I had a chat over AIM with a poster on here about poker in Australia. I've removed his name since I forgot to ask if it was ok to post the transcript on here.
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XXX: hey mate, this is XXXX from 2+2...got a few questions about poker in aussie if you've got any time
aujoz: sure
aujoz: shoot
XXX: ok...poker on the gold coast and in sydney? what's the rake structure like and are the games good/bad/terrible?
XXX: i know you're in vic so you might not have played up there
aujoz: i haven't played on the Gold Coast
aujoz: but off the top of my head it is similar to Sydney
aujoz: there's a corker of a blog post on sydney
aujoz: by teddyfbi
XXX: do they have nlhe? when i was up in brisbane 2 years ago they had lhe but the rake was absurd
XXX: thanks, i'll have a look
aujoz: let me find it
aujoz: they have NL at Sydney
aujoz: the rake is extortionate
aujoz: for a $5/$5 $200buyin game, they take $1 per hand per player - literally, 5% of a buyin off the table EVERY hand
aujoz: here y'are:
http://zbasic.com/2006/08/tuesday-au...gures-and.html
XXX: yeah, that's what the rake was in brisbane, just ridiculous
aujoz: yep
aujoz: the only thing worse are the players
XXX: yeah, i remember that
XXX: although my local casino here is pretty bad as well
aujoz: live poker is so painful
XXX: it is
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