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Originally Posted by 3aces
All these promo rooms are dropping a rake of $5 and $2 promo at 1/2
Not enough talk about the costs of playing these promo games.
Prob $5-7 an hour in additional drop, depending on how aggro you are, because of the promo drop, which triggers at low levels ($4 out of a $20 pot, for ex, half of which might be your own money in these tight games).
Then account for the crappy line-ups. My own rule of thumb is that every other grinder in the game costs me $4/hour. I'm talking grinder, not nit.
Nits are harmless in the play, (you really have no biz losing to them) but they occupy seats, kill action, shrink pots, making that $4 on $20 drop thing a problem. I figure they cost about $2/hr.
If the lineup is 1 grinder, 2 nits and a $2 promo drop, freeroll value might be zilch.
Meaning (I'm being long winded) do promos if you want, but account for the costs, not just the bennies.
My theory is that it doesn't matter where you play low limit in Vegas, the locals are aware enough to smooth out the market. Anyplace with a good EV promo will attract enough grinders/nits to bring that EV back in line with the rest of the town.
So just play where you feel most comfy.