excellent!
I'm going to reply to your points one at a time...
1. It's much looser than online. Where online you get the occasional all fold to a raise PF to win the blinds - this rarely has happened to me playing live. Not very aggressive either - rarely much re-raising PF. Many calling stations.
Hell-friggin-lew! Live games are almost always juicier.
2. I was surprised at how often the dealers rotate - 20 minutes at a table and move on.
Typically it's 30 minutes. Sometimes it's 20, which is IMO a bit too fast, as a little bit of time is lost with each dealer change while they count the rack down. Still tho, dealer changes are a necessary part of casino gambling.
3. A lot of people just leave their chips unatttended while they go eat. And it doesn't seem to be a problem at all.
It's not a problem. In fact, you have to leave your chips in place to save your seat while you are away from the table. They will be safe. Cameras!
4. Nice comps for playing poker for a few hours.
This of course depends on the room. Typically it's about a buck an hour for poker, if that. Poker isn't known for its fantastic comps.
5. The dealers are very meticulous about everything they do - but cashing in chips seems a little dicey. The people behind the counter are always distracted doing so many things, they can easily miscount chips, leave chips on the counter after they give out the money, etc.
This of course is somewhat room dependent as well. But being a dealer, floorman, brush, cashier, list attendant, whatever, working in a poker room is basically bringing organization to chaos.
6. A lot of players are really focused on the bad beat jackpot while playing - I guess it attracts a lot of poker newbies too.
Players focusing on bad beat jackpots are generally idiots [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img].
7. A lot of screaming by the dealers to the floor people for racks of chips, new cards, saying a seat is open, etc. You would think a little intercom system would work much better.
Certain high class rooms are going to an automated system for this type of thing. Other than that, you just gotta yell to get what you want!
8. A decent % of players don't even know the rules - when to bet 3, when to bet 6, when they are they small blind, etc.
Hellew. They aren't too adept at strategy either.
I think it's a lot more fun on line because the people factor makes it more interesting. Plus, you can play with your chips...
Now you are learning the real reason why live poker rules.
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