3.50/10

7/10

I chuckled

That's plenty of trolling on that post at this point. I think he/she realizes it wasn't a great question.

Do you realize the kind of bankroll you will need for the $500 ones and how wild the swings can be? I think I ve played more SNGs than any other one -meaning 30 or so- and I am pretty sure I ve got an EV+ expectation on them and I am still down $1000 or so on them.

Yes, I do. In terms of buy-ins, you're going to need a larger bankroll at a 20% raked game than a 5% raked game. The swings will be more pronounced at the $100 level, in terms of buy-ins. So, in order to play through a downswing, you might need to maintain a bankroll of 50 buy-ins at the $100 level, and 20 buy-ins at the $520 level. $5000 vs $10400. One could start with a smaller bankroll and build it, as long as they don't start in a downswing.

This is all very speculative, of course. In order to play through a downswing, you need the games be available, and run often. It is also possible that the $100 is just not beatable long term. "Sample size" is currently tough to come by. After 16 $100's I'm up about $450.

the new dim sum place is opening June 10th.

finnaly, a place to spend my food comps.

mike-> any update on getting cheesecake factory or Bobby's burgers on the food comp bandwagon?

agreed. played in this game sunday for the better part of the day. incredible swings and a guy at the table who couldn't lose. great game though.

That's not something mike has any control over. Based on what I've been told we can expect it to happen around next march when they make changes to the player rewards system

Asking about the quality of a game is not a good question?

Lol. It depends I guess

Take a look at how incredibly vague it was. No one is going to be able to provide an answer that has anything close to a useful level of specificity because it's impossible to know what is actually being asked. So yes, it was not a good question.

There's no such thing is a good quality of a game in poker as suppose to basketball or football. To you, poker may be a game of skill but to me is a game of chance so every style play is different. However, when it comes basketball or football, these required extraordinary skills in handling the ball and this is why ball players get paid in millions and everyday poker grinders can't even make ends meet. Therefore, to ask a question about the "quality of a game" serves no purpose because one cannot compares the "quality of a game" of MdLive vs. games played in Vegas. Poker action involved monetary value as compared to basketball or football, win or lose, ball players always get paid and therefore, poker game has no "quality" besides action and one can never put a score in a poker game. Unlike basketball or football, scores are needed for a winning team and the "quality of a game" keeps the team in business. This is why people rarely or don't watch WSOP on TV but you have millions of people watch the Super Bowl year after year. Just my 2cents.

Hey guys/girls, couple quick questions for you. Any input is appreciated .

1. Overall, how are the regularly scheduled tournament's turnouts? Do the prize pools usually hover around the guarantees?

2. This may be a question more directed at Mike: Looking at the tourney calendar, it states there are none running this Saturday (May 31st). Just want to confirm that is in fact the case.

I think theres something legitimately wrong with some of the cashiers

Girl couldnt count my friend's 280 cashout yesterday. Called for back up and the other girl had trouble too. And then she asked for more of his own money to try to make it an even 300, and she confused herself more. Like wtf

Id totally understand if this was an isolated event, but this happens too often

1. From my experience most tournaments exceed the guarantee and turnout is pretty good.

2. I haven't seen the casino run any Saturday tournaments except for an occasional satellite. They are way too busy with cash games to have the resources (tables, dealers, floor) to run a tournament on a Saturday

I agree. Some of them are frighteningly bad. It's hard to imagine that these people would get a license from the MD Gaming Commission when it seems like they haven't passed a high school math class...

I highly doubt Mike has any control over hiring decisions for the cage. The cashiering department moves staffers around from poker to the general cage. Just wish they would hire some competent cashiers

It was more of a command than a question, hence the smart answers. Questions end with question marks.

I think what they need is a chip counting machine if there's such a thing just like the coin machine at the bank. I think cashiers should be required to pass a math competency test before being hired. I often go across to the pit game cashier windows to cashout when there's a long line.

Oh ffs, the question isn't that hard. Stop busting the guys balls. We all know what he means. The question seems clear enough to me and I'm not that bright lol. Oh and for the pedant, there is actually a question mark(albeit just 1).

I've played there 3 times(2-5NL) and all 5 tables I played on were
squishy soft. Way softer than borgata and Parx. Somewhat softer than Sands. Softer than almost any Vegas game I can think of except maybe Hard Rock. Hear from friends FLA has softer games(hard to imagine). Only 1-2 decent regs at any table most times imo/lots of rec players/bad regs and they were BAD. If they had free alcohol you would need to bring a bucket to carry your money out at the end of the night! Oh and please value bet the shyte out of them.... bluff um not so much, unless you are damn sure you can get them to fold that 4th pair when you miss your monster draw.(hint- they won't)

So lets call it 3/10 on the softness scale. like a fresh jelly donut or a marshmallow.

Now that wasn't so hard, was it?

Any more questions, feel free to ask. I think I put a short trip report here a while back here if you want to search.

interesting promos for June:

-free 1/2 dozen donuts for earning 300 points on 6/6 national donut day.
(only 1/2 dozen?!)

- prime rib now has specials sun-thurs!
$49 for 3 course pre fix menu (appetizer, entrée + dessert)
time to spend my food comps, depending on what the appetizer and entrée options are.
(I'm going to wait on Luk fu till the crowds die down.)

If you visit the STT forum and read the faq, you ll see that the suggested BR for STTs is 100 BI. Tournaments and SNGs definitely don't work like cash games in that regard.

As far as the $500 SNG goes - theoretically speaking, because in practice, they don't run- what you gain in reduced rake, you lose in increased competition. It's easy for recreational players to donk off a $100 2-3 times for a SNG. In sharp contrast, there isn't a giant pool of loaded recreational players ready to donk off $500 in an SNG. That's how it works in all levels of the game: higher stakes mean less rake, better players, higher potential profits, but also increased variance due to smaller edges.

Either way, it's not an issue whether SNGs are they currently run are beatable. They definitely are. The issue for a guy who takes playing seriously or professionally is that due to rake and the down time that you have to endure between games, the hourly is probably a bit less than what a good player can do at $1-2.

Personally, I play them because I feel more confidence in my sng game than my cash game and because I find them more fun than cash.

And they are fun! There is a big rush of adrenaline when it's 4 or 5 handed and you re worried about finishing ITM, while the increasing blinds are putting pressure on your stack and you do flips where you can see your opponents cards and you can give or suffer a giant suck out. And after that, there's a big element of competitive spirit set in as you try to finish as high as you can, even take in first. And when you do, it can feel very very satisfying.

If you haven't already, give it a go!

Can you update this when you find out? I've been saving my foiod comps also and usually play during the week. Thanks!

wait I'm confused by the scale. if its a softness scale wouldnt the higher the number be the softer it is? y r people saying the games r soft and then giving it a low #? This level of logic implies tough games at Maryland Live.

I agree it's an awful question. Just asking if there's a lot of action at Maryland Live especially compared to other casinos like those in vegas is an infinitely better question. WTF is the scale for and how is a number on a scale that is going to be completely different for every person useful.

o btw -20/10

here's the prefixe menu at another prime rib location:
http://www.theprimerib.com/philadelp...rix-fixe-menu/

no ribeye on that menu
it also doesn't say weight of the prime rib

lol only 1/2 dozen, also lol only from 6am to noon.

Prime rib special sounds good though. Might unload some of my saved up comp $ on that. Don't see it online though. How'd you find out about this one?