Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-29-2005, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 28
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Re: my first-ever call for the floor
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I also don't think it should have to be my responsbility to call the floor over in the first place since dealers and floor themselves are supposed to have brains.
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I'm with...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-29-2005, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 28
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Re: my first-ever call for the floor
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you write:
"a personal escort from a big, dark-skinned hunk"
Seriously, what does "dark-skinned" add to this description?
It seems you wanted to make the scene more threatening or...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-29-2005, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 184
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-28-2005, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 184
Re: my first-ever call for the floor
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I really like this post, like what you did, and want to change your title to "obviously not a tyrannosaurus".
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Thanks! I will be droolingly grateful if there is a way to...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-28-2005, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 184
Re: my first-ever call for the floor
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If he is abusing the dealer, speak up to the floor, and get him kicked out of there. You have just given the dealer the biggest tip he will get all night. No need to tip any further. ...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-28-2005, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 184
Re: my first-ever call for the floor
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The thing I am unsure about is the effect he's having on the game. Is he causing fish to leave, or do they not care?
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That's a fair point. The other players aren't saying...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-28-2005, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 184
my first-ever call for the floor
Recently, I sat down at the $5/$10 limit Hold'em game at Resorts East Chicago. The guy immediately to my left reeks of (bad) beer and is visibly wobbly. It's 7:30 p.m. or so, and it looks like this...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-01-2005, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 134
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Forum: Home Poker
08-29-2005, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 92
Re: Mechanics Questions -- All in.
My reading of Robert's Rules confirms Larry's reply.
In your situations 1 and 3, the all-in player has raised and, therefore, re-opened the betting for the first player in limit poker but not in...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-19-2005, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 87
Re: Newbie question: coloring up
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I played my first live NL tourney at the luxor and noticed that they simply round up when they color up chips. At home, we had been in the habit of distributing 'lottery tickets' for each...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-08-2005, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 80
Re: Indiana/Cnicago card rooms?
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I heard there were casinos with poker rooms in northern indiana near chicago. Is this true and if so what are the poker rooms like? Are they nice, how big are they?
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The...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-05-2005, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 221
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-05-2005, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 210
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-02-2005, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 167
Re: Trip report
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So Troy and lossage, you guys know Glenn, huh? Is he one of the better dealers there? I have to say hes better then any I've seen at Trump.
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Totally. I go to Resorts just...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-02-2005, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 167
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-28-2005, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 91
Re: Chicago Area Poker Rooms - Help
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IMO Resorts would be better than Trump, but mainly due to the more competent dealers and non-scummy chips.
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Second.
Each place has its fans. I think it's generally...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-19-2005, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 263
Re: Dealer giving me lip?
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It's the SERVICE industry, provide BAD service, get no TIP. Luckily, this doesn't happen very often. Dealers figure out fast that rude = po at the end of the day.
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That's...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-19-2005, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 132
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-18-2005, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 137
Re: Angle shooting while checking?
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This is entirely casino-dependant. In MOST rooms this is a bet. In some rooms they enforce this rule tightly (Mandalay), in others they sometimes enforce, sometimes don't.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-13-2005, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 178
Re: Alladin S&G Warning
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Ths Alladin spreads $50+5 10 player S&G's on Sunday. I played in one and after paying and taking my seat (my bad, I know) asked the dealer what the payouts were. $360 for 1st and $90 for...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-07-2005, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 134
Re: Is No-Limit worth switching to at B&M?
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Where the heck are you playing? The Resorts (formerly Harrah's) $10-20 HK plays roughly like Party's $.5-1 to $2-4 (on a bad night).
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I've been seeing donktastic play at...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-07-2005, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 130
Re: button progression
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Player 1 is the button , and now the SB gets eliminated. Where does the button go, fwd moving button rule says to seat 3 [who was just the BB, he now misses his small]
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If...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-07-2005, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 85
Re: Ameristar St. Louis
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Anyone know what games they've been spreading as of late?
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I was there for a couple of hours last Saturday (2 July). There were a few tables of $3/$6 hold'em and $200 max...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
05-27-2005, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 161
Re: Vegas WSOP SnG\'s
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I'll be out there also so be prepared to talk about your all-conference play in '95.
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I'll be at the WSOP July 8-12, so I'll try to single-table qualify my way into the...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
05-27-2005, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 125
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