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Originally Posted by KL03
Go on cruise. Enjoy sights and nice weather. Play 140k tournament.
Hey, I bought an entry into this tourney on E-Bay. Its supposed to be a $150k tourney. Don't cheat me!
On a serious note, I have been on several cruises and always won money playing poker, despite the horrendous rake. Its juicy and fun. Also, I thought I would summarize the 1/2 NL rake structure for the various cruise lines I am aware of (based on my own experience and previous posters):
Royal Caribbean: RCL Ships with live dealers are 10% up to $15; RCL ships withPokerPro E-table are 10% up to $10.
Holland America: 15% up to $6 (E-tables only, and no rake if only 2 or 3 players).
Carnival: 15% to $6 (E-tables only -- no rake if only 2 players).
NCL: 10% to $25 (Live dealers).
Celebrity: 10% to $15 (e-tables only).
Although I like live dealers, the e-tables (i.e., PokerPro on most ships) are preferrable to me because of 1) lesser rake, 2) more hands per hour, 3) no tipping, and 4) no rake (generally) if you have only two, or sometimes three players. My favorite game was headups on a Pokerpro table against a guy who was clueless. What fun!