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77 entries
0 rebuys and 24 add ons.

Buy in is $100, $80 of entry to prize pool. 20K starting stack.

Staff bonus $20 is 10K chips.

Add on for $80 is 50K chips.

How much of the add on goes into the prize pool? None of the staff bonus goes in the prize pool.

77 entries and 24 add ons for $80 = $8080.

So they need some re buys to make the guarantee.

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07-21-2021 , 09:37 PM

#27

NLOmahaHL

grinder

Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 611

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Originally Posted by NLOmahaHL

Not Freerolls, I haven't played there.

This place has a fun double board bomb pot "freeroll" that alternates between NLHE and PLO every level. Only played it once. Just said that this room is not the greatest.

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Originally Posted by steamraise

How much of the add on goes into the prize pool? None of the staff bonus goes in the prize pool.

77 entries and 24 add ons for $80 = $8080.

So they need some re buys to make the guarantee.

They hold this tourney once a week and I'm not really believing the overlay.

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07-22-2021 , 01:31 AM

#28

Robot9999

centurion

Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 178

There is no gaming commission in Texas.
There are no laws covering poker specifically.
Poker is covered under the gambling laws.
The police do not care if a room rakes. Several time rake rooms have changed to pot rake rooms.
They make way more money.
A room recently tried to open in Montgomery County which borders on Houston to the north.
The local DA. Said if they opened the room , everyone would be arrested. They decided not
to open up.
Many players avoid playing at Freerolls.

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07-27-2021 , 03:47 PM

#29

shhh

centurion

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 190

trying to play detective is pretty silly - the rooms in Texas are for all intents and purposes completely unregulated and your instincts are correct that they are likely pocketing rebuys.

i saw a photo inside the “cashier” at a well known Texas room and was shocked by how unprofessional the entire operation was. anyone that thinks there is anything preventing skimming is a fool.

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07-27-2021 , 05:41 PM

#30

FromACtoLV

veteran

Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,009

I've never played in Texas, but I've also never seen a tourney that had the board differentiate between original entries and rebuys. Is it possible that the 77 entries were actually 50 entries and 27 rebuys?

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07-27-2021 , 10:34 PM

#31

steamraise

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9,873

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Originally Posted by FromACtoLV

Is it possible that the 77 entries were actually 50 entries and 27 rebuys?

That sounds right.

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07-29-2021 , 06:16 AM

#32

checkraisdraw

veteran

Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 2,876

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Originally Posted by shhh

From what I gather of Texas rooms the deals for rake are not that bad and they even usually force players to use tip chips instead of taking off their stack for tips. Is it possible? I suppose. But they are also biting the hand that feeds and opening themselves up to unneeded scrutiny by doing that.

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