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01-03-2012 , 09:50 AM

#351

fold4once

The Situation

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 4,229

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACShark425

when are they scheduled?

Starts today.

http://www.turningstone.com/game/pok...ermeltdown.php

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01-03-2012 , 11:51 AM

#352

iTzLifestyle

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 8,082

Might head up for the main. Not sure yet. Does this series bring any more
Cash game action??

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01-04-2012 , 02:36 AM

#353

AWSKI128

enthusiast

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 82

anyone know the turnout of the events yesterday

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01-05-2012 , 01:39 PM

#354

GooseATTACK

enthusiast

Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 65

Going up there today...anyone gonna be there?

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01-05-2012 , 01:51 PM

#355

TEKEE

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,664

TS is a great casino, me & a buddy drove up there back in '07, 15 hrs from my home in SC.

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01-07-2012 , 09:46 AM

#356

fold4once

The Situation

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 4,229

If you rock T5 sooted in this card room you will win every time.

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01-10-2012 , 10:58 AM

#357

SilentHill

newbie

Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 24

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Originally Posted by Nate.

The BB"J" and "poker club" procedures breed a lot of ill will among the players. It can be very hard to get a consistent ruling on anything--so, for example, you might ask one floorman if you can be away from the table for X minutes to make a phone call, and come back X minutes later to find you've been picked up.

In one day of playing, I saw:

(1) A dealer shuffle chips in the pot idly during a hand.
(2) A dealer twirl a chip from the pot in his right hand during a hand.
(3) A dealer give an extra $5 out of the rack to a player in what should have been an $8 pot.
(4) A dealer count down the stub in such a way that I could see all the cards as they were being counted. This was during a fairly large pot--I was facing a $120 bet on the river into roughly a $300 pot. (Yes, I said something about it while the action was still on me.)
(5) A dealer deal the turn card by sliding a card off the deck with his left thumb and rotating his left hand.
(6) A dealer seem to grimace at receiving "only" a $4 tip.

In none of these cases was the behavior corrected; I've seen even worse happen on other days. The floormen spend a lot of time back behind the back desk, not seeming to do much of anything, even when there are issues needing to be addressed. The floormen also have given me a lot of attitude and spoken to me as if I'm a problem. (I've played in dozens of cardrooms for thousands of hours, and have consistently gotten along very well with all the staff.) It's routine to walk into the room and go to the board to put your name on a list, only to be ignored by the staff there. More than once I've been grimaced at just for saying "excuse me" to someone (who didn't appear to be doing anything productive) in an attempt to get my name on a list or get seated in a game. This is a very bad way for players to be greeted.

So, I'm not surprised that new players--casual or experienced--are not attracted to the room, and I'm also not surprised that existing players aren't coming back.

FWIW, these observations come after roughly 125 hours of play in the cardroom--so, enough that I'm confident forming judgments, but not enough that I'm infallible. And, for whatever it's worth, I'm generally disposed to like cardrooms and their management.

All my best,

--Nate

Nate,

I'm fairly regular at Turning Stone. I have seen all of the things you've mentioned as well. I keep going back though because it isn't like that all of the time and I find the play to be soft.

I will say one thing that really irks me is the one older dealer who practically begs for a tip every hand. He gets on my nerves so bad. Listen if you just dealt a hand that railed me for $200 don't expect a tip when I win the next $20 pot.

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01-13-2012 , 08:10 PM

#358

MNOWAX

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,323

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Originally Posted by SilentHill

I will say one thing that really irks me is the one older dealer who practically begs for a tip every hand. He gets on my nerves so bad. Listen if you just dealt a hand that railed me for $200 don't expect a tip when I win the next $20 pot.

At the risk of starting another tipping debate, aren't you tipping the guy for good service, not that you get good cards?

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01-13-2012 , 11:18 PM

#359

SilentHill

newbie

Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 24

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Originally Posted by MNOWAX

At the risk of starting another tipping debate, aren't you tipping the guy for good service, not that you get good cards?

Either way, begging for a tip constitutes bad service in my opinion.

I've never been a part of a tipping debate because i'm new here but I will be honest and say that my tips are more frequent and larger when I'm profiting.

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01-14-2012 , 08:25 AM

#360

iTzLifestyle

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 8,082

Any good tournamnet series or big cash games ever get going here?

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01-14-2012 , 02:16 PM

#361

MNOWAX

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,323

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilentHill

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/27...hread-1045503/

the debate is here.

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01-16-2012 , 01:41 PM

#362

SilentHill

newbie

Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 24

Another annotying TS problem.... I can never seem to get the poker rate when I decide I want to go to TS 1-2 weeks in advance.

Anyone else have this issue? I was gonna go up this weekend but all they have are tower rooms for $160/night.

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01-16-2012 , 02:38 PM

#363

MNOWAX

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,323

I'm a commuter, so i wouldn't know, personally, hopefully someone else ( or Michael) can give some insight on this.

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01-23-2012 , 12:07 AM

#364

Nate.

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,996

Was anyone else around last night for this?

Last edited by Nate.; 01-23-2012 at 12:15 AM.

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01-30-2012 , 01:54 PM

#365

fun160

adept

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,007

I'll be in the Fingers Lakes on vacation this summer. Does PLO and/or Omaha/8 ever run at Turning Stone?

If so, when and what limits? Thanks.

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01-30-2012 , 03:31 PM

#366

carbonuserinneed

banned

Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 24

o/8 runs pretty regularly as a 5/10

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01-30-2012 , 03:58 PM

#367

iTzLifestyle

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 8,082

Quote:

Originally Posted by carbonuserinneed

o/8 runs pretty regularly as a 5/10

Yeah and it's full of old men calling all the way down. At least it was last time I played quite a few months ago. I haven't been down to TS because of the lack of any action.

My 2/5 table last time broke at like midnight on a Saturday. The saddest thing I've ever seen. Would love to see a 5/10NL game run there ever I would make the trip more often.

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01-30-2012 , 08:56 PM

#368

fold4once

The Situation

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 4,229

Quote:

Originally Posted by iTzLifestyle

Should be some good action this sunday for the 'big game'. Lots of wacky promotions going on. Anybody planning to check that out? I cant wait to see how the 1/2 players react when they put in $100 pot sweeteners after a touchdown. If you're gonna be there swing by and give me the secret 2+2 handshake.

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02-01-2012 , 04:37 AM

#369

carbonuserinneed

banned

Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 24

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Originally Posted by fold4once

yeah its gonna be fun too bad i had to stop going daily as my bankroll had to go to replace my car that someone decide to swerve off the road run into and demolish in my driveway

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02-01-2012 , 03:41 PM

#370

grando

witty comic

Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 10,680

I'll be there sat night probably blowing a ton on dd blackjack

how much are drinks?

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02-01-2012 , 08:00 PM

#371

MNOWAX

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,323

Quote:

Originally Posted by iTzLifestyle

Yeah and it's full of old men calling all the way down. At least it was last time I played quite a few months ago. I haven't been down to TS because of the lack of any action.

and me dude, and me.

It's been a while since i have gone to TS, perhaps this month i can make it.

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02-01-2012 , 08:22 PM

#372

iTzLifestyle

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 8,082

Quote:

Originally Posted by MNOWAX

and me dude, and me.

It's been a while since i have gone to TS, perhaps this month i can make it.

Edit : I also have not been since a month after the HPT tournament. I would like to go in the near future again because I have gotten into some juicy games. Last time really sucked though.

LOL Yeah I sat it once waiting for a 2/5. Was me another 20 something and 6 old men sitting on like 200 dollar stacks.