Am I just living a sheltered online poker life?

[MicroBob]

As Jerome knows: The 1/2 NL game at the Gold Strike in Tunica is no cap and it can get REALLY wild sometimes.


Kind of weird to see so many +$1000 stacks when you sit down at a 1/2 NL game (especially if you're used to the capped buy-in type of NL game).

Some drunk with $2k or so in front of him raising $50 PF with total garbage to steal the $3 in blinds OR get involved in some big pot again.

(I mention this game just for the interest of other posters not from the Tunica area....this isn't news to Jerome and I suspect that the game I am referring to is one that he prefers)

[IgorSmiles]

A cap is fine. A cap that allows for no post flop play blows and really isnt conducive to good poker.

[youtalkfunny]

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...what's up with this seat change button? People were seriously getting pissed off about who get's it next and stuff...Why were people so passionate about it?

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Because people are idiots.

People are very territorial. "That's MY seat!!!"

Ever ask a poker player to move over 6 inches? He'll wiggle in his chair, PRETENDING to move, all the while not giving up one inch of territory.

You're new to B&M, but those of us who aren't have seen this countless times: The #8 seat sits empty for an hour. When someone finally approaches the table with chips, and is JUST about to sit his fanny in the chair, somebody in the game will pipe up, "I want that seat!" It sat empty for an HOUR. NO ONE WANTED IT, until somebody else showed interest in it. It's completely irrational, IMO.

Now mix in all the idiots who think their luck will change if they move to a different chair, and you can see why the Seat Change Button (dibs, as you say) is in such high demand.

(Personally, I like to sit at the end of the table. I like to be able to see all my opponents, and the curve of the table means more room for my fat ass. If I start next to or across from the dealer, I'll try to move to an end seat when available--but I'm not going to fight and scream irrationally about it.)

[chesspain]

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And another question...
This was seriously my first brick and mortar experience so...what's up with this seat change button? People were seriously getting pissed off about who get's it next and stuff.

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Is this some type of Chicago thing? Oftentimes at Foxwoods I'll ask for a seat change button as soon as I sit down, and many times I'll hang onto it for hours, and sometimes I'll forget to give it back to the dealer even if I do switch seats. Although there have been occasions where someone else will also request a seat change button, I've never heard a cross word in regards to this button--and this is at a casino where players can sometimes be fairly unpleasant.