no unfortunately limit is not that popular here yet. the 2/5 game is extremely fishy, I doubt there is a better 2/5 game out there. Even the 5/5 is good, half good regs, half fish.

ziggy, I've only been there once, it was on a Friday night/Saturday morning.

Would you say the play at 1/2 is any different depending on the day? Are there more regs during the weekdays compared to weekends? Or is the play at 1/2 all a donkfest?

have the wait times really gone down? and they eliminated the 3 tables max for 1/2? cuz i remember there would be like 30+ ppl waiting for 1/2 and 2/5, ridiculous

why would u guys even go play there? its terrible, horrible floor, no food , no booze at tables and the rakes bad. also the waiting lists are ******ed when there plenty of open tables. The only plus is the no smoking go play at four aces poker (no smoking) or snakes poker in kanawhake its alot better

rafiki,

do you play at lac leamy often?

do the games above 1-2 run very often? I head they have a poker room rate for their hotel (coming from someone i played with up at the new tremblant casino). know anything about this?

I haven't really played 1/2 all that much, I don't think you need to table select all that much. I find there's usually 2 types of players that predominate the 1/2: the scared money young college kid who buys in for 40$ and plays uber tight or the casual middle age person who makes around 30-50k/year and is just playing atc preflop, betting only the nuts on flop but has a calling range of bottom pair- second nuts. It would be preferable to sit on a table full of casual middle age person obv. , if there is a reg/good player you'd notice him pretty quickly and just stay away from him obv. because of the other fishes surrounding you.

I agree with you 100%, montreal casino has one of the worst services ever, prolly cuz its government owned so they dont give a crap about competition. However, they also provide the best games imo since fishes aren't likely to go to Kanawhake to play (they prolly have never heard of snakes or 4aces). I've played at snakes and 4aces and I can tell you that the games are alot harder than the casino, they are still def. beatable but hey, i'm not gonna turn down a better game for a really good piece of steak ...well unless im really hungry

I'm also hoping this thread gets the attention of poker management so that they can improve the place. I think the Borgata/venetian/foxwood threads all have reps whom use the thread to find new ideas to improve.

So far, complains ITT are:
- Rake too high
- No food/alchohol at the table
- Can't call ahead to get a seat/Long wait (even though this has improved compared to a while ago)

Anymore?

2/5 games always run. On Fridays and Saturdays you'll always see 3 tables of it. On week days 1-2 tables.

Ya I play fairly often. The hotel is gorgeous btw. Only real 5 star here.

i can tell you unless you suck at poker, there are plenty of "regs" in kanawhake that are god awful, i honestly have not seen any other solid players there or anyone that has not done something wrong/impressed me apart from one guy that played 2 4 plo online and he was playing NL! also the LOL dealers although alot of them are chill, some of them just think they have a clue about poker cause they deal cards. so playing on the dealer nights are good 2

ya thats exactly why, at lac leamy a dealer told me it took them like 3-4 months just to add a straddle in the game cause they had to add it into the rules at wtv govenrment run office is in charge of that

There was no exit close to the poker room for smokers. So anyone wanting to satisfy the urge has to walk for quite a few minutes through a narrow crowded hallway filled with slots.

Still baffled by the no alcohol at tables rule.

what i gather so far from everyone's input...

1/2 and 2/5 games are soft and lucrative.
this was my impression when i visited.

i can't for the life of me understand why...
1.not being able to stuff your damn face at the table, (a non-issue as it's kinda typical)

2. not being able to drink at the table (which I enjoy greatly)

3. putting a little effort into getting there at the right time to avoid a long wait.

WOULD EVER OUTWEIGH REGULARLY SOFT GAMES

are you folks that spoiled you can't put up with some inconvenience to
profit? if i lived there i'd be there all the time, count your blessings

+1

People seem to be such nits about this poker room for some reason.

Nice thread.

When I'm not in an intense rush at job I become a regular. uhuh. I'm a part-time reg. uhuh.

What's the signup process for tournaments at the casino?

well youve obviously gone once or twice and probably won a pot and left. try playing there for 10 hours with no food and no where to go without a car, unless you wanna blow 40 bucks a day for ****ty food and drinks on top of the pain in the ass of driving there in the winter and then getting htere and waiting 2 hours for the ***** 2 1 2 tables open while theres 4 empty tables. Guarantee you wouldnt go back often. i defintly wouldnt anyways considering snakes is a 5 min drive across the bridge

not saying u can't beat games at the indians but that casino games are much softer.

on a sadder note, sick fish at the table , 2k effective stacks, I turn a royal flush he insta check folds my bet on turn after calling a huge reraise from me on the flop ...like wtf and then the dealer said I can get a 250$ royal flush bonus so im like ok...its not bad then, but I never made my so called "privilege" card so didn't get the bonus either fml!

- Incompetent, slow, rude dealers
- Worse floors

Floors are pretty bad, and some dealers ok. Remember, these are technically government workers in unions. How many great DMV workers have you ever seen?! Last time playing, I tipped $1 after winning good size pot (which I generally do no matter if small, med, big etc), and dealer says "seriously?". I am in 10 seat next to him and say yes, seriously, I always tip you for one, and two it's always the same amount. He does apologize and says he's tired etc etc. Tall bald guy maybe in his 30/40's. Pretty awful.

From the few times I have been there you were lucky to get the pot shipped to you in the first place if you had the winning hand. I agree some of the dealers might qualify as ok - but that's about as high as I'd be willing to go. Between the fact that they are government unionized workers and the fact that they were all picked based on seniority dealing pit games and zero emphasis on whether or not they had or could deal poker, they are all way below standards of any other casino I have played at and miles below the dealers at the aforementioned mohawk rooms in Kahnawake.

The floors are even worse, with so little poker knowledge it would be laughable if it weren't for the fact that their decisions affect people's incomes....

-Cannot triple straddle

They have 2 or 3 good dealers (incl. 1 really good one). The rest goes from ok to terrible. It's inconvenient and it's the only real complain I have.

Alcohol at the table will not change. It's a law that was put into place as a condition for opening the casino in the first place in the 90's.

No food is annoying, but it does provide a cleaner playing field. Also, I ordered a panini at the bar last time I was there and ate it at the table and no one cares (I was at the table with my seat right next to the podium and 2-3 floor, and they just don't care).

Sure, the rake is too high. But it's still lower then at both room in Kahnawake. Even if they give you more free stuff over there, if you're goal is to make money; lower rake > free booze/food.

I'm not defending the place, I barely play there. But the only thing they really need are better dealers. Unfortunately that won't happen until the existing staff gets better or there's some form of turnover with better dealer getting the jobs. Blame the union.

rakes not really an issue when ur playing with droolers and its around the same at both places, but the main problem is the terrible dealers and the fact that you cant just sit there all day cause there no food or anywhere to go.

5/5 is now 500 min, 2k max, very nice imo. i really really hope they keep it this time.

My last visit to the casino completely turned me off from ever going back. Arrived at 5:10 pm and was told to put my name on the 5-5 list and will be called once they have an open seat. 1 hour later, still there, 10 people waiting for the 5-5 and empty tables everywhere. I asked the floor why they won't open a new table for us and his reply was they didn't have enough dealers but in 40 minutes some new dealers are coming in. Shipped it to the reserve and had a seat and free steak waiting for me.