[Al_Capone_Junior]

It did appear that all tables were stud tables. Certain ones were cramped, tho not ALL of them.

As for the no max buy-in, I understand the "theoretical" implications. However, in practice it might not be that way.

For instance, I only brought about $500 with me to the wynn this morning. I was planning on playing that, and if I lost it all, quitting. I also did not plan to play in ANY game where I was way outmatched, or outstacked. Even a player with 1/3 of my "theoretical" skills could certainly make it difficult for me if he really knew how to use a big stack to his advantage. However, I have not seen this as the norm in smaller las vegas no limit games.

As I said earlier, I actually SAT DOWN at the 2-5 no limit at the wynn, where there is no max buy-in. I only bought in for $240. Seemed appropriate, as only one person at the table had much more than that, one guy had $600 or so. If everyone had $3000 I would certainly have NOT sat down at that game.

In the 1-2 game I played, the giant stack was perfectly positioned two to my right. He bullied a lot, but I never really got involved with him, at least not till he bullied me when I had aces. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Everyone else mostly had either way less than I did, or a little more. No biggie.

Part of no limit play is assessing the game and situation both before you sit down, and after you're seated. If things are good, you stay. If things are bad, you leave. Stack sizes and aggressiveness of players are two of the parameters you consider. The hard part is knowing when conditions are poor, AND have the discipline to leave the game.

If the no max buy-in policy at wynn turns out to leave my somewhat meager bankroll at a severe disadvantage, so be it. There are plenty of games at other casinos, like MGM, or I could just play 8-16 or 15-30 at the wynn. I have the discipline to leave a game when conditions are poor. After all, I live here, there is always another game to be found.

If you want to buy into 1-2 no limit for $40,000, go ahead. I think you'll find it to be MAJOR overkill tho. There is only going to be so much money on the table, and it will be mostly proportionate to the size of the blinds, not the fact that they are all no max buy-in.

On the flip side, I do think that buying into 1-2 with $300 or more will wind up being a significant advantage for players such as myself, particularly if the game happens to be full of timid, fishy players who aren't buying in for much more than the $100 minimum.

al