winnipeg, manitoba poker

smbruin22 · #1 03-11-2007, 11:28 PM

going to winnipeg for a couple of weeks soon.

i notice there are two casinos there and they have poker.... weekly tournament and it seems monthly they have a larger entry fee tourney ($300??)

anyhow, wondering about the cash games... i saw some reference to 2-4 and 4-8 limit...

any no-limit? and what dollar levels??

thanks in advance!!

ChuckyB · #2 03-12-2007, 04:26 AM

In the casino (Club Regent) there is 3/6 & 4/8 limit holdem. No NL.
On Tuesdays (tournament night) and Fridays there's often a 10/20 limit game. There aren't many good players in that one.

There are a couple of clubs that play 1/2 NL or PL...not sure about their quality/safety/goodness.

Once a month the casino tourney is a $230 freeze-out. Every other Tuesday it's a $60 buy in, $20 unlimited re-buy, $30 add-on tourney. I don't know which version will be going when you are here.

I've played the re-buy. It can be wild. The blinds go up pretty fast, so I've found it's not worth it for me. They start with 88 and get down to the winner usually within 5 hours. Starting stack (I believe it's the same as when I played) is 500 chips (re-buy available instantly) and the blinds are 5/10, increasing every 15 minutes.

Top 10 get paid. First prize is almost always $4400-$5000.

smbruin22 · #3 03-12-2007, 02:58 PM

chucky, thanks... assuming that weekly and large tourney is no-limit??

and do you know the structure for the freeze-out?? starting chips/blinds, time per level? i'm assuming even the bigger$$$$ is fast and short.

ChuckyB · #4 03-12-2007, 04:32 PM

Just checked...
On March 20 & 27 it's the $60 re-buy event. April 3 is the $230 freeze-out. Yes they're no-limit.

I'm not sure what the structure is for the freeze-out...but the blinds would still be 15 minutes...doubling or almost doubling each level. For some reason I think you get 5,000 chips to start the freeze, with levels starting at 10/20. Don't quote me on that, but I'll check it out.

Entry into the tourney has to be bought in advance through Ticketmaster. The re-buy sells out pretty quickly (apparently). I'm not sure when they go on sale for each week.

smbruin22 · #5 03-12-2007, 04:53 PM

chucky, thanks..... i'm mostly interested in the bigger tourneys, whether it coincides with my dates or not (i.e. if it doesn't work out, i won't even go to casino)...

i did see the ticketmaster site for the no-limit tix... seems like it may have decent depth, but if it starts at 6:30pm (memory?), it's going to run really late on a weeknight.

thanks again!!