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Old 11-07-2005, 03:28 PM
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Default Hard Rock, Hollywood, FL (general questions)

So I'm a limit Omaha hi/lo player heading down to Miami this weekend for the Pats/Dolphins game and am going to swing over to the Hard Rock casino in Hollywood.

Anyone play there regularly?

I have used the search function (found this, this, and this ), but can't seem to find much Omaha8 specific info.
HE looks like nothing but 2/2 on the ring tables and NL tourneys as low as $45. Your general no foldem room... I'll resort to that if need be, but would prefer O8.

I'm assuming it's spread there, so...
How many O8 tables do they get going?
Are there long wait times (looking at Fri or Sat night)?
What would be a good time to go?
Chips at cage/runners/dealer?

Any general room info is appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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Old 11-07-2005, 06:19 PM
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Default Re: Hard Rock, Hollywood, FL (general questions)

As I recall last year the Pampano harness track had some 1/2 and 2/2 Omaha not sure if it was O/8 or just OHigh but still they spread the games. I also believe Dania Jai-lai also had some omaha tables. None will be able 2/2 and also becareful because of the hurricain most traffic lights are out and also there is a 11 oclock curfew.
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Old 11-08-2005, 04:05 PM
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Thanks shaun, I'll look into them too..

anyone else?
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Old 11-08-2005, 04:22 PM
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Default Re: Hard Rock, Hollywood, FL (general questions)

Curfews were lifted about a week ago.

I'm not an Omaha player. I do know that the Hard Rock spreads a $2/$2 Omaha game, but I don't know if it's hi/lo or not. I think it is, but I don't know for sure.

Wait times on Friday and Saturday nights at the Hard Rock are looooong for holdem tables. I play stud, and I usually can get on a stud table within an hour. I suspect the same would be true for Omaha. But just so you know, that place is crazy crowded with kids on weekend nights.

If you don't want the craziness that is the Hard Rock, there is the older, quieter, skanky Seminole Casino just up the street where it is easier to get a table. I know they have Omaha/8 there.

At the Hard Rock and the Seminole, you can get chips at the cage or at the table when you sit down. I prefer getting them at the cage so as not to hold up the game, but you can do either.

If you do want to play at the Hard Rock specifically and on the weekend, it's much much better to get there in the afternoon or very early evening, when it's still fairly easy to get a table. But if you wait until about 7 p.m. or after, it'll be dicey.
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Old 11-08-2005, 06:01 PM
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Pompano Park is closed indefinitely dur to Hurricane Wilma.
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Old 11-09-2005, 09:46 AM
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Good info fishy, thanks. I was planning on going around 7pm, but with your advice I'll bump that up an hour or two.
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Old 11-09-2005, 09:52 AM
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I got a pm from a regular there, so to help anyone that does a search on this subject in the future here's his excellent response:

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The hardrock is a great place for the wife. Alot to do there. Tons of bars and restaurants etc... Now on to the poker.

I assume your aware they only spread 1-2 & 2-2. They do spread Omaha hi/lo but I dont know how many tables. There are over 100 tables in this place and I never see anyone waiting long so I assume they are seating everyone very quickly. It is a hi-tech room, with computerized pagers so you dont have to stand around waiting for your name to be called. I just cannot give you any insight into the limit games because i dont play them, I like much larger stakes so I stick to the tourneys. I do know the limit play is extremely loose. Compares to the micro limit tables on a online site. Expect 6-8 people in every hand. Rumor has it they will have high stakes poker by Jan 2006.

The tourneys are great. They range from $45-$2000 S&G's. They are starting as soon as a list fills up, and the lists fill up very quick. It is a packed and busy poker room. All the S&G's are no limit. I play the $250-$2000 tourneys so I can only comment on them. Many Many regulars with a nice influx of tourists. Many of the regulars have deep pockets and very little poker skills. You can pick out the sharks pretty quickly. The regulars range from weak tight to weak aggressive. They will bluff frequently. They go allin when holding JJ or AK. They hate to be bullied and will whine when you keep stealing their blinds. It is also very common to chop at the end, just make sure it is fair for yourself.

The blinds in the S&G's start at 25-50 and double every 15 minutes. Except they include 150-300 & 300-600 level. So they do move pretty quick but all tables have auto shufflers so it speeds things up a bit.

Dealers are great there, they are short on dealers so you see the same faces all the time and they are very experienced and friendly. They do however get way overtipped and now expect it all the time from everyone. So if you dont tip well after a S&G you will get snubbed but waht the hell.

Multi Table Tourneys: Between the HardRock and Seminole Casino which is only 2 blocks away they have MTT's every day , twice a day. They range from $50 to $500. Here is the HR schedule, I dont have seminoles.

Mondays 11am $80+20 3000 chips w/ a $5 toke the dealer rebuy for 500 units

Monday 6:30 pm 250+50 freezeout
Tuesdays 6:30 120+30
Fridays 11am 120+30
Saturdays 165+35 4000 chips
Saturday Nov 12th 11 am $500+75 5000 chips

They have schedules all over the poker room.

Hope this helps.
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Old 11-20-2005, 03:25 AM
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Rumor has it they will have high stakes poker by Jan 2006.

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care to expound on this ?

doesnt the State Legislature need to ratify any changes. I have seen no mention of this from any online poker news source or local Florida news. I also have not heard of it on my few trips to West Palm Beach and Hollywood poker rooms. I hope you are right thu [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] but Jan.2006 sounds a wee bit optimistic matter of fact the state has tightened up on sng's at pari-mutuals just recently: http://www.pokernews.com

Both the pari-mutuals and Indian casinoes were opened by the same mandate a few years back unless the casinoes have finagled something within the state poltically ...it aint going to happen not yet at least.

If limits are opened up in South Floida the games will be absolutely sick. The demographic is perfect-retired and wealthy w/alot of disposable income along with a pretty good ethnic mix. It will look like Los Angeles or AC right after Holdem games first got spread. I would never even think about moving to California or Vegas as I have over the last few years if B&M limits are opened up down here.
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Old 11-20-2005, 11:57 AM
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After doing some reaserch and fist pounding regarding the suspension of tourney play at dog and race tracks around FL, it's come to light that Indian Casinos and card rooms at dog tracks and the like are not governed by the same regulatory bodies, hence it's thought that the Native Americans can pretty much do as they like on site.
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Old 11-20-2005, 03:17 PM
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it's come to light that Indian Casinos and card rooms at dog tracks and the like are not governed by the same regulatory bodies, hence it's thought that the Native Americans can pretty much do as they like on site.

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[img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I hope you are right.

Yes Indian run pokerrooms have been able to continue to offer tounaments but that doesnt mean they can do "pretty much as they like on site".
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