That sounds like a pretty broad generalization.

>60% of the players I'm looking at right now are under 40.

i will stay in macau for couple of weeks, and i can't decide which one i should choose between Sintra Hotel and Fortuna Hotel. what would u recommend?

Have no idea about the Fortuna Hotel. However, I have stayed at Sintra. Honestly, I'll say it's fine but really can't give a precise review as I slept there only 2 times. One of the times it was for a power 45min nap.

I wasted a ton of $ that time LOL, reserved and paid for 2 weeks worth. I was out everyday and only went back to shower and change. The location is fantastic. Housekeeping loved it as they hardly had to do anything lol.

Sintra is pretty much walking distance to anywhere you want to go.

I am still looking for a place to stay in Macau for at least a month. Anyone with an extra room I can rent?

Hi, I've been thinking about moving to Macau for ages, hope some of you can give me an idea if thats possible. I'm a highly experienced poker dealer and I've dealt in events like the Irish Open WSOPE Sky Poker tour etc.

Just wondering if there are any european dealers in Macau or if anyone knows any cardrooms that are looking for experienced dealers. I was born in UK and still lives here atm but I'm Chinese and can speak fluent Chinese and Cantonese. If anyone knows any info it'll be great! (pay, demand, position etc)

Thank you

As far as I know, it's kind of difficult for Chinese passport holders to get jobs in Macau. The only Chinese people (at the service level) that I know of in Macau work as waiters / waitresses in the restaurants and I'm pretty sure most are students.

Just to confirm - only Macau locals can be legally hired as dealers. Those on other passports may possibly be hired for different roles although that is increasingly unlikely these days given the current political climate towards foreign workers.

sounds like maybe tourneys would be the way to make cash out there as you could just steal all the blinds?

True story:

Playing in the 150K GTD a half year ago or so, me, a couple of Swedish friends, one middle aged Chinese guy, and a young American kid. I'm button.

Swede 1: raise to 4xbb (bb was dead stack)
Swede 2: fold
American kid (1/2 stack or so): Push all in for ~25bb
Me: fold
Chinese guy (covers American kid): call
Swede 1: tank-fold

Cards turn over.
American kid tables: JJ
Chinese guy tables: 75o

Chinese guys somehow wins turning a straight or something.

American kid looks sad/disgusted and leaves. Chinese guy, with a big smirk on his face and shaking his head, says "These young kids play too aggressively. Sometimes you've just go to mix it up to keep them on their toes." I suppressed all out rolling on the floor laughing, but me and my friends had an "eye laugh" together

hi, i'm going to be in macau this saturday and I was wondering if there is any 100/200 hkd game going on. I do only want to play in the casino and not somewhere outside in a private game. Does anyone have some information about this?

thank you

Try the Wynn.

every day...usually 2, as well as a 50-100 now almost all the time.

ok great, thx

And the beats go on...

I'm the cutoff and raise with KQ suited. 4 callers, I flop a nut flush. One guy bets, I raise 3x, a 3rd guy calls and the original bettor (a guy I thought was a girl till I heard his voice) calls. Turn pairs the board with another 5, the she-male bets, I'm like does she-male really have A5? I raise again, 3rd guy calls, she-male calls. River is a 3, she-male bets, I raise, 3rd guy folds, she-male has pocket 3s, runner-runnered a full house.

Somebody asked the she-male WTF he was thinking, he says he had a pair with a flush draw.

A few hands later I have AA, raise, get one caller. Flop is 10 7 7, I bet, guy calls, Turn is X, I bet, guy re-raises me all in, I fold. He turns over 10 7. Of course.

Same table, minutes later I get AA again, raise, this time 4 callers, WTF? Flop Q 10 3, short-stack dumps all-in before action gets to me, I raise to protect myself, everyone folds. I show my AA, he won't show, turn 2, river 8, he tables J 9, rivered a straight.

Also, the other day I had AA, raise, one caller, flop 8 8 9, I bet, guy dumps all in, I have him way covered and call, I show him my AA, he won't show, turn 2, river 6, he shows 22.

These guys must have card-changing abilities. Whenever I show my hand they morph theirs into whatever can beat it. Macau poker is more rigged than professional wrestling.

noah,

Thanks for the fun read I feel for you. Take heart in knowing you put the money in whilst ahead.
BTW was this at the Wynn? I don't see this level of donkeyness at Lisboa.