Forum: Video Games
09-28-2007, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 221
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-22-2007, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 149
Re: Ameristar St. Louis
Yes we still have the Omaha 8/better tournaments on 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. We have been getting between 30 and 40 players on average.
We are working on updating the website. We just...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-04-2007, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 52
Re: ST Louis Harrah\'s-Poker?
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I play 2/5 NL or 10/20 limit.
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Hi... At Ameristar we just raised the max buy in for our 2-5NL (that runs about four days a week now) to a 200-1k buyin.
On the weekends...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-31-2007, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 272
Re: How big of a d-bag is this guy?
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We need to look at the other player's action. He threw his chips in the pot. He was either shooting an angle (trying to get the other guy to check) or accepted the other guy's...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-12-2007, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 116
Re: \"Un-mucking\" a mucked hand
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But you cannot kill his hand because of his neighbor. Otherwise I can "kill" the hand of the jerk next to me by "telling" him what he has before he has a chance to table it. The...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-12-2007, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 183
Re: How should the Poker Room have handled this:
As a dealer, when someone says "I have to call" (and this happens more than you think) I immediately ask him if he is calling to make it very clear either way to protect everyone involved.
I...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-12-2007, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 116
Re: \"Un-mucking\" a mucked hand
what I meant there is a player holding his hand *not tabled* in his hand, another player looking at his hand and mentioning that he has a 85 low, then the player tabeling his hand for half the pot.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-12-2007, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 116
Re: \"Un-mucking\" a mucked hand
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Finally, I think an issue greater that IWTSTH is one player to a hand, which would render another player calling the lady's 7SP invalid since she DID NOT TABLE 2 CARDS.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-12-2007, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 116
Re: \"Un-mucking\" a mucked hand
I don't know how you can take this specific hand out of the muck because you don't know what the other card is, you still have to have a full two card hand to be a live hand.
Also, this breaks the...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-01-2007, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 413
Re: Question on raising/\"one chip rule\"
I asked yesterday for anyone to give me some specific cardrooms where this is "clearly" a raise, and I would call that casino and confirm this. No one has one specific room that this is a raise let...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
05-31-2007, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 413
Re: Question on raising/\"one chip rule\"
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Nope... again the dealer should not have to guess what the players intentions are, no matter what kind of color is in a players stack.
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So if I put out two chips...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
05-30-2007, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 118
Views: 413
Re: Question on raising/\"one chip rule\"
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Would anyone's answer change if the second player had enough one dollar chips in his stack?
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Nope... again the dealer should not have to guess what the players intentions...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
05-30-2007, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 118
Views: 413
Re: Question on raising/\"one chip rule\"
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1/2 NL game:
First player raises to $6
Second player throws out two red ($5) chips without saying anything.
Is this a call or a raise to $10?
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
05-30-2007, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 95
Re: Tipping the Dealer
Where I am, Tipping a dollar a hand is very standard. It is going to vary depending on the game, time of day, quality of dealer ect... but you can almost expect to get at least a dollar a hand on...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
05-30-2007, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 118
Views: 413
Re: Question on raising/\"one chip rule\"
According to every set of rules I have ever seen, this is a clear "call".
The "one chip rule" should definitely be renamed to the "unclear bet rule" like someone else said on here. The reason is...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
05-08-2007, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 39
Re: STL nl 1/2
Hi! At Ameristar, we have 1-2 NL $100-300 Buy in. We usually during the week get 2-4 games going with the games after the first two being must move games. On the weekends, we usually get 6-8 1-2...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
05-08-2007, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 144
Re: STOP INITIATING CHAT WITH DEALERS
Let me preface this by saying that I really don't like to chat it up while I am in the box... I am really a "down to business" dealer. This is really changing with casinos and their hiring...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
03-24-2007, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 102
Re: Trip Report: St. Louis (Harrahs and Ameristar)
Hi there. I work at Ameristar and we do run the 5/10 HORSE game every saturday night. Our Pot limit game now is on wendsday and it is 2/3 blinds (subject to change) with a round of Omaha Hi, then a...
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Forum: Puzzles and Other Games
03-22-2007, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 314
Re: BrettspielWelt (Board Games)
I love to play on BrettspeilWelt... such a great place for games. I espically like Caylus, RA and Tichu! I have never played Thurn and Taxis but would really like to if someone could help me explain...
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Forum: Puzzles and Other Games
03-20-2007, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 101
Re: Chess Study Group?
Hey guys.. any suggestions where I can get a good quality chess mat and some good heavy pieces for under or around 30 bucks? I have been looking for something that I can travel with... I have looked...
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Forum: Puzzles and Other Games
03-20-2007, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 101
Re: Chess Study Group?
I think that would be great. I just started to play chess again after about a ten year layoff, and would like to refresh my brain with everything I have forgotten! Count me in.
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-25-2006, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 143
Views: 636
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-16-2006, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 42
Re: O/8 in Missouri?
Hi John... At Ameristar St. Charles, we have 8 or better almost every day. The schedule is as follows...
Mon 3-6 with a full kill (60 dollars) Kill amount
Tues. 10-20 with Half kill (100 dollars)...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-01-2006, 11:37 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 94
I work at Ameristar St. Charles...
Hey Livinitup, I am a "dual rate" floor at Ameristar St. Charles.. I am sorry your experience was less than great, but I can explain some of the situations you came across on friday to make things...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
05-30-2006, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 490
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