Like at the table? I'll buy chips of people leaving and sell them when I leave too. Weird they'd bar you for that unless it was a big number and they thought something shady was going on.

About 5 years ago I saw a guy get temp-banned from Commerce for throwing a cheeseburger at a dealer. I still see him playing 20 occasionally.

wtf?? this is so common

Fwiw, the government has cracked down hard on all casinos- fines at Gardens and the former Normandie Club, shutting down of the Bike (potentially related to this, nobody knows for sure).

A significant reason for the massive fine of the Gardens and (very likely in the future) the other LA area casinos, is how they handle incoming/outgoing cash and a lack of record keeping. If player-to-player transactions are not officially barred now, which I suspect they are but it's ignored for now, they will be soon. Related to this is the cameras that all casinos use when you cash out now.

Within a few years (5-10 maybe) I anticipate that every dollar going in and out is going to be recorded and attached to a player. The IRS and Homeland Security have been all over the casinos about this stuff.

At least the terrorists won't be able to change chips at the table.

**** the terrorists.

They're not going to police any and all transactions like a police state (more so than it already is), because of push back.

Same reason Palomar in SD was shut down and the others were raided. Tied to sports betting, but the technicalities were fincen regs. They are all getting paranoid. I always wonder how much of the pressure is at least partially due to the Native American casino lobby

Sounds like the pro move now in CA is to buy in light and reload a few hundred at a time.

Until of course they rule that money doesn't play.

This is a little scary.

people buy chips from each other all the time off the table... wtf lol.

especially if you have the wrong chips at the wrong casino. #changeItOut

The pro move is to avoid CA until it secedes from the union.

When I was shopping for a mortgage I had to talk to a ton of people since a lot of them wouldnt even touch me for having "pro gambler" on my W-2 and a ton of cash deposits. Literally, every single "normal" person I had to explain poker to could not believe how lax the cash out/cash in process is. I think if the IRS or whoever knew about how often people exchange chips and cash and for how much at the table, they would be shocked.

FYP to be more realistic

it is all because of those cock sucking camel ****ing terrorists. Govt now sees cash moving and immediately thinks terror

Watching limit Holdem on latb is painful.

Only when everyone is folding and trying to play good.

I just saw one where K8 and 86 limped preflop and then I shut it off. Plus, action hard to follow without volume.

When I watched 20/40 last year on LATB it was awesome.

It's a great demonstration of how beatable live 20/40 is at least

Thanks for the heads up!!!!!!!!

I enjoyed the hand where CL decided to cap 22 pre, raise/call against the nit Wayne when he donked like T63 and then raised again on the Q turn.

I was watching it from the booth like... uh... are the cards wrong guys?

PIOSolver, for midstakes players, is it worth it? If so, what version should a frequent player get?

Definitely the highlight of my poker career. oTT orders a bottle of wine. Server says Im sorry you need jon permission. I laugh before chopping

ok?

Are we supposed to know oTT, or your super secret I'm cooler than everyone else language?