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Played at Fortune for first time yesterday. Two 20-40 games with list. Uncomfortable to wear mask for extended time but good to see a lot of regulars. If the Native casinos are not going to reopen poker rooms it might be time for the state to allow more tables at non tribal rooms.

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07-03-2020 , 02:50 PM

#6027

tensor0910

grinder

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 443

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Originally Posted by Legion

Are the tables 5 or 7 handed? I keep hearing different things.

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07-03-2020 , 03:03 PM

#6028

Legion

journeyman

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 207

Tables are seven handed. Plexiglass between players. Bar area closed. Check temp at door and they have masks if you don't have one.

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07-03-2020 , 03:23 PM

#6029

Yuliial

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 189

More importantly, how was the action?

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07-03-2020 , 03:33 PM

#6030

Legion

journeyman

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 207

Action was good. Played 1-3 for half hour. 8-16 for hour then 20-40 for six hours. At 8-16 I flop set of Jack's make full house on river opponent makes spades royal flush. I would have stayed later but had to help friend today. Two 20 40games running now. I didn't win last night but no complaints about amount of gamble going on.

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07-04-2020 , 06:54 AM

#6031

e1cnr

veteran

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,008

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Originally Posted by Ray Zee

1,2 online is bigger than live as far as what you might win or lose. one reason is you play more hands in a session. the big however is that live you should win almost every time you play. less of course but over time it adds up to more.

how can everyone win when they pull so much from the table?

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07-04-2020 , 07:01 PM

#6032

Unikpkr

enthusiast

Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 79

Looks from their website like fortune is limited to 10 tables and not running the full room? Is that right?

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07-04-2020 , 10:47 PM

#6033

Ray Zee

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,920

i assume you meant anyone win. yes its tough but if you stand out above the table it is easy to win. the closer you are to marginal the more often you lose. that is why game selection is the key if you can select and can tell which are good games. many cant differentiate or just sit and play and dont look for a better game. those that do have a hard time winning with the large rake.

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07-06-2020 , 01:02 PM

#6034

seattle

grinder

Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 448

Pardon Ray and his fillers.

Basically he thinks that if you are a crusher, which is defined by the ability to table select, you will continue to win regardless the rake.

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07-06-2020 , 01:15 PM

#6035

seattle

grinder

Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 448

It's a silly notion that rake doesn't matter, unless you're the casino owner or spokesperson for the casino.

I don't play online, so I wouldn't speculate there.

In live setting, $1 rake translates to ~$30/hr. Dividing that 9 ways = $3.33/hr per player.

If you can table select your way to win $3.33 more hourly, it would be silly that you weren't doing that before.

So if you are already table selecting and playing in the best table, how exactly can table select negates that additional rake?

The answer is that you can't.

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07-06-2020 , 01:26 PM

#6036

seattle

grinder

Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 448

Speaking of which, if rake structure remains the same for 7-handed game as it was for 9-handed, players are even deeper in the hole.

$4 max rake per hand = ~$120 an hour. $120 / 9 = $13.33.

Now it would be ~$17/hr.

One may even argue that fewer players = more hands and more action, which would increase the rake per player.

Losing players would literally be crushed by the weight of the rake and structure faster than ever before.

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07-06-2020 , 02:58 PM

#6037

Unikpkr

enthusiast

Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 79

Don't know about y'all, but I purposely choose the toughest table.. And let me sit to immediate right of the best player on the table please. Until I get my ass handed to me for a couple BIs, that is.

(Obviously a bit joking, but since I'm not playing for a living it doesn't matter too much and I do enjoy the challenge, or even just watching/learning what the good players do even in the hands I'm not involved.)

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07-06-2020 , 07:02 PM

#6038

Yuliial

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 189

It appears the waitlists at Fortune are already getting long. Can anyone tell me what you’re supposed to do while waiting? I heard the bar is closed so what you just sit in the corner distancing breathing all the dirty air? If you go out to your car you’ll miss your spot. That’s the main thing keeping me away as of now.

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07-06-2020 , 07:39 PM

#6039

seattle

grinder

Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 448

Interesting notion that sitting in a corner is bad when you are about to voluntarily sit within 2 feet of multiple people.

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07-06-2020 , 10:12 PM

#6040

Yuliial

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 189

That’s not what I’m implying. Playing at least offers some value to the risk while sitting there waiting offers none.

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07-07-2020 , 03:37 AM

#6041

dlmcg3

newbie

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 40

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Originally Posted by Yuliial

tell me what you’re supposed to do while waiting?

They force you to wait outside.

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07-15-2020 , 06:51 PM

#6042

RDfish

newbie

Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 27

donkaments r back on hwy 99

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07-15-2020 , 10:12 PM

#6043

wheelflush

veteran

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,381

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Originally Posted by RDfish

donkaments r back on hwy 99

$45+15
yay, let me just mask up and run over there so i can shove 20bb with 2 tables left and $400 up top.

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07-16-2020 , 12:21 PM

#6044

Yuliial

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 189

Played live poker for the first time in 6 months at Palace yesterday. Wearing a mask for hours on end gets a little claustrophobic but the partitions are awesome and I wish they’d been around the whole time. Also 10-20 HORSE will be going every Wednesday at 6pm at Palace in Lakewood again.

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07-21-2020 , 09:19 PM

#6045

stumbras

adept

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,167

I will be visiting Seattle for 4 days in the middle off August.
What casinos have poker going? What about Indian Casinos?
I will be staying in Downtown area.