The lodge used to rake the 2/5 and 10/20+ limit games at 5% instead of 10, but they were raking 6/2 at the time and lost all of their customers to the Ameristar. Now, neither room is a ghost town with the Ameristar having the bigger SL games and the Lodge having the bigger limit games and both rake 5+2 w/ only bbj drop pre.

Unless you were talking about just getting back from vegas, not blackhawk, then I have no idea what they are raking at the Rio, but 7+0 is criminal. I don't play Ceasars b/c they rake 5+1, and there are so many other good rooms that rake 4+0.

I have no problem with a drop for a bbj though. When the bad beat was 640k here in CO, I made a ton b/c everyone was playing ridiculously trying to hit it. If they flopped a set, they wouldn't bet it so that a straight flush could get there ect... There is no rake on bbj, and it gives fish something to be hopeful about and increases variance. The more variance there is in a game, the more fish with stick around b/c they feel they have a chance of winning.

IME vote with your rake... lots and lots of games running during the series. Between the high rake, poor security and poor staff its only worth it for a truly great game.

Sadly enough 10% rake of 5+0 sounds like a good deal after Casino Az's 20% rake up to 4+2.

I asked in LVLS too, is anyone scouting out the WSOP cash games?

Crikey, you guys have it good. It's 4+2 in Northern California if we make it to a flop. No flop it's still 1+1.

You need to move east. At Mohegan Sun, it is 4+1 and no flop, no drop.

Who wears sunglasses when they play?

YES RIO, LV... overheard someone at the V talking about it. Sick

I do! Eff off... I always thought you were DN!!!!!!

Which btw I have a couple pair of blue shark optics i want off load..pm me if interested. (not trying to black market list, jus sayin).

I think the drop where I am at is 4+1... I always thought it was anyways.. next time I go I will check again.

APD, not sure why you quoted a microstakes post but the Rio in LV is raking 7+0? That's legal?

Nope, never, would only consider it if I was at a TV table with lots of lights.

Not bustin' balls, just wondering lol...

...I feel like Kevin Costner in Tin Cup when he has the 'shanks' and he's trying all that goofy golf **** on that Rene Russo bought to improve her game (I'm running that bad!!!)

I broke a mirror the other day... I know, I know, 7 years bad luck but I talked to my lawyer and he thinks he can get me 5.

I tried-em about 3 or 4 years ago. After bubbling my 4th tournament in a row.....I threw-em on the ground while in the Bathroom.....jumped as high as I could....and crushed-em. They broke into hundreds of pieces. I took a leak and walked out.....never wore-em again.

Sunglasses wat

I'm waiting until I can buy a pair with a HUD in them...

...Never have worn them, couldn't really imagine it but they work for some people I guess.

Maybe a pair of eye glasses to make me look smarter? or an eye patch so they think I'm a scary pirate.

I wore them at Foxwoods from 4-7pm. at a certain table. Sunset directly in eyes.

You guys following KurtSF's play in WSOP event 8? At the moment, he is in the money. blind levels are 2k/4k/500ante (level 16) and he has T120k, somewhere less than 170 players remaining from the 2300 or so runners.

edit: pokernews says 81 players remain, level 17 just started.

No thread for it in the Tourney forums?

Kurt is still in WSOP #8 with about 37 runners remaining, but he's short stacked with an M of between 4 and 5.

I'm on my BB but it appears he's 19th out of 25 with an M of ~7.5...

Final table with Phil Hellmuth appears imminent...

Go Kurt!!!

Well, I think he's coming back tomorrow (WSOP's website is a little slow with the updates.) He'll have an M of ~4-4.5 and he's sitting 22nd out of 25. A couple of double ups and he could win this thing...

...I wonder, if Kurt wins $500K will he still be a mod here and over at the uNL? lol

Run good Brother!!!

GL Kurt! Go-get-em!!!

GL Kurt!

You have lots of play and if you get HU with the brat we will rename you "dream crusher" as you prevent him from #12

Take em down Kurt, for great justice!

The cards are in the air!