short stacks.

We get to 12 and everyone ITM. I raise 3 out of 4 hands picking up 77, 88, 66. With the 66 (which was the nutz all night long). I raise to 100k with blinds at 20k/40k with the 66, someone calls for less with A5 and BB shoves for 62k more with TT. I spike a 6 on the flop and I'm now chip leader with 700k going to the final table.

I lose half my stack flopping tpwK from the BB when the UTG raiser flopped a set. 2 hands later I double up with A6 > KK with I rivered the 7 card straight.

Didn't show anything down the rest of the night until we chopped. 2 of us were down to 600kish and other 2 had over 1M. We gave them both 520 and we took 470.

Next tournament will be the $100 sunday tournament if I can arrange my schedule correctly. Have to meet the 15yo's girlfriend's parents sometime that day and hoping for lunch.

Tons of loose players at Momo's. A lot of the players look like hood rats, but I've never had any problems with them, and are pretty respectful.

Nice run Caveman! Grats on the cash.

On Merge. People have been reporting cashout problems with Lock.

Agreed with you there. I'll not play local low buy-in tournies anymore. Hate to sit around those who do not seem to care personal hygiene. Online is so easy, no driving, in the comfort of your home. Sure, it is harder to win online, but when you do, ROI is higher.

Hahah Momo's poker room was literally RIGHT down the street from where I use to live. Hilarious. I never actually played there though.

Cake poker is no more as well as of today. All of the American players have been moved to a new skin on the Revolution network called "Juicy Stakes". The logo looks like it was designed by a 16 year old girl at Gibralter Trade Center.

Yes, people were reporting cashouts taking ~5 months on average with Lock and Cake, so we'll see what the future holds for online!