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  • Vegas tomorrow (tuesday-saturday)
    I'll be staying at Luxor and probably playing most of the time at the Bellagio or Wynn's 8/16 and 15/30 game, maybe head over to the Mirage's 10/20 as I've never played in that room. Anyone there let me know we can hit the tables for a few hours.
  • My first time
  • Vegas 6/16-6/23
    I'll be there, as will Roger Waters. Anyone else?
  • Moving from 1$/2$ NL to 2$/4$ NL ... What do I need to know?
    Hi, I've been playing poker seriously for about a year now. I generally play more house games at 0.25$/0.50$ NL, but when I do go to Vegas or Atlantic City, I play 1$/2$ NL. When I first made my transition into 1$/2$, it took a little bit of time to adjust to the bigger bets and playing styles,...
  • Best LA NL Poker Room?
    In terms of most fishy players. I want to play at least a 2/5 or 3/5 game in a little over a week when my friend gets home from the air force. I've been to commerce, and they seemt to have decent games, but I was just curious if anyone else knew if a particular location had juicier games...

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  • Vegas report- biggest win I ever had in 1 session
    I was in Vegas for a trade show June 2nd and 3rd and played 1/2NL at Planet Hollywood's poker room both nights.. 1st night- not very exciting, played 4 hours, won 200 when I floped top set against 2 pair, splashed around a bunch of other hands, left +150 for the night. 2nd night was insane- I sat...
  • Going to Vegas for my 21st birthday (8/30 - 9/2)
    I've been searching for fairly low buy-in tournaments across Vegas (<$150), but they have mostly been 15 or 20 minute blinds (which I think is too steep). So I'm asking you guys if there are any tournaments in the Vegas area that have a generous blind structure (maybe 50-100 big blinds to start with...
  • Vegas 5/12
    Yes, seriously. I get in around midnight on Friday the 11th, but it's straight to bed in preparation for the marathon the next day. I figure I'll be playing from around 10am on Saturday till 4 or 5am Sunday. I fly back at 7am. Come find me in the Mirage if you're around.
  • Vegas - lowest stakes day time poker
    Hi all , there is a good chance we'll be moving to Vegas soon for a couple of years (Wife got a job offer) so , as a stay home Dad I might attack the casino's try to make some kind of extra income from poker. What is the lowest stakes available ? How are the games in the day time? I do not want...
  • Moving to California
    I am moving to California next month. I am going to be 2 hours from Reno. Does anyone know any nice casinos there for poker? I thought of the Grand Sierra only because it is a stop on the WPT. They have a series of tournaments there the week I get there. I might play on May 15 or May 16 in the Spring...
  • Small Stakes Tournies in Vegas
    Are there any that are good? I mean, are there any that have a structure good enough not to be a total crap-shoot for $100 or less? I'm probably going to be in Vegas sometime in mid-June for a little while (staying at IP most likely), and curious if there are any good tournies worth the time, or...
  • Vegas July
    Hey guys, I know I've been quite silent in here for a while, but I wanna let you know that I just booked my plane for vegas ! I'll be there from 3rd to 18th july. I'll most probably staying at the Sahara for the first 10 days (found a roommate to make it cheaper, plane is already a rip-off) and...
  • good play or fish move episode 1....
    after a bit of a poker hiatus (spelling) for about 2-3 weeks (bet no one even noticed i was gone)... i made a trip to the casino and this situation came up... just moved to a new table and I have full buying ($200 1/2NL)so no reads sit down in the CO and post... and dealt QJo... EP raises 4xbb...
  • Was this cheating, unethical, or anything similar?
    Notable hand from last night- 1/2 NL $300 max buy in (Live Casino B&M) 10 handed Relevant stack sizes, player descriptions Villian #1(MP) ~$100 Drunk loose agressive player, tilt, seeing every flop at almost any price. Raises PF with any A Villian #2(1 before the cutoff) ~$200 Fairly tight...
  • Worst feeling is the way these Aces were cracked.
    I'm in mid position on a tight 1/2 NL table. This one guy just new to the table comes in and throws $20 into the pot to try and loosen things up. Next guy over, reraises to $40. It gets folded to me. I'm looking at AA with a stack at about $175. Both of them have me covered as well. So I'm thinking,...
  • What Can I expect to be Different?
    I've been playing online poker for a couple of years now, and i think i want to try playing at a casino for low stakes. I know this is a very newbie question but what are the major differences between the two. I want to have some idea of what I'm getting myself into. I know that i have to tip the...
  • Sick tournamentstructure
    Just came home from one of the local cardrooms... 200+ Players playing a 20€ 1 Rebuy tourney You could make the Rebuy the first 3 levels and they were 30 Minutes long. Then after the break I couldnt believe what I heard: 15 Minutes each level and the 3rd level had ante... When I went...
  • Vegas Trip Report
    I'm in the LV airport waiting for my flight and thought I'd take the chance to post a trip report. Came out during spring break (I'm a professor) to visit the parents who live here and play poker. Finished the trip up $230 with about 20 hours of play at FL--not nearly as spectacular as many reports...
  • Vegas 4/20-4/23????
    Anyone going out? My friend got a free hotel room at the Bellagio and I might not be able to pass on that.
  • thinking about dealer school
    I've ben reading a few THP books and playing moderate amounts of both live and online games. For some reason I have the urge to go to dealer school. Any advice? I can't help but think hours of table play that doesn't harm my bankroll could be a real opportunity to take my game to the next level. There...
  • $200K bad beat jackpot
    tonight from 7pm-11pm. The normal jackpot will be $95-100K, but they have a promotion where they double it right now on Sunday and Monday nights. Aces full 10s or better and lose-not a screwy online quad 8s deal. It goes off about once a week or so.
  • Dealt a $14,000+ pot tonight. 5/10 NL
    Sick 5/10 NL game. Constant opening raises of anywhere from $40-$150 with multiway action, etc Approximate stack sizes start of hand: EP- ~$1,600 MP- ~$6,000 LP- ~$6,000 Anyway, the big hand went something like this. Late position raises ~60 preflop, and gets 2 calls. Flop AA2 black. EP...
  • High Hand Bonuses
    Finally a follow-up to an idea I'd first posed in a previous post Vegas Trip Report in this forum. I wanted to report on my experiences with high hand bonuses and ask any of you mathematically otiented, opinionated, or just plain wacko players out there to express your opinion on the matter. Played...
  • Foxwoods in May...??
    Spur of the moment, KoH and I came up with this idea to meet at Foxwoods for a weekend in May. I can drive up on a Friday night for the THP donkfest over the weekend. Anyone else? Groton? Hammy?
  • what do you put villain on?
    Loose game at the local cardroom. Blinds 1/2€ Hero has about 300€ Villain about 150€ EP limps Villain MP limps Hero on the button limps SB limps BB checks flop comes Check to Villain who bets 10 Hero calls everybody else folds turn Villain checks Hero bets 30 Villain...
  • Vegas next week
    Anyone gonna be there. I'll be there from Wednesday night until Saturday.
  • 10$/25$ NL game at Foxwoods Big Bluff
    So I am playing 6 handed at foxwoods on Saturday night at 1am. I got a tilted young gun to my left($2000 chips) 1 rich guy who played really tight with ($10,000) another guy had about $5,000 he was pretty lose, the looset player had around $15,000 and the last player was the chip leader with around...
  • turned a c note into....part 2
    a grand yesterday at the local casino. 1/2nl $100 max. table. felt bulletproof....still do today. only my second time in a brick and mortar game and I felt like I couldn't lose. I shifted gears several times to try out different theories and styles that have or have not worked online.......made...
  • Arizona Casino's
    Oops, in the correct forum now: I just moved to Arizona from the East Coast and was looking to play in some of the Indian Casino's. Does anyone have any experience in these casino's that can give me the scoop on the best places to play, the best limits to play (none of the casinos have NL games),...
  • Back from vegas...
    And I was not impressed at all with the poker rooms. I ended up playing at the monte carlo and excalibur. The problem was I actually woke up early one morning and was looking for a 1/2NL game around 10:30 and couldnt find any games! I went to the trop, mgm, to excalibur, back to the trop then mgm...
  • Had to defend myself
    Hi! The hand took place yesterday in the local cardroom... NL200 Game, people are playing loose, some play every hand I limp on the button with J9s along with 5 others Flop came QT5 rainbow... all check... Turn comes a beautiful 8... no flushdraws possible checked to me... i bet 10...
  • Dave
    Nice to see another Minnesotan on the forums, I was just browsing the forums and saw you mention Canterbury - what do you normally play there? 8/16? Higher? Wouldn't mind getting some tips if I see you there :)
  • Just back from Vegas
    Just got back from Vegas. I had a great time at the poker tables. Stayed at Bellagio and played 8-16 limit 3 nights (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday). I came out ahead $1300 for the 3 sessions, never suffering a loss for a single session (my daily profits were +564, +464 and +288). I played approximately...
  • Foxwoods Players
    Hey guys, I am new to the forum and I just wanted to see if any of you are regulars down at foxwoods. I am down there once a week playing in the $5/$10NL game. Stephen Garabedian
  • Faced with a major dilemma. Need opinions, please.
    This might get a little long, but please read in it's entirety before you vote or post a response. This is regards to a local Las Vegas casino that will remain nameless for this post, but if anyone happens to be interested, shoot me a PM and I'll privately name the establishment I'm talking about. There...
  • Slowplayed aces
    Was thinking about the hand and wondered what you guys would think about it. I am sitting on the button in a loose 1/2 NL game. 10 Players Dealer missdeals my hand and shows a T :diamond: everybody limps to the cutoff... a very aggressive player who raises to 30 (he had about 300) I...
  • some funny shlt at the Wynn
    click pic to enlarge :-D http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/drivett/multi_tabling_attheWynn.jpg
  • Crushed a Canterbury
    I started out well, then fell apart. What really pissed me off was that I took one of my worst bad beats ever and the guy didnt even seem to know what a miracle he hit. Sure he had the best hand preflop, but the rest was pure retardation. 8/16, button or cutoff, 3-4 players limp, one raises, so...
  • Couple hands from last night...
    Went to play some 4/8 last night after the hockey game (GO FLAMES!). Game is loose as usual and plenty of big pots to go around. Hand 1: I'd just taked down 5 pots in a row, showing 2 winners and taking to down with "bluffs". Kill was on so I was forced to post $8 UTG w/ AJo. I raise...
  • Vegas Report
    I can get into more details if anyone wants, but here is a quickie. I probably sat down 12-15 times and only got up a loser once. That was after just 20 minutes of 1/2 NL waiting for a 10/20 limit game and my $20 raise w/ a straddle on and several limpers w/ QQ ran into a short stack w/ $44 and...
  • when all the stars align it's actually quite nice
    weekly trip to the casino revealed this hand this is 1/2 NL 200$ max buy in I'm sitting with about 460$ in chips... I'm OTB with 55, UTG raises to 6, 3-4 callers to me so I call looking for the set... flop comes 5 6 3 two spades... checks to UTG raiser who bets out 20$... she's fairly agressive...
  • Vegas 1/27-1/31
    Sal, Phil, anyone? Jonnyboy and I arrive around 2pm on Saturday. He had no plans, but I have some conference stuff to attend. We will likely be at the Mirage for 6-8 hours the 1st day, then all over the place from there. If anyone wants to get together, let me know. BTW-I have that Canterbury...
  • Don't muck your hand before you see the winner!
    NL live last night at Hollywood park, its late (4 AM), guy is shortstacked and falling asleep. Him and another guy get it in on a ten-high flop. Other guy says I have a ten, shortstack says I have two overs. Turn and river are low cards, shortstack throws his hand away and gets up to leave. Other...
  • Vegas During Spring Break
    I'm going to be in LV in mid-March during my Uninversity's spring break and this is likely to correspond with many, many other college spring break sessions as well. While I'll be visiting the folks there I plan on playing some live poker (almost certainly just $2/4 or $3/6 FL). What is Vegas and...
  • is going from a 1/2 NL to a 2/5 NL a big change? what to exp
    I am interested in playing at a 2/5 NL table. I have played about 1/2 NL at the casino about 10 times, and every time I won. A few questions though.. Are the players a lot harder to beat? Are the pots a lot bigger? Is 600-700 a good amount of chips to play with? Thanks
  • Dream flop, bad turn, disasterous river, BIG pot.....
    UTG I have 8 :heart: 9 :heart: and limp on a semi loose 8/16 table. 3 more limp, a short stack raises, the BB (very tight player) reraises, I call, all call, shortie 4 bets, BB caps at 5 bets, all call, shortie is all in for $38 ($2 shy), 5 way pot. Flop 9 :spade: 9 :club: 8 :spade: ARE YOU SHITTING...
  • 17 outs on the turn.. do I have to call?
    from my last recent trip to the casino and Interesting hand came up.. playing 1/2 NL the table was really passive so feeling ready to change it up... UTG I raise to 6 with AJo get 1 caller in LP and the flop comes... pot 14$ flop K J 3 all spades... Having the A of spades I bet out 8$ and...
  • live=loose?
    Hi Guys! I would like to ask you, about your cardroomexperience. Was there the first time on tuesday (first time cashgame) and it turned out to be the loosest game I´ve ever been into... It was a 200NL Game and pots were seldomly under 70 Euros. If I raised it to 8 it was almost like no raise at...
  • Scotty Nguyen poker challange.
    A buddy and i are planning a trip to Tulsa in May to play in the Tournament have looker everywhere and cannot find a blind structure for the tournament. Has anyone played in it before?
  • Vegas, Bellagio, Ceasers
    Greetings, First post here. I was wondering about etiquette at casinos. I will be playing in at Vegas in early February and I don’t want to make a fool of myself. I have a habit of saying raise, then saying raise $$$ more. So I covered the bet and then raised that much more. Most of the other...
  • Paris Las Vegas
    Has anyone played here? Is it any good? I would suspect that it would be packed w/ casual players.
  • Bellagio 8/16
    Bellagio 8/16 last week. Pretty good game, some definate weak spots. Button is a pretty bad player, but aggressively good in spots, so he can be tough to read. I was getting the impression that he would autobet almost everytime if he had anything worth playing, but thats not solid at this time....
  • Rough Night at the casino
    Think I have honestly ran into the most nutty night of cards ever. First playing tourny at boat tog et night started move all in with Ace :diamond: /Q :diamond: when a ace flops out and guy calls me with 10's and turns his 10 to give him a set, doh. After that crippling hand I call a all in with ace...
  • When the stars align it's quite nice
    this monday we took a trip to our local casino (2 1/2 hrs away) and while waiting for my regular 5/10 limit game I decided to sit at the new 1/2 NL. This game is was very tight, full of people waiting for the 10/20 game so I really didn't want to sit there long but after a couple pots and calling...
  • Poker calculation help
    hi guys, especially maths wizzs. I'm trying to develop my own strategy, something I can call my own and stick with. so, a few questions. How many different starting hands are there? like all poker hands, not just playable ones. And how do I calculate how many different hands I would play...
  • Going South
    Okay, technically, I'm referring to a homegame, but the hosts claim they play "Trop Rules". They claim to play regularly in AC. Issue #1: It's a NL homegame. They allow players to "buy chips" off of other players who have large stacks. This I know to be illegal in a casino,...
  • Vegas 12/27 - 12/29
    Going to Vegas for a few days, but ironically may not fit in a lot of Poker... if I do, any recommendations where to play? It would be awesome if anyone knows where I can find some loose low-to-mid-stakes Omaha-8 or 7-Stud. But in general, where are the best places to play (Bellagio, Caesar's, Venetian,...
  • What do you think she had? 2/5 NL
    2/5 NL, $500 cap RedRock Casino Las Vegas I just sat down, bought in for $400, no real impressions on how anyone was playing yet, other than my first hand, on my BB, I picked up AQo, 3 limpers, on my option I raised it to $20, everyone folded- that was about all the info I had. :? Next hand,...
  • hit with the deck in 4/8.. part two
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/NoLimit/pic122006_1.jpg shorthanded game, I just couldn't miss bought in for $100, ran it up to over $500, then I hit a 7 high diamond straight flush for an extra $200 bonus Then the morning players started coming in, and my rush ended so I left a $600+ winner...
  • Looking for a little HELP...
    I am looking for answers. Each time I try to move from $100 to $200 either 6 max or FR, I am getting destroyed. The thing is that I am killing $100 and lower. 6 max-------:100-------------- :200 Stats---------:19.3/13.1----- :18.3/11.3 BB/100-----:13.25------------: -5.5 FR------------:100------------:...
  • Punishing the chasers-another str8 flush live
    Limit players dream, K :spade: 10 :spade: , I limp in LP w/ a few others. Flop J :spade: 9 :spade: 3 :spade: , checked to me, I bet out. No bother slow playing since I have been betting out most flops and getting very little respect, 4 callers. Turn 8 :heart: checked to me, I bet, guy on...
  • Vegas for Spring break - Hotels?
    I am planning on going to Las Vegas for spring break because you can get flights out there for so damn cheap (282 right now round trip). My question is what are some good hotels to stay in. I have already stayed in MGM, but it seems like we can goto excalibur for pretty cheap. Also, if i am staying...
  • Siccccccccck game at Caesar's Las Vegas tonight- 2/5 NL
    Very loose & agressive 2/5 NL game. Caesars Las Vegas has NO CAP on the buy-in, people routinely buy in for anywhere from $1500-$7.5K or more. Biggest stack on the table when I bought in was ~3k. I bought in for $1400, $400 in redbirds & the rest in bills. Lost ~$350 out of my stack early...
  • What is the most you've ever won?
    This has to be at the casino. State the Limit or N/L game you played in, how much you won, and if it took you multiple buy-ins. For me, the most i've won was $550at $3/$6 Limit poker. It took me about 3 full buy-ins (had a run of bad beats early) so i had around $800 in front of me (almost 8 full racks...
  • Talk about getting 'Hit with the Deck'... 4/8 Limit
    After a lousy day of playing online and tilting off a few hundred playing SNG's and some 2/3 NL on Bodog, I decided to just relax, drink a few beers, and play a live $25 + a single $10 rebuy midnight tourney at a local casino (Fiesta Rancho). Well as luck would have it, I pick up pocket Aces UTG the...
  • so who's going to vegas next summer? BIG thp trip?
    I'm turning 21 the first week of June. Who wants to go to Vegas for a weekend/week/forever as a little THP paaaaarty any time after that? You get to meet me! And awesome other people that I'm sure are willing to make the trip.. Snoo, Sean, Scan... Meet all these sideshows and more! Who's in? 1....
  • In Vegas, 12/7-12/10
    Will be staying at the Imperial Palace (thanks for the tip, Dave), which costs less for 3 nights than the Mirage does for one...and it's right across the street. If anyone else is going to be there around that time, let me know.
  • Where do you like to play in Atlantic City (if you do)
    I only got the chance to play at Borgata, Harrah's, Caesar's, and the Taj. I liked playing in the Borgata, because everything is newer and its just a really nice setup. They have a lot of tables also. I just don't like the crowd too much. Everyone seems a little stuck up, but that doesn't keep...
  • What is the least comfortable amount of chips in entering a
    What is the least comfortable amount of chips in entering a... $1/$2 NL $2/$4 NL I usually just sit at the 1/2 tables and buying in for 200/250 bucks.
  • Vegas Dec. 16-20
    I'll be there winning the moneys. Anyone else planning to be there? I'm staying at Mandalay Bay, does anyone know what games/limits they are spreading?
  • Best/Worst times for low blind NLHE at Texas-area casinos?
    My wife and I are looking to play some 1$/2$ NLHE at either Oklahoma or Louisiana casinos soon and we are wondering when the best times and worst times to go are. Are the end-of-year holidays a bad time? Will the poker rooms be empty? Does the summer hold more fish because of tourists, or the winter? Etc. Thanks!
  • Caribbean Stud
    Does anyone know the odds of a royal flush at Caribbean stud? Is it just 5 cards so you need to hit it perfectly? I would never play it, but just curious. The CS jackpot at Canterbury is over $100K. At some point it might make mathmatical sense.
  • People of New England. You will soon have a choice.
    MAJOR expansion in Uncasville! http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_news/article/7776
  • New Indiana Poker Room
    I should have posted this the day it opened, but the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City has opened a live poker room, giving Northwest Indiana residents and visitors another venue. Sadly, the place currently spreads only "tourist poker:" 3/6 limit and $80 max buy-in NL. However, my...
  • Crazy swing
    Played 3/6 limit in sparks, NV at the Alamo yesterday. Bought in for $100. Got down to about $20 so i rebought another $100. Then I got done to $40 before I got a rush back up to even($200). Went card dead for what seemed like forever then went on a rush late when the table got down to 5 handed. I won...
  • heh... bad suckout
    Poker night at one of the local bars http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/NoLimit/p1010023resize.jpg ^me, 3 :diamond: 4 :diamond: villain A :spade: 3 :spade: we're both all in preflop (like I said before, we were in a bar :-D ) flop 888 1 spade turn, 6 or 7 :spade: river, 4 :spade:...
  • Hot 2 days, been intense
    Last night after leaving my GF's house, i took a stop by the new casino about 30 miles away to check out there poker room. As I walked into this pimpin casino I headed straight towards their poker room to see what they had brewing. They had 4/8 and pot limit omaha/Hi-Low/Holdem, games switched every...
  • 6 card live straight flush last night (8/16 limit)
    Fun night last night, started out down for the 1st hour, then caught fire. What helped me was this total fish sits down on my right w/ an eastern accent. It was clear right away (1st hand he says "how much can I raise") that he was WAY out of his league. I bluffed a huge pot w/ A9 and...
  • Monumental Monsters of Poker--Round 3!!!!!
    If you’re a poker player in the US there’s only one game left in town and it’s LIVE….so what bigger news could there be than Round 3 of the Monumental Monsters of Poker Challenge —Dave B. and Mindgame up close and personal, mano a mano, this weekend in at Resorts Casino, East Chicago. The...
  • "Investing" in an aggressive fish
    I played some 8 handed 5/10 limit at Full Tilt in the wee hours last night. Some ultra aggressive donk would cap after the flop w/ any pair vs some other aggressive players who were overplaying AK AQ etc. Against other players, he would fold to any aggression. Seeing this, I got A4 A5 when he...
  • Which casino in LA area?
    Since we have ZERO casinos here in Alaska I'm looking forward to going to the LA area next week for a couple of days which will give me the opportunity to play a little live poker. I'll be staying in Redondo Beach so which card room would be closest to me and which one would you recommend I try? I'll...
  • Casino Comp: reserved seating in sportsbook
    I go to Vegas a few times a year and am enrolled in several of the players club/comp programs. My question is if anyone has been able to find a casino that is willing to reserve seating in the sportsbook (for NFL games on Sun) in exchange for playing Hold em. The casino's I have contacted say 'no'...
  • 18 year old looking for action
    i live in mich but willing to travel anymore however id prefer to have the closest place. I"m looking for some casinos comparable to the ones in lasvegas. Are there anyones that have the legal age being 18, as good as las vegas?
  • Any PLOH at foxwoods?
    It usually takes foxwoods a good 3 days to respond to my emails, so i thought i would ask the question here first. Does foxwoods offer PL Omaha? If so whats the min. buyin? I know they offer limit omaha, but i like PL better. My gut feeling on this is no because wouldnt it be kind of difficult...
  • Shootout in Indiana
    I’ll tell you what Josh doesn’t understand. It was drama on the high plains yesterday evening and he was the leading man. And okay, he’s maybe 22 and young for the part, and it’s pretty plain in Indiana, and there’s nothing high about it anywhere. You stand on a phonebook here and we call it...
  • Wow wow wow
    I felt like venting about my night at the casino (no it was not a losing night, it was every so slightly up). The game is $3/$6 limit. There are a couple people on the table that i know, but they're all loose calling stations. After one round of blinds i look down UTG and find 88; I just limp. One person...
  • Brutal night at Canterbury
    I now nobody cares about bad beat stories, and I am used to suck outs, but this was especially painful. I should have left after the 1st hand, AJ in the cut off on the post, raise, 4 callers. Flop 10 7 3, checked to me, I bet, all call. Turn J, I bet 2 call. River 8, someone bets out, I call. K9...
  • Buy in question
    At the local casino here the 2/5NL has a cap of 300 bucks max and 100 min. Is it just me or 300 way to low for the stakes. I seam to burn threw like 50-60 bucks in blinds after 2-3 hours if we are short handed. Last night for example seeing couple flops and not even getting involved in hands i was...
  • Vegas trip
    Just got back from my vegas trip.. Stayed at the Wynn and have to say .. very nice hotel and card room. Played the 2-5NL game for about 16-20 hours over the 4 days i was there. Each day hitting a monster to double up my 500$ buy-in. Very big game..with no max buy-in there were people sitting there with...
  • 1/2 NL at the local Casino
    So my local casino finally wised up and added in a few 1/2NL tables :D . I decided to pop in yesterday after class and play a few hands to see how good these guys were. The max buyin was 200 and the min was 60, I sat down with 200. First hand I'm still stacking my chips and the dealer asks if I want...
  • New Tropicana AC Tournaments
    Got an e-mail from the Trop today, and starting this Saturday they're holding $300+$40 freezout tournaments in the evening to go along with the usual $100+$20 in the morning. Here's the link to the schedule for anyone that cares.
  • UK poker rooms.......Newcastle?
    Hi all, I am looking to make the jump to the real world poker tables. :D Anybody know any good poker rooms in the newcastle region. That Newcastle in the UK!!!!! Somewhere that could possibly break me in gently :oops: ........pokerwise I mean!!!!!!!
  • My AC trip
    I spent Friday at the trop in AC and wanted to give a report. Left my house w/ 500 to spend on gambling. Went to play the tourneys but got there to late for the 1015AM. so I sit to play 4/8 limit. first hand I play I am delt K10s in the BB check flop comes K high with 2 to my suit. I check raise. Turn...
  • shreveport this weekend or oklahoma casino next weekend
    not sure which one im going to, im either going to shreveport, La this weekend to meet up w/ some family, or im going to durant, Ok to meet up w/ a friend next weekend. ill play 3/6 FL at durant and 1/2 NL at shreveport. will be my first time to play live in a while. anyone ever played in OK?
  • Vegas Report
    This trip wasn't good for poker, wife went and had a bunch of friends coming down for the weekend. I did manage to sneak in about 30 hours or so. Tuesday night wife went to bed and I went to Mandalay Bay to check out the poker room. Decided on the $1-$2 NL game (vs the 2-4). There are really two types...
  • Rich get Richer
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  • Last nights casino tourny
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  • Vegas in a week
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  • Vegas Report (still out of it-ignore grammer if bad)
    Day 1-Brutal 3/6 at Mirage (only limit game going) started up big, then got AA and AK flopping 2 pair sucked out on the river by 67 calling all the way w/ bottom pair and no draw and 10 8 going runner runner straight-WTF????? Back to even after about 90 minute and then my $110 SNG was starting. Not...
  • What Rake % is Common?
    Live legal poker in Florida is tough to find but I have a chance to do some travelling this weekend and play at one of the Seminole casinos. I checked their web site and discovered that the rake was 10% with a minimum of $1 and max of $5. At $1/$2 FL I'd expect very few pots to be over $50 so the rake...
  • Trop, AC, new poker room
    The Tropicana in AC is opening a new poker room, from what I was told by a dealer, by the end of this year, on the opposite end of the gaming floor. It will have 60 tables. The Trop is my favorite place to play, and was suprisingly busy for a Wednesday, got there at 2 left at 10, multiple 2/5NL and...
  • Foxwoods trip report--a rough night
    So I sit down at foxwoods 1/2NL and buyin. As im scanning the table I see someone across the table with an approx. $500 stack. I figure him for a solid player because of the stack. An hour into my session, I see him actively involved in a $150+ pot with J6o and mid pair. A few hands later he re-raises...
  • Vegas in August
    Will anyone be going to be in Aug? I am debating a Mon-Fri trip.
  • Oh CAN-A-DA
    This poor guy comes down to Winnepeg and I left laying bad beat after bad beat on him. 6/12 table his was in for $1000 in the 1st hour, about $650 coming directly to ME! Here is 3 hands in about 30 minutes-I will give him credit, it had a great sense of humor about all of it. 1st hand I limp w/...
  • Never Give Up.
    Saturday at Canterbury…. $300 buy in to a 6/12 game. Take a few beats early and am hovering between $50 and $150 for about 2 hours. Take another runner/runner flush draw beat to my set and I’m down to my last $30 in chips. Man, not my table, not my day? Keep playing a tight game and it pays off....
  • Niagara Fallsview Casino
    So i just got back from the casino playing 1/2 nL and it was my first ever experience.. the max buy in was 100 dollars, but i didnt have much time so i bought in with just 50 dollars. my first impression for the game was it was so loose it was a joke, but at the same time scary. they would raise 12...
  • Casino + BR
    Hey guys, This is probably me just being my ordinary OCD/Pedantic old self but I have a question. My current bankroll is $230 and am doing very well in 10NL and feeling very confident about my game. Now, at the casino the smallest game has a 5/5 blind structure with 100min and 500max buy in. I...
  • Canterbury Fall Classic -Oct 2006
    Will anyone be coming to MN for this? I will probably shoot for the main event. Jonnyboy plans to take off some time and play 2-3 events. They offer single table satalites all day during the event. You earn "chips" of a certain value that can be applied to any event. They also have several...
  • Should I switch form the 1/2NL game to the 5/10Game at Foxwo
    Okay i will keep this post simple. I have been playing The 1/2NL game at the woods for about a year now. I am about Dead even i had a real good run about Six weeks ago when i made a 1000doller profit and then a 900doller profit. since then Its been win 200-400 or lose My Two buy in's i bring up with...
  • Casino tonight
    Ok, I will be walking out the door in a few hours to embark on my first poker experience at the casino. I'll be buying in for about 200. Now, I've googled casino poker etiquette and have done a little bit of research (plus reading some threads in this board); but I was wondering if there was anything...
  • Phil Ivey on the left and Michael Jordan on your right?
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  • Lay down I made, good read
    Playing at the good old 2/5NL at the boat. Bought in for 250 (max is 300). First hand i get is ace/jack of spades. Lady raises - 30 dollars Guy 1 - calls I - call pot size 90 dollars Flop - ace clubs, queen diamonds, 8 hearts Lady - 60 dollars Looking at her she seamed eager to bet...
  • Cruise Ship Gambling?
    Anyone know if any of the bigger Carnival cruise ships have any form of poker or are the only card games they have is blackjack?
  • Borgata sit-n-go?
    Anybody played the sit-n-go at the Borgata yet?
  • Where to play in Belgium
    Hi , I'm soon to go to Belgium for few month and am looking for a place to play live poker (for the first time) . I know there are few casinos around but I do not know if they have poker tables. I used to go to a casino in Breda , holland back in the days to play some blackjack but never noticed...
  • Is anyone here a dealer ?
    Just wodnering if we have any poker dealers here :)
  • What is the most profitable low-limit hold em game?
    I just converted from $3-$6 to $4-$8 and the game is just as lose and more profitable. On a wild weekend night playing $4-$8; pots average about $100+, not bad. So, what about the higher limits (5-10, 6-12, 8-16, & 9-18)? Do you think they can be as profitable as 3-6 and 4-8? I know they can be better...
  • Another Vegas thread...
    I played in the Bellagio $1000 NLH at 2:00pm today. I tried to get in two days before but at 1:00pm they were at the 104th alternate and I didn't want to deal with that. Started with 5K in chips, 40 minute levels, actually quite a nice little tourny. There were about 450+ players in the one I was...
  • Vegas - Report #2
    Hey guys, it's been a while since I posted an update on the trip, so here we go. Wednesday (26th july) : did nothin special during the day, playin some slots if I remember correctly...late at night I went to Rio's poker room although I didnt want to play poker...bad idea cause I lost $120 or smthin...with...
  • Any Atlantic City & Taj highlights?
    Just made plans to visit Atlantic city for the first time, just a 2 day adventure staying at the Taj Monday, Sept 18th. Plan on hitting some of their regular holdem tourneys... and may throw in on the USPC satellites for the days I'm there: Sept. 18 Monday 11am Texas Hold’em (Limit) $300 + $40 Sept....
  • Vegas - Report #1
    Hey guys, finally got my hand on an internet connection. I will give u the main highlights : - 15 hours plane...not horrible but I'm seriously not excited about the flight back - weather...omg, never been in such a hot place in my life...it's unreal, the wind burns even more. First day I...
  • phil hellmuth... (warning wsop spoilers here...)
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  • live ring games vs. tournament
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  • So this is it...leaving for vegas
    Hey guys, I'm leaving for vegas in 5 hours... This is my first trip over there...actually this is my first trip outside europe. Friggin planes, I hate it...but I havent slept in 19 hours and I'll get a Jack Daniels bottle before entering the plane, that should do the trick :p I'm bringing my...
  • Event #31
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  • No Limit Hold'em Books
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  • Back from LV.
    Ok, here's a trip report for ya. :D Both planes out got delayed so we got to town three hours later. :p We arrive at the Golden Nugget on Fremont and check ourselves in. Leave the bags up at the room and head out to the strip to go exploring. We work our way down to Bellagio where we surprise...
  • So , I was at the table for a badbeat jackpot tonight!
    330$ table share , not tooooo bad. If it had been 3 weeks ago , when the jackpot was 24,000 I woulda won about 2000$ - but hey , can't complain! But man , the lady who had the high hand - told me she had been playing poker for 1 month...... she JUST SAT DOWN AND ON HER VERY FIRST HAND riveres a k...
  • MY LAST NIGHT
    I arrived with $100 and sat at a 1/2nl table (100 max) at 8pm. I left the casino at 2am with $950 bucks in my stack (still on my original buyin) after having a half dozen drinks and tipping everyone nicely. thaaaank you live play.
  • Last night
    live 6/12 game I won 2 showdowns w/out showing down for decent pots. 1) me, junk in blind, flop 962 and bet w/ a 6. turn blank, all check, river K, I check one bets all fold, he mucks after I call his bet 2) me A10 small blind, raised pot preflop 4-5 callers. Flop AJx, I bet, all call. ...
  • Ok what would you do
    playing the 2/5 NL at the boat. I cash in for 200 Couple hands into and im down to about 140 i get 8/5 spades I end up rivering a flush and doubling up from this guy. He wasnt very happy about it Well couple hands later I get pocket 5's and there is only 4 of us at the table. I raise to 15...
  • Poker limits in Vegas
    Im starting to plan a trip to Vegas for when I turn 21 soon. I'm hoping to play fairly high limit ($30/$60 at least). A lot of the casino's i've been looking at online don't list their limits. Can anyone here tell me generally which casino's have the highest limit tables. (again $30/$60 and up) Thanks. -Cragg
  • Shake's headed to Sin City.
    My plane leaves Tuesday. Gonna be in town for a couple of days. Staying at the Nugget with some friends. Gonna play some poker, see Penn & Teller, and maybe ride something on top of the Strat. I'll report on my return.
  • one particular casino hand this weekend
    playing 1/2$ NL at Sandia in New mexico....i get 6 :spade: 7 :spade: in the big blind. there are several limpers probably 5 or so... the flop is 3 :spade: 4 :spade: 5 :club: i flop the nut straight and inside straight flush draw...not bad small blind checks to me, i bet 10$ get 3 callers pot...
  • Vegas on Sunday
    I turn 21 on Saturday and am planning on getting pretty crunked (yes I said crunked) at Dave and Buster's. Sunday morning....my girlfriend and I drive to Vegas. We've planned this trip since last summer, saved up and now its time to binge in Vegas. Staying 3 nights and the Wynn comped by my gf's...
  • Looking to make additional income
    Hello all, I am kind of new to this site. I really like it so far; it seems to have more educated players than some of the other forums. Anyway, I am a college student trying to learn everything I can about the game. I don't think I will ever stop learning. I have around 16 poker books I re-read...
  • Shreveport Results (kinda long)
    Well, since half of you didn't know what Shreveport was when I posted that I was going, I had to figure it out for myself :o. I started to post this as a reply in my other thread, but it got so long that I decided it needed it's own thread. Here ya go: Just got back yesterday. Had a great trip. We...
  • FL games
    I have found from personal experience that players still play very loose up to 4-8 kill FL. Im purely cocerned with FL here (NL games dont exist in my casino). At what point would you say that people start to tighten way up (like you shold in general). I know you want some donks but not a whole table...
  • 1st casino trip in some time
    Started w/ a bang and ended w/ a moster. 1st hand, raised pot, I flopped a gutshot and turned the nuts vs a set of aces. Last hand I call UTG w/ 4 :club: 2 :club: , flop 442 :shock: ! Blind had raised w/ his option and 2 other in the pot, so I smooth call. Turn 5, so I am praying someone made a...
  • First time to vegas being legal
    So im finally 21 and happen to be going to vegas with my dad for business but I figure I would play some poker while there. I have been playing poker for about 4 years so I know the game. The largest game i have played was a 1/2 no limit game. This is what I would be looking to play in vegas, can...
  • Ventured into new territory tonight...5/10 NL at the Rio
    After a profitable week playing local 1/2 & 2/5 NL games, tonight I figured I'd try stepping it up a notch, & sat in one of the 5/10 NL cash games currently going on at the Rio as side games for the WSOP. I made a nice $700 score the night before, also at the Rio, playing their 2/5 game with...
  • First trip to the casino
    I think I am going to the casino this friday, 1/2 NL. I'll buy in for 150-200 and I think i might be nervous.... :oops:
  • First Time in Casino
    So I've been playing poker for around 1.5-2 years and just turned 19 the other day (old enough to play in the casinos in Canada) and decided to go play some poker at the local casino. They only have limit games so I sat down at the lowest limit game they had (2/5) and quickly realized that most of these...
  • B&M Tournaments?
    I've played 1 or 2 hundred tournaments online, but never a live one with more than 20 people (and only about a dozen of those--excepting that idiotic FOP thing which counts for nothing). I'd like to try one of the local casino tourneys--$150 weekly games with 75-120 players: that would finally seem...
  • UP - Michigan Cardrooms?
    Any card rooms in the UP Michigan area? Headed to Escanaba for a week. May have a few hours to kill. Any You-pers out there??? Thanks in advance.
  • Going to Shreveport
    I'm going to be in Shreveport next weekend (6/23 - 6/25) and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on playing poker there. Where is a good place to play? Do any of the Casinos there offer good comps or room rates to poker players? You know, all the standard stuff. I guess this will actually...
  • I'm hitting up AC..I need some help
    Can anyone who's been there recommend the best places to play poker? I'm going there with a friend thursday-sat/sunday and am trying to figure out what tourneys/cash games to play in. Looking for 1/2 NL mostly and tourneys <$150. Would be grateful for any kind of information. Thanks.
  • Tournaments in the Southern CA area?
    I'm looking to play some live tournaments. I tried playing live at Commerce Casino, but it seems like low limit NL HE is much more difficult to make money at because the casino rakes $3 every hand, you have to tip the dealer when you win, and the blinds vs buyin ratio is so small its difficult to...
  • Vegas - June 20th - 24th
    Hey all, Anyone going to be in Vegas at this time? It will be my first trip there ever and will be there by myself. I would love to meet anyone from here for a drink or play some poker. I have been scouring the internet for reviews of the poker rooms to find what might be a good place to play....
  • Collusion
    I played at Bally's in AC for the first time this weekend. Never in my life, not even in home games, have I seen such collusion. There were players throwing money across the table at one another (no, they weren't even in a hand), talking across the table to their buddies about what they were holding,...
  • you know you're drunk when...
    cut and paste from http://www.parttimepoker_com/poker-humor/articles/drunk-onlineandreal.htm replace the '_' with '.' there are advertisements on the page... Drunk Man Obviously Confusing Actual Card Room with Online One. TUNICA, MS - Floor managers, dealers and players present in the Grand's...
  • AC Advice
    Goin to the trop in AC next weekend for a day trip. I have $400 for gambling for the day is this enough for 5/10 limit or should I play 4/8? Or should I save my money and arrive slighty later for the saterday night tourney which is $125 buy in plus 100 add on at first break. First place in this one is...
  • Windsor review
    Im goin up to the casinos at Windsor for the first time this weekend and was lookin for some type of comments on the play there/what I can expect. Been a while since ive posted, thanks for the help cheech
  • any Detroit Players in here??
    I'm planning a casino trip to Detroit/ Windsor for some poker this friday, what's the best casino to go to. Id rather play a tourney for under 200$, if not, ill play cash 1/2 or whatever. So what casino has the best poker in the D, ive been to Greektown, and MCC, but havent played poker there....
  • Any poker rooms near Irvine California?
    I am headed west for a 2 day business trip and would like to get in a little poker while I am out there if I could. I will be in Irvine California. Anyone know of a good and close place to play? Thanks, Steve
  • foxwoods new Poker room
    just wow The Foxwoods just opened there new Poker room and its sweet alot more tables alot more room and the Cafe they have there the food is much better then the snackbar they have upstairs. also there chairs are real nice. only problem is there tables is a brownish Gold which is Ugly.
  • the $1348 diamond
    Last night, I was playing in a local NL game, in North LV, with a single $2 blind (dont bother asking why it's only a single blind, it really doesn't matter in this game, but yes it's still a stupid rule). Speedway Casino, for anyone bold (stupid?) enough to venture there. There's no cap on the...
  • A few hands from AC-WWYD
    Here are a few hands from $1/2 NL cash games. They're not in any order, just as I remember them. WWYD? Hand 1: Hero ~$190 on the button Villain 1 (slowplayer) ~$150 Villain 2 (solid player) ~$450 UTG (villian 1) bumps it to $5. 2 callers. Hero has A :spade: 9 :spade: calls. Pot $23 Flop:...
  • Popped My Cherry
    Hi All Im new to this board. So after playing Texas Holdem online for about a year and feeling confident I could play in a casino and not look like an idiot my boyfriend and I decided to go to Foxwoods and play. Mind you we usually spend 200.00 a week at Mohegan Sun playing Let It Ride so we were completely...
  • Casino Fee
    Do casinos take a fee every time you sit down in a casino and play the poker tables? BTW im not talking about rake.
  • Finally caught up with the Wench...
    Unfortunately, it was as she was cashing out after a long, bad session. Nice to finally get to chat for a short while though. Lost the very first hand to a rivered flush and thought it was gonna be a short night, but finished +$145 after about 3 hours of $1/$2 NL. Two hands of note. T:club: 8:club:...
  • Casino Trip
    Hey, I have been planning to be going to a Casino ( Jackson )once school is done ( In about 3 weeks ). I heard that Jackson has one of the loosest tables around here ( San Jose ). Could someone give me any tips on how to enter, play, eddiquitte (sp?). Another thought, this might sound cheap, but I...
  • How I got stuck for $1000
    First off, if this makes no sense its because its 6:39am and I'm tired and hungover. As with my usual Saturday night, I went out drinking with the buddies and then went to the casino around midnight. I've done this for the last month and have had moderate success being up $200~ in the last 3 weeks. Not...
  • Some Live Play --- Mini Bad Beat Jackpot
    Decided I wanted to play some live poker last night, but I obviously don't want to put any of my ring game roll at risk as I am not bankrolled for $2/$4. This is the reason for my tourney/fun money roll. I withdrew $120 and off I went to Chumash Casino, 1.5-2 hours away. The smallest stakes they have...
  • RiverRock Casino Resort, May 3rd
    After a few months of seasoning by playing micro/low limit NL against solid online players I decide to give the 1/2 NL casino game a go. I bought in for $100 as 8 or 9 new players formed a table. It doesn't take me long to learn the players. A mid-early 20s aggressive caucasian in seat 4......he didn't...
  • AC and Fla in May
    If I can catch the junket, I may be hitting the Trop in May. Anyone nearby going to be around there during that time or anyone heading that way then? It'll probably be May 19-21. If the junket is full, I'll be heading up in June. Not sure of the June dates yet though. Also, I'll probably be heading...
  • New Weekly MN tournament
    $100+10NL at Treasure Island. Limited to 50 people and runs every Monday. Preregistrations are available through box office. Top 5 get paid.
  • I got such goood cards
    Well, I sat down at NL; and I'm one of those guys who see's J2 all day at the 1/2nl tables at the casino. I feel all giddy inside when i see QJ, and end up folding it preflop. So my first hand yesterday is obviously aces after guaranteeing my friend I wouldn't get them once. I raised to 15 from...
  • Last night
    7 racks of chips are heavy! Cha ching! :shock: :lol: :D My biggest live run in over a year.
  • I felt like i was in an episode of COPS
    I sit down to play some $1/2 NL at foxwoods. I played for about 15 minutes. All of a sudden some hoodlum comes by our table and grabs some guys chips who left the table. He got about $80 in chips. I didnt notice it and all of a sudden a 75 year old guy stands up and starts yelling and pointing at...
  • Going to Vegas
    Going to Vegas next week, staying at Mandalay. Looking to play in some NL Tourneys and NL cash games. Anyone have any good tips, stories, fishings holes?? Taking all suggestions. Thanks.
  • I need live game advice
    Ok, going to Tunica this weekend. I usually just play blackjack and craps, never really played a cash game. Played a couple of live tounaments, but thats about it. I play a lot on-line though. (I know its not the same) I'd like to find a $1/$2 NL game....do they even have them at that low a level? I'd...
  • Went to AC this weekend
    Went to AC for a bachelor party this weekend.. Instead of getting drunk and acting dumb I played about 12 hours of poker at ballys casino Poker room and a few hours at ceasars new room which was pretty nice. Was a great time and like always came home with 1,300$ more then I left with. The 2-4 pot limit...
  • My recent months run.....
    Hey guys I have only posted a few times on here but I had to jump back on and brag a little. I am a little better than a break even player online...i might make 50 bucks for 10 hours of play online....nothing really...however when I go to the casino I mop up....why are players there so bad? Anyone...
  • MGM Grand poker tables
    I was down in Vegas a couple of months ago and played a couple of days in the MGM Grand poker room. I have to say that I really HATE the physical layout of the tables there. If you haven't been there yet the outside edge of the table top is a strip of marble about 7-8 inches wide. then there is a...
  • 2nd Foxwoods trip - big success
    I originally bought in for $85 at the 1/2NL table. If you read my previous post about my first trip, i played well for about 20 mins, then lost $70 after 40 minutes. This time around I was a lot more shakey than I was in the first trip, maybe because I felt a lot more pressure after an unsuccessful...
  • Round 2
    Was bored and hungover Saturday night so I decided to make another venture to play some live $1/2. Couple hands of note: 1) Bunch of limpers, I'm on the button w/ A4o so I limp as well. SB makes it $12 to go. All the limpers fold except for CO who calls. Had one more person called I would have...
  • Loose/drunk/call birds in low limit hold-how do you cope ?
    I play at a local casino, Hold'Em, with a 2$-6$ spread. Many nights, there are decent players who take pride in their play and are looking to improve their game. But other nights, there will be some moron (either has too many chips or too much to drink, or both) who will call every bet or raise to the...
  • Terrible run
    Played in 3 10 man tourneys in the casino last night..ended up winning one hand from 3 tournaments...heres how i got knocked out and would you lot have played it any differently 1st..... 2000 starting stack 100/200 blinds 9 people left blinds had just been raised to 200/400 when im dealt...
  • They unleashed the beast!
    Hiya. Well, at around 6:30pm or so on Sunday night, my brother calls letting me know he's going to Niagara. He knew I'd never been and offers to swing by and pick me up. I figure i don't really have too much school work what with exams coming up, so I happily agree, and he shows up a couple hours late...
  • First live NL trip last night.
    So it was a buddies birthday last night and a we had a VIP room booked at one of the clubs here. Maybe I'm getting old or something but I just don't have fun at clubs anymore. I have my woman at home so there really isn't a reason for me to drop a couple hundred on drinks.... Anyway, me and another...
  • Headaches, anybody else?
    This is kinda random, but I feel like it might be worth bringing up. I have not played a single live poker session, homegame or otherwise, (of a reasonable length) where I did not get a headache. I had chronic headaches in my childhood, to the point where I'd end up going home from school fairly...
  • trip to the casino-funny(lame)& interesting(cool)
    First , my interesting cool portion of my trip. A little short stacked , and frusterated that im on a lotto table , I look down at the ace of spades and say f*ck it , ill take 60/40 odds to try and double up here ( people were calling with garbage ) so i go all in , hopeing for one caller. Lo and behold...
  • $25 tournament - advice
    A friend and I are going to the local casino here in Pullman, Mr. Z's. I went there back in September and lost about $200 playing blackjack and spanish 21. I didn't play poker because the blinds were $3/$6 if I remember correctly, and that was incredibly steep for me, my online bankroll was only about...
  • Report from first night at Foxwoods
    First of all, the new poker room is awsome. As a first timer i didnt know exactly what to do, but the process was really easy. The thing i was mostly surprised about was that i was much more nervous than anticipated (especailly since im a goalie for a college hockey team), i thought i would handle...
  • WSOP Main Event satellite last night....
    Just got back from a $150 buy satellite for a $10K Main Event seat at this years's WSOP. 180 players, with payouts to top 20 as follows: 1st - $10K buy in PLUS $5K in cash! 2nd - $4500 3rd - $2400 4th - $1550 5th -$750 6th-10th got something like $300, and 11-20 got their buy ins...
  • Whitefish, Montana
    I'm heading down skiing for a week and was just wondering if there are any casino's in the area? Thanx
  • Going to AC Friday
    Planning on going to AC Friday night. Am I going to have any trouble finding a 2-4 limit game? Also, I was considering booking a room in advance or would I save money by booking when I get there?
  • Anyone frequent the oceans eleven casino?
    In oceanside , happen to be a regular there myself. *waves*
  • This one made NO sense to me
    Big pot, 8/16, 5-6 way action preflop and 2 bet, I had limped w/ QJ and called a raise. Flop 987 rainbow, blind bets out, many callers, I raise hoping for 10 outs but really just looking for a free card. Blind, who is a dealer/floor guy there, 3 bets, now I know he flopped the straight. But the...
  • Report from Tunica
    Hey guys, thanks for the advice although, I didn't see your posts until after I had returned. So here is long and short of it... Playing at the GoldStrike, they had a $1/$2 NL table... 1st session - I buy in for $200 and get up about $80 bucks. Notice a lot of callers, about 7 or 8 people saw the...
  • why the cash under the chips?
    I noticed a lot of the players had stacks of cash ($100 bill) under their chips. What is the purpose of this? That money is in play along with their chips right? So if you want to play with that much, why not get 5 or 6 $100 chips to go along with all the $1 and $5 chips? Just wondering...I did...
  • First Foxwoods Trip
    Im heading to foxwoods the middle of next week and i was wondering if i should play at the 2/4 tables or the 4/8 w/ a $150 bankroll. I know the standard is usually 50x the BB and 100x the small blind, but im going to be playing around 12 at night and im expecting a lot of fish because a lot of colleges...
  • Holland Casino Amsterdam
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  • I have a bankroll question
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  • Hitting the 'Woods!
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  • St Croix Casino, Turtle Lake WI
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