It is still being worked on so it may change but the rounds are 20 min, you start at 25/50 and I think with add-on you have 6000 in chips, it is a structured game so you get alot of play for your money.

The key is it is just $35+$5 Add-on, so give it a try, if not for the experience and practice alone.

Also play the cash mixed game after, $4/8 w/HK, it is a good game.

I do enjoy mixed game tournaments, ill probably play in this then go to HR to play the 25/50 plo or 10/25 nlhe, thanks for the info.

Hello all,

I had a fire in my home over the weekend and have been unable to get online to review the forum. I will take a look at all of the posts shortly.

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

hope there isn't too much damage, the smell is the hardest part to get rid of. Good luck

So who is going to the HOSE tournament Thursday, 12:30 only $35, come on and give it a shot.

I am!

bring a friend, you are always there for it.

at Mardi Gras now, 4/8 HK mixed game going. Ad on the list too. Will go all night

Will,

1 - What is the official ruling at Mardi Gras for the "bring in" in stud games when it's a kill pot (using our $4/$8 half kill game as an example where the kill of $6 is posted and the kill player acts in turn)? I've always played it that the bring in player can bring it in for $2 or $12. We talked about it last night with your floor personal and another player (Michael). We did not get an official ruling from your floor (since the bring in players always brought it in for $2 when it was a kill pot), but Michael thought that the bring in player can bring it in for $2 or $6 but NOT $12.

Bringing it in for $2 or $12 - would allow the bring in player the same INITIAL right to get the pot to $12 that all the other players have. Allowing the bring in player to bet $12 when it comes around after posting initial $2 bring in, would give that bring in player a unjust advantage in acting last and would be just like raising yourself after you already had your turn of betting. Likewise, if the bring in player brings it in for $2, when it comes around that bring in player should only be able to (on everybody calling the $6) call the $6 or fold...

2 - On Holdem, Razz & Stud hi games ONLY - should have 2 legs each $20+ pots for it to be a kill not $40 each leg. In the 6+ hours I played yesterday only 1 time did someone win 2 in a row $40+ pots. It's hard enough to win 2 in a row.

Teddy

I played at Mardi Gras yesterday for the 2nd or 3rd time, I would like to compliment the dealers for running the table well. One of the dealers, jacklyn i think her name was, did something I have never seen a dealer do. She stopped two guys from agreeing to check it down when a 3rd player was all in. The floor gave them a warning (what else can they do?) and they checked it down anyway. Good job.

How often and at what limit(s) does the FLO8 game run?

Thanks. The only issue with that is that you would have to stop some tables to wait for dealers and the action to catch up, but that's a good suggestion.

The smell and the soot are a pain in the a55. Redoing the kitchen will be the biggest expense for me.

1. We are researching that right now. We have not been able to find too much information on Stud with a kill or half kill. We are leaning towards $2 or $6 straight. If he comes in for $2, he can only call unless someone raises.

2. There seems to be some confusion with the kill pots. In a single pot game, the kill is triggered as follows: the same player wins two consecutive pots and the second pot meets the size requirements (there is no size requirement for the first pot). In order for the pot to meet the minimum size requirement, the player must win at least one full bet not including any bets from the blind structure. When a player wins a pot, he/she will receive a button indicating that he/she has a “leg up”. If the same player wins the next hand in which he/she participates, the button will be turned over to show “kill” and he/she must “kill” the pot by posting a mandatory blind (at least) twice the size of the big blind depending on structure of the game. The “kill” will continue on the next hand if the “killer” wins the first “kill pot”.
o O8 – scoop a pot with $40 (10 big blinds/5 big bets)
o Razz, Stud –will have the same qualifier as Hold’em.
o Stud Hi/Lo – will have the same qualifier as O8


Thank you very much. Jaclyn is a great dealer and runs the game very well.

Thanks for the input guys,

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

We run a game daily, sometimes 2. It varies from $2-$5 spread to $3/$6 with a half kill.

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

1. It would be unfair to the "bring in player" to not be allowed the same $12 bet as everybody else...

2. I'm not sure if I understand this in Holdem, Razz & Stud-hi?

- Can the 1st pot in Holdem, Razz & Stud get a leg up winning the pot regardless of what's in the pot? Even if it's just the antes?
- Can the 2nd pot trigger the kill if for example the SB (has leg up) & BB are the only 2 in the non raised pot and on the flop a bet & call, then on the turn a bet & fold? That would amount to I believe a $16 pot.*

*It would seem too easy to get a kill if that were the case. A $20 each leg would IMO make it about the same difficulty as winning a $40+ pot in O8/stud 8 scoop pot.

Teddy

Teddy did you go today, I went and played that $120 buy-in at another place. We were looking for you, will see you next week, told a few people about it and some say they will try it next Thursday.
Took 9th for $420, bought in for only $80 from a guy that won his seat.

Nice Job! See you Thursday.

What are the stack-sizes at 2-5 5-10nl - usually?
Is short stacking as prevalent in these games at Mardi gras, as in some others I've heard of?
Thanks,

D.

1. I don't disagree with that, we considered $2/$6/$12. We were unable to locate ANY info on a stud game with a kill.

2. Yes, the first pot has no qualifier for the leg up. Yes, that would trigger a kill. It should be fairly easy to get a leg up, we can look at making the kill a multiple of the bet like we do in O8.


Nice job!

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

Dimon,

We get a lot of middle of the road for the $2/$5: $300-$400. Our $5/$10 is occasional and it's about $500 - $800.

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

Thanks Wil.

Wil,
Will you have the HOSE tournament this week? What about the 4/8 HORSE cash game? I will be there with a friend.

Good job Gambit! No, I was a no show.

Teddy

Make sure you come in Thursday, I think it will be a bit busier, a few people say they didn't know about it and live in Broward.

We are going to keep running the HOSE event on Thu at 12:30 PM and we may add a second event as well in the evenings.

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

Thanks for getting the word out! I don't care what Teddy says about you, you're alright!

Wil