Re: the gossip: - Their original lease was through May 2018. The landlord extended it through December (primarily due to the construction and he couldn't get anything from the property during that time). I've heard two "rumors" re: what they will do next. One said they already have a spot picked out in the same area and they will build out and have a seamless transition (open at current location one day and the new location will open the very next day so there won't be any days lost). 2nd rumor seems far fetched since they have a great base of players in their current location but it said they were going to open in a new location that was a bit farther away on outskirts of Houston due to lower rent. All gossip at this point but #1 came from a dealer who said Bill H. called a meeting and told them that. #2 came from a player who said he had a good source.
Re: the games - they are incredible. I think through advertising and word of mouth more players are coming into the games that are recreational and don't have much cash game experience. Yesterday a player told me in the 1/3 holdem game he was playing in players were calling huge preflop raises with 83/94 suited etc. (and hitting LOL). One Asian gentleman who I had never seen was in $7K at that table. This is in a 1/3 NL game
It's the golden time in Htown for players right now. Any decent player should be playing as much as possible. When I miss a day I feel like I just left 4 figures on the ground. PLO games are off the chains with people calling several thousand dollar pots with small flushes and bottom 2 pair. Have seen a lot of people in those games I've never seen before and numerous people losing and winning five figures at Post Oak in the 5/5 PLO. Every day I see myself or hear from other players stories of people losing large stacks with horribad calls where they are drawing dead which is hard to do in Omaha.