The only problem I have with big chips at the bottom is that a black under 2 green is really hard to distinguish from across the table. It's harder to count 2 or 3 green at the bottom rather than at the top but that's not often material.

Some people just refuse to answer and play dumb, though. It can create issues and is pretty much an easy rule to enforce, but when you let it go it usually turns into a trend.

What's the dress code for the casino/poker room?
Are jeans and tennis shoes ok?

Yup. Just don't show up naked and you'll be fine.

LOL I save nakedness for home games only

Are the phone charging points in the tables just a USB outlet, or are they normal power outlets?

Both available


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Highly recommend bringing the power brick for your phone with the USB cable, the USB ports can cause problems with touchscreen not working and stuff

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Thanks for the power outlet replies. I'll bring the power adapter

Dealers should be proactive, but they don't always see it, either. I usually say something to the dealer so he/she can correct it.


--klez

IMO you could say this about a lot of issues at ML over the last year or so.

for what its worth, i worked 3 satrudays to have some week days off to come and play. I consider Md Live's $7 rake is unreasonable, and so i dont play unless they have a promo going on. I figured the freeroll is worth $200 in 25 hrs of play, and the $500/20m was worth appx $4/hr, for a total of about $13/hr in rakeback on mondays and fridays 11-5, so for the first time in a while, i was inspired to play more than 1 or maybe 2 days in a month.

I can understand that completing your time at the deadline may make you an alternate, and when i heard things were filling up, i moved my final grind to the 23rd, and when i got my ticket i was already >50 spots alternate. I dont think the hours required, especially at the top end were high enough. lots of people i spoke to said stuff like "getting my 100 hrs today, altho ill prolly only play in 3 of them."

At the time i got the alternate spot, i figured a good 40 people souldnt show up, and i could just take someones spot, but youre gonna blind the entire stack off? clearly being one of the first 200 will be a massive advantage if that much dead money is left on the table, and its unreasonable that i wont be provided that opportunity despite qualifying with over a week left in the promo.

IMO, anyone who doesnt show up on time should have their stack given to an alternate, and the other player who didnt show up on time should be moved to the alternate list. This would get rid of dead money taking up spots that real players could be playing at.

edit: also beyond changing my work schedule, i am heading home a bit early from a family vacation to make it to my day 1 tourney, and if i make it to day 2, we had planned to spend that day in charlottesville on an unrelated second vacation, so yeah, id say ive changed around my schedule a bit. (i do lots of stuff, so changing vacation dates and such not as big of a deal as it may seem, but yeah, i am altering one if not two short vacations.)

For Pete's sake, it's a promotional free roll. If it's that much of a burden, just skip it.

So I registered yesterday for the thursday evening freeroll flight. I'm alternate 100...half the field has to bust before i can take a seat lol.

Wow. This has potential of cluster. They're only opening so many tables to start the freeroll, I assume?

Are you playing, monkey?

It was so great meeting in person for the first time after being friends for 12 years.

Natch, only one of the other 2+2er's bothered to say hi during the past week when we were at ML. Scared to death this old woman is going to interfere with their hookers and blow, no doubt.

Fyp




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Nah...I probably have an entry, but work and stuff.... plus, sounds like a cluster.

Who else, felicia?

Some lurker named Bob. Hi, Bob!

We met on Tuesday & Wednesday in the tournament area. He recognized me from my avatar.

I never once tried to dissuade him from his good time with hookers and/or blow.

MDL does not rake $7; they rake $5. The additional $2 they take out of pots funds the promos you go there to play for.

While I don't like the $2 promo drop, it is not the same as rake, and the distinction between the two is significant.


--klez

yup.
plus u don't have to play at a raked game. ie: plo
so only up to $5 there

I agree with what you're saying - there is a fundamental difference between the rake and bbj drop. One is revenue for the casino, the other is returned to players in the form of promotions etc.

But functionally they are identical - money that gets taken out of every pot and removed from play.

Except you're complaining that their rake + bbj drop is "unreasonable" when it's completely standard.

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Nope - I never commented on whether I thought the rake was reasonable or not