I used to play the 10-20 and 15-30 limit mixed games 2-3 times a week at prairie meadows until I moved away about a year ago

I was back over thanksgiving and went to Riverside casino and saw the 2-5 PL HOE (Holdem, Omaha High, Omaha H/L) game going but didnt have enough cash on me to play (will not make this mistake again), detailed that in this trip report:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=8168239&an=& page=0&vc=1

Anyway, I will be back in Iowa 2-3 weekends in April and wanted to find out if any games like 10-20 or higher limit HOE or any 2-5 (or higher) PL or NL holdem or mixed games are going and if so, what casinos? I am assuming it will be at Tama (Meskwaki), Riverside, or Prairie Meadows but wasnt sure quite where

Meskwaki does.

Don't quote me on this but this is what I know about the bigger games going

Wednesday usually 2-5 PL HO game at Tama (Meskwaki)This is usually a good game

Thursday usually 2-5 at Prairie Meadows not sure what they play

Friday Riverside has some good action

Now Tama (Meskwaki) has starting having donkaments on Friday and Sunday so this might help increase some games, but not sure about how big the stakes will be. Sorry I couldn't be more help but at least it's a start.

HD03King

Riverside has good action pretty much every day. I was there Monday afternoon and found a 3/6 game, two 2/5 NL games filled with more sharks than usual, and the 2/5 PL HOE that was playing extremely deep. (5-6k stacks, and that's just what I could see from my table)

Horseshoe Council Bluffs has 20/40 HO on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Sweet little game.

I think that Thursday game at PM is HOE as well - I will have to give them a call to confirm - it played really deep when I was there last fall and would be exactly the game I am looking for - I am now looking for info on Fri/Sat nights for the 2-5 PL HOE as playing Thursday would be good but getting in some good play Fri/Sat will also be nice

CB Horsehoe also gets a 5-10 NL going on Friday nights. It might be a little slower in the summer as some of the bigger players head to Vegas for the summer.

I just wanted to give a brief update as I am currently back in Iowa for the week.

Prairie Meadows:
Sunday: 10-20 Limit HOE after tournament
Monday: 10-20 Limit HOE @ 5pm
Thursday: 2-5 POT LIMIT HOE @ 5pm (but was told it normally starts around 1-2pm) with $300 min, no cap
Friday: 15-30 Limit HOE (probably starting in afternoon, a 6/12 O8 w. 1/2 Kill runs earlier in day)
Saturday: Was told a Limit 10-20 HOE runs occasionally

I wasnt able to get any definite info on any games happening at Riverside but have been told the 2-5 PL HOE runs there occasionally. I was able to play 10-20 HOE on Sunday night and will be back on Monday, it was a fish pond as before as majority of table was omaha clueless which rocks when 2 of the 3 games are omaha, I expect a tougher lineup on Monday night

HOE = Hold'em, Omaha High, Omaha/8 in your report?

Usually O = Omaha/8 and E = Stud/8 when talking about mixed games.

Limit Omaha High is a strange game...

Praire Meadows have any NO LIMIT games.............what about NO LIMIT throughout the rest of the state?

Yes. There is always a 1/2 NL game going. $100-$300 buyin.

I spent Friday and Saturday night at Meskwaki.. there was a 1/2nl table running(what I play), couple 3/6 limit he tables, and a 3/6 hi/lo limit Omaha full kill..

Sounds like their poker room has lost a lot of business since the Isle in Waterloo opened up. I don't get to Meskwaki much though since I live in Iowa City which is about 10 minutes from Riverside.. I prefer Meskwaki though..

Mark,

In Iowa both the O and the E stand for omaha eight or better when you're talking about a limit game. I was confused too when I first played there. I was like "Hey, you skipped the stud/8 round"

Why do you prefer Meskwaki to Riverside? Also, does Riverside ever have 1-2 NL?

I like Meskwaki because it is a much older crowd, which in turn makes the game much easier for me(I'm 21).. The first three times I went there I played 3/6 limit, sessions were +$210, +$200, and +$110.. Friday I played 1/2nl there for the first time and made $600(lost $150 of it back Saturday).. Maybe I play better, or get lucky more often there, I just seem to have better results there..

Since Riverside is close to Iowa City it is a lot of college age kids like myself who are aggressive and generally know what they are doing..

Riverside only has 2/5nl however the buying is $100-300, which is also the same buyin for the 1/2 game at meskwaki..

It's rare to see flops at Riverside for <$15-20.. I limped plenty of times Friday night..

I should have clarified that HOE = Holdem, Omaha High, and Omaha H/L

They also had a SHOE list (but not game running) but I understood the S in SHOE to be Stud H/L and NOT Stud High as you would normally think it would be, so SHOE would be Stud H/L, Holdem, Omaha High, & Omaha H/L

I also agree that limit omaha high is really weird, i just play like a super rock duirng that orbit I am really only interested in Holdem and Omaha H/L

we should get a higher NL hold em game going every now and then, not to replace the HOE or anything, just to see if it would catch on. Maybe like once a month or something. 5/10 or 10/20 NL hold em uncapped buyin... or even 2/5 uncapped. I hate buying in for 300 at RS 2/5. Would rather play 1/2 with 200.

I've been in there before when there were a couple tables of 2/5 running and they have announced 5/10nl $500-no cap buy in and there was no interest..

Damn. I must be in The Dead Zone of poker to have to revive this thread. Marshalltown, IA situated about 40 minutes northeast of Des Moines. Where do I find a poker room? When I launch Bravo, the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel shows up but there hasn't been a game all week on Bravo. WTH?

Try Poker Atlas.

Straight north on I-35 about 5 miles south of the MN border is Diamond Jo. They have NL hold em only pretty much and they are on Bravo. Other option is Prairie Meadows which is about 5-10 miles east of Des Moines in Altoona. They do not use Bravo.

Thank you for the info. Helps a lot

Note that was from 2007.

I might actually make a day trip over to Council Bluffs to be honest if Altoona doesn't work out for what you need.