This.

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Hops Bar & Score Bar are two other less busy places to play pool.

Most likely the guy berating you is the fish, he just does not think he is. I love idiots like that, because as soon as they see something that they think is fishy they will misread every play you make.

Calling in BB is super standard and in fact a mistake/leak if you do not call imo, the fact that he does not even recognize that makes him a fish!

Miguel are you that player who donked out A9 on the river when u hit 2 pair? Lets say a week ago most likely u dont remember. Because i lolled hard because of it.. U can guess who i am

The $1-$3 NLH and $1-$1 PLO game have gone off better than I could have imagined. We started off the new Omaha game this past Tuesday and we've spread it everyday since, save one. The hold'em game has seen an increase in the time that it runs and we've had a second table on most days. It's 2:26 AM as I write this, the game is still running eight handed and I'm now into the fifteenth hour of my double shift. Most have embraced the new format as I always thought that the demand was for smaller games and not larger. We've seen both new faces and many returning faces to the room. It's been a small sample size obviously of only one week, but suffice it to say I'm encouraged. But all this comes at a price as I can't remember the last time I went whorring. I have a day shift tomorrow but then a day off on Monday. I've been here 10-12 hours per day something like the last 9 out of 10 days. When I get off of work tomorrow I'm going to get a nice dinner somewhere other than the poker room, get a massage then fall asleep on top of some poor girl.

Do you see any upsurge around major Chinese holidays like May 1-5 or October 1-7?

The beginning of May not so much, but October for sure.

FYI then, this year two holidays run concurrently, so everyone in China is getting an extra long holiday.

@Poker_Triad - just got to Phnom Penh yesterday. We went to Pontoon and the area around it based on your earlier posts, fun times. You mentioned you have a list of other recommendations, would love to check it out if possible.

P.S. First post here but I've been following this thread for a while and met jspill in Philippines.

Are these smaller games running in conjunction with the larger games?

The Riverside is the most well known scene in terms of girls. It runs from Street 136, the most popular one, to Street 104. I'll just go street to street. On 136 I like Tiger Bar and Sweet Lemon Bar. On 130 Cherries Bar and on 118 Chocolate Bar. It gets sort of quiet on 110 but Happy Man Bar is worth checking out. And finally on 104 you should check out Street One Zero Four Bar and Rose Bar. On street 49 in between 136 and 130 is Cyrcee Secret Bar. This place is a straight up brothel and worth checking out because the girls do anything. And if you want to see what a $100 Cambodian girl looks like you should check out Darling Darling and F Club inside of Naga. Good luck and happy hunting.

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The $1-$3 game has basically replaced the $2-$4 game. The $1-$1 Omaha game is an extra game that we started to attract a new crowd. The $5-$5 Omaha game still goes centered around the owners and VIPs.

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There's a story that I never told here on this forum. A few months back when I had just become a manager, I got called over to the PLO game to make a decision in a hand that involved my primary boss, who is also a good friend of mine. The issue was that he wanted to bet pot but had inadvertently crossed the betting line with an amount of chips that only amounted to a min raise. Since he never did declare "pot" I ruled that it was indeed only a min raise. He wasn't happy with this ruling and it resulted in him losing a $4K pot. Even though he is my friend I think it only human that I had some trepidation over ruling against my employer. Although he disagreed with my ruling, he respected me and my position enough that he accepted it and we are completely fine in terms of our relationship. But that is not why I tell this story.

A couple of weeks back I once again got called over to the PLO game to make a ruling in a hand involving one of the Cambodian VIPs. It was $5 to him and he threw in a single green $25 chip without any verbal declaration. The dealer ruled it a call and when I was called over I backed her up with the same ruling. The "bong" was so upset that he stormed out of the room and later sent our house phone a text message that simply read "Fu*k you!" He has since returned to our room and everything is fine, but once again this is not why I tell the story.

Today I got called over to a tournament table over the following hand. One player opened, another called and the button went all in for a short stack. The opening raiser asked the dealer if he could raise to which she said no. So he threw in calling chips when the dealer realized she had made a mistake and told him he could indeed raise. The player who was sandwiched in the middle protested that it should be a call. I was called over and asked the dealer if the mistake she made had caused the next player to also call. Since she told me he had not acted yet, I ruled that the mistake was rectifiable and that the first player can take his calling chips back and raise. The protesting player was busted out a few minutes later at which point he continued to voice his displeasure. He implied that I had made a bad ruling because I was favoring the other player, who happened to be one of the PLO VIPs. I am not telling these stories because I want opinions on the correctness of my ruling, so please do not comment on that. And I am not telling these stories because I am trying to impugn any of the players involved. Making these sorts of decisions involving the owners, bongs and the VIPs are what make this job such an interesting challenge. And in no way am I saying I always rule in this room the way that I would in America, simply because of the cultural and game dynamic issues involved. But I told these stories to simply point out that while I may not always be correct, the integrity and motivation of my rulings have thus far demonstrated to be beyond reproach.

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It's a bit after 4:00 AM here and I just got texted that the Riverking room is now dark and that the final game, the new $1-$1 PLO, broke about thirty minutes ago. The Holdem game is going longer since the change to a smaller game, having lasted ten hours tonight and seventeen hours yesterday. And the new Omaha game has proven to be a very fun and social game with largely a different player base. I swear I'm not trying to gloat, although I am happy with the results thus far. But more than anything else I'm incredibly thrilled with how much the staff, especially the dealers, and my boss have jumped on board and embraced these changes. I wanted the Riverking to be inclusive in our game offerings and include as many players as possible. Sometimes to get bigger, you have to go smaller.

I got texted that the game was finished because for once I wasn't in the room to close it out. Although I did stay for a couple of extra hours to help finish out the Sunday tournament, I was still able to make it out for dinner with Renton555 at the Metro on street 148, which I highly recommend by the way. My fried fish sandwich with jalapeno aioli was excellent as was my friend's soy and honey glazed chicken. I never did get that massage nor did I fall asleep on top of some poor girl. But I did get the girl and finished the night in a satisfying fashion leading into my day off tomorrow. I may want to play though since I'm back on a mini heater so I'll probably be in anyway.

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You can't tell that story and not get opinions

Ruling 1 - betting lines should be erased from all tables but the player needs to verbalize "pot" before forward motion of chips.

Ruling 2 - standard that if a single chip is thrown in and nothing verbalize then it's a call. ****ty situation for you

Ruling 3 - you are correct

Sorry to piss you off and agree with all 3.

What's the smallest one would want to buy in for for the 5-5 Omaha? $1,500?

Haha indeed I am pissed. But seriously I agree with you about the betting line and forward motion. But it's one of those things that's been so ingrained in the room for such a long time that it has proven difficult to change.

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A couple of players buy in for $5,000 while most of the other regs buy in for $2K. We made the min buy $400 in an attempt to get a few more players in the game. But only Holdem players who take a shot after going on a heater buy in for that amount.

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Don't envy you having to make those kinds of calls, but good job. Felt like in the Philippines there was constant favoritism.

Also good to know that honey and soy chicken is the key to losing fat and gaining muscle.

Thank you truly but believe me when I say that I often let certain things go. And such things will sometimes upset certain players. But as Renton555 once pointed out to me, your equity against some of the local players is so high that you sometimes have to let things go to keep them happy and in the game. Also, soy and honey chicken is life and for $14 it better be!

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What do the guys making a living in your room think about lowering the stakes? They are going to be making less money.

Since lower NL game attract more people, they're not making less money. The 1-2 next to my home play like a 2-5. Very deep with multiple straddle

Had a chuckle at this, the most standard of rulings yet it's amazing how childish the locals can get, no matter their age nor status it seems.

It's also one of the downsides of dating a Khmer girl, you have to put up with sulks & tantrums over the smallest of things.

Did he at least see the flop after he called or did he storm out of the room immediately and have his hand folded?

As LonelyBox stated a smaller game will attract a wider variety of players, especially casual ones. And that is exactly what this game has accomplished in the short week that it has run. We've seen many new faces and those who would play only occassionally are now coming in near daily. As the word gets out about the stakes of the game, this should only improve. And the games are lasting longer as well which the grinders always like.