FLORIDA ALLOWING POKER GAME STAKES TO BE RAISED IN JULY! - Page 53

Soaperstar · #**521** 06-19-2007, 07:51 AM

I have been playing $1/$2 NL in Atlantic City for a few years and just moved to FL this past January. For the record, EVERY SINGLE $1/$2 NL game in AC is structured like this $60 min buy in, $300 max buy in. Rake is 10% with Max of $5. I usually buy in for $200. Standard raise is $7 to $15 - usually anything absurdly more is someone trying to buy it with a bluff or some noob with AA that has not played a hand in 20 minutes. The thing is a raise to $15 when you have $200 in front of you is not so high, but when you only have $100 it can hurt you. Of course all drinks are free at the tables too. Then there is Foxwoods in CT, same buy in min/max but they have a timed rake of $5 every 30 min. Have only been to Foxwoods once and I did not like the timed rake at all. I consider myself an above average player but down here I am not sure what is gonna happen with this NL game. I am either going to win a lot or lose a lot - I see no midrange. Will people still call $15 preflop with 3 8 suited and crack my pocket QQ? For the most part the players in AC are all solid - meaning you dont get many "you called a $100 raise with a pair of 3s with a board of K Q 9 A and hit trips on the river vs my AK?" Not sure how this will play out here with everyone "used to" a $1/$2 limit game.

dozer · #**522** 06-19-2007, 08:49 AM

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I have been playing $1/$2 NL in Atlantic City for a few years and just moved to FL this past January. For the record, EVERY SINGLE $1/$2 NL game in AC is structured like this $60 min buy in, $300 max buy in. Rake is 10% with Max of $5. I usually buy in for $200. Standard raise is $7 to $15 - usually anything absurdly more is someone trying to buy it with a bluff or some noob with AA that has not played a hand in 20 minutes. The thing is a raise to $15 when you have $200 in front of you is not so high, but when you only have $100 it can hurt you. Of course all drinks are free at the tables too. Then there is Foxwoods in CT, same buy in min/max but they have a timed rake of $5 every 30 min. Have only been to Foxwoods once and I did not like the timed rake at all. I consider myself an above average player but down here I am not sure what is gonna happen with this NL game. I am either going to win a lot or lose a lot - I see no midrange. Will people still call $15 preflop with 3 8 suited and crack my pocket QQ? For the most part the players in AC are all solid - meaning you dont get many "you called a $100 raise with a pair of 3s with a board of K Q 9 A and hit trips on the river vs my AK?" Not sure how this will play out here with everyone "used to" a $1/$2 limit game.

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Vegas is the exact same way.

Be prepared for $10-$15 raises down here. And I can tell you that any n00b dork with sunglasses and a hat who open raises to $6 (3xBB) just won't "get it." And you can be sure he's strong.

Fishhead24 · #**523** 06-19-2007, 08:59 AM

DOZER-- I will be opening for $4, $6,$9, $12, etc., etc.

Variation and inbalance is my style.

Hope to see ya at the tables........where will you be playing at mostly?

-FH-

dozer · #**524** 06-19-2007, 10:50 AM

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DOZER-- I will be opening for $4, $6,$9, $12, etc., etc.

Variation and inbalance is my style.

Hope to see ya at the tables........where will you be playing at mostly?

-FH-

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Wherever the fish are. I'm up for meeting fellow 2p2ers at Pompano on July 1. After that, it's anyone's guess.

Fishhead24 · #**525** 06-19-2007, 10:55 AM

Screw Pompano.......the Tampa area has no less than six rooms.

Derby Lane, Tampa Greyhound, Tampa Downs, Sarasota, Hard Rock, and the Sun Cruz boat casino.

jasonfish11 · #**526** 06-19-2007, 11:06 AM

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why not do a $100 buyin $200 max buyin 1/2 no limit then? also what happens when 2 stacks who bought in for the 100, get the stacks up to several hundred then go at it heads up? one of them is gonna lose more then 100 right? once again florida lawmakers leave humongous loopholes in laws they pass without really thinking about what they are passing

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I have read most of this thread. If someone has already made the comment Im about to make I appologize.

This question has been posed many times and I keep thinking how much does someone that bought in for $100 have to lose if he pushes $700 chips in the pot? Once you buy into a poker table that is no longer your money until you cash out. If you buy in for $100 and sit at the table you have a loss of $100 even if you have $100 in chips in front of you. The guy that has $700 chips in front of him is only risking $100 dollars with an all-in.

That is the way I see poker. You are always starting off with a loss. You only count winnings when you leave.

Also no one has brought up a structured betting game like 1-2-4-5. I have played this type of game in a home game (umm I mean a legally ran casino) it is a very fun game and the money is good. *For those who dont understand it is a limit game but the first round is $1 then $2 on second round then $4 and $5 on the next 2 rounds. That is a good game.

Oh I will be one of the losers at the $1-2 NL game (since everyone else here seems to be a pro Im probably F*&!ed). Cant wait to see yall there.

p.s.s I work with numbers I suck at spelling. I didnt notice a spell check so I appolgoize for all mistakes. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

MicroBob · #**527** 06-19-2007, 11:14 AM

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The guy that has $700 chips in front of him is only risking $100 dollars with an all-in.

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This is an absolutely horrible philosophy. If you have $700 in chips in front of you then you have $700.
If you bet it all you are risking $700.

I'm sure many players would be happy to have you at the table employing that kind of chip-spewy philosophy though.

It also has nothing to do with the legalization of poker in Florida.

jasonfish11 · #**528** 06-19-2007, 11:22 AM

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I'm sure many players would be happy to have you at the table employing that kind of chip-spewy philosophy though.

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I told you I was going to be a loser didnt I?

Fishhead24 · #**529** 06-19-2007, 11:39 AM

Attacking the small stakes and bad players will be the key.

-FH-
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jasonfish11 · #**530** 06-19-2007, 11:47 AM

Here is the way I figure he is only risking $100. (Bare with me Im an accountant this is a tax example).

If you invest in any stock lets say for $100 it goes up to $700 and then down to $0 that year. What can you claim for capital losses durring the year? Only $100. You didnt lose $700. Same goes with poker you buy in for $100 you always have a negative $100 until you cash out. And no I dont want to get into the tax questions about poker winnings/losses.