Re: the PLO "syndicate"

Here's a hand from this week that we can enter into the evidence file. Call it Exhibit 753:

Colluder 1 limps utg. Random guy raises to $20 from MP. Another random calls. Colluder 2 calls from button. Back to Colluder 1, who true min-raises to $35. (Pretty normal play, right? Limp/min-raise oop 4 ways?) He then proceeds to actually announce it, saying, "It's a min-raise," after putting the chips in. Raiser calls, other random calls, back to Colluder 2 who thinks for a bit, then calls.

Flop is K-high, gets checked to random raiser who bets and takes it down, showing KKxx. Immediately after the hand, the Colluders are looking at each other. C1 doesn't look pleased with her (that's right, ya cheating SOB, you probably could've squeezed KK guy out if she'd executed the plan). C2 is shaking her head "no", and mouthing to C1 what her hand was.

I was in the BB, sitting right between them as they had their not-so-subtle post-hand discussion. I love that they don't even feel the need to disguise it. It's really nice that we're all so comfortable with each other.

Oops - I meant just short stack positioned after him. Your earlier post called him "tight player", so I thought you already knew. Could go either way - fold or all-in I suppose. I probably favor the fold, depending on my reads. Once again, I don't like risking 1/3 of my stack for a flip at best, along with the chance that EP raiser calls with a dominating hand. But I have been called a nit.

Why are you guys discussing poker strategy in this thread? GTFO.

I sorta agree with this too. I was originally going to say calling > folding > shoving, and I might still lean that way, but it's close between the two imo.

Any confirmation on march promos?

Word on the street from some of the dealers and brushes is high hand will continue along with a MAIN EVENT ticket for some of the first winners of the days/hands. No idea on amounts or times yet tho.

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I was told WPT Main Event ticket as hourly high hand on 1/2 NL and above from Noon to 8 pm for 10 or 11 days in March and they are transferrable.

Any word on Omaha eligibility?

I heard from a dealer that 1/1 nl and the limit games would get $150 instead of the ~$1600 ticket. Not sure about PLO but I'd imagine it will be eligible for the ticket.

Bleh, I go to the front today after a session to get a gas card I've earned, they tell me that "the person with the gas cards isn't here, come back in 30 mins." Maybe I'm just irritable after a bad session but what the heck, I don't want to wait around there when I'm done playing. How is there like one special person with the authority to give out the gas cards? Like they need half an hour to collectively channel the energy to summon the ****ing Gas Card Lord and awake him from his oily slumber

Details on the March promos are as follows:

High Hands March 2nd-11th:
High Hand winner will receive a $1,650 voucher for event #8.
High Hands are every hour beginning at 12pm until 8 vouchers have been awarded.
Vouchers are transferrable.
$1/$2NL and higher Texas Hold’em, and $2/$5 and higher PLO are eligible.
Must be 18 years old.

Hot Seat March 2nd-9th:
Hot Seat winner will receive a $155 voucher for event #5.
Hot Seats will be randomly selected using the Bravo software.
8 Hot Seats will be selected from 12pm-8pm.
Vouchers are transferrable.
$1/$1NL Hold’em, $2/$4 Limit Hold’em, $3/$6 Omaha, and $1-$5 Stud are eligible.
Must be 21 years old.

2 more days in Feb and the March tourney calendar isn't up.

Scott, is there anything going on after the 11th?

doubled rake

Once in a while, there has to be a promo that helps the room!

Staying in middle of Orlando with family next month. Is this closest casino to there? Googled it and it says about an hour drive, sound about right?

To: the authors of the posts I just deleted.

Sorry guys you must post in the Marketplace for any buying/selling, can't do it in here.

Dayton Beach Kennel Club is closer to the center of Orlando.

having Omaha players who put maybe 1/10th of the money into the promo fund scoop the tickets for a NL Hold 'em main event seat makes absolutely no sense. Even speaking with Tom personally about it last month and I quote him "I'm still trying to wrap my head around it" There Bad beats are separate so why can't the promos be separate? if they are contributing 1/10th of the month they should win 1/10th of a Main event seat. it's so black and white.

It's not as bad without the limit Omaha, but yeah, PLO is still going to take a disproportionate number of wins.

Also, last day of February and the March tournament calendar is not up in the usual place. You can apparently find it if you click on the poker blog, although it's in a list format instead of the pretty calendar format.

http://www.seminolehardrocktampa.com.../?page_id=2133

Sadly, the Saturday black chip bounty still starts at 7pm, which is absurd. Start it at 3pm! Saturday's the day that people who can't afford to mess up their sleep schedules can play during the day! The only reason to start tourneys at 7pm is to get people who are coming in after work.

Horrible accident on i4 towards Orlando.

The tournament calendar and promotions can both be found on the regular site, as well as the one you posted.

Can someone post the structure sheet, blind levels, and starting stacks for the "Spring Poker Open" events?

I can't seem to find them online.

That's about the worst thing that could happen, terrible idea would hurt the existing 2/5 games and those dummies playing 40 bb's don't transfer over to real 5/10 lol are kidding me? Keep that nonsense at wpbkc

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