Going to Tahoe this week

[Milky]

I'm going up to Tahoe with some friends for Thanksgiving this week and was wondering where some good places to play hold-em are? Specifically small stakes ring games. I've never played in a B&M so I'm also looking for places that do "tutorial" games. Any suggestions guys?

[wayabvpar]

Harvey's has a the most games going; usually $3/$6, with the $4/$8 half kill (or was it full kill?) as the 'big game'. Play later at night (after dinner) or on weekends, and it is like printing money.

[Milky]

What is 'half kill' and 'full kill'? Never heard that before. Thanks for the info though!

Also, do they ever hold cheap buy-in NL tourneys? Cheap as in $20-$40.

[StevieG]

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What is 'half kill' and 'full kill'? Never heard that before. Thanks for the info though!

Also, do they ever hold cheap buy-in NL tourneys? Cheap as in $20-$40.

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When kill conditions are met, the next round of play is for increased blinds. In a half kill situation, the blinds increase by 50% (from 4/8 to 6/12 for example). In a full kill, the increase is 100% (5/10 to 10/20).

Most often the kill is triggered by the same player winning the pot twice in a row. Sometimes a very large pot triggers the kill for the next round. Depends on the card room.

[Milky]

Interesting... Anything else I should know before venturing into B&M territory?

[Lurshy]

Say something like "Boy this is just like on T.V.", Gets people's juices going...