Re: Canterbury question
They are only permitted certain games and limits under MN law. They almost always have a few SS Stud games going. Most of the time these days there's a 6/12 Stud/8 going. They did have a 4/8 half-kill Omaha/8 that went every day until the old farts left at midnight or so, but most of the O/8 guys now play the Stud/8 game, so the O/8 rarely goes. They have a 10/20 or 20/40 O/8 game that generally runs once a week, I think on Monday.
The cardroom is exceptionally well run, better than any Vegas room I played in, but they are very quick to interrupt any "misbehavior." It is Minnesota, and they like the room sedate and pleasant. If you are loud, they will politely ask you to quiet down a bit. If you are abusive to a fellow player or dealer, they will ask you to leave without hesitation (but generally not ban you). This generally happens only after a warning, and I've never seen them toss out someone who was't being a dick.
MN law forbids bets above $60, so there is no game higher than 30/60. At night there is always at least one 15/30 and one 30/60. Usually there are one or two must-moves for these limits as well.
There is no spread limit game, something a few MN cardrooms have done, since the $60 limit gets in the way of playing NL.
As to other games being run, or a mixed game within what they are allowed to spread (SHOE would be allowed, not sure about HORSE), this is unlikely. They have 34 tables and all are full almost every evening. On weekends the wait can be one or two hours. There is no incentive to compete by running a mixed game or spread limit game when they have a full house.
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