Re: Another floor issue
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Al, I'm curious as to your opinion on a discussion I have had recently with the floor at Potowatomi (Milwaukee). They have 10 tables, and a typical configuration these days are 1 $1-$5 stud game, 4 2/4 games, 3 5/10 games and 2 $200 3/5 NL games. When they opened, a 10/20 and 20/40 game was always going, but in the past 18 months, the 20/40 game became a 15/30 game, which merged into the 10/20 game, and nowadays, the 10/20 game is hit & miss.
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Where they are going wrong is with the wrong smaller games. For a room this size the best progression in limits is 3-6 6-13 10-20. 5-10 should be avoided as the nature of the game with singal chip bets kills the action and provides for an al around poor experience. 4-8 shoud be avoided as it is too close to 6-12 for both to me successful. That leaves 3-6, when a 3-6 is spread there is no need for 2-4 in this size room. A case can be made for spreading a single 1-2 game, if done in conjuntion with poker lessons etc to bring new players in (right now this can probably be dropped as new players are flocking in anyway). When you progress from 3- 6-12 10-20 you are able to support the higher limit games. Most 10-20 players will play 6-12 while waiting for a seat etc. If someoen allows 4-8 into their room it consumes the limits around it and the jump from 4-8 to 10-20 is too big for players to make.
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