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JEM7VSBL
01-05-2005, 04:23 PM
This is my first time at a casino, and i had a pretty sweet time. I drove up there Monday night after the Sugar Bowl, got there around 2 AM, got my red card, and walked around for a little bit. I'm wondering if I met any posters by accident while i was there, or if you guys saw me. I was the Asian guy, 5'8", wearing a black button down shirt and jeans.

Anywho, I went to the 3/6 table first, just to get the hang of things. There was this girl there that hit just about every runner runner draw you could think of. Then she lost it all back. Nothing special here, down 10BB before the table got broken up. I must say, the popularity of the 6/12 game on these forums is definitely justified, it was one of the greatest games I had ever played in. I sat down to the right of this older guy, played every hand, bet every flop, and called every bet. Almost. He occasionally got lucky, but his normal reaction to a bet was a sigh, then reaching for the chips and calling. Then he'd flip over bottom pair or some insane draw that didn't make it. I left after about 3 and some hours up about 20BB. Then I went and got some food, came back down and sat at another 6/12 table. This one was fun. I met some pretty cool people at this table who actually talked and stuff. Sat to the left of a guy who also "liked to play". He was pretty cool, but not a very good player. For some strange reason, he thought i was his lucky charm and would keep asking to change 20 reds from me for a 100 bill. When he won a big pot (which he almost always did within a few hands), he'd ask to get his bill back. then he'd lose most of his chips, ask to change the bill, rinse, repeat...it was kind of amusing, but by the end of the night, and i had kept most of his bills....

stayed at that table for about 9 or 10 hours, up about 30BB. went to bed. got up the next morning and played about 10 minutes of 2/4 while waiting for a 6/12 game to start up. played for about 10 minutes before i had to go check out of my room. then my friends say they have no money left and want to go home, and the weather was supposed to be bad tonight, so i decided to leave. down 2BB after that stint.

all in all, it was a great trip, and i think i'm going to go back up there before i have to go back to school.

oh yea, and one other thing. do you really think that the bottled water is new and freshly "opened"? they don't come with caps, and i have a feeling they just refill them at the tap....anyone have evidence to prove otherwise....?

Luv2DriveTT
01-05-2005, 07:47 PM
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I must say, the popularity of the 6/12 game on these forums is definitely justified

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Next time try the Trop. I think the 6/12 is sightly better, even more donators per table, and there is always one or two maniacs that throw their entire stack at you. I LOVE that!

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mostsmooth
01-05-2005, 07:50 PM
ive yet to see them fishing empty water bottles out of the trash cans to refill, so i would suspect theyre fresh bottles of water each time.

JEM7VSBL
01-05-2005, 08:47 PM
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ive yet to see them fishing empty water bottles out of the trash cans to refill, so i would suspect theyre fresh bottles of water each time.

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i'm sure they're fresh...i was just wonderin...and by the way, most of the bottles i just gave back to the waitress when i got a new one.

anywho, is anyone planning on going to the borg next week?

Iplayragstoo
01-05-2005, 08:57 PM
Better check those C-notes for fakes...sounds kinda odd that he kept cycling them through you. Nice win...nice report. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

PittRounder
01-05-2005, 09:25 PM
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I was the Asian guy, 5'8", wearing a black button down shirt and jeans.

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Doesn't this describe like 35% of people in the cardroom there?

Just kidding, and no offense intended.

Iceyburnz
01-05-2005, 09:31 PM
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I was the Asian guy, 5'8", wearing a black button down shirt and jeans.

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Doesn't this describe like 35% of people in the cardroom there?

Just kidding, and no offense intended.

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I was thinking the same thing, LOL

I want to go down to the Borgata but work is keeping me very busy /images/graemlins/frown.gif

CCx
01-05-2005, 10:02 PM
lol, i agree with you about the water....but usually i've had about 18 heinekens so any water at that point tastes okay /images/graemlins/grin.gif glad you had fun maybe i'll see you down there sometime

junkmail3
01-05-2005, 10:38 PM
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I must say, the popularity of the 6/12 game on these forums is definitely justified

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Next time try the Trop. I think the 6/12 is sightly better, even more donators per table, and there is always one or two maniacs that throw their entire stack at you. I LOVE that!

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I'm interested to know why you're the only one who suggests the Trop ...

Seems like everyone else hates it.

edtost
01-05-2005, 10:54 PM
the borg has bigger/better games, and a MUCH nicer room.

JEM7VSBL
01-05-2005, 10:58 PM
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I was the Asian guy, 5'8", wearing a black button down shirt and jeans.

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Doesn't this describe like 35% of people in the cardroom there?

Just kidding, and no offense intended.

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hahah, none taken, i could probably count more than 10 people i saw down in that room wearing the same thing i was, and half were chinamen too. i was just seeing if there were any posters at the table i was playing at who i didn't know about. i'm sure they'd recognize me and the people i was talking about in my report.

Luv2DriveTT
01-05-2005, 11:10 PM
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I'm interested to know why you're the only one who suggests the Trop ...

Seems like everyone else hates it.

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Everyone else WHO? The locals at the Borgata? The Borgata staff? I never see anyone here saying they hate the Trop. Sure, its not as glamerous at the Borg. But thats not what we are considering here. We are considering middle american trash that goes to a casino to loose, and the Trop picks up all those players who don't feel "good" enough to play at the Borg. People who take busses to the casino EVERY WEEK when they know they are cronic loosers.. in the hope that this week will be different. Keep in mind that for a long time the Trop's pink chip game was the best game in town (rest in peace, I'm glad I had the chance to play it just 3 times, thanks Evan for turning me on to this place!). Sure it's dirty, and the best dealers quit to work at the Borg 2 years ago... but the tables are very juicy, filled with loose agressives, and loose passives in a perfect mix.

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Luv2DriveTT
01-05-2005, 11:15 PM
Nicer room - YES
Better staff - YES
Looser games - NO
More Passive Games - yes, at the 6/12 and 4/8 levels
More Action - NO... you will get more action at the Trop from what I have seen.

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mostsmooth
01-05-2005, 11:29 PM
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I must say, the popularity of the 6/12 game on these forums is definitely justified

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Next time try the Trop. I think the 6/12 is sightly better, even more donators per table, and there is always one or two maniacs that throw their entire stack at you. I LOVE that!

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I'm interested to know why you're the only one who suggests the Trop ...

Seems like everyone else hates it.

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if youve ever played at the borg, sitting on a chair at trop will seem like torture.

edtost
01-06-2005, 03:05 AM
dude, its 4/8 and 6/12 - it doesn't matter where you play, they suck. might as well go for better atmosphere, less smelly patrons, nicer chips, and bottled beer.

if you somehow have trouble beating the borg 6/12, i really feel sorry for you, seeing how much time you've wasted on here.

Evan
01-06-2005, 01:44 PM
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Next time try the Trop. I think the 6/12 is sightly better

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No way. The Borg game is the definition of loose passive.