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10-09-2007, 07:54 PM
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Why don\'t cardrooms spread NL smaller than $1/2?
Dynasty said here that 1/2NL plays a little smaller than 10/20 limit. Yet rooms spread 2/4 limit and 3/6 limit (and even 1/2 limit in CA).
Why don't they spread $0.50/1 NL or smaller? It is just because of less rake? Maybe the $0.50/1 NL would not run as slow as 1/2 NL... -Tom 
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10-09-2007, 08:06 PM
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Re: Why don\'t cardrooms spread NL smaller than $1/2?
Its not as profitable. Your average pot in .50/1 or smaller might not even be big enough to get enough for the rake and jackpot drop and whatever else they do down there in California. Casinos want to maximize their income per square foot of gaming space in whatever means possible.
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10-09-2007, 08:17 PM
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Re: Why don\'t cardrooms spread NL smaller than $1/2?
Yeah, that's the main reason. Two more reasons: 50 cent pieces and quarters on the table suck. I hate places that use them. Also, have you seen how many 1/2 tables there are out there? No matter what crappy range of limit games they offer, they have no trouble filling 1/2NL tables, so why should they spread anything less?
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10-09-2007, 10:04 PM
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Re: Why don\'t cardrooms spread NL smaller than $1/2?
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It may be as simple as Vegas casinos not having chip denominations smaller than $1. [/ QUOTE ] One Henderson casino does have smaller than $1 and they do have a poker room. Nothing smaller than 2/4 limit and 1/2 Nl. And if any place, I think smaller games would in fact go in this place.
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10-09-2007, 11:04 PM
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Re: Why don\'t cardrooms spread NL smaller than $1/2?
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It may be as simple as Vegas casinos not having chip denominations smaller than $1. [/ QUOTE ] At least in NJ, the smallest stud games have a $0.5 ante an they always have plenty of halves around.
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#8
10-09-2007, 11:21 PM
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Re: Why don\'t cardrooms spread NL smaller than $1/2?
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50 cent pieces and quarters on the table suck. I hate places that use them. [/ QUOTE ] Absolutely. I personally would never patronize a place that used .50 and quarters on the table.
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#9
10-09-2007, 11:59 PM
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Re: Why don\'t cardrooms spread NL smaller than $1/2?
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[ QUOTE ] 50 cent pieces and quarters on the table suck. I hate places that use them. [/ QUOTE ] Absolutely. I personally would never patronize a place that used .50 and quarters on the table. [/ QUOTE ] Just a few years ago that would ahve been basically every place in Vegas. I once saw somone bring a roll of quarters to a 40-80 game because they only had 50 cent pieces on the table and he liked to tip 25 cents a pot.
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#10
10-10-2007, 05:08 AM
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Re: Why don\'t cardrooms spread NL smaller than $1/2?
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I once saw somone bring a roll of quarters to a 40-80 game because they only had 50 cent pieces on the table and he liked to tip 25 cents a pot. [/ QUOTE ] For years, St Louis players traveling down to Tunica would bring a roll of quarters to whatever game they were playing, as they thought tipping $1/hand was extravagant. I guess all the boats in STL had coins on the table. This practice has since stopped. Having just read "Freak-onomics", I feel it is my duty to hypothesize on why this is so. I figure that either: A. STL no longer uses quarters. B. The introduction of coinless slots and the death of $1-5 7-stud makes it a lot harder nowadays to get your hands on a roll of quarters in a casino.
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