Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
11-29-2007, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,971
Re: Vegas Open?
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HSP doesn't provide much exposure for the casino. It always seems to be held in a suite, which could be anywhere, for all the viewer cares.
TV poker is on the downslide, but if Venetian...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-29-2007, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,857
Re: Horrible Time Pot Rule at Commerce
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Its seems silly that anyone playing $20 $40 NL would care much about this $12, but apparently some do, or the OP wouldn't have posted. Presumably this rule applies at smaller games.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-29-2007, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,857
Re: Horrible Time Pot Rule at Commerce
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As a total noob to the whole "time pot" concept, could someone please explain to me how it works? My impression is that the first pot after a dealer change is heavily raked to account for...
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Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
11-29-2007, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,971
Re: Vegas Open?
Deepstack III should do great.
If the Venetian wants to be featured on TV poker shows so bad, honestly, at this point, they should just out-bid South Point to be the location for HSP.
These...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-29-2007, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,857
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-29-2007, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,407
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-23-2007, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 915
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-23-2007, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 915
Re: Straddling before the cards are dealt
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Bay101 20/40:
SB posts, BB posts her blind and says "we chop, we chop!" because Bay101 only drops $1 if folded to the blinds and they chop (instead of the normal $5 drop).
I jokingly...
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Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
11-23-2007, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 431
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Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
11-22-2007, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 431
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-22-2007, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 664
Re: Wynn daily tournaments
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By far the best value (good structure)tournament in Las Vegas is the Venetian Friday and Saturday Noon event which will set you back $550.
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The V only does the $550 on...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-21-2007, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 870
Re: Daniel N\'s blog.
It's true, the Big Game rarely if ever goes off anymore.
Only time the game will really go these days is during the WSOP or a major Bellagio tourney (i.e. 5-Diamond coming up), or when they want...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-21-2007, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 664
Re: Wynn daily tournaments
The Wynn tourneys have suffered greatly from the V and Caesars tourneys... as well as ppl going 300+ buyin perferring to play the Bellagio tourney, and them seemingly refusing to change their stance...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-21-2007, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 847
Re: ActionJeff says Stars is \"rigged\"
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I'm mostly breaking from online poker until Aussie Millions anyway, and focusing on other things to improve my discipline, mental agility, and health.
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Just...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-21-2007, 03:27 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 491
Re: Traffic from SoCal to LV this weekend?
Question not specifically for this weekend but for an average weekend in general:
How's the traffic going from LV to LA if one were to leave LV for LA on Thu or Fri and return on Sun?
Is it the...
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Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
11-21-2007, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 383
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Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
11-20-2007, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 383
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-20-2007, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,362
Re: Nelly as a NLH player
Plays 10/20NL @ Bellagio, as some have mentioned.
Just don't go running up to the HL section looking for him for autographs and pictures. He likes sitting in the Jesus seat or 4/6 seat so he can...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
11-19-2007, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 307
Views: 9,335
Re: How Kenny Tran Rates Internet Players
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QFT
the only thing that seems to be preventing us internet kids from crushing the biggest live games is that we can't get invited to them.
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last ive read,...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-18-2007, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 712
Re: Sahara Tournament?
lol, nah, not literally, but the players on a whole stiiiiiiiiiink and more often than not the non-chopper goes and donks off their chips anyway.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-17-2007, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 712
Re: Sahara Tournament?
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The payoff strcuture sucks. While i don't mind a top heavy payout, you need to shorten the number of people getting paid when you make it that top heavy.
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That's why I...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-15-2007, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 1,986
Re: Massive Turnover in Caesars Palace Staff?
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Mikes problem was he did a favor for someone at the B
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This illustrates one of the problems with the various "why was so-and-so fired" threads. We have two folks...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-14-2007, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 1,986
Re: Massive Turnover in Caesars Palace Staff?
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And on that second night of the Miami Heat game, the timeframe I was talking about was after midnight. There were NOT a ton of tourney tables going on at that time.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-14-2007, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 1,986
Re: Massive Turnover in Caesars Palace Staff?
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Maybe if Jason & Rich weren't scamming the "2nd chance drawings", they'd still be there.
Maybe if TJ wasn't taking bribes and a $500 juice payment juice to keep his mouth...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-14-2007, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 1,986
Re: Massive Turnover in Caesars Palace Staff?
TJ was hired by Vito just before he (Vito) got kicked out the door and TJ stayed on as a board ops/chip runner after Jim got put into place.
Dunno the circumstances of how TJ got moved up to...
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