Baton Rouge report

[MacPoker Pro]

Played at the Belle of Baton Rouge Monday night.

They have 2 2/5 NL tables and one 4/8 limit table. Got on the 4/8 list at 9pm and didn't sit down until after midnight. The 2/5 list was just as long but moved a lot faster.

By 3am they were down to one full 2/5 table and the 4/8 table was 8-handed.

The play was just as loose as I'd expect, but exceptionally passive. The only time anyone reraised before the flop was with a high PP, and in 4 hours the betting was only capped preflop one time!

No smoking at the poker tables, but the rest of the casino is extremely smokey. I spent 3 hours playing various table games, often wedged between two smokers - not fun.

Talking to some locals, this is the only (legal) poker game in town. Talking to the dealers, they might be opening another table soon.

[theJoblessWobbly]

I read somewhere that the Belle has shut its room down. Guess I was wrong.

Noob question: so if it's 4/8 limit, that means the blinds are 2/4, right? I know that's how it works online but I've never played live before. I ask because I can handle a $200 buy-in, but not much more. What'd you buy in for?

[Richard Tanner]

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Noob question: so if it's 4/8 limit, that means the blinds are 2/4, right? I know that's how it works online but I've never played live before. I ask because I can handle a $200 buy-in, but not much more. What'd you buy in for?


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Yep those blinds are right, and 200 should be ok if the game is like he says it is.

Cody

[JoeyNoOne]

They did shut down the room early last year. But reopened last fall with just 3 tables.

I was there from 7 pm Monday Night until 5 am when the 2-5-10 NL(mandatory straddle after midnight) game was breaking.

The 4-8 game is basically unbeatable with the $5 rake. But the NL game is golden.

Next time your there say hello. I usually wear a Nevada Golf hat.

[theJoblessWobbly]

How much would you buy in for at the 2-5 NL game? Are there sufficient-enough idiots to buy in for $200 and have a chance?

[MacPoker Pro]

Were you at the NL table where the guy fell out of his chair? That was pretty funny but I never did figure out why that happened.. This was my first business trip to Baton Rouge - if/when I go again I'll look for your hat.

[JoeyNoOne]

I would say that 200 is only enough if you want play extremely tight and look for a double up opportunity. Most pots are raised to 25-40+ so you need to have some ammo after the flop.

I always buy in for the max which is $500 or 50% of largest stack.

And yes I saw the guy fall out of the chair. He was at the must move table. I was sitting in the main game when it happened and couldn't wait for those drunk idiots to get to our table. They finally did and I can sit a little higher in my chair because of it.

[zuluking]

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The 4-8 game is basically unbeatable with the $5 rake.

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This is not correct. In Louisiana, all LLHE games are easily beatable.

[JoeyNoOne]

If you consider less than minimum wage beatable then yes, I agree.

[hime]

Playing 4/8 limit in Oklahoma with a $5 rake, it's EXTREMELY beatable... and I tend to make more than minimum wage by quite a bit. And that's with questionable calldowns.