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03-27-2015 , 03:48 PM

#4601

MisterMan

enthusiast

Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 53

I've noticed it too, I think it's smoke combined with ventilation and whatever they use to make it not smell like smoke.

It's nowhere near as bad as the poker room at Wild horse Pass.

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03-27-2015 , 04:55 PM

#4602

DeadMoneyWalking

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 32,629

CAZ has moved to bumping the BBJP by 10k on Mon/Wed/Fri.

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03-27-2015 , 07:58 PM

#4603

slothmancometh

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 493

I'm in town for a week and probably gonna play a couple times. Which games tend to have better action, 2/5nl or 8/16? I'm a bad 2/5 reg and where i live there's basically zero limit games (so I'm probably bad, but who knows). Thanks in advance if anyone wants to help out.

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03-27-2015 , 08:07 PM

#4604

DeadMoneyWalking

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 32,629

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Originally Posted by slothmancometh

I'm a bad 2/5 reg .

Well in that case sit right down

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03-27-2015 , 08:18 PM

#4605

Duke0424

self-banned

Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 13,362

Def way more action at 3/5

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03-27-2015 , 11:28 PM

#4606

Howard Beale

Formerly red

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 22,190

Seriously? Sloth, watch an 8-16 game where the chips get shoveled into the pot hand after hand and then a 3/5 game where there's a big pot once in a while.

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03-28-2015 , 02:43 AM

#4607

slothmancometh

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 493

Just played 5 hrs of 8/16. Incredibly soft. I envy you guys who can grind that consistently. I'm sure it's different outside of spring training, but it's still probably pretty good.

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03-28-2015 , 02:50 AM

#4608

synth_floyd

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7,074

How does the 8-16 compare to the 4-8?

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03-28-2015 , 03:39 AM

#4609

DeadMoneyWalking

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 32,629

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Originally Posted by synth_floyd

How does the 8-16 compare to the 4-8?

The former is about 10 years younger and thus has pf raises.

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03-29-2015 , 01:27 AM

#4610

slothmancometh

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 493

Been playing 8/16 for 2 hours. Pots have been averaging $125 preflop. Fun game. Widh i didn't have to leave in a few days.

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03-31-2015 , 12:27 AM

#4611

synth_floyd

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7,074

$125 preflop? So on average there is a raise and 7 callers every hand?

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03-31-2015 , 01:16 AM

#4612

Howard Beale

Formerly red

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 22,190

There's not normally THAT degree of action but it does happen. Sometimes that game goes right off the rails and it's fasten your seat belt time.

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03-31-2015 , 12:42 PM

#4613

jrr63

The Situation

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,465

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Originally Posted by Howard Beale

There's not normally THAT degree of action but it does happen. Sometimes that game goes right off the rails and it's fasten your seat belt time.

Of course when a lot of people are in each hand you are going to have to make good hands that stand up to get the money. Bluffing won't work that well.

Suppose you run fairly good (but not necessarily like god) in the game that day when it's "off the rails" - how much do you think you could win in say a 6-8 hour session?

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03-31-2015 , 12:48 PM

#4614

that_pope

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 33,573

You can easily win between $600 and $1000.

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03-31-2015 , 09:15 PM

#4615

pig4bill

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 35,232

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Originally Posted by Howard Beale

There's not normally THAT degree of action but it does happen. Sometimes that game goes right off the rails and it's fasten your seat belt time.

Also being half-kill skews the averages up a little.

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03-31-2015 , 09:46 PM

#4616

jrr63

The Situation

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,465

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Originally Posted by that_pope

You can easily win between $600 and $1000.

I guess I'd rather take my chances in the spread limit games but everyone to their own poison.

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03-31-2015 , 11:32 PM

#4617

Howard Beale

Formerly red

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 22,190

New menu as of today. Rib eye gone, replaced by some other, smaller cut. I didn't closely examine it but there is some good news, imo: The fantastic pot roast is now on the menu. Yum, what diet?

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03-31-2015 , 11:47 PM

#4618

RockstarRossi

adept

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,140

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Originally Posted by jrr63

I guess I'd rather take my chances in the spread limit games but everyone to their own poison.

Win rate will for the most part be higher in games where you have the ability to win a higher percentage of pots without show down. In 8-16 (or most any stake) limit, you don't get to do that near as much as in pot, spread, and no limit games. That isn't to say you can't achieve high win rates in limit (obv) but it takes a much different skill set, strategy, and knowledge base than PL/SL/NL because of that exact factor.

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04-12-2015 , 08:28 PM

#4619

BCT

adept

Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 780

How is the structure for the getaway tournaments? Can't get in before they start to check and can't seem to find anything online.

Which of the regular monthly tournaments will it most closely resemble?

Thanks!

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04-19-2015 , 02:44 PM

#4620

CrazyLond

veteran

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,012

Playing this getaway tournament and there was no staff add on. Checked structure sheet and it doesn't say an amount withheld for staff, just 265+35 service fee. What am I missing?

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04-19-2015 , 05:51 PM

#4621

RockstarRossi

adept

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,140

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Originally Posted by CrazyLond

Playing this getaway tournament and there was no staff add on. Checked structure sheet and it doesn't say an amount withheld for staff, just 265+35 service fee. What am I missing?

Pretty sure they eliminated the dealer add ons a while ago for good in all their tourneys

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04-19-2015 , 07:01 PM

#4622

DeadMoneyWalking

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 32,629

You don't have to bring $10 or whatever it was to your starting table?

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04-19-2015 , 10:38 PM

#4623

DesertCat

I am a Regulator

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 13,744

OE Fun,

Omaha Kill pot, HU on River. Player A announces straight and turns over hand, player B turns over Kings Up and low. dealer attempts to chop pot and player with low says "that's not a straight". Player A actually has small 2 pair and 4 straight. Dealer ships pot to player B, and starts cleaning up. Player B says what about his bets he pulled back? Dealer can't remember action so players have to help reconstruct hand, after 5 minutes of bickering.

Dealer leaves, and next dealer ships first large chopped pot to one player.