Is that for tomorrow's (12/5) tournament, Stan? Because I'm planning on coming up for some cash game action this weekend, and I'd like to know I still have a shot at getting a seat somewhere when I walk in. Thanks.

Or, what I often (usually) do is buy chips. Then play. Cash out extras at end of session if convenient - but hold onto the rest! That way, I already have chips for the next session. No need to worry about buying in at the cage.

Doesn't work though, when I need pink chips....... I do wish that there was a way to trade in reds and greens for pink at the table.

Lee

No problem getting a seat tomorrow.

Stan

I do not mind playing short handed but have come to realize that playing Stud h/l with only 4 people is a waste of my time. It gets short handed because 3 people are at their long break, 3 people do not like to play stud so they walk so now you have only 4 people playing. Might not be too bad until you place a bet and only win the antes which since 4 people are playing eqauls to $3 because I always tip the dealer.

stan the mann!! game report please

gonna get an early start to my session today

As usual, you were able to understand my frustration. Option No. 2 is perfect in IMO.
I know that you encourage multi-way games but it is being discouraged somewhere below your pay grade. Not sure if it coming from the players complaining (that is what I hear when I am playing the 10/20 Oh/l - how they believe it interferes with the 10/20 game is beyond me - for the life of me cannot figure out how).
Many thanks for you listening to my rant and helping us get the 2 way games going. Hopefully this weekend they will last more than 4 to 6 hours.

A change in plans for me... I won't be able to make it on Saturday. So, if anyone will be there on Sunday that wants to play HOSE, I'll be available. ETA around noon.

What time is registration starting on the respective days? Can you pre-register?

Quality of play is about the same. Showdown is a different story. IMO in the 10/20 you have people who do not want to show their hands and wait and wait until they find something to show or the person next to them grabs their cards and says you have xyz or says you aint go squat now muck your damm cards already. In the PCG the players know what they have or just instantly flip their cards up and say what do I have?

Check Borgata poker website for lots of details. Doesn't look like pre-registration (at least not online like with last month's deepstack). Day of registration at 8 a.m.

I dont get this discussion on which game they Should spread. If the interest list fills, they will start the game.. if you dont like what you see, start a new list, go to the other O8 running tables and let the players know there's a new table/list going... it's self evident that people will sign up for pretty much any game in the range of PCG to 10-20 (1/2 kill).

game report please

For anyone who enjoys playing any type of high/low variation, you really have to be of a certain mindset in which, when you walk into the poker room (regardless of which one it is) that you might not be able to get the exact, ideal game/limit of your choice. And, that also includes playing shorthanded if need be. I can't tell you how many times I played three-handed just to try and see if more players would come and join us, and believe it or not, more times than not the game would start to fill up. Noone wants to start the game, everyone wants it to be handed to them, with all 10 seats full, on a silver platter, and truth is, it just doesn't work that way, well, at least for High/low games it doesn't.

Has anyone played in, and/or can comment on the Friday survivor tourney? Avg # of entrants, when does it usually end? Does it often chop more than 10% of players?

tks.

rush, exactly. new players who aren't used to the idea of starting games, be flexibe and have a willingness to negotiate. and it's a lot easier if you come with a friend who likes playing the same game as you and then you can start a spread right away when it's slow.

btw, i'm coming in dec 11-13 so hope to see you there and get another 20 or 30 game going.

game report please?

Also extremely true for the PLO game - it takes actual effort and occasionally short-term being in a not-terribly-profitable situation to get it started, but more often than not, it gets substantially better in a hurry.

The symptoms of the 2-ways game(s) shortness at the Borg are... many of the "locals" are BOR's, who spend more time reading the racing form and complaining, while they sit & try to peddle the nuts.

When the game is short, they have to play more hands, which they do not want to do in the first place. And, the blinds come around quicker, which bothers them, too. They don't like paying the ante's when 4-5 (or less) players are dealt in, because more times than not, they won't get a hand (remember they DO NOT know how to play short) that they can play and if there is a TAG or two seated, they know they are facing a raise.

When the game does start short (usually by a few 2p2ers) and *if* it eventually fills - they will climb over each other to get a seat. But, there has to be 6+ for this to happen. It's been like this since day-1 and it's not going to change.

If you want to play, be willing to start short and perhaps stay short for a long time.

Same symptoms for PCG. I can't tell you how many times we started short, only to have the game fill and the list grow with locals. However, if/when they get in and the game goes short, they rack up.

I'm still surprised that this game (PCG) is not taking off. There is nothing between 3-6 and 10-20 and the PCG at the Trop went all the time, every weekend for YEARS. It usually had a MM feeder on Fri & Sat nights.

Oh well... I'm sure NL has something to do with that (sadness).

Mixed games in AC will be good for a long time, nut peddling and playing well are two totally different.

games should be pretty ****in nuts tonight

gl to errrr1 playin

I'm taking the under that a LL mixed game gets off

GAME REPORT?

chill dude. the room is busy.

Check out this page for registration info: http://*******/6TRY9s

Nothing I see there about pre-registering. I'm driving from Baltimore on Sunday morning hoping to get a seat, planning to arrive around 10am.

I don't like the looks of that link

I wondering Borgata is getting some overflow with WSOP circuit at the Harrah's