What is with the has to go to showdown thing? It diminishes action. You got people checking down quads to win the high hand. It's bad for the game.

I agree with you but GN poker management thinks just the opposite. I appreciate that they took the time to have a discussion with me about this.

A couple of weeks ago there was a hand at my table where two players made full houses on the turn. The "action" went check-check. On the river the two players bet-called just enough to make a $20 pot, with each player wanting to ensure a showdown and the minimum pot requirement.

Right after the hand played out a floorperson remarked to me and another player that the house was pulling in very little money in rake that day. The player and I tried, without success, to explain to him that without the stupid showdown requirement the pot and GN's rake would have been higher and that the hand that had just played out was only one example of many of many where the showdown rule was suppressing betting.

With regard to a recent post that mentioned a player by name and a description of him, I think that violates forum rules. Don't be surprised if it and the replies to it get deleted. Not that I care or intend to report it to the mods. But I've seen posts taken down for more minor infractions.

They sure do. Deletions and temp-bans coming as soon as I get to a computer. And please do report it when you see it. Fortunately someone else did. I'm sure you would suddenly care if it was a friend or family member of yours that were being discussed.

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point taken. i wont do it again

I'm sorry but you are wrong to be sure that I would care about a post like the one here if it referred to a friend or family member. I've seen worse on 2+2 about people I know and shrugged it off. If it was a slanderous or malicious post built on lies then I'd care.

As for me reporting infractions or possible infractions of the posting rules - let's agree to disagree as per our respectful discussion last summer in the Moderation Discussion thread.

The post that mentioned a player by name was edited by another mod to take out the name of said player. So i feel there was no need to then go back and delete the entire post.

as far as how i'd feel if it were a friend or family member being discussed, my friends and family dont sexually harass dealers just for the fun of it. so i wouldnt have a problem if they got called out if they did

The mod who edited it is a site-wide mod and not a B&M-specific one. He did not realize that privacy violations go beyond just using their name - it also includes descriptions. The point is to not give any identifying information about anyone. I'm not sure what the point of your post would've been without that.

I didn't bother with the temp-ban since you said you wouldn't do it again. I was cranky when I had posted that.

I completely agree with those saying the showdown rule for high hand is absurd. I stopped playing there a while ago because I feel that rule creates a terrible atmospere for the games. Seemed like nobody was playing to gamble and just wanted to limp in and keep the pots small trying for high hands. Promotions shouldn't affect the way the game is played.

If you want to avoid playing for promotions play at Borgata,
Since Borgata owns the high end cash games, all the other properties
Are promotion based. Beware, however. Where your promotion dollars
Are going: at the taj they go to stud players and at the cet properties
A lot has gone to tournament players. Neither stud nor tournament
Players contribute to the bbjp/promotion monies but they faithfully
And respectfully take the handouts on the days tbey are offered.

If you want to avoid playing for promotions play at Borgata,
Since Borgata owns the high end cash games, all the other properties
Are promotion based. Why pay one dollar in. Promotional funds
And own a house when you can pay two dollars to the
Promotional funds, get a reverse mortgage, and pay 4%
For cash at the credit office?

Beware, however. Where your promotion dollars
Are going: at the taj they go to stud players and at the cet properties
A lot has gone to tournament players. Neither stud nor tournament
Players contribute to the bbjp/promotion monies but they faithfully
And respectfully take the handouts on the days tbey are offered.

Presently at the golden nugget both cash game and tournament players, are getting
Excellent returns for their buck.

Isn't GN funding its "rakeback" program, high hand promotions and tournament guarantees out of the BBJ, just as CET does? Meaning that GN's cash game players subsidize tournament players, visitors subsidize regs who collect rakeback and weekend cash game players subsidize weekday players, because the Wednesday high hand promotion is so generous.

no, this was discussed the other day with the pkr rm mgr.

the amount of goodies GN gives its cash game players is excellent for many reaSONS: (1) PROMOTING A new room, (2) promotions in the winter/spring months, (3) casino promotions, such as upgrading your card. Paying folks $100 for twos full of threes at noon on Wednesday isn't a big deal. The Wednesday deal is good, but the weekend deal is not worse. $500 for one table on a Sunday at 1pm isn't so much different than $100 for one table on noon on Wednesday.

That's great! I'm sorry I was under the wrong impression.

Given that CET, Taj and some other Mid-Atlantic rooms do raid the BBJ to fund their promotions and created a perception that it is common practice, GN would do itself a big favor to make it clear that it is not doing the same. When Borgata management made it clear on 2+2 and other places that they were not taking from the BBJ to fund promotions a lot of business moved its way from other AC rooms.

They are all great promotions, especially since they are not being funded out of the BBJ. I still think the Wednesday high-hand promotion is better than the other days because there is no qualifier. You don't need quads to win.

But the orange juice at the Borgata tastes like Tang.

I kind of feel stupid askingv this as a regular poster on this thread but what's the deal with tier points and comps? How many tier points for 1/2 per hr. I believe it's a dollar am hour. Anyone know and if so do you know the breakdown for other games too by chance? 1/1 NLH 2/5 NLH. Thanks guys

1/1 and 1/2 are both 20 pts an hour... 1/1 is $1.00 and 1/2 is $1.50. 2/5 is 40 hour I believe and $2.00

April, every Wednesday and Friday. No qualifier days.

Packed house today. All 10 tables in action!

Don't forget to pickup your rakeback this week folks!

anyone know if they do free rooms or discounted for hours played?

There's no poker room rate like cet or free rooms like the promo the revel ran. I will say the Nugget is generous with rooms though. Play and then ask maybe.