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Originally Posted by UCBananaboy
Continuing on the horrible structure theme -- they've done a good job of ruining the $1/$2 PLO Game.
The game is now a $1/$2 with $5 bring in, so a pot open is $15. The game plays effectively as big as $2/$5, but the kicker is that they didn't up the max buy-in. So you you can buy in $300 max for a $2/$5 PLO game.
I guess the casino makes out because more chips get jammed in the middle, fewer time spend calculating pot when everyone is just AI, and rake gets maxed out.
I've been playing this game a good amount, and agree with pretty much everything you have said. Takes some skill out of the game for sure. It seems that the fish enjoy the new structure while the few decent regs don't. I got into an argument with the jheri curl reg that the bring-in has turned the game into a 2/5 short buy-in game. He disagreed and said since it only costs $3 per round, it's still 1/2.
I understand why one can open to $15 pre, but I still find it rather stupid considering there is only $3 in the pot before the raise.
If people want to play 2/5, they will sign up for 2/5. I don't buy the whole speed things up. The game is still incredibly slow. For the most part, dealers there had no problem calculating the pot anytime preflop. I assume the main reason for the change is more rake, so I can't blame them.
I do think Jason (I think that's his name) does a solid job running the room, I just really disagree with this change. Ray does a good job too, thought I'm not sure he's a manager.