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Originally Posted by STinLA
Not counting the BBJP drop? All LA area cardrooms are dropping $6+$1 BBJP at $8/$16. Even worse, Commerce takes the BBJP drop even if there's no flop (yet another reason not to play there).
Have to admit I'm ignorant to the 8/16 drops. I'd heard something about Commerce (all the LA rooms?) raising rake two years ago iirc. I'm not a local and only make it out about 1 week/yr since early '15. I played 20 and 40 lhe in '15 and they gave free food at the tables. Went to Vegas in Dec and didn't make it in '16. '17 just played mix, 2 short session of 40 lhe (no free food) and '18 played mix for 2 days and mtt for 3 days and a day off to leave the city. In '17 it "looked" like 60 was the best option, but it only went off 1-2x over the week w a long list.
As a rec, I don't pay too much attention to rake unless it seems crazy low or crazy hi, but when I used to play a little more live lhe, the standard (based on FW) seemed to be $5 cap at 20/40. I'd like to try the Bike for a couple reasons this year and I'm hoping the $45 Commerce owes me will pay for the two meals I owe somebody.
People always complain about the rake on Stars, but for me, the hardest thing was beating the other players. The rake seemed fine. At 5/T-30/60, I was literally the 5th best player at every table at the end of '15 for 5 mos when I was travelling. DonJuan was one of the best players in the pool it seemed like but was no fun seeing paymytrips and VolkovDimitri playing 5/T or 10/20. Didn't take me long to realize I would never beat those games so I stuck to draw or mix when the games were good and would play Bovada lhe.
OP you'll have good chance to win, esp when the games are short = less rake and more hands/hr and (prob) bigger skill advantage at 6m than the pool. You will definitely have fun imo.