Low stakes poker in North America...

[Spiffysean]

Well, Before they built the Poker rooms in WV, I made monthly trips up to Niagara. Let me give you a breakdown of the action:

Casino Niagara is your best bet for low-limit games - they typically run 8 1/2NL tables, and a couple 2/4 and 3/6 tables.

Fallsview is a bit higher limit, offering 2/5NL, and sometimes limit as high as 10/20.

The problem is, the rules for the rooms in Canada blow. You can't straddle, you can't use your Ipod, you can't have a cell phone anywhere near the table, and most importantly.... you have to pay for your booze. In addition, you can only buy in for a max 100 at the tables, and if everyon else has 300-500 in front of them, it makes it hard to get rolling.

My recommendation is Seneca Niagara on the American side. They will usually have several 2/4 Limit games going, as well as a juicy 3/6 Omaha 8OB game with a kill. As stated, you can grind there, have a good time, get a few drinks, and if you lose a few hundred at those stakes, you should spend your next 50 bucks on poker books, not the tables [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Hope that helps!

[hick dead]

oceans11 in oceanside california has $1-1 nl for $20-40 buy in.

[gongshow]

all the casinos in the greater Toronto area do not offer NL, only limit (Brantofrd, Great Blue Heron). there is a casino about 1.5 hours north of the city (casino rama) that offers 1/2 NL and 2/5 limit, as well as casino niagara which is 2 hours west which has both but no games with blinds smaller than 2/4 or NL games smaller than 1/2