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11-22-2012 , 11:29 PM
I play 2/5 and get comp all week as long as I book 1-2 weeks ahead of time
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11-22-2012 , 11:35 PM
I am averaging 20 hours a month at borgata (all hours at 5/10) this year. I am getting free rooms daily with the odd Saturday or Friday blacked out if I try to book on shorter notice.

Most players I know at 5/10 play more than me and the players I know that play less than me don't get room offers every day so it seems the threshold might be around 15-20 hours a month at 5/10 to get Fri/Sat rooms. Not sure how gaps would play into that.
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11-23-2012 , 12:14 AM
Do they allow you to run it twice at Borgata or any casino in AC?
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11-23-2012 , 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by dirty moose
Do they allow you to run it twice at Borgata or any casino in AC?
I think it's 5/10 and up you can run it twice.
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11-23-2012 , 03:44 AM
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Originally Posted by dirty moose
Do they allow you to run it twice at Borgata or any casino in AC?
can run it 3x at 5/10 NLHE and 1/2+ PLO
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11-23-2012 , 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by djz
can run it 3x at 5/10 NLHE and 1/2+ PLO
Actually 4x.
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11-23-2012 , 12:10 PM
Running it multiple times doesn't change anyone's equity. It might cause fish to play looser and make worse calls if they think they "have more chances to catch up."
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11-23-2012 , 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by flushudude
I don't get it. Why would you want to run 3x or 4x when you're sure you have the winning hand and let your oppenent catch up? It's not like you are playing 500K like the guys you saw on high stake TV. Don't play if you are afraid of losing or you can't afford to lose.
Well 10/25+ is uncapped so if you're playing a 1000+bb pot, it's usually not a bad thing to run it more than once.
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11-23-2012 , 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ashinynickel
Running it multiple times doesn't change anyone's equity. It might cause fish to play looser and make worse calls if they think they "have more chances to catch up."
Or it may empower same fish to play better/trickier and make more aggressive plays with their draws and marginal hands. I've certainly seen firsthand how much more passive guys play against you if you refuse to do business.

Likewise, I find I have more fold equity when players know it's all-or-nothing with me.

As a bonus, refusal to do business also puts some guys on tilt.
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11-23-2012 , 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by dipce
1-2 NL is too low for FRI/SAT. There are hotels in Absecon for $50, and even at 1-2 NL the comps are great, especially if you use them for food!
All I play is 1-2 and I get any fri sat night as long as I book a few weeks in advance. I don't play anything accept poker. So it purely from 1-2. I do live a little over 2 hours away so it's possible that's factored in. But don't say 1-2 is to low cause its obviously not
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11-23-2012 , 04:44 PM
distance is not factored in. I do not believe any 1-2NL players are getting Saturday based on 1-2 alone. Even Stan has posted here that you need 2-5 NL to start seeing Fridays...
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11-23-2012 , 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dipce
distance is not factored in. I do not believe any 1-2NL players are getting Saturday based on 1-2 alone. Even Stan has posted here that you need 2-5 NL to start seeing Fridays...
this doesn't make any sense since they're probably making more $/hr from the avg 1/2 player than the avg 2/5 player.
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11-23-2012 , 05:51 PM
they collect $100 time from a 2-5 table and maybe $80 rake from a 1-2 NL table
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11-23-2012 , 07:35 PM
No, time is collected every 1/2 hour on the 1/2 hr. If you sit between that no time until next 1/2 hr.

Lots leave just when time is collected.

Yeah, you do have to post. Lots wait if blinds are coming up on them. Some always wait, some always post.
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11-23-2012 , 08:17 PM
Yes time is collected every time a new dealer comes unless it is a new game, then they wait for the 2nd dealer to come. As well if you come and just sit down say after everybody pays time, you do not have to pay time. So sit down at like 12:01 and leave at 5:59 and u only have to pay time at 12:30 till 5:30
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11-23-2012 , 11:59 PM
I guess Im making it up.
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11-24-2012 , 02:34 AM
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Originally Posted by freerollin2
I guess Im making it up.
Maybe you have a long history of playing a solid amount of hours over many years and this factors into the comp offers algorithm. Hasn't Stan said he doesn't know exactly how the comp system works but does know certain things like the fact this distance from casino plays no roll in your comp offers.
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11-24-2012 , 07:59 AM
...a long history of playing a solid amount of hours over many years (possibly even before Bravo was introduced) and/or 24 hour sessions could produce extraordinary results...but comps received by super-human sessions which require the services of an Inn-House Doctor to monitor physical and mental health, should not serve as a useful guide for the aspiring grinder...
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11-24-2012 , 10:16 AM
Yesterday at 09:19 PM, you wrote:
I have played 2/5 many times at the Borg and I know how this thing works.

that is the reason you were getting Saturday nights...

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Originally Posted by flushudude
HAAAAAA.... This is why you need to dip in the hot tub after a 6 to 7 hours session like I normally do at the borg and rejuvenate before continue grinding til the wee hours. I still think distant does play in the comps since I mainly play 1/2 and now seeing all saturday comps for the next five weeks then only sunday to friday starting second week in january.
the reason you no longer see SAturday nights ('starting [in the] second week in january') is because you decreased your 2-5 hours and increased your 1-2 NL hours.

N.B. You did not lose your Saturdays because of the distance or because It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. You lost your Saturdays because you mainly play 1-2 NL now.

Last edited by dipce; 11-24-2012 at 10:26 AM.
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11-24-2012 , 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by flushudude
People do take 1 hour lunch or dinner break and the dealer will take $ 5 from your stack every time they change dealer which is about 30 minutes or so. I think people going for long break knowing they'll get charge for time without cashing out it is because 1) they have a big stack and have been winning and 2) they like their hot seat and they've been hitting so they tend not to leave but rather pay the $ 5 time charge.
He is right.....I do it sometimes too (not an hour though) say you are going to the buffet for 30 minutes, do you really wanna cash out, then wait for a table again? If I was going for more then 45 minutes then I would cash out, or sit down at a 1/2 table and then leave
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11-24-2012 , 05:07 PM
Time for a live game report Saturday 4:00pm


(62) Live games


(4) 2-4 LHE
(2) 3-6 LHE
(5) 10-20 LHE
(4) 20-40 LHE
(1) 40-80 LHE


(1) 1-2 PLO
(1) 2-5 PLO
(2) 10-20 Omaha H/L
(3) 20-40 Stud
(2) 75-150 Stud
(1) 75-150 Mixed


(18) 1-2 NL
(13) 2-5 NL
(3) 5-10 NL
(2) 10-25 NL


BBJP $251,659


Stan

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11-24-2012 , 05:37 PM
That's a nice line up! See ya next week!
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11-24-2012 , 08:10 PM
how late can i expect the 1/2 plo to run? Thinking of taking a drive down.. I do live an hr and a half away though.
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11-25-2012 , 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by flushudude
Questions for the 5/10 players?

Thinking of going up next weekend and playing some 5/10 with just $ 500 buy-in. Is the min & max buy-in still $ 500-2000? I only plan to shove it all in with hands such as AQ suited , AK off suite, and all pockets QQ or higher regardless of position. I'd rather take $15 then making a min raise and get my KK or AA cracked by two or three players. I do not plan to call anything more than $ 30 unless I have the button with suited connectors 9 10 or higher and only call $ 10 for lower suited and off-suite connectors .

Do I expect a lot of preflop raises or are there a lot of limpers? What is the average pot do I expext to see in preflop? I am only willing to donate my one time buy-in and if I am out or run up to 2k whichever comes first then I'm going back to 1/2 (for out) or 2/5 (for 2k).

Do I get laugh at when I sit down with $ 500 buy-in? I do plan to super-rolled with 5K since I need to grind for 2 days and would not let my emotion put me on tilt by buying more than I have to at the 5/10 table.

THX !!
First, no one will 'laugh at you'. There are a few short stackers around and although it is not appreciated by the regulars, who cares, it's your money and you're just min-buying. it's your money and you can do what you want.

Not sure how successful your strategy will be. You might get lucky and double up a bunch of times and have a great weekend too, but good luck to you anyway.

What kind of game you should expect depends on time of day and specially your table. Generally the more aggressive players show up later in the day, and the 'older' crowd of limpers/callers play earlier in the day.
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11-25-2012 , 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by flushudude
Questions for the 5/10 players?

Thinking of going up next weekend and playing some 5/10 with just $ 500 buy-in. Is the min & max buy-in still $ 500-2000? I only plan to shove it all in with hands such as AQ suited , AK off suite, and all pockets QQ or higher regardless of position. I'd rather take $15 then making a min raise and get my KK or AA cracked by two or three players. I do not plan to call anything more than $ 30 unless I have the button with suited connectors 9 10 or higher and only call $ 10 for lower suited and off-suite connectors .

Do I expect a lot of preflop raises or are there a lot of limpers? What is the average pot do I expext to see in preflop? I am only willing to donate my one time buy-in and if I am out or run up to 2k whichever comes first then I'm going back to 1/2 (for out) or 2/5 (for 2k).

Do I get laugh at when I sit down with $ 500 buy-in? I do plan to super-rolled with 5K since I need to grind for 2 days and would not let my emotion put me on tilt by buying more than I have to at the 5/10 table.

THX !!

The vast majority of the players in the pool, or at least those with a pulse, are going to be cognizant of what a short stacker is attempting to do. I would be surprised if you are against weak hands when you get called.
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