Game report:

Usual NLHE festival, prolly 14 NLHE 1/2, 3 NLHE 2/5, 1 5/5, maybe one 5/10. I am not there and did not call but I bet my guess is about 90% accurate.

This is probably a novice but question,

Are you able to freely change tables?

For example if I'm playing a 1/2 game and I am bored or don't feel it is profitable for me, can I switch to another table? If so what is the process? Do I have to go to the Front Desk and tell the person sitting down, or can I just sit somewhere else I see open?

Just gotta ask someone at the front desk, they're always really accommodating and efficient with table changes. The only thing you can't do is unbalance tables, so they wouldn't let you go from a shorter-handed game with a couple open seats to a game that only has 1 open seat, for instance. You can also request a table change to a specific table if it looks particularly good, and the floor will wait til a seat opens at that table and let you move there (good idea so you don't get stuck moving from bad game to bad game over and over).

Keep in mind tho that w/ table changes you can only sit at your new table with table max, not what you had from your previous table.

My understanding is that you can sit with whatever the max any one particular person has at that table.

Example, you're currently at $440 at your current table ($140 over max buyin) and you move to a table where the max anyone has is $400, you'll have to put $40 in your pocket.

Of coarse, I don't work for the Sands, so check w/ the floor for ruling.

that's for coming from broken tables not when ur actively switching tables.

Argentina - do you usually play the 5/10 game?

it's my main game yes

What is the min and max on the 5/10?

Live game report:

9 live games:

7 1-2 nl
1 2-5 nl
1 5-5 nl

Don't they play lhe, stud, or omaha here?

Bbjp $175,237

3/6 LHE goes pretty much every day...I've seen interest lists for bigger LHE games, but they seem to never fill up. Have also seen Stud interest lists, but never seen it go off.

5/10 O8 w/ kill goes off on a semi-regular basis, usually on weekends...on occasion 1/2 NL Omaha hi-only goes off as well (regulation doesn't allow for PL games yet).

Just after the expansion I started a 6/12 limit list and 45 minutes later it was filled and we were playing. To my knowledge, that's the only time it ran. If you want to run 6/12, 10/20, etc. limit games, Sands will do it if there is enough interest. I strongly suggest trying to rally troops here and if you choose to play NLHE while waiting for the list to fill up, talk to the players at your table. Also ask that the floor announces on regular basis the interest list. Many players don't even know the lists are there once they are seated at another table. This is the tactic that helped start the Omaha games going on a somewhat regular basis there.

$500-$1500

Did you sit at a 2/5 last sat evening? I think you sat at my table for awhile (less than 2 hours).

You should've requested an autograph...

Any word on the change of buyin structure for 2/5 - 5/10? Rumor I heard was 2/5 would be $200-1000 or something, 5/5 would be no more, and 5/10 buyin would be raised as well.

Shame on you for showing reverence to another player rara. Had to comment after seeing the request a autograph statement thrown at you. Good for you rara if you look up to another player, I respect that. On a side note, the O8 game is far from regular at Sands anymore. 2 of the last 3 Fridays it ran it only ran for like 2-3 hours before breaking. It has not run any other day but Friday for awhile as well. I think any hopes of this casino ever being anything more than a NLHE festival are gone. Mixed games were approved here and have not been spread once. OE has never even gone off. Parx has a daily OE game, shame because it is much further than here but if that is your game looks like you have no choice. Also, regulation does allow PL games, it is the Sands that chooses not to spread them due to confusion among some dealers and complications. Twice that I was at Parx they had PLO. I really do love Sands and they are so close but I think any hopes of seeing a non NLHE game become regular there is vanishing.

NLHE is the best game there is period. The Cadillac of poker baby.

Re: '... I think any hopes of seeing a non NLHE game become regular there is vanishing...'

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I think it best if the dealers learn how to deal and the floor learns how to floor first, before adding additional levels of complexity. I was with a dealer a couple days ago and she was just learning the mechanics of dealing. She was doing a great job for where she was at, but the idea that she was going to jump from being a 'newbie' to dealing omaha h/l or pot limit omaha is an idea without merit. I feel comfortable playing NLHE there. When the dealers and floor have more experience I would push for a bigger range of games and I think once there is an interest there will be games...

Any flooding near this place or any of the other casinos close by? I would be coming from the NJ side, taking Route 78. Did I read something about road work on 78 causing traffic lately? Thanks for any info.

He could at least look up to someone who's good at poker.

Heard from a dealer tonight that tournaments are on track for October. He said the casino has already place the order for the tournament chips.

He also said the room expansion won't happen until next year.

I've heard the same thing, however I won't be surprised if they are weekday and morning / early afternoon only tournaments. Tournaments are fun for players but an even smaller amount of $ for the already least profitable amount of floor space on a casino floor.

I'm looking forward to them, in fact I'm planning on going to MSPD Monday morning to play the turbo event, but I also understand how a business runs and it would be silly to try and even run sng's on a Thursday / Friday night or anytime on the weekend when 85-95% or more of the tables are filled and interest lists for other games continue to go on. Even reading some of the other PA poker venue threads where some are doing freeroll tourney's, people complain.

My 2 pennies, they will be popular when they first start, just like the poker room was, then fizzle away for a while.

I was told the exact same thing by a floor manager, with the only difference being the min buy-in for 2/5 would be 300. These changes are all very beneficial for us, and I hope they are enacted ASAP.

How are the 2/5 games? Are the actions any good? Are the games softer compare to Borg?

Why are those changes beneficial?

I wonder this also, it will for sure kill the 5/5 game and possibly the 5/10 game. I don't see why they want to do this at all. I can see raising the minimums but not the maximums. Right now there is a deserve selection of games and a nice slow ladder to climb up the ranks, these proposed changes will change that dramatically. It seems like they're trying to copycat Parx almost. Granted Parx is very successful I don't think this is the right game plan. If they want to copy Parx the first step should be expanding table count and moving into a nice luxurious "Poker Room".

Remember Sands, yes Parx is very successful but the Borgata is the most successful. They should focus on adding games like PLO instead of changing what they already have that's proven successful. If it ain't broke don't fix it.