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Originally Posted by allin4flush
Oregon is a lousy state for cash games, that is true. The Portland area is on fire tournament-wise, however. On any given Friday or Saturday night, there are at least 200-300 players in tournaments throughout Portland. Probably closer to 400, as I can account for 100-150 of them in just one tournament on those nights at my club.
Unfortunately the convenience and low rake of Portland clubs has damaged the poker at more traditional spots like Spirit Mountain or La Center. This is a shame for players who only do cash, but it's been an amazing boon for those of us who prefer tournaments.
Yeah, poker clubs in oregon are a terrible idea. On paper it looks great, no rake, dealers work for tips only, there's a low over head for the poker club etc. The poker club makes a buck they wouldn't otherwise make, the players save a buck by no rake/ not having to drive. Dealers get the shaft tho imo, no wage, tips only, no insurance, pretty ****ty deal but i guess its ok for students.
Problem is, every unemployed poker enthusiast (and theres a lot them in oregon) with a little bit up start up money thinks it would be a great idea to open one up in their town. Every single notable town along the I5 has some sort of poker club, and that would be ok if Oregon had a bigger population, but it doesn't. What ends up happening is all these clubs in Portland, Dallas? Albany, Eugene, split up the player pool. That means most poker venues have pretty mediocre turnouts (barring some huge promotion/tournament) and the only reason they get by is cuz they leave their dealers out to dry by not paying them a wage or even calling them employees (they "volunteer" to deal or some bull**** like that). And cash games are the worst that suffer cuz of this.
Most clubs might have a max of 2-3 cash games going (which are propped up by nits/ dealers) and most players dont want to wait around/ play in that crap. It's a disaster.
Last edited by Siculamente; 03-04-2013 at 01:56 AM.