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Originally Posted by kk405
I always play at Borgata and have never played at Commerce...visiting family next week and want to stop by and play for a few hours. How does the 5/10 game play at Commerce? any help, stories, tips is appreciated. Min/Max buy-in; typical stack, etc.
I'll take a shot....most of my experience is at the 5/10 game $500-1500 buy in. There is also a 5/10 $400 max, I think players there are just looking to "gambol, gambol" with no sense of post flop play.
Best time - Commerce is busiest Fri/Sat night. You can find 12 5/10 games running split between the 2 buy ins. Thursday night probably 3rd best time
Chips - game is played with $5 chips (yellow) and $100 chips (white) - no $25 usually. I like to have a few sacks of yellows and the rest white chips to keep things easy. For example, if I buy in for $1000, I get $300 in yellow and 7 white chips. I'll keep more white chips in my pocket to add on. Cash does not play at 5-10.
Rake/Tip - I think the max rake is $5, another $1 goes to jackpot, and people usually tip $1-2 a hand - yup, the casino always gets their cut. Same rake as smallest games in house, 10-20 NL is collection.
Food - it is free at 5-10, once per 4 hours I think, but it is tough to spend over $10, so who really cares if you are there for just a couple nights. Quality is fine. There is a nice sports bar in the casino.
Stacks - about half the guys seem to buy in for min $500, a couple stacks in the middle, and 1-3 guys playing $2k++ deep. I feel the poker IQ of players who sit down and immediately buy in for the max is higher than the min by in guys. Obviously, given this huge range of stack size, your seat on the table will make a big difference. You can always add on up to $1500 if you dip below.
Player Types - I think a rough profile of the average Fri/Sat player pool would be - 60% loose passive, 20% nit regs, 20% decent thinking players. So if you got 2 good players with deep stacks on your left at a 5-10 table, you could probably move to find a better spot
Playing style - you see quite a bit of limping, and even most raised pots are seen multi way. Not much 3-betting pre - maybe 1 out of 10 hands. Most people's ability to play post flop is poor, and it gets worse on turn and river. Most do not keep track of pot size and really only focus on bet size in dollars - ie. a $400 bet is huge, even if $1100 is in the pot. I could write more, but probably the wrong place
GL in LA, I think the 5-10 games are beatable and have not been overrun by winning internet players yet (see other threads)