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Old 11-09-2006, 12:43 AM
Rick Nebiolo Rick Nebiolo is offline
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From looking at these pics, it seems like you could just look at your opponents monitor and see their cards... wtf? are they tilted in some special way that you can't???

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Card protection is no problem. Touch the screen in a designated spot and the corners of the cards are revealed. Easy to conceal with your hands or whatever. Even if you don't the protective screen would make it nearly impossible for someone sitting to your side to see your cards.

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Old 11-09-2006, 03:56 AM
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Even if you don't the protective screen would make it nearly impossible for someone sitting to your side to see your cards.

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Too late to edit: "Impossible" is too strong a word. Even if the player doesn't protect his eCards with his hand, it's very hard to see through the individual screen's protective covers from the side.

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Old 11-09-2006, 05:02 AM
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My opinion has changed on these tables as I am for them TO AN EXTENT NOW.

After doing some research on rake and stuff I think that I would want a FEW of these tables in the room under these circumstances.

1) They have a jackpot drop.

I'll stay at my hand dealt game. While my odds of winning a jackpot might go down a little since the electronic tables will be playing 2x as many hands as me. The jackpots I do win will be 2x's as big.
Bigger Jackpots = more players woo
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Old 11-09-2006, 05:23 AM
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I'll stay at my hand dealt game. While my odds of winning a jackpot might go down a little since the electronic tables will be playing 2x as many hands as me. The jackpots I do win will be 2x's as big.
Bigger Jackpots = more players woo

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You've been pretty strong on your logic in many of your previous posts but you are missing something here.

Let's say table A and table B both share the same jackpot pool. Assume table A is much faster than table B. Assume this is not due to the betting action (i.e., games where people play any ace or any pair are more likely to hit a jackpot); rather, it is due to the speed of the dealer and players.

Table A is more likely to hit a jackpot in any given time period, but it also contributes more to the jackpot pool in that same time period. The chances that either table will hit a jackpot for any given hand are the same.

OTOH, if the jackpot is offering an overlay that will disappear once the jackpot is hit, you want to play at the faster table.

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Old 11-09-2006, 10:32 AM
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A part of me is intrigued by these new tables as I have tried the demo version during the Borgata Classic. The other part of me reall, really doesn't want to see these things catch on and become the norm instead of standard B&M tables. I mean, if I wanted to play video game style poker I would stay home and be on my computer.
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Old 11-09-2006, 02:23 PM
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anyone have any information on how the launch went?

all i need is ONE person telling me they smoothly played an SNG and i'll be heading there this weekend.
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Old 11-09-2006, 05:16 PM
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bump
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Old 11-09-2006, 07:10 PM
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last bump before i leave for my first trip to TS
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Old 11-10-2006, 06:53 PM
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Anyone with a trip report from the Lightning tables at TS?
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Old 11-10-2006, 07:12 PM
UpstateNYAAonly UpstateNYAAonly is offline
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not exactly a trip report buttttt...i was there today and i watched people playing, they already have a TLB going and one of the 100max regulars is in 3rd, older lady named nancy whos pretty tight solid but can donk away at moments....they are pretty fast and seem pretty easy to control, and the players are pretty weak, heres a hand i observed.....

blinds 100/200
1 limper
utg2 raises all in for 1500 all fold to BB who calls
utg2= AQs
caller- K6o
K6 good, i will try them tomorrow maybe. there are 50+10 and 100+15 they pay top 3, 50% 30% 20% i belive
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