Is the schedule for the HPT out yet?

This room can't even pull off a small 25k guarantee let alone a televised heartland event. Tonight was an absolute circus with many players turned away. They shut off registration 1.5 hours before the advertised cutoff due to lack of dealers. Was hopeful the new management would bring new hope for the room but doesn't look too promising considering they weren't prepared for the first major tourney promotion they've had in years.

Are they capping it at 100 players each day? I was thinking about playing the 11 am flight tomorrow morning, but I don't want to have to be there super early to hopefully get a seat

Just saw on the Bravo a 10/20 NL/PLO mix game running right now. Is this a regular game?

The HPT schedule is posted on our website.

The new poker room manager, Dana, is very knowledgable and successfully turned around the last room he worked at. In addition, our full staff will be there start to finish for the HPT event so you can expect it to run smoothly.

The opening $350 event has a $100k guarantee and the winner gets a sweet belt! The $1,100 Main has a $200k guarantee. Hope to see you all there.

Yes every monday.

Last weekend I played at the Meadows for the first time in several months. Whose bright idea was this Mississippi Straddle rule where you can straddle from any position? Frankly I hate it. I thought a Mississippi Straddle was limited to the button, but apparently at the Meadows anyone can straddle from any position. I ended up to the immediate left of some character who would straddle every single hand, putting me under the gun every single hand and effectively making him the button before the flop. Of course it was my choice to either change seats or change tables. I think this sucks.

Standard in most if not all PA poker rooms and a lot around the country

Curious to hear how today's Event 1 went....did they have enough dealers/tables or was there alternates?

What's expected turnout for the main event? I heard they absolutely crushed the 100k guarantee

the 100k crushed the guarantee by almost 2.5 times...tuesday afternoons $200 6-max with no guarantee had 89 entries...i would assume good things for the 1100 also

I'll be there for the plo event tomorrow.

is 2/5+ NL or PLO running everyday during the series?

Can someone please post the number on entries for the Main today. I am trying to decide if I want to play Day 1 Friday or Saturday. Much appreciated.

Looks like close to 70 entries today according to the hpt updates Twitter acct.

I know the big game is tomorrow, along with 2/5. No idea if it'll go everyday. I don't think the room has seen much more volume than usual.

OK, Thanks for the info. I'll be playing the ME on Saturday, if anybody wants to meet up for Lunch or Dinner, shoot me a DM.

You can find out most of these answers on the bravo app.


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Didn't win a single hand in the ME and was out before the first break haha. I enjoyed the event though and that it was well ran from what I saw. I will be back in the spring for the next HPT series.

It's 2018 now, and the competition with Wheeling is neck and neck.

Stay tuned poker fans, this could be a tight finish.

especially with

1: pinnacle being bought by penn national, which down the road could mean no more heartland there.

AND

2: if penn national, who bought the meadows, tries to implement the same higher rake that penn national in harrisburg has.

It's been sad to watch this room get worse every year.

Obviously tough to compete given location alone, but pretty sad considering it used to be a rather lively room. Funny though that I had a discussion with the poker room manager shortly after he was hired, he told me that I should be prepared to see a good competition between Meadows and Rivers and that big things were going to happen. ��*♀️��

Iuomo, I remember when you posted about your conversation with the new manager. At the time, it made me hopeful, but all of the changes seem to have been negative. Basically, players are paying more and more for less and less. Unsurprisingly, the player base has shrunk to new lows. At this point, it's much more than a matter of location; players who would actually prefer the Meadows have voted with their feet.

Where are the positive changes? No changes to upgrade the general professionalism of the room. No reach-out from the casino/room to the former players. Nothing new or interesting to bring players back on a regular basis.

Cash games are raked 5+2, but on a more aggressive schedule, and there is no rake break until 5-handed. Popular promos are gone. Complicated, poorly-explained, and ever-changing promos are back. Comps have been limited/reduced, but it's kind of squirrelly - what is your balance, can it be used, and is there even a concept of a balance? All unclear. Bravo/web is rarely updated. Tournament juice and add-ons are way up, tournament structure is much worse, and tournament management is still MIA. Flooring remains the "we'll make it up as we go along" style that we've all grown accustomed to.

The dealers are still friendly, and the room is still beautiful and comfortable. It's still a lovable "Three Stooges" experience, and a lot of players would be happy to come and play if the Meadows could only provide a basic, functioning poker room.

But until then, it's easy to find many of their regular players at the Rivers. In fact, this conversation happens regularly at the Rivers whenever Meadows refugees are seated together. The players are still ready to play, but the Meadows needs to step up and provide a poker room.

Maybe Penn National will be interested, but maybe not. If anyone notices new signs of life, please update here. I'd like to go back and visit once circumstances change.

1- what is the more aggresive rake schedule that u speak of?
2- comps have been limited/reduced in what way?
3- addons are $10, but what tourney's rake has increased?