In that case, you're too late to the market.

absolutely stopped reading right there. not because I am rep or dem, only because its stupid for you paint the world with that brush. thus chances are the rest of your post was just as stupid.

media gonna media, but it aint the enemy , brah.

Does anyone reading this post know whether the poker rooms in Vegas will extend the date that poker room comps expiry? I make a trip once a year and have a few hundred bucks in comps across Venetian and MGM rooms that will expire in the next month or so, by the time things settle down, should I assume those comp dollars will have vanished?

Thanks and stay safe folks!

I have seen emails from most of them saying that all comp expires are on pause right now until like September. I don't know tho if that means if you had 3 months left on it and September comes, then you still have 3 months.

But comps were set to expire this month or something, that won't happen. I have seen nothing from V tho.

Your point about similarities/differences is certainly valid in and of itself but comparing degrees of risk was not my intention as much as saying there is risk in all kinds of seen and unforeseen places.

As for mitigation practices, other than strict quarantine many of the steps we are taking to avoid the virus appear to me to provide a false sense of security more than actual protection. Six foot spacing, 50% occupancy, masks, gloves, etc. The same people that are telling us to do these things have already told us the virus travels much farther than 6 ft, last 3+ hours in the air, can be contracted (and spread) while wearing a mask, and admitted gloves are useless unless you change into a new pair every time you touch something. Even if these steps are proven to somewhat reduce the risk of infection I do not have the endless diligence to micromanage every breath I take and every touch I make (apologies to Sting). With my luck I would do most everything right just to catch it in a way I hadn't prepared for. Truth be told if I was that concerned about contracting CV I would just quarantine.

Having said this my larger point in the post was really back to the same premise I've said previously regarding those at-risk vs non at-risk (or maybe better said very concerned vs not really concerned). I have two immediate family members who are extremely at risk. The steps they are taking are draconian but I would do the same if contacting the virus would more likely than not be deadly. The key is they are taking those steps. It is their responsibility and they take it seriously. They have allowed no one to come into contact with them since they began the self quarantine together. My guess is they will continue this until a vaccine or some other cocktail is available. That seems like a very clear and logical choice for them....as does getting on with life as close to normal as possible for myself and others that do not share a great fear of contracting the virus.

If playing live poker is a great concern to them than by all means they should avoid it.

It will be interesting to see if low attendance at these events is the case. It seems to be the overwhelming opinion of many posters here but we will have to wait & see.

4-handed poker is tough. You got to seriously amp
up aggressiveness and playing ranges. Increase bluffs.

And when a player takes any break, it will be 3-handed which is even crazier in terms of aggression.

This will be interesting to see how many players will do this when you also add in masks. I think you’re looking at a very small % returning.

I don’t know why one’s beliefs about the response to the virus should necessarily line up with a person’s partisan politics.

FWIW, I am a socialist (and I watch MSNBC), but I don’t think either group that you describe is right. I’m not personally scared of the virus because I’m not in a vulnerable group and have frequent close contact with anyone vulnerable.

But I also don’t think this has been overblown. It is a tragedy of a scale our country has not seen since WWII. Our response hasn’t been too strong, it’s just been the wrong type of response.

Could you post that tweet?

If everyone are wearing a mask it will prevent you from touching your face. So no need to clean the cards and chips.

It wasn't DM but a reply between people I follow. Here is the quote. You can search twitter and find him if you want.

"I was expecting it. Poker was hit hard. They let go every poker employee at all properties including all the managers & the director. Guessing when it’s safe to play 9 handed they will rehire & start fresh with everyone"

If the Bellagio opens and has four-handed poker tables, there will be a temporary boom in Chinese poker.

... better name than Wuhan Poker, I guess.

They will play 6 max.
Players required to wear masks.

zrap's post used a binary opposition to set out the extremes of the arguments (which isn't ideal as there are obviously nuances in the debate), but it was reasonably well-balanced and not "stupid" as such.

How many rec players are going to willingly go to a room and sit in a game that they would never sit in before while being the first to call for a game to break once it became 5-handed?

For all intent and purposes, it’s all over until a vaccine is available hopefully by the first of the year when social distancing is allowed to cease. If the Derby Lane room has an outbreak than it’s completely over until that time.

Also, if not familiar with Derby Lane, its in Pinellas County which has a very high average age and that poker room has lots of olds playing.

Would it be possible for a room to bar players over a specific age?

This is live streaming now. U.S. Supreme Court broadcasts oral arguments for first time.

What does this have to do with anything in this thread?

My mistake. Just multi-tasking and thinking about too many things at once. Feel free to delete.

Opinion on 4 handed poker from a 15 year Las Vegas strip dealer at one of the smaller rooms, mainly 1/2nl. Skip to 3:10

I'll save people 1:25 and suggest skipping to 4:35 where he actually starts talking about poker.

if people truly understood how the rake works, (and how at least until this) the rake was less when less than 6 people in most rooms, (it might not be anymore) they would insist on playing with 4-6 people at all times instead of 9

the reason most people dont? they dont understand the rake or know it exists.

losing players lose way more to other players than to rake, so you should root for them to not understand rake or know that it exists - games where every single person cares about rake are universally terrible