imo, random 2/5 players are good for the game. They usually don't know how to play a short stack and end of losing their money pretty fast. Or they run good and turn a quick profit and get addicted to the bigger game and end of losing more money in the long run. Also, I have found that having 1 or 2 short stacks in a game can actually make it better.

Not sure if we are on the same page, but the management is making minimum higher to protect 2/5.

I'm not a shortstacker so I'm fine with it.

I assume the minimum for the 2/5 is still $300?

The max is $300 at Sno. $100 min iirc

Er, yeah. Minimum. Maximum. Pssh, same thing. Numbers are tough.

(Maybe I shouldn't be playing poker...)

What is the general play like with Tulalip 1/3 NL? Any stiff competition here?

No. It's hard to beat the rake (especially with the $200 max buyin, which is a real bummer), but no. It's not tough at all. I played that game for a long time when I was building up my bankroll and it was a brutal grind, but the biggest competition is the money going down the drop, not the other players.

If you're rolled for it, I'd play the $3/$5 game instead. I think it's easier to make money there if you play ABC poker because of the deeper stacks and the player pool, for the most part, is just as soft. You get a few grinders who know what they're doing at $3/$5 (where there are none at $1/$3), but that's not enough to offset the higher potential winnings.

Of course if you're not rolled for it, then ignore this, be disciplined, don't be stupid, play within your bankroll, etc.

1/3 is extremely annoying to play on the weekend. I sat there twice and most were playing the usual nitty range, and yet all of them are eagerly sharing their thoughts on the hands non-stop as if they're that annoying WSOP announcer.

Bring iPod if you want to play that game.

It is not No limit. Spread limit which means max bet per street is 500

Are there any home games in Auburn or Seattle?

i can't see how not having a poker room has hurt their bottom line considering the place is packed most of the time..

If this transpires, I guess it would be pretty bad for The Palace..

Agree 100% w everything said here.

Spot on. I've sat in that game maybe 10 times and each was because I ran my 3 at 2/5 to over the 6 minimum.

Never really had a problem w this structure til I starting playing at Edgewater and River Rock in B.C. w their structure being 300-1500 for the same limit. Now it's like not even playing the same game. Not sure about u guys but if I sit w 300 I'd much prefer to look around and see stacks of 800, 1100, etc... As opposed to 120, 84, 56, etc.. Not just for potential earnings but also, to employ a basic decent strategy in these games you must play so freakin tight and pick your spots so carefully (in terms of being conscious of short stackers potentially shoving when u bring it in light) that it can just be brutal to wait out.

Couldn't agree more.

I am consistently seated with off-the-clock dealers as of late. This tactic must be taught at dealer school: consistently bet 4X to 8X the BB when in the small or big blind. It seems to be all the rage with these card shufflers.

I thank them for their generosity.

The 75% rule is great. I wonder what the chances are of this rule making it to 3/5? I'd play that room more frequently if they had that rule for 3/5.

Anyone been to the Swinomish casino, Anacortes? I'll find myself there for a birthday party in December. I don't find a mention of it in this thread. Someplace else I should be looking?

Casino gamblers, employees followed home, robbed, beaten

Be careful out there.

I've played there once on a Saturday. They only ran one table of 1/3 with a $300 max iirc. The table was quite soft. I remember one tournament player saying A10 = JJ (going to the flop) because A10 can make a straight.

Go Packers!

Yeah, a few months ago I was tailed coming home from Muckleshoot. I noticed something was weird so I didn't go home and I drove to the police station instead, but I've been super super vigilant about it ever since.

I also feel like a nit asking for a security escort to my car when I've had any sort of money on me, but the opportunity cost is pretty low (usually I wait an extra two minutes or so) and the security guys don't seem to mind. They tell me they get bored so they enjoy something to do.

That's cool asking for an escort. If that ever happens at Lil's, I'll let you know

There really isn't any other place in the area, it's a decent game on the weekend lots of drunk fish.

I don't feel like a nit asking for an escort. When I was at the Muckleshoot for a 'classic' event, there were many people who knew it was going on. The game lasted until almost 4 in the morning. I did not want to walk out with 16K in cash, and asked for an escort, and locked the doors when I got inside. I did tip the big escort that walked us to our truck. It never occurred to me that I should have parked in valet as I haven't been to that casino very many times, let alone that early in the morning when I leave.

In vegas at the WSOP, when I won money there, they walked me to the cashier area. The lady asks if I wanted chips or cash. I didn't want neither. I didn't want to travel with 13K in cash. I had to actually ask for a check be given to me. I still had to fly back to Seattle and did not want to lose any of it.

I think all casinos should 'offer' the ability to give someone a check. There are certain dollar amounts that people are comfortable walking out with, and certain amounts that they are not comfortable with. And don't forget the time of day involved. Having a check is like cash when you are not going to be spending it at that moment. That way if you are followed or something happens, the check can be stopped or something.

Ask for the escort when you win large sums and it is 'dark' out.