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09-22-2006, 09:37 AM
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What did B&M Games / Limits look like back in 1956?
I was browsing through the original Super System again and all the talk of single blind games and the prevalence of Stud and Draw really had me wondering what the state of the game was 50 years ago.
Say you walked into the Flamingo in Vegas in 1956 (I don't even know if they even had poker spread there at that time, but bear with me). What sort of limits and games would commonly be spread? Today you obviously have mostly hold'em with a little stud and omaha thrown in. Lowest limit games are generally 2/4 and lowest NL games are 1/2 blinds. What was the deal 50 years ago? $.25 / $.50? Penny ante? Can anyone share any insight? Any old timers around here? I'd be interested to know more. 
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09-22-2006, 10:47 AM
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Re: What did B&M Games / Limits look like back in 1956?
I doubt there was much poker (if any) out there 50 years ago. I do know in the early 70s there was a hole in the center of the table so that when the pot went over it some of it would drop down the hole.
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09-22-2006, 02:41 PM
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Re: What did B&M Games / Limits look like back in 1956?
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Any old timers around here? [/ QUOTE ] I played casino poker in Las Vegas in 1969 --- quit laughing guys. Only two places I played were the Bonanza (current site of Ballys) and The Dunes (current site of some casino). Was IN the Flamingo and the Stardust, but did not see their poker room. Only game I played was straight 7 card stud. 25 cent ante and limits of 1 and 2. Hey - my daily wage was $10. Thats the only game I saw. Did not see any Holdem or Omaha. Left town $4 winner at poker.
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09-22-2006, 02:46 PM
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Re: What did B&M Games / Limits look like back in 1956?
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Left town $4 winner at poker. [/ QUOTE ] That was enough for a hooker and a good amount of blow with enough left over for the downtown steak buffet. Trip report?
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09-22-2006, 02:46 PM
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Re: What did B&M Games / Limits look like back in 1956?
Abe - thx for the insight. Since you were there at the time, I am wondering if you know how "clean" casino poker was - i.e. - was there cheating going on or did the house try to keep the games tr8?
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09-22-2006, 03:32 PM
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09-22-2006, 04:33 PM
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Re: What did B&M Games / Limits look like back in 1956?
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Some old Vegas poker stories: http://web.archive.org/web/200410100...wdustjoint.htm [/ QUOTE ] "The crowd loved Tom, Tom loved his horse, and his horse loved beer." Awesome [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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