NL buyin on NL game?

[dollyfan]

The Harrah's casino in southern Illinios has recently gotten a poker room with four tables. The only NL table(2 and 5 blinds) that it has has NL on the buyins allowing people to sit down with thousands of dollars in chips and bully us that can only afford to sit down with 200-300 dollars. Is this normal/right ?

I wouldn't assume this is a bad thing. It kills your drawing opportunity because you'll rarely be getting the right odds to just smooth call on a draw, but you have a huge upside when you make a strong hand. If they think they can push you around(and they might, because you'll be constantly folding draws, middle pairs, etc) then they'll probably try it when you know you've got them beat too. Let them do the betting for you until the river and then make a strong play. They'll probably be confused because you've just been calling the whole time.

Basically, I'm not sure this is a disadvantage, it just means that you can't afford to be flippant with your chips. Play extra tight and similarly aggressive with your hands, and your patience should pay off.

[fimbulwinter]

WOW, i can't believe they let this happen!

real NL should ALWAYS be played with a cap because of the huge advantage given to the big stack. this is clearly a sideways operation. That you are willing to back up the little guy here is admirable. protecting those unable to pay that big is the kind of thing that only a really intelligent, smart, logical person could come up with. hats off to you.

I reccomend contacting your local law enforcement and or govenment official as such shady gambling practices hurt the integrity of poker in general.

fim

[MINETZ]

this is a no max buyin game, it takes a different sort of bankroll to play in these games, usually bullys are a good thing to have as they are usually over agressive.
Noah

[TheWorstPlayer]

Weird that their only NL table is a tournament. Because that's the only type of game I know of where big stacks have an inherent advantage.

[tdarko]

man you need to play in this game, buy in for whatever is the big stack at the table and have fun.

i don't know if its like this anymore but the 5/5 at foxwoods used to be like this and that game was great, is it still like this? i moved so haven't played it in a while.

[miajag81]

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WOW, i can't believe they let this happen!

real NL should ALWAYS be played with a cap because of the huge advantage given to the big stack. this is clearly a sideways operation. That you are willing to back up the little guy here is admirable. protecting those unable to pay that big is the kind of thing that only a really intelligent, smart, logical person could come up with. hats off to you.

I reccomend contacting your local law enforcement and or govenment official as such shady gambling practices hurt the integrity of poker in general.

fim

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Nice.

[muck_nutz]

eh? That is No Limit. The other thing is a capped game. For some reason I think a person with the name "dollyfan" should get this. I actually like bullies. I'm often one of them, but sometimes I buy in short. You can find advantages and disadvantages to both stack sizes. Remember to consider your position relative to the deep money when buying in.

[Big_Jim]

The Wynn doesn't have a cap on it's games, either.

[kagame]

nor the bellagio, commerce, etc

the real games anyway