Colorado Poker, does it exist

Brettster · #1 03-05-2007, 10:19 PM

I've tried searching but cant find any real details of the games.

Is there any casino's that spread NL 1/2 and higher?

Rastadon · #2 03-05-2007, 10:28 PM

$5 max bet in colorado

juanez · #3 03-05-2007, 10:40 PM

Yes, it exists in 3 towns: Black Hawk & Central City (about 40 minutes from Denver) and Cripple Creek (closer to Colorado Springs).

$5 max bet. Most games are 2/5 spread limit. Lots of tourneys around too.

Brettster · #4 03-05-2007, 11:14 PM

Thanks, I was hoping they had higher limit games though.

MLSchaff · #5 03-05-2007, 11:43 PM

$5 is the maximum legal bet in Colorado. Which is completely ridiculous IMO considering that you can bet $5 a pull on a slot, which could end up being thousands bet per hour, and only the same $5 on a table game or poker that obviously cannot translate into the same betting action per time period.

Grandma gets to lose a crapload on slots, but a skilled poker player can't play anything but a ridiculous baby-sized game.

DKay · #6 03-06-2007, 12:24 AM

http://coloradopokerplayer.com/index.php provides a good, frequently updated list of tournies.

Best tournies by far are at Gilpin Poker Room. Colorado Central Station has decent tournies also. Don't even bother with the others. Good luck.

Brettster · #7 03-06-2007, 02:35 AM

do the tournies have buyins of 250$+ ?

carlgraham · #8 03-07-2007, 11:31 PM

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http://coloradopokerplayer.com/index.php provides a good, frequently updated list of tournies.

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Dkay, do you have a relationship to this web site, or to the two casinos you mention? If not, how did you find this site? It was only registered 3 weeks ago, and is woefully lacking in its tourney information. In fact, it seems a bit spammy, in that its primary purpose seems to be to promote the two casinos you recommend below.

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Best tournies by far are at Gilpin Poker Room. Colorado Central Station has decent tournies also. Don't even bother with the others. Good luck.

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You've provided a conclusion, but not any reasoning. Could you elaborate on what sets the tourneys at the two casinos you recommend apart from the ones offered by other Colorado casinos? No entry fee? House adds $ to the pot? Better food? Cuter cocktail waitresses?

Forgive my suspicion, but you register just in time to answer this question, and your first post is a recommendation for a web site, which is also brand new, and that site happens to feature the same two casinos you recommend. This type of behavior is typical of someone who has a more than a passing interest in the businesses he is recommending.

Cheers, Carl.

nowags · #9 03-06-2007, 11:30 AM

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Thanks, I was hoping they had higher limit games though.

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I wish we did too. I quit playing the $5 games a couple years ago because they suck so incredibly bad. I think $150 or so is the biggest tournament you are going to find.

I played in a couple tournaments in Cripple Creek a couple years ago. They were a crapshoot. They were basically a turbo format. REALLY short blind rounds, bad players, they could have just dealt face up. The Blackhawk tournaments are similar from what i have heard.

If you want 1/2, you are going to have to look for underground games. These pop up for a while, then go away. A lot of pressure from the casinos to get these shut down. I usually don't hear about them until they get busted. Ask around and you should be able to find one. Denver area mostly, i think there is/was one in Boulder, maybe one in Fort Collins, and i haven't heard of any in the Springs. The safer option for no-limit is Home games. You can probably find some colorado players on here.

Mondogarage · #10 03-06-2007, 01:01 PM

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Thanks, I was hoping they had higher limit games though.

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I wish we did too. I quit playing the $5 games a couple years ago because they suck so incredibly bad.

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QFT

I hate $2/5 limit in Blackhawk/Central City with a passion. You can't bet your good hands, and AQ on a AKx board < K3 every single time. "No Fold'em Hold'em". But if you don't have time for a Vega$ jaunt, it's pretty much all there is, imho.

The Gilpin tourneys, on the other hand, are run quite well. There's a Friday night "Psycho 50", $50 buy in with up to NINE re-buys. That's a bit sick for me, since I prefer freezeouts, but there's a Sunday noon that's $70 buy-in for 7000 in chips.