[russfloyd01]

Ok I usually just read posts but since I know a little bit about this I will post..I have both run a game in Houston and dealt a game in Houston in the past and I can tell you that the $$ they make is ludicrous....On average the house will make between $125-175 a down(30 minutes) and the dealer will pull between $25-45 a down.... The 1st response would be no way can this game be beat... BUT, and its a large BUT the players that come to these games are horrible and give $$ away routinely...There is 1 guy who i wont mention who comes in with $10k cash and is 0-49 at cashing out a penny...Furthermore, it costs a lot of $$ to run a game in Houston...There is rent($2500 a mo) security, food, beverages(including any alcohol a player wants) Cigarettes for the players, cigars, etc etc etc and the most important thing TABBBBB and thats not the drink that comes in pink can... For those ppl who have never played in an illegal game, tab is slang for Credit... Basically noone brings cash to a game because if vice busts the game they confiscate all the $$ and worse if the game gets robbed then all your $$ is gone...So the house needs to insure that they make enough to cover the tab b/c sometimes it takes days, weeks, or longer before a player pays his debt and in some cases they never do yet find another game to get credit at...Unethical yes, but happens all the time! oh btw u ALWAYS get paid when u win before u leave even tho u dont have to pay up front the night u lose.... So, can the game be beat? maybe...Is it better to drive 5 hrs rd trip to maybe get in a game full of nits at a riverboat casino to only pay $5 rake...i think not...The rake hurts the person who plays (wins) most pots..The $$ that comes off tbl isnt an issue b/c there is a house full of suckers and the game never quits...So play fewer pots stay shorter periods of time and gl...