Advice re: Poker in VAN BC

[Koost]

Edgewater

Pros: Located in DT Vancouver, $4 rake.
Cons: Hard to get multiple games going. You would be lucky to find more than 1 2/5 NL game or 20/40 kill game going on any given weekday, weekends are obv different.

Riverrock (Richmond):

Pros: 25 tables (largest poker room in Canada). Friendly and accomodating staff. More action than most other lower mainland casinos. Easy to get 2-3 2/5 NL games going and 1-2 5/10 games on the weekends.

Cons: $5 rake. Located in Richmond. No limit games > $4/8

[habsfanca11]

Thats a problem then. I'm exclusively a Limit player. I'm most interested in mid-limit games 8/16, 10/20, 15/30, 20/40 and 30/60.

Are there any viable options for mid-limit HE in Vancouver GTA?

[MikeRice]

Holliday Inn is the smallest room in the sketchiest area but they have the most limit action. I think every game there is limit actually.

[habsfanca11]

Any idea of how many tables? And is this a Canadian sketchy neighbourhood or really, truly an area to be avoided? Last year of school I lived in an area that everyone said was "really bad" and it wasn't. Mind you carrying 3-4K in a pocket as a bankroll in a bad area is another thing entirely. Appreciate any additional info. you may have.

Cheers.

[MikeRice]

I've never played there I think it's like 6 tables they're not open 24 hours only until like 6am. Vancouver probably has the highest amount of heroin addicts per capita then anywhere in Canada. It's not a horrible area compared to some on the East side. When I visited someone in the hospital I stayed in a hotel right in the area and didn't feel safe getting going out to get dinner by myself. There were literally 10 homeless people setting up camp all along the same block.

But they run 20/40 Kill!!

[Wongboy]

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Edgewater

Pros: Located in DT Vancouver, $4 rake.
Cons: Hard to get multiple games going. You would be lucky to find more than 1 2/5 NL game or 20/40 kill game going on any given weekday, weekends are obv different.

Riverrock (Richmond):

Pros: 25 tables (largest poker room in Canada). Friendly and accomodating staff. More action than most other lower mainland casinos. Easy to get 2-3 2/5 NL games going and 1-2 5/10 games on the weekends.

Cons: $5 rake. Located in Richmond. No limit games > $4/8

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What is the max buy-in at the 1/2 NL game at River Rock?