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Posted Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:14 am GMT by kainARGH
The more I'm learning about limit , the more its becoming very appealing to me. Don't get me wrong , I LOVE NL ..... but a badbeat in NL costs me all my chips , in limit its costing me 1 BB to satisfy my curiosity 
Anyway , my local casino has a players club card type program. Every hour on the hour your card gets scanned. You accumulate 1 hour per scan. You can then turn in your hours at certain levels for money.
60 hours 50$
i forget the next few levels but
800 hours 3000$
1000 hours 5000$
Now Ive had my card for like 2 months , playing ALOT of NL , I got maybe 25 hours on it. However in 2 days , playing very safely at limit , I got like 14 hours.
I think I could grind my life awaaaaaaaaaaay for that 5000$ 5 $ an hour to play isn't bad , I'm just not properly rolled for even 2$/4$ right now : I've been haveing fun playing 1$/2$ because online , its easy enough to win , but live its REALLY easy to win 
Tonight was great , playing with a drunken gay guy - his drunken sister , 3 asian guys who were absolutly terrible , and a guy who kind of knew how to play but had no concept of anything other then his cards - like to call you down if he had ANYTHING!
fun stuff I wish I could have gotten more cards. I was almost down and out when my BB hand floped 2nd pair ... check everyone checks ( good my pair is best right now ) then turn blank , i bet , 4 callers lol. river ace..... aww = I lose.
then I get AA on the button , family pot. I raise everyone calls.
flop A 10 x
sweet! early posistion bets everyone calls ( sweet ! ) I raise everyone calls.
turn Q
checks to guy in front of me who bets , all in ( last couple bucks ) I'm then all in ( my last couple bucks )
now ..... oddly enough the guy in front of me turns the nut str8. I'm drawing to an ace or a queen or x ...... river x! boat lol , other guy had 1010. Man , i thuoght if only i had mroe money .... but at the same time with the turn i was dead to 7 outs!
Was a fun night , i think I'd like to grind to that 5000$ !!
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Posted Sat Apr 29, 2006 2:30 am GMT by Phil14312
If 1,000 hours = $5,000 dollars, thats an extra $5 an hour on top of whatever you are making. That is a serious bonus. You could clear that 5K in about a year playing 20 hours a week. I am a kindred spirit in your love of limit poker. NL is fun and saying "all-in" while staring down your opponent is always a big adrenaline rush, I find limit much more fulfilling. We gotta get more of us on THP!
Posted Sat Apr 29, 2006 2:44 am GMT by kainARGH
| Phil14312 wrote: | | If 1,000 hours = $5,000 dollars, thats an extra $5 an hour on top of whatever you are making. That is a serious bonus. You could clear that 5K in about a year playing 20 hours a week. I am a kindred spirit in your love of limit poker. NL is fun and saying "all-in" while staring down your opponent is always a big adrenaline rush, I find limit much more fulfilling. We gotta get more of us on THP! |
I could talk limit with you for hours
To me , I've always been a strong thinker good at math , so now that I'm finding out how to beat loose limit games , its becoming incredibly appealing to be able to KNOW I can't do anything wrong. How often can you say you did nothing wrong playing poker? I can say for fact I do nothing wrong playing low stakes limit with a bunch of donks. If they get lucky , fine , but nothing beats getting 15 to 1 to chase 5 outers :D implied odds are huge in no fold-em hold-em.
I would just need to play some mroe live , do some math , see if The rake is too much at 1$-2$. But god I would love to grind out at my local casino for a living , all the while acruing tword that 5k. 5000 dollars and I could have myself a serious 5$-10$ bankroll - which im sure i cuold put to good use if i grinded out 950 hours at limit.
fun times ahead.
Posted Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:02 am GMT by supafrey
It's always fun counting our millions before we earn them.
Just wait for the burnout.
Posted Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:15 am GMT by tame_deuces
I can't speak for you.
But I can speak for myself: 950 hours of poker planned? Hell no!
I'd probably die from utter boredom in week 3.
Posted Sat Apr 29, 2006 2:13 pm GMT by kainARGH
| supafrey wrote: | It's always fun counting our millions before we earn them.
Just wait for the burnout. |
I know what your saying , honestly. But I've been playing poker for 5 years , why would I get tired of it now ?
Posted Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:08 pm GMT by Geno
I could totally do that. I have a strange  of limit poker I have to admit.
Posted Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:18 pm GMT by kainARGH
| Geno wrote: | | I could totally do that. I have a strange of limit poker I have to admit. |
Right now I'm just trying to calculate how bad the rake is , expecially at 1$-2$ , I may have to do this playing 2-4 which i dont mind at all , its just getting properly rolled for will be the only problem.
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 11:50 am GMT by hookedupmonte
what casino is this that you earn 5$ per hour playing limit most casinos i been to you earn 50cents-1$ per hourly scan. nl you earn 1$ for lower nl tables and 2$ on the higher limits where rake is a little more
i dont see the casino making much money with the 1000hrs-5000k
some of those lower limit tables will deal out 25 hands if that an hour if they rake avg 2$ per hand thats 50$ where as if its a full table they can actually be paying that 50$ right back out in bonus's
now on the other hand are you sure it isnt comp dollars, money u can only use towards hotel rooms,food and other stuff in the casino
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 12:12 pm GMT by kainARGH
| hookedupmonte wrote: | what casino is this that you earn 5$ per hour playing limit most casinos i been to you earn 50cents-1$ per hourly scan. nl you earn 1$ for lower nl tables and 2$ on the higher limits where rake is a little more
i dont see the casino making much money with the 1000hrs-5000k
some of those lower limit tables will deal out 25 hands if that an hour if they rake avg 2$ per hand thats 50$ where as if its a full table they can actually be paying that 50$ right back out in bonus's
now on the other hand are you sure it isnt comp dollars, money u can only use towards hotel rooms,food and other stuff in the casino |
Oceans 11 casino - and yea I'm sure. Its actually a special giveaway thing they do annually - theres a pool of 500,000$ or so it comes out of. Its been like 3-4 months and theres still 485k or so left.
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 12:48 pm GMT by Dave B
If they are raking $3/hand, that is about $90/hour or $9-$10 per player. If they are struggling for action, that is a cheap price for them to pay.
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 12:55 pm GMT by Phil14312
Oceans 11 in Oceanside CA? I've passed by that place a couple of times when I visit family in Orange County? How is the cardroom there?
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 1:17 pm GMT by kainARGH
| Phil14312 wrote: | | Oceans 11 in Oceanside CA? I've passed by that place a couple of times when I visit family in Orange County? How is the cardroom there? |
Yea exactly I moved to oceanside 2 months back now. The cardroom is really ncie , pretty good sized. Have about 50 tables - 2 rooms. daily tournies , limits from 1$-2$ up to 30$-60$ and NL as low as 1$ 1$ blinds up to 500$ min buy in. My fav part about the casino - the food! I've probbaly been to 15+ casinos and this place has by far - bar none the best food at the best prices. They literally have anything and everythign for 3$ or less. good quality good size , everything is basically a buck or two - even a steak is just 3.50. And its all great quality.
My dad actualy lives right near OC - garden grove. Small world
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 1:44 pm GMT by TxShadow
| kainARGH wrote: | | Phil14312 wrote: | | Oceans 11 in Oceanside CA? I've passed by that place a couple of times when I visit family in Orange County? How is the cardroom there? |
Yea exactly I moved to oceanside 2 months back now. The cardroom is really ncie , pretty good sized. Have about 50 tables - 2 rooms. daily tournies , limits from 1$-2$ up to 30$-60$ and NL as low as 1$ 1$ blinds up to 500$ min buy in. My fav part about the casino - the food! I've probbaly been to 15+ casinos and this place has by far - bar none the best food at the best prices. They literally have anything and everythign for 3$ or less. good quality good size , everything is basically a buck or two - even a steak is just 3.50. And its all great quality.
My dad actualy lives right near OC - garden grove. Small world |
I wish I lived close to a decent casino  . We've got Winstar which is about an hour away and then Shreveport which is about 4 hours away. Slim pickens.
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 1:51 pm GMT by Soup_dog
| TxShadow wrote: | | kainARGH wrote: | | Phil14312 wrote: | | Oceans 11 in Oceanside CA? I've passed by that place a couple of times when I visit family in Orange County? How is the cardroom there? |
Yea exactly I moved to oceanside 2 months back now. The cardroom is really ncie , pretty good sized. Have about 50 tables - 2 rooms. daily tournies , limits from 1$-2$ up to 30$-60$ and NL as low as 1$ 1$ blinds up to 500$ min buy in. My fav part about the casino - the food! I've probbaly been to 15+ casinos and this place has by far - bar none the best food at the best prices. They literally have anything and everythign for 3$ or less. good quality good size , everything is basically a buck or two - even a steak is just 3.50. And its all great quality.
My dad actualy lives right near OC - garden grove. Small world |
I wish I lived close to a decent casino . We've got Winstar which is about an hour away and then Shreveport which is about 4 hours away. Slim pickens. |
Sheesh. Thats better than me. The nearest casino to me is 6 hours away.
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 2:01 pm GMT by kainARGH
TxShadow
Know how you feel , thats half the reason I moved here 5 minutes from my casino
Where I used to live , it was either 2 hours north or 2 hours south through thick traffic. Much happyer now 
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 2:26 pm GMT by Dave B
I have 4 poker rooms within an hour and probably 10 within 3-4 hours. The nearest is 20-25 minutes during daytime at 15 minutes home at 2am.
Yippee!
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 2:35 pm GMT by groton
I have one like 30Mins away give or take
Can get there in 15 but thats speeding.
only thing is the wait time normoly is a hour+ and they have the Most Poker Tables of Any Casino in the world and its still a long wait
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 2:45 pm GMT by mackkie
| groton wrote: | I have one like 30Mins away give or take
Can get there in 15 but thats speeding.
only thing is the wait time normoly is a hour+ and they have the Most Poker Tables of Any Casino in the world and its still a long wait |
I assume you are talking about foxwoods...I have never waited more than 10 minutes to be seated there.
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 3:36 pm GMT by Hurricane Ham
| mackkie wrote: |
I assume you are talking about foxwoods...I have never waited more than 10 minutes to be seated there. |
You've obviously never gone on a weekend then.
Posted Mon May 01, 2006 3:36 pm GMT by kainARGH
| mackkie wrote: | | groton wrote: | I have one like 30Mins away give or take
Can get there in 15 but thats speeding.
only thing is the wait time normoly is a hour+ and they have the Most Poker Tables of Any Casino in the world and its still a long wait |
I assume you are talking about foxwoods...I have never waited more than 10 minutes to be seated there. |
Isn't commerce the largest poker room in the world.
@ dave , yea those 2 am return trips are the best - but im lucky I've never had a speeding ticket ( oh my way home from a casino - I've actually had 2 ) because I tend to do 95 the whole way home.
Posted Tue May 02, 2006 12:25 am GMT by groton
| kainARGH wrote: | | mackkie wrote: | | groton wrote: | I have one like 30Mins away give or take
Can get there in 15 but thats speeding.
only thing is the wait time normoly is a hour+ and they have the Most Poker Tables of Any Casino in the world and its still a long wait |
I assume you are talking about foxwoods...I have never waited more than 10 minutes to be seated there. |
Isn't commerce the largest poker room in the world.
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Commerce has more then 160 poker Tables?
or what ever foxwoods is up to now.
Posted Tue May 02, 2006 12:27 am GMT by mackkie
| Hurricane Ham wrote: | | mackkie wrote: |
I assume you are talking about foxwoods...I have never waited more than 10 minutes to be seated there. |
You've obviously never gone on a weekend then. |
No sir, just on tuesday/wed once in the afternoon which was pretty empty, and other times between 7-9pm. I bet its nuts there on the weekend
Posted Tue May 02, 2006 11:41 am GMT by kainARGH
straight from commerces website Q&A:
| Quote: | Q. How many Tables do you have?
A. Commerce Casino is the largest Card Casino on Earth. We currently have 243 tables with a new expansion of 100 more tables in the near future.
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Posted Tue May 02, 2006 11:48 am GMT by Soup_dog
My brother and I are hoping to make a trip to Foxwoods this fall. Are there any that they run on weekends that you would recommend for someone with a fairly small bankroll but a lot of experience?
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