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We don't know and, more importantly, I don't think CAZ knows either. I'm being half-serious. If it were any of us that were in charge we'd have had it fixed by now. How damn hard can it be? Get an expert in there and if you have to buy and install new then DO IT!

It never ceases to amaze me how even the simplest problems take a shockingly alarming amount of time to fix in the gaming industry. The amount of red tape and BS that have to be navigated is ridiculous. Then you have to tack on the fact that problems with poker are among the last to be cared about.

I worked in a place once where the computer that ran the software for the lists of games was down because the video card had gone bad. It took A MONTH for them to replace it. Over 4 weeks there was no electronic board because of a video card. Talk about an embarrassment. If I hadn't been there I wouldn't believe it.

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07-12-2011 , 08:29 PM

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pig4bill

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Originally Posted by Howard Beale

Especially in Phoenix, where you can hardly swing a dead cat without hitting an HVAC specialist.

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07-13-2011 , 06:46 PM

#1703

Howard Beale

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BBJ $36,975, come on over.

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07-13-2011 , 07:41 PM

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DeadMoneyWalking

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Originally Posted by Howard Beale

BBJ $36,975, come on over.

Flopped nut full house vs quads last night. I was actually happy to have two cards for the JP.

I bet CAZ is more crowded than normal Wed? 4-8 might be worth a shot.

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07-14-2011 , 06:26 AM

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UbinTook

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Bad Beat was increased at 2.am to $38,940.00 and hadn't yet been hit when i left at 2:50 a.m.
It was pretty busy relative to normal.

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07-14-2011 , 10:19 AM

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unta8

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Ubin - do you grind the 20-40?

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07-14-2011 , 11:49 AM

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that_pope

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Originally Posted by Unta8

Ubin - do you grind the 20-40?

Ubin grinds every game in the casino equally based on the number of tables of each. Hence he grinds 3/6 a lot more than 20/40.

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07-14-2011 , 12:27 PM

#1708

trussdude

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He's also a winner at every game he grinds at.

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07-14-2011 , 01:55 PM

#1709

derdo

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This is the few times of the year is that jackpot drop is close to 0EV if it still didnt get hit.

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07-14-2011 , 05:27 PM

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unta8

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So I remember seeing odds of winning the State tourney last year...Anyone making lines this year?

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07-14-2011 , 05:37 PM

#1711

that_pope

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Originally Posted by Unta8

So I remember seeing odds of winning the State tourney last year...Anyone making lines this year?

The same guy who posted them on here last year wrote an article for Southwest Poker News' July Issue with a similar write-up. It is the newspaper looking one in the same area you can find cardplayer.

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07-14-2011 , 07:14 PM

#1712

UbinTook

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Originally Posted by that_pope

Ubin grinds every game in the casino equally based on the number of tables of each. Hence he grinds 3/6 a lot more than 20/40.

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He's also a winner at every game he grinds at.

True story, in my years, like most, ive learned profitability can be very game dependent. Ive found that a mix of games along with a specific direction on which games to enter with help from up above...

Spoiler:

keeps me on my toes so to speak, it never gets boring

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07-15-2011 , 12:54 AM

#1713

DeadMoneyWalking

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I think 4/8 and 3/6 are beatable as long as the BBJP is where it is.

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07-16-2011 , 02:46 PM

#1714

inside??

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Did the BBJP go yet?

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07-16-2011 , 03:14 PM

#1715

UbinTook

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as of right now, 12:13 p.m on Saturday the 16th the jackpot is at $42870.00

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07-16-2011 , 03:30 PM

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pig4bill

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Do you guys see a lot more fishy play?

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07-16-2011 , 04:48 PM

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inside??

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Originally Posted by UbinTook

as of right now, 12:13 p.m on Saturday the 16th the jackpot is at $42870.00

Is there a place to check this online?

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07-16-2011 , 05:05 PM

#1718

DesertCat

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Originally Posted by pig4bill

Do you guys see a lot more fishy play?

Is that even possible?

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07-16-2011 , 05:50 PM

#1719

DeadMoneyWalking

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I thought the BBJP just sucked the life out of the tables I was at. No one wanted to play without JP cards and it was a big chopfest.

One man didn't appear to understand how to do that. At nl It was folded to the button who opened 4x, the bb folded AQs face up.

I'll have mixed feelings when it finally hits. Hopefully the long lines and dry games will go away.

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07-16-2011 , 05:58 PM

#1720

UbinTook

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Originally Posted by inside??

Is there a place to check this online?

i think there is a twitter feed but i don't know how often it is updated; u can just call the poker board they will tell you.

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07-16-2011 , 07:03 PM

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Howard Beale

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BBJ not hit and there is a 13 down stretch

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07-16-2011 , 07:34 PM

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MnBalla31

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Originally Posted by DeadMoneyWalking

I wonder if this was me. I think you were at my table. I played last night and I was the button...
I was surprised he folded too.

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07-16-2011 , 07:59 PM

#1723

UbinTook

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Originally Posted by Howard Beale

BBJ not hit and there is a 13 down stretch

13 downs is a long haul for the dealers but it could be worse for sure, we had a lineup of all 50 table set-up one night on swing a number of months ago, only a lucky few got breaks that night. It was kind of fun in a way.

I remember getting locked in to tables back on a riverboat in the Midwest. We had 12 tables and 12 dealers for the shift, every 45 minutes or an hour the shift manger would push the front of the row just so the dealers would change tables, the dealer on the 12th table just went back to table 1.

...then there were( more often as business died over the years) the times we had 12 dealers and 1 or 2 tables