Posted Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:33 am GMT by mackkie
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 around new england are on break. Ive never played in a casino, just online and the highest limits ive played online is 2/4 but ive been pretty successful at it. Please let me know what you think. Thanks
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Posted Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:46 am GMT by Skribbles
I assume you are talking 2/4 and 4/8 limit? If so, I would definitly go with 4/8. From (limited) personal experience, low limit casino games are a freakin gong show. The times I've played $4/8 at my local casino have had 6-8 people seeing every flop and 3+ going to showdown. Cards win these games, players don't.
That said, stay away from the lowest limit game there. That is where the complete rookies hangout. A few rookies at a table is nice, but when it is you and 9 of them who do not fold a single hand, you have to showdown to win. If they offer 2/4 then the 4/8 game should be *okay*.
Posted Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:55 am GMT by mackkie
Even with $150 a 4/8 limit game will be fine? That seems a little low for a game like that, but i dont want to play with donks who call every time on the 2/4 table either, i get enough of that when i play at school.
I think ive narrowed it down to the $1/2 no limit game or the 4/8 limit game. The nice thing about the no limit games there are the max buy-in at a table is $100 so i wont feel like i dont have enough chips to start with when i sit down at a table.
One other thing, what about etiquette at the casino...such as when/how much to tip the dealer, waitress if she gets u drinks, etc. Thanks
Posted Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:12 am GMT by Skribbles
Play the $1/2. At least there you can make the fools pay.
Dealer: Throw him a couple bucks if you win a nice pot (nothing if you just pickup blinds)
Waitress: Depends I guess. Here I pay about $5 a beer so I usually toss her a buck.
Posted Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:22 am GMT by groton
Tips well Drinks are free at Foxwoods while playing
so Normoly its a Doller or two Tip.
Posted Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:27 pm GMT by MasterShake
FW doesn't have a 1/2 limit game and the NL game is a rip-off unless you win a big hand early.
I've played the 4/8 with around $150 before and did fine. It's slightly better than the 2/4 game, but still pretty close.
I don't tip more than a buck a win usually. How much you win is irrelevant to how good a job the dealer is doing for the most part and they don't keep individual tips anyway, it all goes in a big pot that they chop later. If I win $2 or $200 in a hand I'll tip the same.
Posted Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:41 pm GMT by KingOHearts
| MasterShake wrote: | | NL game is a rip-off unless you win a big hand early. |
In what way, if I may ask?
Posted Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:54 pm GMT by mackkie
| KingOHearts wrote: |
In what way, if I may ask? |
Im assuming because they charge $5 for every 1/2 hour of play for 1/2 NL. The 4/8 limit games they take a normal rake. I guess it will be a game time decision when i get there, although it def. seems like you can win a lot more playing NL with people calling you all the time as opposed to limit tho...
Posted Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:10 pm GMT by KingOHearts
OK, thanks...I didnt know about the hourly fee.
Posted Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:43 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
FWIW, most higher stakes games are all time charge games. If you're running good, it's great. If you're running bad, it sucks. I actually prefer time charge games because you never have to chop blinds. Of course, there are still people that ask and I have to berate them for it. 
Posted Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:11 am GMT by mackkie
Yeah, i think ive decided to play NL 1/2 instead of limit this time around...Just gotta be patient...I hope there are some people playing around 12 or 1AM on a weeknight tho...
Posted Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:11 am GMT by groton
lol it still be decent amount of poeple
Posted Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:54 am GMT by Moon_Child
if they charge 5 dollars for each half hour, then do they have a rake system? or is that their rake and for the dealers they get tipped?
i haven't played in a casino yet, i've played many live and online but have not played at the casinos.
Posted Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:15 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
| Moon_Child wrote: | | if they charge 5 dollars for each half hour, then do they have a rake system? or is that their rake and for the dealers they get tipped? |
Time charge games are not raked. The house takes the $5 for the half hour up front, and the pots are unraked. You still need to tip the dealer.
Money probably works out to be the same at a full table, raked or time charge. 25-30 hands per hour at $4 max rake is pretty close to $100 time charge for an hour at a 10-seat table.
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