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Originally Posted by the village idiot1
i was never turned away.Actually Don was very accommodating. He started another heads up tournament. I was one of the 8 players. My friend who can't beat $1 sitngos chopped first for $500 each.
Only one player choose to leave. We had a choice between a 9 man sitngo and a 8 man heads up. Dude left on his own.
by the way i am not entirely on Dons nuts or anything. Josh, Don and Ray have been very fair to me and others. Even tho i didn't like one of their ruling they are consistent.
I'm sorry, i wasnt very clear. I ran the first 64 man HU tourney at NVD in May. I had to turn a couple of late players away. I saw that the great and all powerfull Snookers ran one a little while ago, with the exact same buy-in, structutre and pay out and could only muster a 32 man tourney and a side-tourney of 8 or 9.
Snookers is almost to big to fail now, but it can and possibly will with the Cada room opening. Their service is terrible, there is no control at the tables with the regulars, the dealers or observing the charity rules.
I know you all like to complain about tourney structure and games structure, but honestly comparing these charity rooms to downtown is apples to oranges. The rooms hands are tied or should be, with all the
gaming rules and regulations and the fact that they have to make money for the charity(s) and themselves.
Plus they open and close, unlike the casino. The floor has to manage the business, juggle the charity(s) and dealers, offer up as decent a tourney and cash game schedule as best as they can and at the end of the night,,,get it all to balance. Like i said in previous post, i can make more money by running $100 max 1-2 games for 10 hrs. than i can run the BIG game 2-5 RxR and watch it end in 3 or 4 hours and see all the chips sell out.
I think you look at this the wrong way. The tourneys are soft, that should give us/those who have more knowledge of the game a distinct edge. It can also be a cheap practice range to try new moves, develop your hand reading ability and the kicker,, the cash games can be soft and juicy. As long as you can ride the rollercoaster of variance.
I agree the posts about the chatty dealers and the inept floors. I have been there, i have had to make some really, really tough decisions. I seemed to get more than my fair share of the goofiest rulings you have ever seen. But, as a player, as soon as you sit down, you are implicitly agreeing by the rules that govern that room and agree to the floor managers decisions. PERIOD. If you dont like how the room runs, go somewhere else. There are places I wont play in, there are places i play in, i am very careful when i play and do everything i can to protect my cards, my action. You have to decide if you want to JUST play or hope that one day Detroit poker will be equal to Las Vegas poker.
Whew...that was alot...****, dr