I for one would be interested in a HOSE or HORSE mixed-game format. But I have no interest in getting involved in the off-the-wall stuff that's being promoted here -- leave out the Triple Draws and the Tahoes and the Pineapples, and I'll make an effort to play. The format under promotion here is only a step or two away from wild cards and no-peek baseball, etc.

NP, we'll play HORSE only. We only added games (or took away games) after ALL agreed. We will start it as a HORSE/HOSE game... They advertise it on the board as a HORSE or HOSE game.

As far as, "The format under promotion here is only a step or two away from wild cards and no-peek baseball, etc." - that is naive statement IMHO from lack of actually playing these other games. How about 5 card stud? One of the oldest poker games known to man. Does that fall under your statement?

Teddy

Yeah I agree, start it out as HORSE and just take a poll of those in the game.

BITE YOUR TONGUE!!!! No Jackpot rake.

I liked the other games, but I understand not everyone want to play them. I use to play a mixed format, we played Omaha8, Stud8 and triple draw $8/16 with a HK. I am not big on 8 games but 3 are good with me. It is good to play the others, it gives you a chance to really have to think more, plus I feel I have an advantage with the triple draw, some players really have no clue.

Just as a way to promote getting the game going on a regular basis? It's better than no game at all.

Teddy

Hello all,

Sorry I did not have time to reply yesterday. Had a busy day today and yesterday. I will look at all of the posts and comment shortly.

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

That's correct. When you sign up just give the Brush your cell and provider and you will get a text when the game is called in.

I'm a big MMA fan. How about Matt Hughes? That was impressive. I still can't believe Silva won! Sonnen was less than 2 mins away from being the champ and he left that arm out one too many times!

I understand. I will look at tweaking the structure. We borrowed the structure from the Bike in CA.

I will take a look at that as well.

That should make it easier to get the game started, then you all can tweak it as you go along.

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

Hi Guys,

By this weekend we should be back to 18 and over. That should help with all of the tournaments. We have built a wall and are disabling/removing the video poker bar top machines.

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

Any chance the structure pertaining to eliminating the antes in flop games will be changed soon? How about playing a set amount of hands for each game 8 or less; will that be changing soon as well?

Teddy
PS - Unfortunately I won't be coming tomorrow but hope to next week.

It's all done. I can email it to you if you like.

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

I got your email. Thanks for making the changes Wil!!! Indeed a much better tournament w/o antes for the 2 flop games & only 8 hands of each game!!! As usual, job well done!!!

Thanks again for listening to your players,
Teddy

Today at 12:30 the HOSE event, I am on my way now.

Lets start the list early for the mixed cash game, last week was great and all the players that say they want to play mixed games, today is the best day to play, we played 4/8 W/ HK last week for almost 12 hours, till the doors closed.

Stop in this afternoon, play the tournament then the cash game, no where else have they had a mix game with 4/8 limits in S Florida but here.

List started for the H.O.R.S.E cash game, $4/8 w/ HK. a few names already, come on in.

My pleasure Teddy.

BTW, it is now official, Mardi Gras is 18+ for Poker again. We are still 21+ for Slots.

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

Wil,
I played in the HOSE event on Thursday. It is now one of my weekly tournaments that I will play. I liked the one round of each game format better than the 20 minute clock. How about another tweak, remove the clock and have the blinds go up after each round is completed? Just a suggestion. Thanks again and I'm looking forward to a weekly HORSE tournament in the further.

Think about this again ausales. Why should 1 game be more important (or have a different limit) than others? I'd rather try and play all the games at the same limits. That's an idea, 2-4 hands of each game (that's 8-16 games in HOSE) before the limits go up. Unfortunately it would only work in SNGs.

BTW, ausales did you cash again and how many players this week? Do you know if they got a cash mixed game afterwords?

Teddy

Another vote for one game/one level. The way it went Tuesday with the eight-game rotation overlaying 20-minute levels resulted in a jumbled, confusing mess. Do it one way or the other. Timed levels, or a set number of hands per level, but not a combination of both.

Was this on Tuesday or Thursday? Why was it confusing? Maybe the confusing part can be corrected rather then switching back to 1 game per level?

IMHO, amount of hands w/set timed levels is best because you can get to play the same level almost all the games. Ideally to play as many of the 4 different games at the same level is what I would prefer. However, I think it would be confusing for the dealer to switch the game every hand. Did anybody notice what game they were on at the start of level 2? If not all the games were played at each level at least once, lowering it to 4 might help.

Teddy

Ted,
The HOSE tournament was on Thursday. Depending on the speed or slowness of the dealer, the blinds could rise on one table during Omaha, on another table during Stud. One tables could be anting on Stud with another tables with no ante on Omaha. With the HOSE tournament, (hold'em, Omaha etc) 8 hands per round, dealer being fast or slow, and with the blinds and or antes going up after each round, we all are on the same page.

It was always confusing as to what the bring-ins, completions small and big bets were when you switched to the stud games, and then had to change it two or three hands later. One table would read the chart wrong, the other table would be reading from a different level, the floor insisted that there should be antes in the stud games in the early rounds even though the printed chart said no antes, and then he had to get clarification that there would be no antes in holdem and Omaha games. Dealers would forget to count the number of hands in the rotation ... it was just a confusing mess because everyone seemed to be on a different page.

I definitely will not play this tourney again with the rotation of the set number of hands and timed levels. It doesn't work. One game per level, all tables playing the same game at the same time, or I'll take a pass.

Can someone tell me the exact structure of the HOSE tournament I might come out Thursday and play it

We will have to wait for Wil to make decision on the games, antes and levels.

Maybe it should go back to 1 game per 20 min levels since it was too much confusion. In longer levels (i.e. 40 min or more) I've seen people get knocked out w/o playing all the games at least once. Glad to hear at least the change to "no ante" in the 2 flop games was adopted.

Teddy

It was only confusing because everyone wanted to be the tournament director, they all over thought it, it was very simple. Another problem was the sheets they hand out at the desk, they were not up to date and had errors on them, so every round all the want to be tournament directors pulled out there sheets and read them and misread them. Gave me a headache, also some of the dealers where no help, they really don't want to be there, one was bitching the whole time he should be pushed, wish they did push him, he was very slow and talk about nonsense the whole time, when he finally gets push the next girl comes in and starts up again saying she feels she should only have 10 minutes left for some other reason. The real funny part was one dealer asked the table if the casino had a monthly point system for free roll tournaments, so I assume that he is new and ask him how long he has been working there, he goes just over 6 months, I had to laugh and said to him good job keeping up on the promotions, he looked at me like a dog that hears a funny sound, then said something stupid, I left it at that.

And BTW why didn't anyone want to play mixed after, put my name on the list and only one other name was on it, had them text me if it got going, still waiting on the text.

BTW Teddy you left me in the cold, where where you a few people asked about you. Try to get there this week, they are always in need of more players, no more amateur tournament directors. We need to let the TD handle it, he is doing a very good job IMO trying to keep everyone happy.