Borgata $10/$20 2-way trip report

[niss]

So I played this game again last Wednesday night, opting against the 200/400 Omaha game that they had going, as I had enough on me to buy in for a BB and a SB.

So I sit down with my $400 buy in and within less than an hour I've doubled up. When did $10/$20 become the level at which people learn Omaha (not that I'm complaining)? There was a young-ish gentleman next to me -- very friendly nice guy -- who apparently had burned through more than a G and kept reloading, telling his buddy how this was an expensive "learning experience". When I was not in the hand he would flash his cards so I could see them, and I could see that he would call the river with hands like a pair. Neither of these guys seemed wealthy by any means. It took about 2 minutes to realize that these two guys played just about every hand, and that their starting requirements for Omaha were any 4 cards, and for Stud/8 any 3 cards. Even the players who seemed to know what they were doing were on par with, I'd say, bad lower level internet players.

Since I am with the wife, who I can see is getting bored, having shockingly lost all of her allowance in slot machines, I call it quits relatively quickly.

So I go back for more income Thursday night around 10 -- and WTF there is no game???????? On a Thursday night? WTF is that?

I hop over to the Taj and go on the 15-30-45 list, where I start out at #6. After waiting more than an hour and seeing them continue to insert new people at the top of the waiting list (more than an hour after the must-move game broke, people who took off from that game for dinner and missed the break-up bitching and moaning about not being on the list; I say you disappear for that long and it's tough shi'ite) and I remember why I stopped playing at the Taj and call it quits.

[pipes]

Would anyone know how often the 15/30/45 game runs? Weeknights/Sundays?

Also, it seems as if the other players know each so well. Is there extensive softplaying in HU pots? More importantly, anyone ever feel anythign fishy regarding team play?

[niss]

They had 2 tables of it at one point on Thursday night. The must move must have broken around 10 because I got there around 10:30 and I think it had just broken.

[GIB67]

Players are not required to play short handed (<5) at the Taj and automatically go back on top of the waiting list.

I would have played you headsup on Thursday, too.

[niss]

I understand that. The problem is when players disappear from the room *for more than an hour* (and probably are the reason the table broke) and then insist that they be put at the top of the list.

[howzit]

see y'all there this weekend.

[Durs522]

Does anyone know if the 10/20 OE game is getting off everyday?

[templar999]

It runs all the time on weekends, but doesnt always get started on weekdays. From my experience, 2 out of every 3 days seems about right.

And niss, you're right, the game keeps getting softer. I had a gentleman in stud8 call me down to the river when I had had open trips on 5th street in a 2BB pot. Oh what fun.

[howzit]

templar, who are you?

i was one of the asian fellas sitting sat.

[davebreal]

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see y'all there this weekend.

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I may play tomorrow (sunday).