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I'm sure he doesn't remember this, but a couple of months ago someone asked about playing B&M for the first time at a $3/6 somewhere in AC, and I suggested they buy in for a rack-and-stack (of $1 and $5 respectively). He "corrected" me to say that there're way too many red chips in the game anyway, so just buy in for 2 racks of white.

Well, I just went to AC for the third time, and he's absolutely right. It's just insane how much it slows down the $3/6 when everyone brings stacks of red to the game. It's sort of an exponential problem -- the first person putting in a red for $3 isn't a problem because there are $1 chips in the pot to give change, but when five are in for $6 and four of them put in two reds, even the excellent AC dealers are gonna have to take some time to make change. (I can't imagine how slow Foxwoods would be if their dealers had to worry about this.)

Anyway I had a generally nice three day visit. Borg on Monday, up about $25 or so at $2/4 and 3/6 HE. Showboat and Taj on Tuesday, not so good - down $160 or at $2/4 and $3/6 HE at the Showboat (the $2/4 is suckout heaven!), and $2/4 Omaha and $3/6 HE at the Taj. Wednesday dumb luck returned as all the $2/4 types paid me off at the Borg -- then also some $3/6 and $1-2 NLHE. Overall I was up about $100, not quite enough to pay for gas down there and two nights at a lovely Absecon motel.

Anyway, I've posted a wiki review of the Showboat, which I'd love for others to edit: http://poker.wikicities.com/wiki/Showboat

Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

I bought in for a rack of whites the only time I played 3-6 at the taj in AC and people thought it was weird that I didn't have reds.

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I bought in for a rack of whites the only time I played 3-6 at the taj in AC and people thought it was weird that I didn't have reds.

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Make big pots. Big pots make more callers. White is right is low limit games. I like to buy obscene amounts of white chips when I play 4/8... they always look at me like I'm a kook but its more fun and faster.

Glad you had fun...

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Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

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I bought in for a rack of whites the only time I played 3-6 at the taj in AC and people thought it was weird that I didn't have reds.

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Make big pots. Big pots make more callers. White is right is low limit games. I like to buy obscene amounts of white chips when I play 4/8... they always look at me like I'm a kook but its more fun and faster.

Glad you had fun...

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TT--

What's the largest number of racks of white chips you've ever brought to a table?

I put the over/under at 4.5.

Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

Nice report.

I played Monday at the Showboat for the first time.

Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

Even though you addressed TT I felt compelled to respond.

Sthief9 and I played in a drunken $2-$4 game at the Trop in AC once and I bought in for 5 racks of white.

Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

At the last Commerce mini-fest I was at back in March, I think I remember both rmarotti and bakku showing up with 5 racks each for a 2/4 game. One for playing the game, the other four for tipping the dealer, if I remember rightly.

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Not much to add content-wise here, but I checked out the Showboat Wiki entry you created. Very nice work, clearly you put some time into this. Thanks. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

Since this is a dick waving contest, I bought in for 15 racks at the MGM donkfest.

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At the last Commerce mini-fest I was at back in March, I think I remember both rmarotti and bakku showing up with 5 racks each for a 2/4 game. One for playing the game, the other four for tipping the dealer, if I remember rightly.

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Bakku better show up when Mopratti and I arrive in LA next week!

I have no idea what the most number of racks I ever bought in for, I can't recall. But I do remember buying in for 6 racks of pink chips once. That was pure silliness.

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Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

I'll take the over.

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I remember a few 2+2ers buying 8-10 racks of white for the Magoofest in Vegas last June. I only bought four and looked short stacked at my table.

Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

If I was playing 3/6, I'd buy in for two racks of 1's - WTF is up with the 5's -

RB

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I remember a few 2+2ers buying 8-10 racks of white for the Magoofest in Vegas last June. I only bought four and looked short stacked at my table.

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You were there? boy.... my memory is shite! Who played at your table? Was this at the Wynn?

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If I was playing 3/6, I'd buy in for two racks of 1's - WTF is up with the 5's -

RB

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Yeah, after it dawned on me how really out of hand the 5s had gotten, I started doing this. Of course this allowed me to play "banker" for the rest of the table. Some people thought this was really humorous, and I grant that I'm a bit of a control freak / ADD type, but it also had the legitimate benefit of saving the dealer time counting out chips. Of course I would end up with stacks of red anyway through playing banker and winning pots, and a couple of times I ran them back to the cage to buy a new rack of white. Yah, i'm a nerd.... [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Speaking of being a nerd, I forgot to mention that I managed to acquire each of the Borgata chip colors up to $100 on Wednesday (1/5/10/20/25/100), even I'm nowhere near the $40/80 and $80/160 games where the 10s and 20s usually play. (I kept the $10 as my newest card holder; I like blue chips becaues they don't look like anything playable at Foxwoods.) As long as you buy whole stacks of 20, they'll sell you whatever you ask for.

Oh, and speaking of overbuyins -- I saw a guy headed to a new $80/160 game with four or five racks of yellow ($20). Must be nice to be able to afford that game....

Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

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I remember a few 2+2ers buying 8-10 racks of white for the Magoofest in Vegas last June. I only bought four and looked short stacked at my table.

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You were there? boy.... my memory is shite! Who played at your table? Was this at the Wynn?

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No, this was MGM. I was playing with Evan, Peter, Nate, Bugstud, Meteron and a few others. I was at the Wynn the rest of the time.

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Speaking of being a nerd, I forgot to mention that I managed to acquire each of the Borgata chip colors up to $100 on Wednesday (1/5/10/20/25/100),

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You're forgetting the pink chips. Guy at the 10/20 was using one as a chip cover the other day. I prefer purples for chip covers myself (grease will vouch for this :0)

Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

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I remember a few 2+2ers buying 8-10 racks of white for the Magoofest in Vegas last June. I only bought four and looked short stacked at my table.

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You were there? boy.... my memory is shite! Who played at your table? Was this at the Wynn?

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No, this was MGM. I was playing with Evan, Peter, Nate, Bugstud, Meteron and a few others. I was at the Wynn the rest of the time.

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I was at the Wynn almost the whole time as well. I gotta see a photo, that might jog my memory.

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Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

http://www.punogre.com/images/other/limo/01.jpg

White shirt giving the gay peace down sign. Whatever the [censored] that is.

Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

that is a GAY photo - has homoeroticism all over it...

strangely I find myself wishing I was in the limo [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

RB

Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

I used to use $100 for chip covers - now I use an 1891 Morgan Silver Dollar -

RB

Re: Luv2DriveTT is right [AC trip non-report / Showboat review]
 

The photo was aptly described as a sausage fest.

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The photo was aptly described as a sausage fest.

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Ahh... the infamous Evan being molested in a sausage factory photo. How could I forget! My memory has been jogged!

PS notice how young Metatron looks in this photo. I'm tellin ya, Dorian Gray.

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