Poker In Florida

FrankStallone · #1 09-25-2005, 06:51 PM

I am aware of the laws that limit betting to 2 dollars in cach games. I was more interested in how often they have single table tournys? Do the crazy live game laws push many people to the single table tourneys?

DrewOnTilt · #2 09-25-2005, 07:01 PM

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I am aware of the laws that limit betting to 2 dollars in cach games. I was more interested in how often they have single table tournys? Do the crazy live game laws push many people to the single table tourneys?

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The last time I was down there (which was more than a year ago, so things may have changed), the "tournaments" were limited to 40 total dealt hands. Basically it becomes an allinfest on the last 3 hands.

In other words, for the best poker in Florida see your local DSL provider. SOme of the cruise ships have decent poker as well, and a few of them have tournaments on the weekends.

vox · #3 09-26-2005, 02:30 PM

I would say yes. The Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa just instituted $100+$20, $200+$25, $500+35 and $1000+50 SNGs, and ring game lists have shortened considerably. The blind structure takes a lot of the skill out, and the juice is a little high for the $120, but they're still wildly popular.

FrankStallone · #4 09-26-2005, 03:00 PM

Thank you.

lordfoo · #5 09-26-2005, 08:01 PM

Yes, the juice is really high for the one-table tournaments, but the terrible play might be enough to make up for it. So far I've played five of the mid-level ones (225 and 535) and I've cashed in four of them just by folding to the bubble.

Atomic · #6 09-26-2005, 11:49 PM

Some of the tracks and frontons have started single tables. Derby Lane in St. Petersburg has them. $45 buy-in, pays top two. 1st gets $270 and 2nd gets $70.

Yep, $34+11.

theben · #7 09-27-2005, 12:16 AM

STTs i think arent regulated. but the house rake will pretty much always be insane

theben · #8 09-27-2005, 12:17 AM

100+20 with super fast blinds? why dont we just play trouble or something

vox · #9 09-27-2005, 12:18 AM

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Some of the tracks and frontons have started single tables. Derby Lane in St. Petersburg has them. $45 buy-in, pays top two. 1st gets $270 and 2nd gets $70.

Yep, $34+11.

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But, here's what I don't understand. How are the tournaments legal under Florida's laws allowing low-limit poker and no other card games?

flafishy · #10 09-27-2005, 01:32 PM

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Some of the tracks and frontons have started single tables. Derby Lane in St. Petersburg has them. $45 buy-in, pays top two. 1st gets $270 and 2nd gets $70.

Yep, $34+11.

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But, here's what I don't understand. How are the tournaments legal under Florida's laws allowing low-limit poker and no other card games?

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Not sure how they do that. Maybe they got some sort of amendment pushed through or something, but these things started down here just within the past year.

Seminole Hard Rock here in South Florida has a $35+$10. I've played this one five times, just folded into the money three of the five times, then was able to pull off a first and a second when I started playing some hands once I got into the money.

You get 1500 chips, blinds start at 50/100 and double every 10 minutes. It's a doozy.