From what I've seen, the games just die out fast. They can spread it, but if enough people aren't playing, the games just won't run.

The dealers have to count everytime they switch out how much money is in the hole. This is highly annoying as they switch dealers every half hour (during the nights) and takes at least 2 minutes away that we could be playing. They also like to converse with other dealers, floormen, and wait staff. Now, I don't necessarily mind this, as they need to be sociable too. But don't do it while in the middle of a hand. Keep your full attention on the hand when it's going on instead of socializing. Socialize after the hand or while "shuffling".

I also think there should be a limit on how long you must stay at a table if you're changing tables. I was playing with a guy recently who sat up and refused to play with one of the players because, as he said, the player constantly "hit n runs" all day. He'll go from table to table and not necessarily double up, but get a couple of pots and move to another table. Highly annoying.

That's one thing I'm talking about IF you tank called and the board had four to a flush on it. Not sure if that was you, but you are right that the individual called having paired the Q. And, I'd be the bluff jammer, no clue what I had lol.

I think it was a Qxx flop and I checked the flop back in position (being cute obv). I think he either led turn or c/r my bet and then he jammed river. I think he had like 76 for middle pair.

The first part is pretty standard for every casino that I've been in.

The part about hitting and running is something the players should make the room management aware of. If people are changing tables without asking for a table change ask the floor guy or dealer when he asked for a table change.

If a guy leaves the table for less than 2 1/2 hours or whatever the room minimum away from table time is, and comes back after rat holing (pocketing profits) the tell the dealer " hey this just left with $xxx"

Wasn't me then because I'm WAY worse than that lol.

I had air, and triple barrell bluffed, with the 3rd barrell being an all in bluff with four to a flush on the board, and Villian called with top pair. He at least had to think about it I guess. But, I personally think it's terrible play by me.

Rule is you can't come back with less until an hour has passed. I've seen/had it enforced as well.

That said, I also think you should be free to table change as much as you like. If the game is bad due to either player dynamics or game dynamics its your prerogative to move (so long as it doesn't unbalance tables).

If they win a big pot and roll out right away then obv that's different. But doesn't seem to be what is being discussed here.

In these tournaments raising 2.5-3x the BB is asking 5-6 players in. I raise Pre 4-5x and it normally gets the job done.

Took down today's tournament on 2 hours of sleep, no food and a few painkillers. Needless too say I'm feeling pretty invincible right now.

Haven't seen this posted itt yet.

Satellite info for the June $500k Hollywood Poker Open event in Vegas. May 13-19. $400 Single table sattys and $129 MTT sattys. Also on 5/19 there is a $400 event giving seats to 1/10. Not sure if there will be other regular MTT events this week, but a man can dream.


Also there is a huge promotion on Saturdays where they are drawing cash winners from 6p-10p.

This weds 4/3 is a T-shirt giveaway.

Whopping 11 runners for yesterday's PLO tourney.

Most likely due to Easter but there has been a clear steady decline in participation one way or another.

Weekly PLO tournaments haven't caught on just yet. Not enough of a player base.

I know one other room that did it and the numbers dwindled. The PLO players ask for it, and jump on it for the first couple weeks, then the interest wanes.

Better to do a monthly, IMO.

A big part of the problem is being overlooked: the fact that it's scheduled for Sunday mornings at 10:15 am. There's also the familiar issue of lolcrazy rake. The 10:15 start time especially makes no sense given it's not competing with any evening Sunday tournament, unlike most of the other 10:15 tournaments. Just make it start at noon or 1 and I guarantee you numbers go up (at least from what they would be otherwise). Or (or in addition to), like the above poster offered, it might make sense to make it a monthly or an every other week tourney for now.

This is spot on and not only is it too early (even with late reg) a lot of the player base has been up all night Fri and Sat playing cash. No way is anyone setting their alarm clock for the tourny.

I don't understand why they didn't just schedule the PLO tourney sometime during the week rather than on a sunday. I doubt they would have any trouble getting solid numbers if they placed one of the NLH tourneys on sunday instead.

There is a very deep 5/10 round-by-round game going right now.

I was going to go play a session here today, but my god, just 15 tables running and none other than 1/2 and 3/6 LHE? Seems very low for a Sunday, and probably few fish there too. Too nice of a day to be stuck in a poker room.

There is no 2/5 game going. Unreal.

I went Sunday afternoon and there was no 2/5 as well. They had a 1/2 PLO going that I sat down at and in the first hour and a half, there was one pre-flop raise. It was really awful so I left. Not sure where everyone was and it looked like they were trying to get a 2/5 NL game started.

2/5 is drying up due to the structure imo.

They were down to five 1/2nl players at some point around 530 or 6ish. I don't think they've ever completely been 'done' since they opened, have they? Me and one other guy jokingly said we should all get up and leave just for the fun of it and the old guys got cranky and said no pretty firmly.

Yeah, one of their "Points of Pride" is that the room has never gone dark since it opened.

As mentioned above I think the structure has certainly hurt the 2/5 game, along with the accompanying chatter about how big it plays. I'd say few rec players look over and see a bunch of dudes with double sticks of green and say, "oh gee, that looks like a fun game I can hold my own in"

Yeah. Recreational players also just don't understand effective stacks. They think of it like a tournament. I've heard numerous people say "oh I can't play in that game. What am I going to do when I have $500 and everyone else has $3k." They just don't realize that their stack is their stack.

It still doesn't seem right that we had < 10 in 2/5 last night but 5/10 RxR was maxed out. I'm hoping it's just the nice weather and eventually things will level off to a steady mix of 2+ 2/5 games, 1+ 1/2 PLO game and maybe one or two bigger games/mixes. 1/2 and 3/6 are worthless. Maybe they'll add something fun like a 9/18 white chip only game like someone mentioned. Not that I'd play it but it may attract new players.

No 2-5 game last night either? I thought maybe Monday night was simply b/c of the NCAA game?
Has this game not gotten off in the last few days?

i would love if they capped everything at 200xbb