[Garland]

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ah, thanks garland. yeah that makes sense. just to clarify one point:

"A player who enters a game within five minutes after time is collected (when paid in half hour increments) shall be required to pay time. A player entering more than five minutes after time is collected shall not be required to pay time. Time shall be not be pro-rated."

does this mean that i could theoretically get like 20-25 "free" minutes by entering 6 minutes after they collect time? i wouldn't have to pay until the next collection 24 minutes later? obviously i won't have much control over this as i'll be sitting when a seat opens up, but i'm just curious.

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In short, yeah. If you get in more than 5 minutes after the dealer push, you can potentially get 24 free minutes of poker.

Now, keep in mind that 85% of the time (give or take 5%) you will be entering within 5 minutes of the last time collection. Why? You'll be entering when someone else wants to leave at the precise time the casino wishes to collect the time rake (when a new dealer comes in).

It's possible to enter when a player busts out and doesn't wish to continue forfeiting the rest of his time, and it's also possible to enter when the game is short and there's an open seat.

Garland