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Old 11-06-2005, 03:42 PM
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Default Re: straight-forward NL questions

First of all, a number of your questions are more suited for the beginner forum, and I would work on your grammar and punctuation if you want to be treated seriously. None the less, I am happy to help you out as your questions are serious, and I have played at that very casino (and that very game).

You are talking about fallsview I presume? I thought their 5/5 game was $500 max, maybe it's changed? Anyway... here goes :

#1 - Yes you can leave the table and join another one. You will be able to sit down with any amount you can normally sit down with at the new table. You do not have to leave the table to do this, just tell the floor that you want a table change. Note, if the floor moves you (due to a broken table) you should have to go with the exact amount of chips you normally have.

#2 - The reason to buy in for more than the minimum is to have the fish covered. If you hit the nuts, and a fish is going to call your all in with top pair, you want to be able to stack them, not just win one hundred dollars.

Conversely, buying in with the minimum also has it's advantages, notably that you avoid any truly difficult post flop decisions, and can get into many very profitable preflop situations.

You can always rebuy for UP TO THE MAXIMUM, at any time you are not involved in a hand.

If there is a session fee (time charge) their is no rake.

Assuming 80-100xBB stacks (or more) it is usually profitable in these games to play suited connectors because the players seldom charge you enough to get you off your hand; however it is not just hit your flush and get paid off city. Many of the players can lay down if the flush hits, so this is player dependent. Also, these players can be bluffed off if you have a straight draw when the flush hits. It can't be both ways, right. In short, against bad players yes, against good players no.

How careful you have to be with a pair of aces good kicker really depends on how big your stack is. If you have $100 at a 5-5 table you can go ahead and put all your money in with no worries. If you have more, then you must be more cautious. Be careful about calling raises with hands like A10, AJ, KQ and even AQ (even when these hands are suited). They are often dominated.

If you have any other questions, just ask. Where in Canada are you from?
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