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08-05-2011 , 10:58 PM

RagingAZN

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 652

All the threads about SkyCity Auckland seem to be long dormant and since I'm making more and more regular visits there, I thought it'd be good to get a regular thread going. Granted, I don't think there's too many Kiwi's around but it can't hurt to try can it?

Any regulars to SkyCity Auckland here?

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08-07-2011 , 08:46 PM

Jocksabroad

stranger

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2

Hey , my friend in Scotland pointed this out to me, We Play a Sky City, i would'nt go as far a to say we are regs yet but have been playing some of the tournes recently since we moved to Auckland.

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08-08-2011 , 11:04 PM

RagingAZN

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 652

Oh that's good to hear!

I'm normally on the $50/$150 tables. Yet to play a tourney. Any chance I might've seen you on a cash table before?

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08-09-2011 , 12:07 AM

unta8

veteran

Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,207

50-150 nl or limit?

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08-09-2011 , 03:06 AM

RagingAZN

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 652

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Originally Posted by Unta8

50-150 nl or limit?

$50/$150 NL bro.

The main game they spread there is a $2/$3 with $50-$150 buy-in. A $5/$5 runs sometimes with a $500-$2000 buy-in. There is also a $100-$300 buy-in game but that seems quite irregular.

Rake is 10% capped at $12.

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08-10-2011 , 08:19 AM

agoge

journeyman

Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 204

were u playing there from say Feb- Till aprl - MAy ish? i was playing quiet regularly then, 3 times a week there for a month then it went uni holidays and i went on holiday away from Auckland

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08-10-2011 , 05:32 PM

RagingAZN

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 652

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Originally Posted by agoge

were u playing there from say Feb- Till aprl - MAy ish? i was playing quiet regularly then, 3 times a week there for a month then it went uni holidays and i went on holiday away from Auckland

Hey bro, nah man, I've been going only in the past few months so I would've missed ya.

Finish your OE and come back so we can crush some fish!

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08-12-2011 , 12:00 AM

Jocksabroad

stranger

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2

Hey, Yeah have played the 50-150 tables a few times. Going to try and play a little more cash over the coming months. Like the new room, Think the cardroom is run pretty badly at times compared to others ive played in, has the potential to be very good but just doesnt live up to that just yet.

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08-29-2013 , 09:03 PM

revolio

journeyman

Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 309

Their website doesn't mention the rake; can someone please provide an update of their commission?

Still 50-150 NLHE, & 300-500 on the PLO?

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09-25-2014 , 10:57 AM

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Matt0

enthusiast

Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 51

Thought I might try start this up again, anybody around regularly play there or planning on playing ANZPT?

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09-28-2014 , 02:24 AM

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AUSSIE CROUP

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 252

Contemplating coming for ANZPT for 11 days. Not sure ATM though.

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10-24-2014 , 01:08 AM

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SonicJimi

newbie

Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 29

Is the Auckland casino the most popular/successful poker room in NZ, at the moment?

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01-11-2015 , 04:33 AM

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BIGFISH72

adept

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 799

Spent last weekend at Sky City Auckland. It runs a few tables of 2/4 with a max buy in of $300!

the rake is 10% capped at $15!!

The players are generally tight with the odd bad player.

the 5/5 rarely gets up, even at weekends and breaks early. The rake is capped at $15 but the buy in is up to $1000. There was one whale on the table and the rest were tight/solid.

I was supposed to be there for a week or more but left as all in all the games are terrible because of the above.

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01-29-2017 , 08:06 AM

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TheSimon

stranger

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 8

I played sky city Auckland a few times last week. The $1-3 game is $80-300 BI, rake is 10% capped at $13 but there is no tipping the dealers and it's also "turbo" meaning each player has 15 seconds to act. They also had a couple of $2-5 tables and nightly tournaments ranging from $70-$200, usually 25-40 players each. Dealers were friendly but a little slow, didn't always recognize winning hands and had a few misdeals. Players were overall friendly and seemed mostly recreational/newbies.

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02-01-2017 , 05:10 AM

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dundalk

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 564

Thx for the update.

Gonna be there, in 2 weeks time, and have 5 days to kill.

Do the games run every day ? From what time ?

Any idea if there are player comps/discounts .. rooms etc ?

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02-14-2017 , 04:33 PM

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dundalk

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 564

Played here yesterday.

Cash games start at 5pm .. A US$1.5/3.5 equivalent.

Buy-in, 200-500 max.

Ist hand, at table. UTG raises 25, mid-pos, re-raises to 125, UTG re-raises all-in, called off.

UTG 88
MP JJ

Thought game was well run, and a 10/25 opened an hr later, 40 people played a $35 re-buy tounry, which started about 8pm.

There are some player comps, but havent got details. Will be here for 4 more days, so will try post more.

At my table, seemed like 5-6 regs, which were avg- 1 or 2 good. Couple of spots.

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02-18-2017 , 02:58 AM

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dundalk

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 564

Played 2 days, lost 3 buy-ins .. which prob says a lot as to how poor my poker is, not how strong the room was.

There are promotions. For 25 players points, on Valentines night, play between 7pm and 11pm, u got a free room.

In 2 weeks, similar play, gets towels, worth $100.

Played a $110 tourny .. buy-in till level. Starting stack 10k chips, 100-200 blinds, till level 5.

A new guy entered on level 4. I had raised flop, with 9s9c, he looked at one card, and raised all-in. I felt I had to call. He turned over As8s. Flop 10s 5s Qc, turn Qd, river 2s, so, didnt get to see how strong the tourny pool was ....

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01-10-2018 , 06:22 PM

#18

Trumps hit

centurion

Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 130

Auckland still soft for PLO?

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