Heading up to Canterbury Oct 14-18

IaHawk · #1 09-15-2005, 12:16 AM

I just started dealing poker at a casino in iowa and one thing the dealers do every year is make a trip up for the fall classic. I have never been up there so I was wondering if I could get some advice on the best games going on up there. I ususally play 3/6 and 6/12 sometimes as our casino only had 6/12 dealers choice and I am still not up to par on my omaha o8 game. Online, i usually play 3-6 or 5-10 on party and one other site.

From what i have heard, it sounds like the 8-16 game up there is a better game then the 6-12 as the 8-16 game is much looser and the 6/12 has better players with smaller bankrolls. Now, since i have never been up there, i do not know if this is true. I know there are a couple of guys who post regularly on this site and i was just wondering if could get some of your feed back on this. Thanks in advance.

IaHawk

Andy B · #2 09-15-2005, 12:39 AM

I am of the opinion that the $6/12 is the easiest hold'em game to beat in that room. The $8/16 game tends to be more aggressive, and the best opponents are the quiet, well-behaved type. This is not to say that there aren't loose-passive $8/16 game or rockish $6/12 games. If you find yourself in a game you don't like, get a table change. There is no excuse for sitting in a bad game in that room.

Really, the only bad game in that room is $4/8 Omaha/8. During the tournament $10/20 and $20/40 Omaha/8 go about every day, and those are usually good games. $30/60 stud/8 went every day last year, and that was a very good game.

WDC · #3 09-15-2005, 10:23 AM

I stopped playing the 6-12 because the last several times it has been an absolute rockfest. I love the 8-16 game but I am one of the quiet well behaved types.

PokerBob · #4 09-15-2005, 06:19 AM

6/12 is a walk in the park IMHO. 8/16 gets more aggressive, albeit often retarded aggressive.

Mackie · #5 09-15-2005, 02:37 PM

I like the 8-16 game, then again I'm one of the agressive retards [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

PokerBob · #6 09-15-2005, 03:12 PM

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I like it too, or at least did when i played it. but IMO if one wants to avoid massive variance, stay away. IMO every game is good at CP except for the 30 on some occasions.

Andy B · #7 09-16-2005, 02:02 AM

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IMO every game is good at CP except for the 30 on some occasions.

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How much time have you spent in the $4/8 Omaha/8 game?

IaHawk · #8 09-16-2005, 02:57 AM

Thanks for the replies guys. I guess i will start with 6-12 and go from there. I am sure i can always observe both games and their "wildness". Also, how long is the typical wait for those games. I know there is 50+ tables but have never been to a cardroom this big...well besides this years world series with 200 tables.

Thanks again,
IaHawk

PokerBob · #9 09-16-2005, 03:11 AM

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How much time have you spent in the $4/8 Omaha/8 game?

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never played it ever. but i have heard it is full of crotchety old men when it goes.

BigBaitsim (milo) · #10 09-16-2005, 08:30 PM

I have found the 4/8 more profitable than the 6/12. Mind you, the 6/12 is a very good game, but I often find it filled with the same faces, some of them at least passable players. While I'm generally one of the better players at 6/12, I am almost always the best player at 4/8. This translates into better hourly profit. In general, I prefer a table I can dominate to a table that I can just beat.

Of course, I've never been here during the Fall Classic, so I have no idea how the games are then. Fortunately for me, I had leave coming to me, and will be taking off the first week of the event. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]