Ceasars poker room--stupid is as stupid does!

[FeliciaLee]

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O'Neil has 3 WSOP bracelets and regularly plays 200/400 mix games. I consider that higher limits.

I play up to 50/100 NL, but I also play 4/8 limit on occassions.

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[iron81]

Not just a few years ago. A couple months ago, I read a post there that claimed that you were a nit who sat out if the game got down to 8 handed or less.

[Noo Yawk]

The real fix to all of this is simple:

1) Pay your top dealers better. Why have the burden placed on the high limit players to get what they already pay for in the form of rake? That means ALL high limt, and not just the big game.

2) Train dealers better and manage them throughout their shift. Communicate any issues. Training should be on going.

3) Get rid of bad dealers instead of burdening small and mid stakes players with them. Rake is paid at all limits, and a competent, fair and safe game is implied.

[Mason Malmuth]

Hi Iron:

I play short handed all the time. When you play the $80-$160 hold 'em at The Bellagio, because of their must move rule, this happens regularly.

Best wishes,
Mason

[ellenwheels]

He has been spotted playing in the high limit section at Caesars several times since they've been open.

[Mason Malmuth]

Hi Noo Yawk:

You're right on all points. Point 2 is a major failure of many cardrooms but a few of them are gradually waking up to this fact. Point 3 is tough right now because the poker boom has created a greater shortage of quality dealers. But I do agree that small stakes players shouldn't be automatically stuck with them.

best wishes,
Mason

[pipster]

I hope you are right about that Mason (and I do believe you are).. as a soon to be break-in dealer with a very large upside (good personality, control of the table, knowledge of the rules and the game, and good pitching skills) I hope I am welcomed with open arms by the casinos looking for quality dealers to be brought into the fold (even without any documented casino experience).

Most casinos seem to realize that they aren't going to find a lot of good dealers with lots of experience, and they may have to sacrifice somewhere. Let's just hope they sacrifice on experience and not on quality.... I really don't want to be dealing at a dive with 2 tables and no tips for 6-12 months while I gain "experience".

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Hi Noo Yawk:

You're right on all points. Point 2 is a major failure of many cardrooms but a few of them are gradually waking up to this fact. Point 3 is tough right now because the poker boom has created a greater shortage of quality dealers. But I do agree that small stakes players shouldn't be automatically stuck with them.

best wishes,
Mason

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[dark_avenger]

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Recently, an example of this occurred in the Wynn Cardroom with their hiring of Negreanu. As far as I could tell, the fact that he played someone a heads up match for a lot of money back in the corner had no impact on their business one way or another.


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I disagree. This was good publicity for their new poker room, which they wanted to establish for mid-high stakes players. Also, where it is true that the first games were played in the back of the room, I was there for one of the last games which was being played on a table next to the rail, and there was a large group of spectators watching the game.

[Larry David]

I also think they did not use Daniel Negreanu effectively. They could of used him as a huge marketting tool as Wynn opened around the peak of his popularity. Some of my suggestions were him playing more in the regular games and when the tournies started, I thought they should have a tourney leader board and at the end of every week or month, have the leader play him in a heads up freeroll for a chance at some money and "I got to play heads up with DN." There are many other things he could have and should have done.

I remember going to his Wynn cocktail party early on where he talked up what he was going to do and didn't really deliver. Good food and a bunch of free [censored] though [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Noo Yawk]

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Hi xCEO:

I disagree completely.

Recently, an example of this occurred in the Wynn Cardroom with their hiring of Negreanu. As far as I could tell, the fact that he played someone a heads up match for a lot of money back in the corner had no impact on their business one way or another.

Best wishes,
Mason

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Hi Mason,

This is great example of spending money in the wrong place. If card rooms would take the funds they use to bring big names in ,and spend that on training their dealers AND FLOOR STAFF properly, they would have all the players they could handle.

Big names in poker are a novelty that wears off quickly, and certainly no regular of any cardroom is impressed by the presence of any name player after about ten seconds.