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Originally Posted by Carnivore
The regs wouldve called in. Ive played there for years and the wait list does not get cheated.
The players, well yeah theres alot of bull**** amongst regs that can sometimes happen, but this definitely not the norm.
The tournament strategy of going all in with your friend is a terrible strategy. If idiots are doing this thinking its a good strategy, thats great.
Its a reg heavy room because there arent enough tables and the wait lists discourage new players, but the things you mentioned are definitely not any sort of norm.
I assume you are jumping in to defend Edgewater? Well, since the wait-list gets "manipulated" in pretty much every card room on the planet, I'd think it's safe to say that at a room as poorly run and as reg-heavy as that place was, rec's were not always treated fairly by the list.
I've been playing poker for over 40 years. I know when I'm being targeted. It happens to rec's and newcomers a lot in all kinds of games, but they weren't very subtle about it in the PLO at Edgewater. It's akin to collusion and should be discouraged by anyone who cares about the game.
The point I was making about the guys playing as a team was that they were openly colluding, and the dealer and floor could have cared less. (This was at river rock, but I've seen plenty of what could be described as "Team Play" in the casinos around here over the years. I've never seen anyone running the games challenge or discourage it.)
I appreciate that you, as a reg, have taken the time to tell me, a rec, how things were for a rec in your room. Since I was only there occasionally, and felt discouraged about returning, I missed out on coming back other times when I would not have seen multiple players seated after being assured that I was next up, and I could have enjoyed some plo sessions where I was getting a fair game, and not playing my one hand against 8 heads up matches simultaneously. My loss I guess.
I sure hope the Parq is better run but I don't count on it, especially not if the staff or managers from Edgewater are involved...
Last edited by 2pairsof2s; 10-11-2017 at 04:28 PM.