Places to Play Live Pot Limit?

RichardG · #1 03-10-2003, 06:48 PM

where if anywhere is there live Pot limit holdem in vegas cardrooms?
5$-10$ blinds?
any info would be great.
thanks!

D.J. · #2 03-10-2003, 07:55 PM

Most of the time, you're going to be out of luck w/ live PL games in Vegas. However, during the world series which is coming up shortly, the Horseshoe will regularly spread PL games from 5-5 to 25-50 I believe.

-D.J.

RollaJ · #3 03-11-2003, 08:45 AM

They have a PL at the Tropicana in AC friday and saturday night

RichardG · #4 03-11-2003, 01:22 PM

thanks for the info. maybe ill come across something, but thanks for the heads up!
-Rich

Howard Burroughs · #5 03-11-2003, 06:39 PM

I played pot-limit hold'em last night. Also on Saturday night. It was an over-button game but everyone at the table for ten hours had over-buttons (the same on Saturday), so in reality it was a pot-limit game.

The blinds are $1 & $2. Even with those super small blinds we still had a few $1000+ pots. One in which I had the nut flush, cha-ching :-)

These games burn out kind of fast. So it may not last very long. On the other hand, I have never had a problem in 8 years, trying to find a small blind, pot/no limit game in Vegas. I'm a low-limit player who enjoys the pot/no-limit format every now & then.

These small blind, big bet poker games (when they are spread) are almost always at a small hole in the wall casino in no man's land (ie,Town Tavern).

The game I was plaing in last night was at Arizona Charlie's.

Best of Luck

Howard

Lurker · #6 03-12-2003, 09:52 AM

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I played pot-limit hold'em last night. Also on Saturday night. It was an over-button game but everyone at the table for ten hours had over-buttons (the same on Saturday), so in reality it was a pot-limit game.

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How does this work? What's an over-button?

RichardG · #7 03-12-2003, 02:08 PM

Thanks for the info. I was hoping there would be some Leads as to somewhere in vegas for pot/no limit. I would be shocked to find out there are no games like that in vegas...so, once again i thank you for the help!
-Rich

Howard Burroughs · #8 03-12-2003, 03:52 PM

Hello Lurker,

An over-button is a a small button looking object used in "over" games (picture a missed blind button).

A game with "overs" goes something lke this.........

Let's say the game is 10-20 with 20-40 overs. When the hand is being contested only by those players with over-buttons, the game is played 20-40. If someone is in the pot without an over button, the hand remains 10-20.

If everyone at the table had a 20-40 over-button, then the game is 20-40 (with a 10-20 blind structure), until someone sits down to play without an over button.

Anyone who wants an over button just asks the dealer for one.

I played in a game last year that was 4-8 with 20-40 over buttons!

The game I have been playing in at Arizona Charlie's is 4-8 with pot-limit overs. I've also played 4-8 with no-limit overs (not at Charlie's, btw) but have not seen that game in about a six months.

Mason has an essay on "Playing The Overs" on page 113 of POKER ESSAYS II, which is a great book, BTW.

Hope I've been of some help.

Best of Luck

Howard

Howard Burroughs · #9 03-12-2003, 04:06 PM

Well good luck to you Richard when you come to Vegas. I hope you find a game to your liking & proceed to knock'em dead.

Best

Howard

David · #10 03-12-2003, 06:22 PM

Greatest PL games around.....Hollywood in Shreveport/Bossier City, La. It's been awhile, but I think they are $25/$50 blind. And...down in Kinder, La. at The Grand Casino Coushatta 1/2 and 1/2 $5-$10 blind HE and $10/$20 blind Omaha Hi. Super action games both with some of the greatest PL players in the world sitting in and also a good helping of fish.