Well, Florida, how did the first day of NL/$5limit games treat you?

[Coco]

Played at Coconut Creek this morning, 2/5. Game was pretty soft. Been waiting for this day for a while and now that its here it is as good as promised. Was up 1 buy in in 2.5 hours of play and had to leave. I was tipping 1-2$ a pot and the dealers seemed fine with it. There were some guys tipping 10+ a pot which is very nice of them but made me look bad.

The 2/5 games will be goldmine at all of the casinos in the area for a while I am sure. All of the guys who played the bigger buyin tournaments will be playing in these games a lot. The Sunday tournament had 2 people signed up by 1130am.

OTC, what is a warrior?

[otter]

I thought all games had $100 cap on the buy in?

[steamboatin]

Cyber, that is the funniest thing since Tuff_fish had a bad day.

[otc]

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OTC, what is a warrior?

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inside joke, some other guy said at 5:00am. you got me on that two pair, 10s 8s right. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Jzo19]

going tonite to tryout the new NL games at the Hardrcok ..gonna pwn me some donks ...holla

[dozer]

Just got back from The Isle (formerly Pompano Park)...

Arrived at 11:50 and the place was ... meh. Maybe 30 people. But I get the last seat in their first 1/2 NL table. Seven of 10 players were 45+ y/o. WHERE BE THE BALLAS?

It's 12:00 ... no dealers. 12:05 ... no dealers. 12:10 ... an old, confused dealer sits down and doesn't know his ass from his elbow. It takes another five minutes for him to get settled in and start dealing. Meanwhile, behind me they're already dealing 1/2 FIXED (yeah, they're still gonna spread that one).

Anyhoo, it's the first hand of the NL era in South Florida, and it's one limper to me and I see QQ. I raise to $12, a guy in EP calls. Flop is KJ3. I've been here before. I check, he bets $20, and while I think about going for broke in my first hand, I just decide to let go (sadly, this will be a theme for the session). I muck, he shows a K. I imagine his kicker was a 9, cuz K9 is a monster. Nh, sir.

Immediately, the table labels me as "the first loser" at The Isle. I'm thrilled.

I spot some fish at the table and double through one of them with QQ (yes, again). Then this hand comes up: Three players all in on a flop of QJ9 rainbow. The guy who beat me with a K has KT for the flopped str8, and the other two OBGs (oldies but goodies) have QJ. Q on the river, and the pot gets shipped to two addresses, neither of which is the man with the flopped straight. Right about now I was elated with the game.

Sitting with around $160, I get KK in EP after the guy to my right gives me "lucky chips" for some $1 chips. I use 'em and announce that they're lucky. $10 raise. One caller is a player I respect, the other caller is the whale I doubled through earlier. Flop is T98 with 2 diamonds. I lead out for $10, the respected caller raises to $43 of all numbers. The whale calls. I go tankin. The whale is a chaser and a goof who wants to play for higher stakes. The other player is solid, but what am I beat by here? A set is possible, or someone could be sitting with QJ. I ask about their remaining stacks -- I have them both covered by about $30 or so, and I get the vibe from the respected caller that he's more than willing to call my push. So ... I lay them down. Turn is a deuce and the chips go in: Respect had flopped 2pr, Whale had a Q-hi flush draw that hits on the river. I'm happy to have gotten out.

And then, the fire alarm goes off and we're told by actual staff to get the F out. We go out the back and wait for like 3 mins until they're all "False alarm hehehehehe" and we go back to playing.

Not much else to report except the room is BEAUTIFUL. The waitress staff is better than average for down here with free soft drinks. Yayz. Dealers were good except for the first old man who thought we were still playin' bingo.

I'll be back.

[SretiCentV]

I was at hollywood this morning at 8. There were short lists then but the 1/2 list got long enough to warrant a new table pretty quick so I was playing. They started spreading 10/25 nl uncapped and it was insane. Then after awhile they opened a 25/50 table where people were buying in for as much as $30k. The games weren't as great as I had hoped but I will go back and play a little more before deciding to stick with online

[sevencard2003]

since $100 is the buyin by state law, could they ban a player from refusing to buyin for more than $100 in the 25/50 game? could he constantly keep going all in and rebuying?

and also has anyone in FL seen a PL omaha game anywhere, or a $2-10 spread anywhere? what about a $1-5 stud WITHOUT AN ANTE instead of all these places WITH an ante.

[stevematador]

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I was at hollywood this morning at 8. There were short lists then but the 1/2 list got long enough to warrant a new table pretty quick so I was playing. They started spreading 10/25 nl uncapped and it was insane. Then after awhile they opened a 25/50 table where people were buying in for as much as $30k. The games weren't as great as I had hoped but I will go back and play a little more before deciding to stick with online

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30k, are there no limits for the buy ins?? I guess not after hearing that. I played 1/2 NL at THE ISLE this afternoon, they limit you to $100 buy in but you can top of at any time from what I heard, even though nobody was doing it. Finished up about $25 after an hour and a half. My buddy and fellow Poker Stars player lost his entire $100 buy in 5 hands, one was a suckout to a flush on river after flopping top pair and betting the pot on flop and turn, loose player called with his draw hitting it on river. Another brutal hand he lost was with JJ. He raises to 10 pre flop after 2 players limp in front, he then gets re-raised to 30 by original limper, my buddy pushed all in for his final $38 only to see the original limper holding QQ, OUCH.

Players were a mixed bag, some middle aged cagey cogers, a few ballcap kids including myself, and a couple real old timers. Skill level was slightly higher than I expected, people were actually laying down decent hands in multiway action pots, amazing to see that around here. I'm going to check out the Creek tonight. The tourney structures at the ISLE are still pretty weak, most have 15 minute blinds with exception of the $300 ones (a little to high for my roll) although I believe one of the $150 ones will have 20 minute blinds.

[SretiCentV]

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since $100 is the buyin by state law, could they ban a player from refusing to buyin for more than $100 in the 25/50 game? could he constantly keep going all in and rebuying?



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I inquired about shortstacking the 10/25 and I was told that the minimum buyin was $1000