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Straight flush over straight flush

(I wasnt at table, hoping someone will post about it)

I was sitting at table 11, my table was the closest one to the bbj table. Unfortunately, i was getting bad beats at my table, but not one that pays a big jackpot.
It was around 11 pm. The players on that table were making a lot of noise when the river card gave both players a straight flush. The loser was holding a 43 of clubs and i think the winner had 89 of clubs. The supervisors were all over the table for the next hour or so, I guess making sure the hand was played out properly. I think the bb loser won over 40k, the winner of the hand about 20k and the other players around 4k each. The bb has been reset to 20k.

Actually, I would have thought that prop betting on things like red/black is legal! So please count me in the group surprised to find out that it isn't. I've seen such betting go on at tables in both A.C. and Vegas (and perhaps elsewhere but can't remember) with no comments at all being made by dealers or floor staff or security - all of whom knew it was happening. Heck, at the OE pink chip game at Harrah's some of the guys had an entire list that they would play from.

Usually (since I only play at low level tables that is all I can comment on) it is for a dollar or two and payed for out of the stacks. No problems.

First time I've ever heard of it being illegal.

Mike - Would you please clarify this for us all? Is prop betting illegal in Maryland? I don't think any of us want to break the law!!

Thank you.

I've also seen the self-serve soda fountains in CT (about the only thing that they get right there, IMHO) It's a good idea.

While the self-serve hot dogs (and/or other food) would be a nice touch, I don't see it happening in a room that charges $7! for a hot dog.....

Lee

Just curious...what do you do when you go to the bathroom?

I could have sworn i read somewhere that they had some kind of reserve fund.....

Which would be ~20k?

Delaware Park and Harrington Casino have free self-serve refreshment bars for soda and water.

Sorry for not being more clear. The last time we discussed it I remember talking about how eventually the reserve fund would exceed the main jackpot due to the frequency with which the mini jackpot and royal flushes are paid out. I thought we reached the point where the reserve fund exceeded the main one a while ago. Just wondering if a) that isn't the case, b) they moved some of the reserve fund into the main or paid it out to the smaller jackpots, or c) something else?

I see that bringing oout the fleas with gallon jugs for soda.

and not poker players but just people coming into the casino, walking into the poker room and fillup.

its not that prevalent in ct since ct isn't in a mall where theres tons of people andnot that much effort to walk across the street into the casoino

Oh, right, makes sense. I did notice that the rate of increase for the BBJ has been pretty slow. One might assume that at least part of the reason is the royal flush/mini BBJ payouts, but we have no way of knowing.

IMO, one of the positive points of having a BBJ is to see it increase, especially on those occasions when it gets really big.

Well, the Royal Flush (about $1300 a pop) bonus gets paid out of the Reserve, not the Main.

What are the rules around calling in to the waitlist? I was told on Saturday that you have to check in with the desk within 30 minutes of calling in or your name is dropped, is that accurate?

Yes, that's accurate based on earlier posts ITT.

I believe it's true as well, though it seems like it kind of defeats the purpose of calling into a list that's 2+ hours long or whatever.

I've called in three times and they have never said I need to check in within 30 minutes. I've always checked in less than 30 minutes later though so I'm not sure if it would kick you off the list.

Yeah, I don't really see the point either given the wait times that I've seen there.

They kicked me off, I showed up an hour after I called in. They didn't say anything about a 30 minute check-in when I called, just when I showed up to the desk to check in. Got to start at the back of the list again.

we are checking into the legalities of prop bets. There are States that allow them and States that don't.

We use the Reserve to pay out Royal Flushes, seed the Mega, and for other promotions that you will start to see. The Mini Bad Beat comes from the Mega, not the Reserve.

I agree and I am considering discontinuing call ins on weekends

They should have and we'll address it.



Thanks



Mike

I was playing this morning and one dealer was coughing up the storm. Is there a policy for dealers to wear a mask when they're dealing while under the weather? The last thing I want is to get sick from a coughing dealer.

Ha! A coughing dealer is the least of your worries when you consider how many people don't wash their hands after using the bathroom, pick their nose at the table, sweat, and god only knows what else, and then touch the chips and table...the same chips and table that you are touching, then touching your phone which then gets close to your mouth. Poker rooms have to be pretty high on the list for least sterile environments...especially when you look at some of the characters that are in the room.

There's 52 tables full of gross people and you are worried about the only group of people in the poker room who actual have to have decent hygiene?

Should be 30 mins of getting moved to the top of the list, not 30 mins from when you called in.

That would be way better and make much more sense.

I'm naive about this because I play 1/2 but wouldn't it make the most sense if when you call in you have until they call your name to check in and if you haven't they don't keep you on the board?

Would need to give some time (30 mins would suffice, IMO) for you to arrive and check in. Let's say you call in and am the second person on the list. But before you arrive 20 mins later, they call your name and ten more people sign up. You should be at the top of the list for 30 mins with a phone icon next to it.

how do you give people a ban (without warning) without actually knowing the legalities of what they were doing