O/8 at foxwoods?

bostondave · #1 05-06-2005, 06:31 PM

I know this is a last minute post, but I'm heading down to foxwoods to hopefully play some O/8 tonight. Does anybody know what limits they offer on a friday night? Any tips for a first-time-in-the-casino player? I'm leaving in about 30 mins, so I may have to read replies on my cell phone on the way down, but any tips would be appreciated!

tminus · #2 05-06-2005, 06:36 PM

careful man....i had my ass handed to me down there first time.
dont do minimum buy in, the casino strucure will suck your chips through the rake

BTW- where you from in boston ? i live in boston and we have some pretty good home games if youre interested

bostondave · #3 05-06-2005, 06:42 PM

ass handed to you because of the play, or because of the rake structure? Are the players as bad as they are online?

I live in back bay at the moment, moving to the 'burbs in a month...yourself?

tminus · #4 05-06-2005, 06:53 PM

im in jamaica plain
another member of this site lives in south boston

toots · #5 05-06-2005, 07:08 PM

They will typically have a $2/4 or $5/10 (w/kill @100). They won't always have both, but they'll usually have one of them with an interest list for the other.

They're both pretty juicy, although the rake can be oppressive at $2/4. Both have a $4 max rake.

On weekdays, there's a regular group that plays the $5/10, who all know each other. It's still juicy, and I've never felt "ganged up on" by the regulars.

Evan · #6 05-06-2005, 07:33 PM

If you raise preflop they'll yell at you, according to scrub.

bostondave · #7 05-07-2005, 02:16 AM

ha...didn't raise preflop, but I was definitely there with a bunch of regulars. They all seemed to know each other and the dealers. Played 5/10...was down about $140 or so before I got comfortable, and came back to finish up $22 after about 3 hrs. Very loose/passive game overall - 5+ to every flop, maybe 1 preflop raise per orbit. Definitely a game I'll be going back to again

Evan · #8 05-07-2005, 02:43 AM

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didn't raise preflop

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Ever?

RobbyD · #9 05-07-2005, 12:00 PM

Im from boston what type of home games you offer... AIM INSANESUBLIME

toots · #10 05-07-2005, 12:28 PM

That game is definitely my favorite there.

I like the personalities of the "regulars," I like the dealers, and I like the winrate I've had so far.

A few weeks ago, when they were in their crazy pre-NEPC madhouse, I had to wait three hours for a seat to open up at that table. I spent some of my waiting time playing stud, but I also spent some sitting in a seat against the wall next to the O8 tables. I was able to sweat a couple of the players, and what I saw had me absolutely drooling.