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How common is "no flop no drop"?
I've been a pretty regular 2/5 player at the Borgata for the last couple years, but for the last few weeks I've Abeen playing at the newly opened poker rooms of Mt Airy and Sands casino's in Pennsylvania. I'm used to paying time, but currently the Sands and Mt Airy take 10% up to $5 + 1 for bbj. I'm fine with this even though it is $1 more than AC. Right now there are many dealers at those places who are very green, so charging time would be much worse.
One thing that is different between Mt Airy and Sands is that Mt Airy takes a rake even if there is no flop where Sands does not. So if I raise preflop and everyone folds, I still have to pay $1 rake. This seems crazy to me. It's been a while since I've played a raked game, but I was pretty sure I've never seen this before. The Mt Airy poker room manager said she worked in AC before she came to Mt Airy and that is the way they did it there. How common is this practice? |
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Dealers are supposed to rake in AC poker rooms whether or not there is a flop if there is at least $10 in the pot. But in my experience, most dealers do not rake blind steals at 2/5 NL even though they are technically supposed to. But strangely enough, it seems varies from dealer to dealer.
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In Vegas it is not very common except for some of the most poorly run rooms (Mandalay Bay, Luxor, etc...)
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It could be worse.
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I play in Southern California where a "drop" is the standard. Of the casinos that I have played in (nine or so), only two have "no flop no drop" policy. The rest take at least the jackpot drop whether or not there is a flop.
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the argument I've heard is that every hand dealt must contribute to the jackpot so they pull that buck on every hand even if there is no flop and therefore zero chance that the jackpot can hit. the money isn't going to the house so it isn't rake I'm not a fan though. |
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At Mt Airy they only take the bbj if there is a flop. Actually had a dealer try to take $1 rake and $1 bbj, the floor came over and corrected him.
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I play in NY. At that casino they rake after the flop, no flop = no rake. They only take for the bbj when the pot reaches $20, since a pot must reach $20 to qualify.
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In Atlantic City, Bally's has a "no flop no drop" policy, but Harrah's takes a drop if the total in the pot is $10 or more - drop or no drop. So, raise the blinds in a 2/5 game and the drop gets taken.
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I realize it's the opposite in most LA clubs and it may have changed at the Bike since I left. |
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I have never seen a pot raked in AC if just the blinds were stolen, but most rooms do rake a significant pot even if there is no flop.
For example, a limper or two, one person raises to $20, another reraises to $80, everyone folds. The pot is officially about $45 and is raked. |
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I was back at the Borgata this weekend for the first time since the Pennsylvania casinos opened. I really missed that place, just wish it was a little closer. Anyway, I spoke to a dealer about the Borgata's policy on "no flop no drop" and she said they only take a rake if there is a flop. However some other casinos in AC do take a rake without a flop. Borgata is obviously the gold standard when it comes to poker, and you would think other casinos who are competing would eliminate this rule. Oh well.
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Obviously as a player I prefer a "no flop no drop" policy, but I'm curious what the reasoning is behind it.
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My current policy is no flop no drop in limit games. We do take a rake in NL games.
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So is raising with the nuts.
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Here the pot contains about $45 in called action. If they take 5% rake capped at let's say $5 with the trigger points at $20/$40/$60/$80/$100 (as an aside the trigger points don't always have to follow a percentage) then a $2 "rake" on this pot is about right. |
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