Gamblor does FLA
 

Any 2+2ers in the Fort Lauderdale area interested in a home game.

I'll be here getting drunk(er) for the next week.

Does anyone know of any games - private or otherwise - in the area?

BTW US Airways lost my baggage so [censored] them.

Re: Gamblor does FLA
 

Have you tried the Hard Rock? My mom is in Ft. Lauderdale.. I keep meaning to check it out when I visit but haven't had a chance yet.

Re: Gamblor does FLA
 

You could try Home Poker Games.com and see if they have anything.

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I live and play in the Fort Lauderdale area. There are some local places to play like the Hollywood Hard Rock and the Hollywood Greyhound Track. Both feature limit games of 1-2 and 2-2 and the competition is extremely poor- mostly maniacs and calling stations with a ghastly high rake. The games at the Hard Rock are very loose with often 6+ players in for a capped flop with dubious holdings like 74 suited and worse.

The Hard Rock has tournaments almost daily.

I dont know of any home games in the area although I am trying to start one with a few friends after I come back from Vegas in a few weeks. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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I live and play in the Fort Lauderdale area. There are some local places to play like the Hollywood Hard Rock and the Hollywood Greyhound Track. Both feature limit games of 1-2 and 2-2 and the competition is extremely poor- mostly maniacs and calling stations with a ghastly high rake. The games at the Hard Rock are very loose with often 6+ players in for a capped flop with dubious holdings like 74 suited and worse.

The Hard Rock has tournaments almost daily.

I dont know of any home games in the area although I am trying to start one with a few friends after I come back from Vegas in a few weeks. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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ive played at the hard rock at tampa... wondering if any differences down around miami @ hollywood?

btw, rake is 10% $5 max (isane) plus $1 for the progressive spade royal .. so $6 rake almost every pot, plus the dealers expect a $2 tip every hand... ive seen them scurm over a $1 thrown to them on a $80+ pot... so your talking about 10% off your pot .. 2-2 is profitable? im still trying to find out

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ive seen them scurm over a $1 thrown to them on a $80+ pot...

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i don't know what "scurm" means, but if the dealers don't appreciate the $1 tip per pot, which should work out to at least $30 an hour if they're not entirely incompetent, i'd just stop tipping them completely.

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Gamblor, when will you be flying out? What stakes do you like? I might be able to get a $200 buyin NLHE game going. Friendly game. Although i am having a wisdom tooth removed on Tuesday so it could be tough. I know of a few private places you can play at also with varying stakes, if you would like to pm me I can send you some info. Where have you been partying at while in Fort Laud?

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I might be able to get a $200 buyin NLHE game going

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That's a tourney buy the way. We pay 3 spots and each guy donates $5 each to cover a dealer to come to the house.

Re: Gamblor does FLA
 

I have played at the Hard Rock in Tampa as well. The Hollywood Hard Rock has a 3x bigger area cardroom than Tampa and the games at the Hollywood Hard Rock seem wilder than anywhere else in FLA. The rake is 10% with a $5 max with a mandatrory $1 bad beat jackpot rake so $6 gets taken out quite often.

The bad beat jackpot attracts many poor players. The bads beat is aces full of jacks or better beaten by quads or better with both players using both hole cards. The jackpot often gets up to the $100,000 mark and the $ attracts all kinds of oddballs hoping to get lucky.

I almost never tip more than $1 because the other rake, jackpot rakes are so high. It doesnt seem to make a difference because I am friends with many of the dealers.

2-2 is moderalely profitable for me becuse the blinds are 1-2 and the pots often have 15+ ($2) bets preflop, so it takes a lot of patience to beat the rake. Also, because the bet size doesnt increase on the turn and river people are usually getting odds like 25-1 and higher on the flop and on the turn to draw out so protecting your hand can be tricky.

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Slacker:

I'm living with a buddy here at New River Village on SE 5th Ave. until sunday night...

We've been partying at automatic slims and all along las olas riverplace and beach place (or beachfront or something)...

I'm here with a buddy who plays mostly low-mid limits and would love to play too... definitely pm me about that, it would be huge.

If you (or anyone here) wants to meet up for beers and booze definitely shoot me a PM.

BTW I got hookedup large at a 10-25 NL game $1000 min buyin for wednesday if you're interested i dont know if you play stakes like that tho...