If you can talk with Dave when you see him in the casino (or via email), he can also put it on Bravo which he's done in the past.

Sounds good, looking forward to it!

For sure, although I'm technically not the game organizer though I am in touch with them via phone. The game won't be private or anything, just trying to not start at 10pm-12am to keep the game alive, regular & more likely to attract new players. Calling into the room & adding yourself to the list should suffice as well but have no problems contacting the game organizer if anyone wants to reach out. I won't be attending this coming weekend, had a crazy swingy & tilting session this past weekend, not to mention the game almost died (most players were going to break until dealer change) due to a dealer being an ass.

Whenever the game gets off we always agree to a $5 bring in (i.e. no limping) or coming in for $10 pot in an effort to make math easier on dealer/players & to speed up game flow. "Technically" this is not allowed by NY gaming regulations (my lord are they awful). There is this one particular dealer who always comes in for his down & refuses to allow us to open to $10, capping it at $8 whilst also force allowing limping when we were looking to avoid it. This changes the game immensely in making nittier/causing more 4-8 way hands, makes it more difficult for the dealer/players to keep track of pot, etc. Biggest of all IMO, it makes the game less appetizing to new players who might be interested in sitting. After this dealer sits, every player begins to complain respectfully. He then goes on in a whiney voice that because of the NY gaming regulations "he's not putting his gaming license in jeopardy for $2 when people only tip $1 a hand" & continues to give a rotten attitude/tone to the players. A hand or two later on the flop I then ask how much is in a pot & a player answers number. This dealer jumps down the guys throat saying he's wrong, pointing out his rule changes, and that it is not his job to run the game. Myself & the player sort of clap back with a bit of attitude & the majority of the rest of the table jump in on the dealer for a mix of the rule changes, his attitude, & how he's speaking to the player who answered how much was in the pot. At this point he finally calls floor over & the first thing he says is "I'm not dealing PLO anymore, I don't get paid enough to deal with this crap" (or something along those lines) right in front of the table. We (the table) mostly reiterate to the floor that while the rule changes are annoying & he's the ONLY dealer that makes them, our largest gripe was how he spoke to & treated the player(s). He ended up ending his shift early or being told to leave by the floor. IMO this type of behavior from a dealer is absolutely ridiculous. One of my biggest pet peeves in live poker is dealer abuse FROM players but rarely have I ever been in a situation where that was reversed & the dealer was "abusing" the players. You (the dealer) work in a customer service position & as someone who did so for most of their childhood, this is the #1 way you get tipped less & disliked. Am I crazy for thinking this way? What are other folks takes? Funny part is after he left a guy stacked me for ~200bb (terrible tilt call by me w/ trips vs obv boat) & tipped the dealer $30. I go: "make sure you let dealer X know about your shitty tip"

Anyhow, drama aside, RW might not have too many game types/stakes running, the action in the room has been pretty good on weekends for the past few months. Hoping that these new promos & tourneys in the next few months will increase traffic a bit as well.

Just realized you're likely referring to David Urie, the room manager/director of poker operations, heh. Oops!

Hi all - is the cap for 2/5 still 800?


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It is $1000

How beautiful to see our constant haggling of the floor to pay off

Won't be in there every week but shoot me a PM if you intend to join, would love to meet in person!

How was the Omaha game last Friday? What was the interest level, and do you guys think this will become a normal Friday game (yes, I know hard to say so early on).

I could be incorrect, but i believe it is now a 5/5 game, and it was running for over 24 hours.

I saw one player that had at least 8k in front of him, probably more.

Yes it is becoming/has become a regular Friday game. 2/2 or 5/5 has run every Friday & Saturday for the last 1.5-2 months thanks to the efforts of a core group of players pushing for it & collecting a list of interested players w/ contact info. As far as it switching to 5/5, it began as a 2/2 game two weekends ago & turned into 5/5 overnight & has been playing that way since. Also, the game has run through the night into the next day/night for the last month. I should also note that one of the floors there that is quite good (Natalie) has definitely been pushing getting the PLO games started as she (correctly) sees it as a way to grow the room. She even added a PLO tourney to the schedule in December.

Has PLO gone every Friday? And do they open a second table, or is it a situation where you either get into the game when it starts, or have to wait several hours for a seat? Thanks!

At least one table always starts at 7pm, there is usually a list (its on Bravo as early as noon-2pm 12-18 names deep) but people get in usually fairly quick if not starting the game. I'd say about half the time they get 2 tables going if they have extra dealers but second table doesn't usually last too long if it gets started. From what I hear from other dealers they are explicitly training their newer dealers to deal PLO as the majority of the dealers in the room are relatively new to dealing/make mistakes.. even in NLH. They're mostly not paying attention mistakes or trying to deal too fast for their ability, nothing too major.

EDIT: The game is also now 5/5 PLO, 500-1500 max but some weekends I've seen guys with 5-8k on the table. The increase prices me out of playing regularly but I'll shot take here & there if the game looks extra juicy.

What is everyone's opinion on the splash pot promotion?

I thought it was something different, which is welcome.

I like the fact that the $75 (or $150) stays on the table.

Good to see a lot of 2 day tourneys coming up.

They tried a lot of different promos, thinking out of the box for a while, seems like Resorts is going back to old faithfuls.

I hate it and the consensus is the same out of everyone I speak to. (Unscientific sample size, but I talk to strangers a lot.) Dealers hate it because people are less likely to tip on a splash pot that they won as opposed to a high hand that they won.

The only advantage it has over the high hand is that the money is guaranteed to stay in play.

I asked about this in the Mohegan Sun thread, too:

What are the lowest cash game stakes that run here and what are the highest that run at least somewhat frequently?

Thanks

1/3 runs every day, 2/5 pretty much runs every day, sometimes 2 games on the weekend.

I think I have seen a 5/5 run a couple of times.

2/2 PLO sometimes runs on the weekend, sometimes not.

there is usually a 4/8 limit game during $400 HH giveaways

Not bad. Thank you

does the 5/5 plo just go Fridays for the most part?

Would anyone here happen to know if there's indoor parking?

Yes, when you turn into the casino from the long entrance road, make a left at the stop sign and follow it around to the back right into the garage. The garage is actually below the casino, and the poker room is right outside the parking garage elevators on the 2nd floor above the parking levels.

Thank you. Would you trust parking a relatively cheap motorcycle there for a day or 2?

I would trust a motorcycle there.

The only riff raff in the parking lot is usually the pot smokers. They don't bother anyone.

Playing there this weekend?

Any cheap & semi clean hotels nearby? I doubt the casino comps rooms to micro grinder such as myself. I never been there yet but would be willing to check it out over a weekend just don’t feel it’s close enough to be worth a day trip. Just don’t wanna use a crappy motel that will give me bed bug bites ugh

I kept my whip there several times and never had an issue. I would just park it on the top floor in a spot near the elevator.