when a game is a "must move"

[DemonDeac]

what does that mean??

[Bremen]

When someone gets up at the main game instead of getting a name off a wait list they get someone from the must move game. They then fill the space in the must move with someone from the list. Although if you have a list using a must move is kindof dumb imho.

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When someone gets up at the main game instead of getting a name off a wait list they get someone from the must move game. They then fill the space in the must move with someone from the list. Although if you have a list using a must move is kindof dumb imho.

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And the point of this is to protect the existing games and keep them full. If, say, you have 2 games of 10/20 going and 8 names on the waiting list, if you start another non-must-move game, then as players leave an existing game there will be nobody on the list to fill in and in short order a game that's been going for 8 hours may find itself short-handed and break. The must move keeps the existing games full at the cost of leaving the must-move game vulnerable to ending up short.

Some folks like must-moves, some folks don't.

[Bremen]

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If, say, you have 2 games of 10/20 going and 8 names on the waiting list,

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Right my point was when I play in AC they will typically have a main game, a must move, and 8 names on the list. This is what I find dumb. Opening an 8 person must move to fill the main games is fine.

[PokerCad]

Must move is bad in casinos like Resorts, always a must move no matter how long the list, the main games only get new blood that has weathered 3 or 4 hours of a must move table(meaning probly no fishies). It is not that bad at say Commerce where they take the must move off of a game once a board list grows beyond the capacity of the must move table

[SubGreen]

When a game is a must move I have found it is better than the main game because the fish can't keep their stacks long enough to make it to the main. I wish I could just stay at the must move all night sometimes!

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When a game is a must move I have found it is better than the main game because the fish can't keep their stacks long enough to make it to the main. I wish I could just stay at the must move all night sometimes!

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You got THAT right. I'd put up with Bellagio's crappy $200 max buy-in at the NL2/5 game if I could just stay at the must move game the whole time.

[Howard Beale]

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When a game is a must move I have found it is better than the main game because the fish can't keep their stacks long enough to make it to the main. I wish I could just stay at the must move all night sometimes!

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You got THAT right. I'd put up with Bellagio's crappy $200 max buy-in at the NL2/5 game if I could just stay at the must move game the whole time.

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I agree also and I'm surprised more people don't realize it especially the regulars that insist on 'protecting the main game'. I recently played 15-30 at the Wynn where there were two feeders into the main game. The first two games were fine but the main game was terrible and I left. LV is a tourist gambling town. There are plenty of gambling choices and a lot of people will sit in a poker game for a few hours. These are the people you want to play against but even if they don't lose their chips they very often don't want to put in the hours and will never make it to the main game. If I was a regular at Wynn I'd lobby to get rid of the must move and next time I play there I'm going to sit out an hour and rejoin the list when it's my turn to move to the main game.

[winchips]

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When a game is a must move I have found it is better than the main game because the fish can't keep their stacks long enough to make it to the main. I wish I could just stay at the must move all night sometimes!

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You got THAT right. I'd put up with Bellagio's crappy $200 max buy-in at the NL2/5 game if I could just stay at the must move game the whole time.

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I agree also and I'm surprised more people don't realize it especially the regulars that insist on 'protecting the main game'. I recently played 15-30 at the Wynn where there were two feeders into the main game. The first two games were fine but the main game was terrible and I left. LV is a tourist gambling town. There are plenty of gambling choices and a lot of people will sit in a poker game for a few hours. These are the people you want to play against but even if they don't lose their chips they very often don't want to put in the hours and will never make it to the main game. If I was a regular at Wynn I'd lobby to get rid of the must move and next time I play there I'm going to sit out an hour and rejoin the list when it's my turn to move to the main game.

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Agree, I played in the worst B&M game in detroit because of the must move. I was playing over 10+ hours and it was the same rocks. I understand the must move, but as mentioned earlier when there is a wait list its stupid.

[phillydilly]

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Agree, I played in the worst B&M game in detroit because of the must move. I was playing over 10+ hours and it was the same rocks. I understand the must move, but as mentioned earlier when there is a wait list its stupid.

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a few months ago i was at motor city and a double must move was going.
Feeder table 1 -> Feeder table 2 -> main game

I left while still at Feeder table 2, and that table sucked, i cant imagine how bad the main game would be