1-2NL Starting to Become a Very Boring Game...

[dicelumpY2005]

Not to say it wasn't boring to begin with...but the fact of the matter is that its becoming tough to find good 1-2nl games anywhere in Vegas... Whether the max buy-in is $100, $200, or no cap at all, the games just aren't that good. I managed to visit 4 cardrooms today when I was out, and saw the same thing everywhere I went: all limping preflop (usually 3 or 4 players, tops), leaving a measly $6-8 in the pot. Now I'm starting to figure out why a lot of casinos charge a $5 time fee every half hour instead of raking from the pot...because most of the hands never even get a rake! The only loose 1-2nl game I have ever seen on a consistant basis (5+ visits) was at Foxwoods in CT. Other than that, these games are turning into games with 10 players sitting around waiting for f-ing aces just to raise to $12, $17, or $20+ preflop to pick up those whopping blinds! It seems the only action I have seen lately is when KK goes up against AA preflop, or some monkey slowplays his AA by limping preflop, just for someone else who limped in for $2 catches a set. Anybody else notice this lately in the 1-2nl "illusion of action" that I like to call it? I deal with it 5 nights a week as well, and have noticed the games to be the same way as described above... thoughts?

[joyride]

I played in the Harrah's 1-2NL game($120 max) game on Monday, and it was nothing like that. Honestly one of the craziest games I've ever sat in, online or off. I had doubled-up in under an hour, but unfortunately had to leave when my buddy busted out.

[lefty rosen]

Aren't you describing the Party games these days, they are a desert wasteland....... [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[greg nice]

find the uncapped game, buy in for a grand to properly cover the table. raise every pot to make the nits pay to see a flop. then watch the mistakes pile up.

[Photoc]

You're not kidding bro. 1/2 NL is a F'in joke the past month or so. It's too goddamn tight. The 2/5 games are nice but none of the fish want to put up more than 200 to play NL. I think these joints should go 2/3 or 2/4 blinds just to get some more action. 5 limpers = 20 bucks at least in the pot.

[Chipr777]

Come vist Tunica. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] I played in a game last week where I was the button, UTG raised to $20, and the whole table called. I called with 6-6, SB raised to $150, and 5 people called. It's not always that crazy but theres a LOT of action day in and day out.

[Hotrod0823]

I played in a 1/2NL game like you described at FW but it didn't stay that way long.

All it took to stir things up was a women raising with hands like J8s or 47x and showing the table, after see took the limps and the blinds. This got the game moving along.

Betting and raising generated some action. Most hands were generally 10-12 PF with multiple callers. It was a good game after the table began to realize that limping was going to be punished.

[AllVegasPoker.com]

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You're not kidding bro. 1/2 NL is a F'in joke the past month or so. It's too goddamn tight.

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You guys need to get started later. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] You should see some of the piss-drunk jokers at the 4am $1/2 NL games at MGM.. A few weeks ago I saw a couple of drunk F-16 pilots dump over $1k into the table.

Seriously, I do agree that lots of $1/2 games are really tight. The key is table selection.

[PITTM]

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You're not kidding bro. 1/2 NL is a F'in joke the past month or so. It's too goddamn tight.

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You guys need to get started later. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] You should see some of the piss-drunk jokers at the 4am $1/2 NL games at MGM.. A few weeks ago I saw a couple of drunk F-16 pilots dump over $1k into the table.

Seriously, I do agree that lots of $1/2 games are really tight. The key is table selection.

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uhhh, did the excaliber shut down? it certainly was loose when i was there, i lost my whole stack to a guy calling with 63o all in preflop [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

rj

[whiskeytown]

that Mandalay Bay game we played in was the wildest one I played in last trip - but I don't know if that's standard -

if it is, I'm going back this weekend - [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

RB