What to play: the Foxwoods or the Pokerstars $500 NL event

[shaniac]

In a very rare occurence, there will be two different $500 NLHE that I could play in this coming Sunday. The Pokerstars $500+30 or the Foxwoods New England Poker Classic $500+65.

Which would you play and why?

Shane

[curtains]

Im torn too man. I think the 10 am start time will swing it towards pokerstars.

[ohkanada]

I would play the live event at Foxwoods. I like live tournies better than on-line tournies.

Of course it is a lot easier to stay at home and play on the computer and not have to worry about the traffic and the busy poker room.

Ken Poklitar

[Greg (FossilMan)]

If I could play poker this Sunday, I would be at Foxwoods. But that's because I think my EV is higher in a live event, and also because it's more fun. Additionally, since I live only 6 miles away, frequently when I bust out of Foxwoods there will still be plenty of time to go home and enter the PokerStars event which starts over 6 hours later than FW.

Later, Greg Raymer (FossilMan)

[SammyB]

I'd rather see you in the Pokerstars tourney just to have someone in it to root for.

[Greg (FossilMan)]

Thanks, but you won't see me in either of them. I'll be entertaining my parents, who are in from Washington state for a week.

I got off work on Thursday and Friday next week, and will play in the last two events at Foxwoods.

Later, Greg Raymer (FossilMan)

[BIGRED]

I've never played on-line NL tournaments becasue I hear too many All-In disconnect abuse stories at a critical moment late in the game. For this reason, I would play the live tourney. But as a side note, how concerned are you guys about this kind of abuse when playong on-line?

[cferejohn]

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I've never played on-line NL tournaments becasue I hear too many All-In disconnect abuse stories at a critical moment late in the game. For this reason, I would play the live tourney. But as a side note, how concerned are you guys about this kind of abuse when playong on-line?

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I mostly play on Pokerstars. On Pokerstars, if you disconnect, you fold, so the all-in abuse isn't a problem. On the final table, extra time will be allotted (and the tournament clock will be stopped) to allow disconnected players to disconnect.

PartyPoker allows 1 "all-in" disconnect/tournament. I like to think that people see this as protection rather than a resource, but I don't really know. In any case, with just one, potential for abuse is limited...