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Thanks!

Has anyone here played at Hollywood Casino Bangor? The 1/3 game there is pretty soft (as all llsnl games are) and I am wondering if the lower rake at FW/MS is worth the slightly tougher competition long term.

Also, how are the NH games for 1/2nl-2/5nl? Is it a bunch of LHE players who are still learning NL?

I spent 3 days at the 1/3 tables in Bangor in late August and ran like the poker gods worshipped me. Soft games. Only 4 tables. They had a 2/5 going one night I was there.

If you like playing 6 max, the game usually starts short in the morning and plays 5 -7 handed about 1/3 of the time. Even when they have 2 tables going, both are often short, so it tends to be a good fit for those of us who play 6 max online.

It has actually been the opposite lately. They have been running an early bird promotion so there has almost always been a full table with a list early in the day, then at night is when the game gets short. I do prefer the SH games so I try to play the second half of the day. I really like a lot of things about that room, I'm just worried that the rake will kill my we playing SLAG.

I think the fact that the games run shorthanded and having history on most of my opponents increases my hourly, but I'm scared that the rake will eat that edge up. I was hoping to get some input if it is worth driving to FW/MS for a week to get my live hours in each month.

Heading to NH for a couple days. Seabrook or Rockingham for 2/4NL?

SEABROOK
Though the 2-4 didn't go tonight (Saturday). The 1-2 has been just incredible every time I've been there, though. I'm seriously debating whether I could make the drive from Jersey every weekend.

Cool thanks! I went to The Poker Room in Hampton Falls tonight. The 2/4 was great as far as action goes but the players were all incredibly unruly and obnoxious. Every hand was a chance for someone to make some big speech and make themselves the center of attention. Some orbits would literally take 45 minutes. The action was good so I am going to give it another shot tomorrow, but I will probably check out Seabrook as well.

You know, I wasnt going to say anything, because I don't want to be "that girl", but... The obnoxious, abrasive attitude was very much present at Seabrook, too. Not in regards to play, but just a sort of overall intimidating vibe. I've never, ever felt that way at a poker table, not in 5 years and across more than 45 casinos. In my case, I think a large part of it was because I was female, because the comments started before they could even figure out how I played. Really nasty comments. Maybe it's a local thing, anyway...

The flip side of that is that I got all the action I wanted. My last hand was all-in against the other big stack at the table, and he called me with AK on a flop of 85J rainbow. Unreal. He even did the whole flip-his-cards to try to get a reaction... To ace high? I couldn't believe he called. I had a set of eights. He was a solid player, too. His thing was, "this is the fourth time you pushed me out. The fourth time." So, that's how I doubled my $470 stack from ace high.

This is not uncommon at some (but not all) of the NH "charity" rooms.

Some places are heavily populated with local regs who are typically big losers at the tables. Many of them are the grumbly compulsive-gambler type that I'm sure you know all too well. Naturally, the fact that they suck at poker and have no fiscal discipline is good for good players. Yes, every room has some people like that, but they tend to stay in line because most rooms won't tolerate behavior that drives polite, honest players away.

Unfortunately, local regs are the lifeblood of most NH cardrooms, and some rooms let them get away with altogether too much bull****. Seabrook didn't seem bad the one time I played there. However, in my experience, Rockingham Park has a pretty serious problem with its regs getting out of hand (among other things).

Manchester seems to have a better vibe and more mature players. They also let their dealers keep tips instead of pooling tips like Rock does, and the difference is very noticeable. Of course, the downside is that a more mature field of players means that there's less dead money.

I've played at the Rock and lot over the past 2 years. Only tournaments but I have very rarely seen a reg get out of hand. I did see a guy get booted from a tournament once. Few months ago this guy was kicked. Copyright walked him out. No idea what happened but the floor guys and cop spoke with him near the exit then walked him out.

I've seen some newbies make mistakes and be corrected. I haven't had any issues with people talking trash.

I've played a couple tournaments there and, as you've said, didn't notice anything improper. You're not seeing as much of it because it's the cash games at Rock where you run into most reg-related problems.

Several players regularly shirk the rule about only speaking English at the table, despite repeated warnings. Players frequently use their phones while a hand is in play, despite a written rule against it, and enforcement has waned over time. I've seen a few cheap angle attempts as well, and some rat-holing when cash was allowed to play.

But more than anything, in my opinion, soft-play and other forms of collusion are recurring problems. I've racked up and walked away from tables over it. And some of it is stuff that would get people penalized or DQed from a tournament, like verbally agreeing to check hands down, sometimes even when a third player is all-in.

I was playing a tournament at Rockingham early last year. The floor moved a guy from one table to another. I was not at either table but I saw the whole thing. The old scruffy guy didn't use a rack for his chips. He just put them in a cup holder and in his pockets. Floor saw this and didn't say anything till a player at the new table, which was right behind me, said something.

So the floor guys had to go through the guys pockets to make sure he wasn't hiding and chips. I don't trust people in general, but this smells fishy to ne. I played with scruffy a month later. They let him get away with a lot.

I'm pretty sure 2+2 infamous legend PSUMike was playing PLO on Saturday, looked just like him.

I've heard of players being DQed from tournaments for putting chips in their pockets, but I don't think it's a uniform rule. Can't speak for Rock's house rules.

What else did they let him get away with?

PLO still going strong up there?

Heya Silky,
Yep, still going strong. There's at least 1 table every time I go up. When I was there Sat afternoon they had 2 tables going. One table was super tight with little action and the 2nd, where I lost 800 ;( was crazy action. There was one guy, who i've played with before that raises almost every hand. He's felted me more than once hitting trips with basically 4 random cards... such is PLO. It's the same cast of characters usually, but generally it's at least a decent game. For me it's preferable to 1-2 NL with 7 people with <60 in front of them. The 2-4 never looks that good, although I'm probably biased by the crazy action from when the room first opened.

Sounds good Monty, or should I say Eggs-cellant. Going to make the trip up as soon as kid got back to college

Looking for some advice.

I'm headed to Vegas for a few days for a work event and was hoping to get some recommendations on where to play poker. I'm staying at Caesars and don't mind walking or taking a cab nearby.

Last time I was in Vegas was 3 years ago and I played about 6 hours at Aria. Wouldn't mind going back there.

At Foxwoods, I primarily play 2/5NL. I used to play about every month or 2, but now it's closer to 3-5 times per year. I'm not a consistent winner, but also not a consistent loser. Very comfortable in the game both from a money and skill perspective.

I moved up to 2/5 after playing years of 1/2 and winning consistently. Might have been smarter financially to stay at 1/2, but I have more fun playing 2/5 because of the increased quality of play and lack of drunks and beginners.

Any advice on where to play and what stakes to play in Vegas would be appreciated.

Thanks!

You might want to try a Vegas centric subforum, like LVL instead of one for a casino on the other side of the continent.

I was hoping for advice from Foxwoods regulars to see how the games in Vegas compare to Foxwoods games. Sorry if my intentions weren't clear - I haven't posted on here in a few years and had to create a new account. Maybe the forum has changed and my question is out of line.

I've always heard that Foxwoods 2/5NL is a lot tougher than 2/5 at other casinos. Was looking for advice on how the different Vegas rooms/games compare to the games at Foxwoods.

I was in Vegas for 2015 WSOP. For 2/5NL, there are just a few poker rooms that you should play consistently.

Venetian
Bellagio
Aria
Wynn

2/5NL surprisingly doesn't play that often in Vegas except in the listed rooms.

Stay away from Rios. They rake more and don't comp, at least during WSOP.

For 1/2NL, Mirage, MGM Grand and the others are ok.

For hotels, I stayed at MGM Signature. Really nice. Like an extended stay with a kitchen. Try the $20 trick to get upgraded room.

Foxwoods is my favorite place to play for the comps and I do well there. I hate Parx, the game is tougher there.

Vegas vs Foxwoods? They play deeper in Vegas 200-300x BB. They will put you to the test. That's the biggest adjustment. I always thought Foxwoods was kinda soft.

You want drunks and beginners in your game....

Anyway, advice above is solid.

If you're priority is to make money, yes. But OP said he has more fun when these players are NOT in the game, and maybe that's more important to him. Maxing out EV$ is not everyone's top priority. It's certainly not mine - I take a fun first money second approach when it comes to poker. He's probably like me - the challenge of trying to defeat competent competition IS the fun (in lots of things, not just poker).