Can any regulars give me a rundown on 1) buy-in limits for different games, and 2) how regularly (if at all) larger NL games run (5/10+)?

Thanks

both 5-10 games run almost every day. if 5-10 $2,500 isn't running we're playing 2-5

When does 5/10 start? Just in the evening?

Big 5-10 runs mostly during the day. The short 5-10 runs most of the time.

Just beware the room is very uncomfortable. A/C doesn't work well. Tables are cramped and room is packed with low limit players trying to win high hands. Uncomfortable vinyl chairs don't help the experience.

The larger game does run in the corner away from most of the activity and the A/C does work better there.

Hi all!

barney,

The 5-10 $100-$300 opened first thing this morning at 10am, along with a 2-5NL and a 1-2NL. There were a few smaller limit games and a 2-5PLO8 as well. The 5-10 $500-$2,500 started at 12pm, with 9 players scheduled to be here at that time, coordinated by our big-game host Willie M. His number is in this thread somewhere (I believe), but you can always pm me on here for more details. Occasionally, and at odd times, players will get together enough players to run a 5-10 $500-$2,500, but that is usually at night and mostly on the weekends. Hope this helps!

Thanks,
TTJ
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make sure your careful when playing there

everything is private above 25nl even the 2-5 plo8 is private you wont get in or immediately get in go futher down south to hard rock or isle to play bigger

Players,

There has been a change to our regular game offerings. We are running a bigger 5-10 game with a $500 to $1,500 buy-in along with our 5-10 $100-$300 and pit 5-10 coordinated by our host Willie. We do open must-move games when we have a list of interest.

Thanks,
TTJ

Happy New Year!

be down here with the wife for a few days, don't know if I will make it over here but is there any big plo? Anyone with good food recs in general for west palm beach or good beer places?

I'll be in the Palm Beach area the weekend of April 13-15th and I'm thinking of playing in the 12:15 PM tournament on Friday and Saturday. How many entries to they usually get for these tournaments?

Hi Archibald,

Thanks for thinking of us! Friday's tournament avgs ~140 entrants, and Saturday's gets ~60. Hopefully we'll see you next week!

Thanks,
TTJ

Hi Matt24,

Sorry I missed this post. Please let us know if you came down, what you thought, and where you found good food and drinks!

Thanks,
TTJ

Josh, since you're here. Why are players allowed to simply leave a short game and transfer to another game of their choice without a supervisor or dealer approval? Is this standard operating procedure in your room? I was here earlier in the week and watched one 2/5 reg (I'm sure you know who I'm referring to) literally jump to 4 different tables without anyone questioning him despite 3 of the games he left being short. I've heard someone at my home casino call the kennel club "a big home game where you can pretty much do whatever you want." I have a difficult time arguing with this statement as I've seen other acts that you simply do not see allowed in other rooms around the country which I've played. I do enjoy playing here for obvious reasons and especially like the added evening parking lot security which wasn't there prior to this year but wanted to make you aware of what's the reputation is of the room operations.

a person should be able to leave any game whenever he wants and go to another different limit of game but not to another game which is the same as the one he left. and being full or short shouldnt matter.

I wanted to know if that was the actual rule here as it certainly isn't anywhere else as other rooms have rules to protect the games and its players. Most rooms you need to have a full table to move. As was said, kennel is like a big home game where you pretty much do as you please.

a full table to move to the same sized game. but if a player wants to move to a bigger or smaller, or different game altogether than he certainly can, and why not. if a casino doesnt allow that then you are really getting screwed.
and no smart player would ever help start a game where they made you stay. unless you saw it was full of fish at the start.

I travel nationwide for work and play poker in evenings. You can certainly move to a different stakes game. I play 6-8 rooms semi-reg and another 15 over past 4 years. Kennel is the only room where you can leave a short table for a larger one without your seat being filled. This is SOP to protect the short (non-full) game and it's players. Otherwise it is the players at he short table who are the ones getting screwed NOT the table hoppers.

you are doing the players and the house a big favor just by sitting in a short handed raked game. to not allow you to move to a higher stakes game is criminal at the least in my mind.
and i dont believe that is true in general that you cant move to higher games. in fact if it was in a casino i would instantly quit all short handed games and have my name placed on a higher list and wait if there was a waiting time. which i also never heard of when moving up.

so you come into the casino and put your name on the 10,20 omaha game, and while waiting get in a short handed 1,2 no limit holdem game to kill time or the floor asks you to help start a game for him. then your seat opens and you are not allowed to move. am i getting this correctly.

that is not for rhody as he answered part of it already.

to drag this on in most places in the same stakes games they are must move and you cannot move tables as you choose you must be on a move list of some kind so it is a regulated move.

Rhody,

We do our best to maintain a balanced room. Obviously there are opportunities for improvement, and players will look to take advantage of any weakness in our program. That said, we police this action and very often move players back to short games they've left, if only to draw cards with everyone on the short table for a shot at any open seats.

Thanks,
TTJ

so josh you let players at the same stakes jump form table to table, without a move list?
doesnt that create turmoil with everyone jumping to the best game.

Hi Ray Zee,

Thanks for all your help in sharing information itt! No, we don't allow players to jump from table to table. It happens that certain players try to jump from table to table a lot and sometimes find success. We have a transfer system that is a part of our listing software that helps us keep track of who wants to go where and what not. But, as I said, we will move players back to their seats to ensure the correct person gets the seat, and that players aren't leaving games short.

Thanks,
TTJ

very good, sounds like you have a well run room. although you can never make everyone happy. and thank you very much for coming on our forums and participating. many experienced cardroom people are absent and that hurts poker and their rooms as they lose the free advertising and interaction with players which brings them in.

one thing about rules and procedures, is that everyone seems to understand them differently and complains if they are not in their personal best interest.

and since there is some competition between rooms they do need to find the balance between keeping things going and keeping customers happy.

Per my app I've logged 823 hours in your room over the past 3 years and I'm estimating another 1000 in the 5 years prior to me utilizing the app. I have seen floor people/dealers ignore and in some cases openly joke about players jumping off short tables on a regular basis over this time. Years ago I attempted to put up a fight when it was shocking that this was allowed but now accept this as SOP in this room. To say that these players "sometimes" find success if akin to saying you "sometimes" get a late afternoon shower in FL.


Yes, it is correct that you have the tools to operate within the listed rules however when the 21-year old min wage workers are chatting it up about their weekends next to the cage and the room is busy especially on promo days (Fri-Sat), no dealer is going to hold up his game trying to find a floor person to confirm whether a transfer is legal or not. I've witnessed dealers both attempt to call for assistance until finally giving up and others simply not even bother instead choosing to keep the game and the totes flowing.

I have only seen this occur a small handful of times when players at the table have physically left there seat to stop a floorperson and aggressively address the situation. I've also seen instances when this occurred and still the player was allowed to remain in his new game.


Lol. There can be no misinterpretation of rules when those rules are not enforced and in some cases openly mocked by its own employees (dealers). It's as if you've never seen a standard PR response using management speak. While I appreciate Josh's professionalism in responding his comments are a big giant nothingburger that do not represent what actually occurs in the room.

As stated previously, the room is like a big home game and its lack of oversight is a running joke at Borgata, Chicago, and in the CT rooms from players who visit here. If players in other states openly discuss a specific 2/5 reg who has a reputation for hiding/adding a handful of black chips in his hand during action AND allowed to get away with blatantly cheating you can be assured than you can be assured that what is in a players personal best interest isn't the issue here.

I love the action here and have no ax to grind as it has become accepted by many players how this room is operated.