What's the room lookin like today? What sort of wait for 1-2?

Thanks

At about 2:50pm:

1/2 (16 tables) - 35 waiting
2/5 (5 tables) - 20 waiting
5/10 (2 tables) - 3 waiting
3/6 (2 tables) - 5 waiting

5/5 PLO list has 7 names on it.

Still 5 tables available so I would think they will open more soon.

Marks on the backs of the cards are from the card shuffler they are not suit or card specific and can be found on all the decks at all the tables.

Floor also announced that today's tournament will only have 5 tables. So they will not be opening the last 5 tables for cash games.

This was not the case. I have been at a table when the shuffler was switched out due to card damage and these were different. They were fingernail indentations in the middle of the cards. The exact phrase that the gentleman in seat 10 used, "fingernail marks". They could have been the same suit, I just don't recall.

The auto shufflers are doing this. It's not just diamonds -- it's all cards. As I've seen it, discussed it with other players, and the dealer/floor, we've all come to the same conclusion.

HOWEVER here is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. One player was adamant about replacing the ace of spades because the card had a more prominent dent (he thought.) The floor agreed to replace it. Now, in most places in the world the whole deck would be swapped. Not at good old CTown.

The floor came back with a new ace of spades, the dealer cut it into the deck, and the game resumed.

ROFL... What a great way to make the card standout. If someone did want to mark the deck that'd be the way to do it. Not much use in it but still just a ridiculous thing...

With the 2nd card that I saw having the mark - it was a 3 of diamond, - I brought it to the attention of the dealer, who said nonchalantly that it is due to the card shuffler. A couple of other players want to look at the mark and show some suspicion. And that makes the dealer to call the floor person who replaced the card. Afterwards I found other diamond cards with same kind of mark. New dealer coming in, I decided to keep the incident for myself for the rest of the evening.

I believe that you are being honest with me and the community when you say that the marks you noticed were only on diamonds. But my experience and the experience of others in this thread has been that the card shufflers produce this kind of mark across all the cards.

I too have been in the position of notifying the floor of the marks because I thought they were unique to a particular suit/rank/etc., but when I continued to observe the cards I noticed that the distribution was wider than I had expected and the marks were almost always in the middle of the cards.

Anecdotally, think of it this way: what player is going to...

(1) cheat at 1/2 NLHE;
(2) cheat in a way that is so easily recognizable to other players, e.g., marking the backs of cards; and
(3) cheat by marking the middle of the cards in a similar fashion across all cards of a similar suit?

Again, I stress that I do not think that you are lying or trying to be misleading at all. I'm merely asserting that it's my opinion that if you get a bigger sample size, you might find that you observe this phenomenon on a broader basis and that your observations then might allay your concerns that cheating is occurring.

Good luck on the felt if you're out there again today.

At 7:00pm:

1/2 (16 tables) - 44 waiting
2/5 (5 tables) - 41 waiting
5/10 (2 tables) - 17 waiting
3/6 (2 tables) - 6 waiting

Tourney just starting with only 5 tables. Funny thing is the tourney tables say empty for about 5 hours. At an average rake of $150/hr times 5 tables = about $3750 in rake they could've brought in. I wonder if the tournament entry fees will make up for that?

This is the normal procedure for any casino I have been to. They will replace the single card in the deck not a whole new setup. The only time I have seen a complete new setup was when the deck was fowling in the shuffler over 6 times in 1 hour. Other than that all casinos I have been to only replace the fowled card (this is AC, LV, DP, Kansas). Now if you suspect something I always bring it up and get the card replaced and have noticed that the shuffler will sometimes tear a card on the long edge about 1/4 way down. I see this at least once every 10 hrs. I always point it out and get the card replaced.

pretty busy day today, this weekend should be hopping.

random question, anyone know a reputable body shop in or around Charles Town, WV?

According to the Bravo Poker app, the chuck at a 3/6 game running around noon and according to this still has 1 game running at now 2 am. What is buyin/ average for this game. And how long does it normally run, and is it everyday now?

Michael

Hi all -- i'm planning on heading to CT today for some 1/2. Only been there once before (for a tourney), so I'm curious what you guys think would be a reasonable time to get there to avoid a wait. I was planning on leaving NoVa in the 10s, grabbing a quick bite, and hitting the casino at noon or a little before... think I'd have a wait?

Also, feel free to say hey if you see me... I'm 40ish and will be wearing a oldish Mets cap.

Matt

If you get there at noon you SHOULD be ok, although this week has been a bit weird. A lot of the time you get a bunch of tables opening at noon as new dealers are arriving, and so even if you have a bad list at noonish, it moves pretty quickly.

got there just before 11 yesterday and no wait; they opened a handfull of tables at 11. maybe new dealer shift? by noon there looked to be a fair sized line of people. from 12-1:30 it was a long line. I'd get up there before noon.

I do think that this week has been off, so I'm not sure that the FAQs for this are all that helpful.

How about for 3-6 limit? I see, as I write this from Haymarket, that there's only 5 tables going, none limit... anyone know what time they have been calling that first table? Should we treat this Thurs before a holiday as pretty much a Fri?

PS Go Mets

Been a fan since birth, but man is it torture sometimes.

Anyway, thanks for the replies. Hope to see you there.

Since the federal holiday isn't until Monday, I'm not sure Thursday and Friday will be any different. I would guess that Sunday will be a little heavier since a lot of people have Monday off. And Monday will probably be more like a Sunday.

Thursday and Friday will be busier than normal as has been the case all week. A lot of people take this week off from work. There was a 33-person list for 1/2 when I arrived yesterday at 16:15 -- there is typically no list at that time of day.

Anyone there now? What's the list lookin like...bout to start the trek from DC

Thanks

While using my 3G Droid phone from Verizon I get absolutley NO data connection. Others say that Verizon 4G works. Is that true?

Any update on wait times for 2/5 and 5/10 right around 4pm now?

Any info on Saturday tourneys at CT? I've heard they were rumored to start in the new year

There is no 4 g that works on Verizon in wv that I found using my thunderbolt. I was always on 1x