Re: 1st Poker Casino trip to Tunica
 

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When I sat down it took me a few hands to figure out that we were playing O8 and not Omaha (idiot floor...am I supposed to be psychic? they ask if I want to play 'Omaha' while I wait for a hold-em seat and I say 'sure'. Is it THAT hard to remember that Omaha-Hi is usually referred to as just Omaha in the poker-universe??)


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Games such as Omaha that are normally played high low split are refered to as the shorter version. Omaha high is rarely spread in a casino and when it is it is normally designated "Omaha High" to avoid confusion with "Omaha" (8 or better for low). When it is pot limit "pot limit Omaha" is assumed to be high as PLO/8 is very rare in a B&M.

Re: 1st Poker Casino trip to Tunica
 

last time i stayed at the grand. 5 hrs gets the poker room rate ($35 weekend). i played 3-6 O8 , 4-8 holdem , and the saturday tourney 50 plus 50 ad on.

Re: 1st Poker Casino trip to Tunica
 

A couple of other notes ... the O8 game at the Strike is usually 4/8 with a 1/2 kill up to 6/12 after someone scoops. The Strike's room has been improved by the deletion of the slot machines, but it doesn't seem as friendly as it used to be, and they got rid of the serve yourself coffee and hotdogs.

The Horseshoe is the shiznit. Best poker room, best staff, best food, cleanest air, etc, etc, ... so I'd say it's worth the trip from Sam's Town to the 'shoe for some 4/8 HE and to sample the buffet for free.

On a slightly unrelated note, the legendary Horseshoe 20/40 game seems to have been significantly hurt by the addition of the multiple 2/5 NL tables they run now. I played 20/40 for about 25 hours a couple weekends ago and it was only rocking for about 4 of those.

B.

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I tend to agree but I have to spread what people want to play. Yesterday the 20-40 went for 15 minutes before they decided to play 30-60. 1 hour later it was full with a list, along with the 2-5 game with a list also. A few of the "looser" 20-40 players have been in the NL the last couple weeks so I agree the 20 game has been a little tighter.