Ameristar St Louis: 5/5 PLO No Max Buy In?

LeftyRuggiero · #1 05-07-2006, 11:36 AM

I keep hearing about this game but, I thought Missouri had a $500 max buyin law? What are people buying in for there? Id like to take a shot but, I just don't believe taking a 1/4 of my BR to put in play at once.

neuroman · #2 05-07-2006, 02:28 PM

Putting 1/4 of your roll into an NLH game would be foolish. Putting it into a PLO game would be batshit crazy -- too much variance.

Tom Bayes · #3 05-07-2006, 02:40 PM

Yeah, with a $2K bankroll, you can't play this game. I suspect the regulars in this game (and all other higher limit Missouri riverboat games) squirrel away a supply of black chips so that they have a decent buy-in for this game. Anyone who doesn't do so and loses their stack is out until the next 2 hour period rolls around, and the casinos do track how many chips you buy religiously.

LeftyRuggiero · #4 05-07-2006, 03:31 PM

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Clarkmeister · #5 05-07-2006, 07:37 PM

I've heard stories that this game sometimes ends up with over $20k on the table.

Iplayragstoo · #6 05-07-2006, 07:50 PM

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Yeah, with a $2K bankroll, you can't play this game. I suspect the regulars in this game (and all other higher limit Missouri riverboat games) squirrel away a supply of black chips so that they have a decent buy-in for this game. Anyone who doesn't do so and loses their stack is out until the next 2 hour period rolls around, and the casinos do track how many chips you buy religiously.

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This is correct, the high stakes players keep a roll of chips with them, and bring them to the games.My friend used to go there to just buy chips, and leave. He lived 5 minutes from the boat though.

steamboatin · #7 05-07-2006, 08:04 PM

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I've heard stories that this game sometimes ends up with over $20k on the table.

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SO it isn't a very big PLO game. Caesar's IN sometimes has $20,000 pots and I believe the Horseshoe in Tunica has a PLO game that plays really big. Cash plays in Tunica and that helps make the game much bigger.