electronic tables

[DMoogle]

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That dealer looks freaky.

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Seriously, check out the 'stache.

Looks like Greg lost some weight.

[JJNJustin]

At the electronic tables at MCC people fidget with their account cards too. It gets annoying as hell.

-J

[CBass1724]

Was that Wilford Brimley??

[Rick Nebiolo]

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How many of you actually prefer the electronic tables over the real thing??

How many hands per hour do you avg. on one of these monsters??

Do you think player mistakes are magnified by the speed and ease of play??

I tried it once and was bored to tears. It was 4/8 limit at a Dog track near Memphis. The whole vibe at the table seemed more sinister and less cheerful. Also people seemed to take things more personally. For the first time I got to see what the glossy eyed drooling feinds looked like on the the other end of my computer. I like to entertain myself with chip tricks and enjoy the feel of having cards. Maybe I should just bring some chips to the table. Also, chip and card tells can be very reliable.

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If done right I think they are potentially OK and I enjoy playing them. The social aspect can be just as good/bad as a regular LA game since the live dealer rarely adds anything socially. And it's much closer to a normal B&M experience than it is to online poker.

Of course at Hollywood Park it isn't being done quite right. Here are two links to long threads; the first was started by the Hollywood Park eRoom Manager and the second was one I started.

You think they would pay me for such world class advice but no such luck [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

~ Rick

[Rick Nebiolo]

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I stopped by to take a look at Hollywood Park's etables a few weeks ago and it didn't look that exciting. One $50-$100 buyin NL (1/2) game going. I sat down for a few hours and it was pretty uneventful. Lots of bickering among the regulars though. Almost like an O8 game.

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The problem of course is that most of the regulars are the VIP Players aka "quasi props" and they are slowly discovering that near 100% rake back in an awful game isn't such a good deal (plus I heard from a reliable source they are now getting less rakeback).

Lately I do use the eRoom as a quiet, uncrowded place to get a table-side meal between sessions out on the chaotic, crowded main floor. So a couple weeks ago I spot a short NL game in the eRoom with what looked like two quasi-props and another guy with both his wife/gf AND mother sitting behind. That's usually a good indicator of a mega-fish so I deposit some money and sit in. I order my meal and end up stacking everybody, with the last hand busting the only game (and my two remaining opponents, including the guy with the gf/mother sitting behind). That was fun. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

~ Rick