[BigBluffer]

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I wonder if it would be helpful, since we have higher betting limits, to have a thread devoted to comparisons of what each room is offering (or not offering as the case may be).

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I thought I'd revive this thread in the hopes that we can now get some kind of meaningful database going for us Florida players. I'll lead off with my "home" casino, the Brighton Seminole.

First off, as for cash games limit is dead, dead, dead. Saturday night is the only time they can get enough interest to run a limit holdem game, and then it's one table of $2 straight. Other than that it's 1/2 NLHE with an occaisional 2/5 NLHE. They used to be able to get a $2 straight O8 game going on Saturday nights, but not this past Saturday.

Rake on all cash games is 10% up to $5 + $1 jackpot/bonus drop. Minimum rake is $1 on all hands (they do not observe the no flop-no drop convention), then in multiples of a quarter (yes, they use 25-cent chips). The $1 jackpot/bonus drop is taken when the pot reaches $10.

Tournaments are almost entirely dead too. I haven't seen a tournament go in weeks other than the Wednesday night $20 "no-vig" game at 7:00. $2 goes to the RF jackpot pool and the remaining $18 goes to the prize pool. The house makes its money by keeping the entire $20 from the optional rebuys. Last night had about 20 runners. 2000 starting chips, 15-minute levels starting at 25-50. Antes kick in at level 6, 300-600-25.

SNG's are available, but I haven't seen one fill in weeks.

Brighton has one of the few remaining smoking rooms in the state.

They have a progressive spade RF jackpot. The club RF, which used to be progressive, was frozen at about $2000 and will revert to $1000 when hit. Hearts or Diamonds RF get a flat $1000. There is a $100 SF bonus and a $50 Quad-Aces bonus. All jackpots and bonus hands require both of your hole cards to play.

If other Florida 2+2'ers could chime in with information like this, we can have a nice list of what's out there for us.

Edited to add rake information.