Unfortunately sir, some of the posted info on outside sites is incorrect. There hasn't been a stud game in years, not because we wont spread it but due to no interest. We do have an Omaha game that runs every Friday...starts about 8am or so! Thank you!

Thanks for the quick response. I’ll try to make a point of going next time I’m in NY.

I figured the Stud game was dead. Hoping not because the players are dead.

I"m hoping too lol, see you next time through !!!

I’m generally anti this idea, mainly because I’m against 15% payouts in tourneys of less than 400 people. Paying 15% in a small field is going to result in either a lot smaller top prize or the 6th to 12th payouts get shrunk a ton in order to accommodate the extra table of people getting paid. I was sweating out having to come back with a 30bb stack today and didn’t really mind that we weren’t in the money yet (ended up not being a problem, thanks @Brian B! ). Plus, making this change would result in a smaller field due to the removal of day 2 late registration.

I made my structural plea a few years ago (get rid of 25-50, give out a reasonable number of chips so dealers aren’t absurdly making change out of their tray every third hand, 40 minute levels all of day 1, etc) but none of those ever get implemented so I don’t really worry about your change being implemented either.

Even if it’s not 15%, fine play down to 10%
Whatever it is to ensure you’re coming back day2 ITM.
Should be standard when day 1s could be done by 11pm (if you started at 10am)
And yes +1000 for getting rid of 25s

If you want 40 minute levels, even if you start at 50-100, you'd probably have to play 17 or 18 levels to get to the money on the bigger field day. That gets you well past midnight if you start at 11 AM.

I think 10am start day 1
30 min levels for 8 levels... 9+ 40 min. 30 min break for dinner
12% are ITM and tourney stops. Probably would be around 11-12 or so.

Sometimes this game is a $5/$10 O8/Stud 8 mix. Depends on the players. Usually plays with about 6-8 regulars it seems. Older, nice folks. When I last played it, it was just O8 with a kill.

I was thinking the exact same thing. It’s likely that many of these guys would be open to turning this into O8/Stud 8 game. Especially if some young inexperienced fish like myself is asking.

I'm not sure. Last time I played it, I was talking about it being a half and half game and the gentleman on my right said its just O8 because of a few of the older regs preferred it. Those regs were pretty bad, so I'm assuming the 2 good regs in that game just go with the flow.

It was mentioned that a few of them had too bad of eyesight to see all the cards in Stud 8.

You should play it though, it was a lot of fun even though it was a $300 lesson for me. A lot of loose play and low chasing. One guy was passing out cookies. Friendly talk for the most part.

I'm in my low 40s and I was the youngest by about 20 years.

I like the fact turning stone is offering a 75k 300 in October. Think it will easily hit gtn and is better than the same old 250 50k.

Same weekend seneca is running a 50k. Makes no sense.

Better, as in the structure is different? I don't see any information on the web page or Bravo.

Is the Friday 20/40 game pretty much dead at this point or does it sometimes go? It got close to zero interest when I showed up last week.

It hasn't ran the past few weeks but that's not unusual. Time to time it disappears for awhile and then hopefully finds its way back as it has in the past. One of the issues is travel as guests come from all areas and want to play closer to home. Another big issue is that the 20/40 is usually cannibalized by the 50/100 or 75/150 at some point during the night and the number of 20/40 players gets minimalized to the point where the game cannot sustain itself. Hope that helps!

It’s on cardplayer. I’m not sure but I would assume it’s same 20k 30 min level structures.

And I guess Seneca is having a 50k that weekend like other poster said. Meh I’ve never been to Seneca but the structures are worse I believe and it’s farther from Syracuse so I feel turning stone > Seneca.

It's going now. First time in weeks, mind you.

The max buy-in for a $1/$2 game is $200 (I didn't realize poker rooms still kept the max that low). I was literally waiting the entire afternoon and night (on a Thursday) for a 1/3 to open up but to no avail. I'm hoping that I have better luck on Friday or Saturday.

They do have a buy to highest stack at times - I'm not 100% sure of the policy on it. Frankie can probably tell you.

They also feature a 2/5 1000 max game every Tuesday I think. Usually gets 2-3 tables.

Is buy to highest stack new? Bc I thought only Del lago only allows that for there smallest nlhe games. Not sure that’s a thing at turning stone. One thing that bothers me about stone is when people buy in small for already small 1-2 games.

Btw, to Frankie.... I like how you guys are having a 300 75k gtn earlier in November! I’ll be up tomorrow to fire some bullets in the 300 going this weekend. Any info on the thanksgiving weekend mtt? I’m going to guess it’s a 250-100k but just wondering what buy in is as it seems like these 2 mtts before it are 300s. I’m hoping it’s a 250 100k gtn followed by a 570 100k. Go to anyone playing mtt this weekend.

Hi JK...we allow buy to the biggest stack as long as all players on the table agree to it, usually 2/5 or above. We will also raise the min-maxbuy in for all games if requested by the table. Personally, I do not like to see buy to the biggest stack mandated as a general rule on all games as it can be a detriment to a room over the long haul. Just MHO. Both November Tourneys are still in the planning stages. Final details to come! hope to see you this weekend!!!

Buy to the highest stack rule is cancer. It becomes a dick measuring contest. The predatory sharks always put on more money to cover everyone. It makes the fun players scared and leave

75k guarantee yesterday and today. They need 289 players they could possibly miss. I am hoping for good value here.
As for buying for the biggest stack I believe it’s terrible for any room to have every game buying for the biggest stack. This ruins pokers rooms. I also go to another Poker Room that is local I’m halfway between each Poker Room and that Poker Room is buy in for the biggest stack you already can see the Poker Room thinning out. The games are just not as good a lot of players you just don’t see anymore they either went broke or they went back to Turning Stone. Some people are not there with thousands just one or two Buy ins. I agree if everyone wants it on a table that’s great but honestly it’s very tough when you sit down with three or $400 in a 13 game and you got to bullies on the table 2000 or 3000 I see it all the time and a lot of people simply won’t sit at the tables.

Agreed. So why not just raise the max buy in to $300 like most other poker rooms?

Hi Fred, we did try that when I got here 5 years ago...the backlash was incredible...when you've been around for 20 years guests get used to things being a certain way and its hard to change that, especially in poker. We do have $300 max available for those who prefer to play it but $200 will retain its place.