Wheeling Island Poker Room *update*

[sirfoldalot]

I have heard from a friend that visited the OPEN poker room today. All but 3 of the 20 tables were pretty full as of lunch today. There was a small waiting list for 1-2 NL Omaha high and 2-4 limit. There was a 8 deep waiting list for 5-10NL. There was also at least one 1-5 Stud game running.

This was just at a quick glance. I was surprised at the 5-10 NL waiting list. I am sure tonight there will be a waiting list for most games.

[Mason Hellmuth]

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There was a small waiting list for 1-2 NL Omaha high and 2-4 limit.

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I think you must mean there were separate lists for 1/2 NLHE and Omaha high, but I'm holding out hope that they're actually spreading 1/2 NL Omaha...

[itsdanwall]

Thanks for the update. Do you happen to know what the max/min buy ins are for the NLHE games?

[sirfoldalot]

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I think you must mean there were separate lists for 1/2 NLHE and Omaha high, but I'm holding out hope that they're actually spreading 1/2 NL Omaha...

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They are spreading 1/2 NL Omaha. They are not spreading any Hi/Lo at this point. As far as the starting stack limits I am unsure. I will post after I play tonight with the table limits.

[Mason Hellmuth]

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They are spreading 1/2 NL Omaha.

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Thank you. Can you also report on the quality of the dealers?

[sirfoldalot]

Sure thing. I can tell you now that the quality of the dealers from the soft opening earlier in the week. They are very friendly but very green. Be prepared for some mistakes early on and understand that going in. I will add more comments after this evening.

I can almost guarantee that the green comment will be true for the players as well. I would imagine for many this will be their first casino poker trip.

[Witzo]

whats the max buyin of the NL games? Is 1/2 $100 max or did they bump it up?

[RR]

I used to go to school in Wheeling. This would give me an excuse to go visit.

[Tcchap]

I agree that the dealers seemed competent but nervous which is to be expected.

Cage was ridiculous, I have never seen a cage worker use a calculator to cash out chips. It was quite comical actually.

I don't think the wait list thing is going to be a problem for long but the waitlists were a joke. The floor was just grabbing people to fill seats so if you were on a wait list and just listened for your name to be called forget it. like I said, when the initial excitement wears off, there aren't going to be a whole lot of people on wait lists.

The staff was going out of their way to be friendly. I think it is going to be a great place to play.

[frommagio]

Matt - You and I played together Saturday. Are you a 2+2 member?