Just posted a new thread about the Choctaw Poker Fall Series Sept 26 - Oct 7th. A Super Satty with a 100 seat guarantee, that is a first I've never seen it higher than a 30 seat guarantee.

Thanks Bob!

Your welcome but you owe me a bottle of water sir.

Yep I forgot!

Somebody asked me today about the money that was withheld last year for the Card Player Tour Championship Event. You asked me how much will be added to this years event. I did not know the exact amount. I did check with the casino and the amount added will be $34,707.

I was wondering what that meant on the receipt to the main event. :-)

I hope they will attempt a championship or point system again in the future.

What time is dinner break and how long does it last? I have friends coming in and need to know.

I assume you mean the noon event, the dinner break is around 6:45 and last 1 hour.

If he wants one I'll sell mine it ain't been so lucky lately.

Jimmy I keep asking for some survivor tourneys and you keep ignoring my requests. Please consider having some.

how many runners in 5pm sat?
how many won main event seats? 1600$?

I don't remember the exact number of players but if my memory is correct it was around 85+ and 8 seats were given away with 9th getting the left over cash.

See above post.

Shxt it is 6:45 AM I woke up couldn't go back to sleep so I answered a couple of post but now laying in bed having chest pains I hope it is just side effects of a questionable hot link I snacked on around midnight. Sometimes I think life sucks but then I remember there is poker and I have a wonderful wife at home. Question now is do I play in the noon event or the mega satty or both if I get knocked out of the noon early?

What are the payout options for those who cash in the main event? Cash, chips, or check?

The option of recieving cash, check or chips is your choice. I would love to have to make that decision.

Bob, considering your history, please consider going to the hospital if these pains continue - even in mild form. I would really like for you to be around so that I can meet you for the Fall Series or next January. It's just not worth the risk.

And hot link? Seriously, can we please get the man some heart healthy food!!! lol

What can I say I like hot links. Last night was just heart burn from eating the wrong food. And I am looking forward to buying you lunch.

cash....

If you win a seat to the main in a satty is it transferable to someone else?

No. The first seat won must be registered to the winner unless you have already bought into the main event.

Is there any same day re-entry for the main this weekend? Or is it just 1 per day (2 total)? Thanks

You can re-enter as many times as necessary until the start of level 10.

I appreciate your responsiveness to stuff here too and I'm glad you're willing to take that point about the gripe comment because I took it as a brush off too. You do provide a good product and have a lot of people show up so you're doing something right.

Unfortunately I think lack of competition does affect how this casino and others like it deal with their customers. This is a little bit of a tangent but here's an example I just don't think you'd see in Vegas:

Other night after the cash game broke, went down to the pit area and saw some friends playing Ultimate Texas Hold-Em. Walked over and watched a while. The young female dealer was actively needling the players, actually sort of slow-rolled exposing her hand when they thought they'd won and just having a great time and laughing about beating them to the point that they actually quit playing. The floor lady was standing right there and I was interested in how to play the game and asked her a question about it and she just gruffly pointed out all the rules were on the table. Wow, ok. Nevermind then. They just don't give a damn - they don't have to, they have no competition.

One day these people will have to compete with corporate gaming. When that day comes, they won't all have jobs.

Clearly Jimmy, you DO give a damn, I do appreciate that! I'll see ya this weekend.

IMO Jimmy Sommerfeld, Johnny Grooms, Kenny Lambert, Dale Carden, Matt Savage among a few others have always been player friendly TDs they not only listen to what players have to say but are willing to implement player suggestions if they feel the suggestion has merit. They don't just tell you what you want to hear to get rid of you. They do care about the player as they are smart enough to understand that we as poker players have choices as where to play example I am here in Durant instead of playing in my hometown of Tunica in the WPO at the Goldstrike. As far as the "carnival" game side of both of the casinos located in this area the fact that there is very little competition does affect their actions. Just look at Tunica for example with 9 casinos you get lower food cost, much lower room cost and better promotions all caused from competition. But this is true in any business competition forces any and all businesses to fight each other for customers. As far as your experience with a bad dealer and pit boss I haven't seen that as everyone I have dealt with has been professional but remember there can be "rotten" apples in every barrel. And even the best employee can have a bad night. As far as corporate casinos you must not be old enough to remember how it was before Howard Hughes bought into Vegas and then the rest of the corporations followed. IMO they ruined gambling for the player. Benny Binion said give the player good whiskey, cheap food and a fair gamble but with corporations came the "bean counters" who believed every dept in the casino had to make a profit so rooms rates went up, food prices went up, no longer RFB for the average player and player friendly rules such as single deck BJ dealt to the bottom of the deck went away. I miss the Benny Binion type of owner.