So sorry .. I realize now it meant that you were also interested in same.

Thank you .. it's a shame that in an area with so much interest in poker we can't support a regular 10/20 game. Borgata regularly has 2-3 tables at a time going .. with a waitlist.

How often does this 75/150 limit game go? Is it somewhat regular?

This is why there are no games. LHE is a dying game and people just say, "oh geez, too bad we don't get it here, casino X has games".

The formula for getting the game you want going is pretty simple.

1) set a day an time to play
2) be there regularly to support the game
3) be willing to start and play short
4) get contact info from people who express interest and send regular communication about the game.

10 will likely never go regularly because people at that limit generally don't like starting/playing short.

5) Be willing to play short and not want to table hop after 30 minutes because there "is no action and these games suck".

Excited - get home tonight and see a flier for my entry to get one of many $1,000 gift cards that were being awarded.

Not excited - the flier was from MDLive.com which is 1 - apparently my wife's new health care plan/provider and 2 - in no way related to me gambling.

There has never been a mid/high stakes LHE game @ MD LIVE with no action. Ever.

That was exclusively for NL. The LHE games have action. I'll gladly start a game heads up at 10-20.

Thank you .. I got pretty much the same guidance earlier .. I'm willing to do all of the above .. gladly play short .. I've always said "get the cards in the air and they will come" .. it's others that have issues with playing short. I've just never been the one to get a game started before, but am willing to give it a try.

No worries. I tend to write alot of shorthand while I'm in my phone.

Well, I'm sure I won't be a ton of help but if 10/20 ever shows up on bravo on a sat/sun I will swing by and get on the list. And ill play short handed if needed. I love lhe but my bankroll anit feeling 20/40

10/20 used to be a $6/down charge every half hour. Then, they switched it to a raked game, thinking that would bring in some more 4/8 players. And they added the $1 jackpot drop, also to encourage 4/8 players to play. Neither brought in many 4/8 players. Soon after that, the jackpot drop increased to $2 per hand, and since 10/20 only ran on Saturdays, it was a $2 fee per hand where players had no chance of hitting any promotions (except a Royal, or bad beat) since the promotions only run on weekdays. I think that was a contributor to the game drying up.

If you are going to try to get a 10/20 LHE game going, I suggest requesting that it not be jackpot eligible. I also think the time charge was better (but please let's not start that debate again). I suggest asking for what you want and see if ML accommodates. Also, announce here when you are starting the list, in case others see your post and maybe decide to go to ML to play in the game.

I'm +1 for 10/20 fixed most evenings Thurs.-Sat. I'd consider myself a 4/8 willing to play up, and generally not interested in the $2 drop when no promos are running. (and, as such, not so interested in 20/40, but fascinated by the 75/150 that I'll likely never sniff!)

They were very accommodating trying to get the 10 going regularly, but I believe the extra jackpot dollar killed 10-20 (wasn't 100 percent sturdy to begin with but I think that was tipping point). The fact they take it immediately with every flop regardless of pot size, along with five dollar rake, is too much. I'd play it with no jackpot and just see who comes but not with two dollar jackpot every hand especially because it will never go during week when promotions happen. I'd prefer 15-30 or 20-40 time game if we couldn't do 10 with no jackpot drop.

I'd also play 10 Omaha with half kill (we played a few times and was great) if people wanted to try to get it regularly. It's gone but very sporadic.

I thought the high limit games didn't have a bbj drop? obviously I'm wrong.

I guess only plo and Chinese poker are the 2 types of games that don't have a bbj drop?
(and I have never seen Chinese poker run, even tho it was approved last year.)

Chinese poker is like 13 card Pai-Gow. max 4 players per table.
Can get REAL expensive

Time games don't have jackpot drop. 10/20 was a time game for a while and then people asked the room to change it to drop to make it jackpot eligible and the room accommodated.

The higher limit games don't have a jackpot drop. In addition to omaha games, any holdem game that pays time is not eligible and doesn't pay.

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ahh..thx.
I knew I wasn't crazy when I thought high limit games didn't have a bbj drop.

so players asked for the 10/20 limit to be changed to a bbj eligible game and it died.
lol

obvious answer -> change it back to timed?

It was never really alive to die off. Switching to jackpot eligible was intended to get players from 4/8 to move up while still having a shot at promos. Since many 4/8 players would just as soon move *down*, that didn't work very well.

I agree that switching back to time should make it more likely to start short...but 15/30 is already time and it never goes.

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Heard rumor circulating thru the room from dealers that the room is planning a big marketing counteroffensive against National Harbor when it opens up next year. Includes having a super BBJ of up to a $1 million, which would be a phenom deal if it comes to reality. Since they have the slots super jackpot, makes sense that they can fund and hype such a promotion. A dealer said management recognizes that National Harbor would naturally draw in Nova players, so they are willing to protect market share and take away as much oxygen from the buzz a new DC poker room would generate. If it comes to be true, hope it isn't one of those BBJ with exacting qualifications, like a royal in a specific suit. A plain vanilla BBJ for $1 million would certainly retain a lot of regulars and even draw in players nationwide.

Which is why I'm moving to Maryland for work

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I was thinking of driving up to play just before Christmas (20-24) during my college break, but do they seriously only have high hand promotion this month? That's it?

I'm sure that the high hands will continue other months, but typically the promotions are released only a few days before the end of each month.

I'm not sure what you are asking. They always have a mega bad beat (losing with quad J's) and mini bad beat (losing with A's full of T's), with the mini paying 10% of the Mega jackpot. And they always have the Royal Flush promotion ($500 to player with Royal, $100 to everyone else at the table). There are some other detailed requirements - like you must use both hole cards, and the mini can't be a board of AAAxx with both players having big pocket pairs.

Why is it always so cold in this room? Moved up the street more cause its just so uncomfortable even with extra clothing.

What are you saying? "Moved up the street"?