No Smoking in the Card Room at Casino Arizona

Posted in Money with casino with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on January 27, 2012 by admin

I don’t want to start a new smoking thread, but I am hearing rumors that Casino Arizona’s poker room will be non smoking effective June 1. Can anyone confirm this? Also, I heard that others, Fort McDowell, for example will soon follow.

Answer 1:

I haven’t heard anything for sure, and I work in the joint, but I have heard that rumor also. Several weeks ago there were short questionnaires being circulated through the room asking about smoking preferences and whether, as a player, *you* would be in favor of a 1 month trial of no smoking…the impression I got from word of mouth was YES. I also heard that all the room here in the immediate area were actually working TOGETHER to implement a non smoking environment at the same time. Just got called to go to a meeting at work, maybe this will be part of it. Ill let you know if they announce it officially to the employees.

Answer 2:

Now that I am an official Phx area observer, I can tell you this. About a month ago myself, Mark P. and Mike B. had an informal meeting where I brought up the idea of us all going non smoking at the same time. Both of them were in agreement and we decided to all look into it with higher ups. Gila is ready to go non smoking if the others will do so at the same time. Now that I am Hustlered, I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but I would guess CA is trying to get the jump now. As for the tournaments, that just isn’t true. BUT, it is something that is not out of the question. It did come up in our little gathering.

Answer 3:

Starting June 1 there will be no smoking in the card room at Casino Arizona at Indian Bend. How it will be accepted remains to be seen, and will determine how permanent the change is. The general consensus/prediction/anticipation/hope is that it will be positive. The property at Mckellips road will remain a smoker friendly environment.

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Play on Paradise Poker

Posted in Casino Tips with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 27, 2012 by admin

I wonder if is ok to play on paradise poker. If someone goes plus in the long run?

Answer 1:

I’m up an unspectacular amount on Paradise ($400+ in 50 hours over seven weeks). The 2-4 and 3-6 seem 100% legit. The 10-20, well, don’t know and I am not going to risk that much when two guys with a cell phone can clean you out. The payouts are DEFINITELY legit (free, painless, and less than two weeks). Be warned though, the 3-6 is about three times as tough as any 3-6 game in real life. Also, they rake off 5.75% when you buy in (bankroll, not every game), but you get $5 credit for every hundred hands you play, so don’t sweat it. I urge you to try the play money tables. But sadly, most players actually try in the money games. I don’t have anything to do with the operators, and this is just personal experience, but I’ve been pretty happy.

Answer 2:

I went up $600 at the 3/6, 5/10 in two days and cashed out. I periodically went back in with a $100 here and there and lost it. I’ve since deleted the software. It’s WAY TOO EASY to rack up a hefty Visa bill, if you ask me. I’m also little untrusting of the integrity. That’s strictly an opinion and only based on my perception.

Answer 3:

I have played at paradise for 6 months now. At the moment I am 2200 $ up. This comes from playing Hold’em the lower limits (2/4 through 5/10). Beware that your opposition gets much tougher if you move om to 10/20. My best monthly result was in April (Up 1530 $ in 50 hrs of play). I have no hesitation in trusting the integrity of the game. Furthermore I am impressed by the service provided by their support department. The shortest time a check has taken from Costa Rica to Oslo, Norway is three days. Considering that Norway, like Sweden, is basically where Santa lives I find that rather impressive.

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Crystal Park- Only Hotel In LA having Casino Card Room

Posted in Money with casino with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on January 27, 2012 by admin

I was thinking of going down to LA (its in LA right?) and living in the crystal park hotel for a while. I head its like 25 dollars a night but that could have been made up. I’m probably going to play like 15-30 holdem give or take……..any advice. 

Answer 1:

Crystal Park used to have a $10 player rate based on playing 5 hours of top section (15-30 or higher). However, they haven’t had a yellow chip game there in weeks, so I suggest you call. You may be able to get the same rate by playing at Hollywood Park (about 15 minutes away), since they are owned by the same company.

Answer 2:

Despite the bad rep Compton has I found the neighborhood around Crystal Park to be one of attractive, well maintained suburban houses whose owners obviously took pride in the. The casino and parking lot are actually pretty isolated from the neighborhood, anyway. In fact, when they first opened (the first time) their address as “Crystal City” to further distance themselves from the rep of Compton. When I stayed there they comped me room and food after the first night. The food was the best I’ve ever had in a casino. They had a weight room and a pool. They don’t serve alcohol, though. One evening I asked a floor man where the nearest place to go pick up a sixpack was. At the time I looked like maybe someone from ZZ Tops idiot cousin, and he said, “Son, you don’t want to be going’ out there after dark”. So anyway, if you can get any kind of decent rate I think it would be a great place to stay for awhile, but bring your own beer.

Answer 3:

Crystal Park is the only hotel in L.A. with a card room. The Seniors will be holding # 7 of The WCOP at the hotel 17-24 October with the Hall of Fame Banquet 24 of October at 6:P.M. The Hotel is as safe as your hometown and Las Vegas if you stay inside the Hotel.

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Virtual Casinos or Online Casinos

Posted in Casino Tips with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on January 27, 2012 by admin

I am a lower limit player (3-6)…what casinos offer the best low limit play??? i.e… Low rake, low seat rental??

Answer 1:

You will find a lot of low limit games. The rake is about the same at Binions Horseshoe, Mirage, and Sams town. The Orleans is higher but has small tournaments. And the others are about all the same. Have a good time and I hope to play a few hands with you.

Answer 2:

I played 3-6 hold’em for the first time at Stardust (double blind) and Circus (single blind). The staff at both places were courteous and professional. The games were profitable for me.

Answer 3:

I would NOT recommend Binion’s. The few times I’ve played $4-$8 holdem there, the players all acted like they were in training for the big games. They were glumpy with NO sense of humor. I tried telling a joke (it was a good one), and they all looked at me like I was from mars. Most of the other Vegas poker rooms are friendly, and the low limit players are having a good time. This usually makes it fun even if you lose.

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Payouts in a Casino Games

Posted in Casino history with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on January 27, 2012 by admin

From running into the word so many times, I’ve gathered that “presto” means 5-5. Can someone confirm this, and enlighten me as to the origin of this usage of the word?

Answer 1:

“In ancient times, Steve Jacobs would get annoyed when I jumped over several steps in my mathematical derivations or logical arguments and he would write “Presto!” Frank Irwin knew me by sight, and as fate would have it, Frank Irwin, Steve Jacobs, Blair, and I were all in Vegas one weekend. (I had a different name then, before I went into hiding from all the blackjack pit critters getting onto the net. If you are net. sage enough to know the name of the other person involved in the presto story, then you probably know my real name anyway. I was playing single deck at Four Queens, and Frank pointed me out to Steve and Blair, who sat down at my
table, unbeknownst to me. Every time someone at the table got a blackjack, Steve Jacobs yelled “Presto!” This did get me suspicious that it was he. Finally I left the table and so did he and he confessed and we laughed about it with Frank. There was a drunk following us who had done a completely boneheaded play at the table, so I didn’t think it could be a rec.gambler; I was wondering why a boneheaded drunk would be following us around… but I then found out it was Blair! Thereby “presto” on blackjack became the call sign for blackjack playing rec.gamblers. “Irwin?” became the countersign, due to the popularity of his chip in the toilet story and his
involvement in the caper. This was long before the newsgroup split, of course, so the hold’em players heard this story and they wanted their own hand to yell “presto” on. The obvious choices were either AA or AT-AK, but no consensus could be reached. There were several threads posted in which 55 had miraculously won, and people started nominating 55 to be the presto hand. Then I made a post in which 55 miraculously won. At this point Steve Jacobs stepped in and declared 55 the official presto hand. To this day, hundreds of years later, 55 retain the name “presto”, immortalized on BARGE chips just about every year.” – Abdul Jalib (Oct 10, 1999)

Answer 2:

I suppose then that yelling “Presto good!” every time a 5 hits the flop and yelling “Presto no good!” every time a 5 doesn’t hit the flop is a slight misuse of the word… I will try to amend my ways.

Answer 3:

On IRC poker (Gpkr), it seems that some people, when they get AA or KK and get beaten, often say “presto no g00T.” So I thought it meant when a high pocket pair got beaten. Of course, I could be wrong.

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What Casinos have a poker room?

Posted in Casino Tips with tags , , , , on November 3, 2011 by admin

I plan to make my first trip to Atlantic City within the next month. Can anyone recommend a good place to stay?  I’ve checked the web for Ceasars, Ballys, Hilton, Sands and Tropicana.  They all seem more expensive than what I pay in Vegas, Biloxi, and Tunica. They seem to be going for $150 a night and up.  On my last 2 trips to Vegas I stayed at New York/New York for about $80 a night.  I have also stayed at the Luxor for about the same. If I spend much more for a room I usually find myself altering my play for comps.  Comps are good when you get them but I don’t think you should alter your play to get them. Am I missing something?  Where are the good places to stay?  I will be going on the weekend. At the hotels I usually stay at they give me the Casino rate.  Can I get that just by asking at a Casino I’ve never been too. What Casinos offer the best ODDS for craps? What Casinos have a poker room?

Answer 1:

The poker rate at the Trop is your best value. Contact the poker room for details. Taj is nice, but more expensive. Trop and Taj have the best poker rooms.

Answer 2:

For my $, the Hilton has the nicest hotel rooms in town. If you’re

stuck paying a rack rate, you might as well go stay in a nice, clean room. However, if you are really dead set on finding a cheaper rate, the Hampton Inn on Route 40 is less than a mile from the start of the casinos and has decent rooms.

Answer 3:

Except for special promotions, the room rates at the 12 AC Casino hotels are much higher than in Vegas in the summer. But summer at the NJ shore is peak season and bottom season in the LV desert. Ballys might be relatively cheaper but if you want to treat yourself a little my recommendation would be Caesars (they also have a low stakes stud poker room in the hotel).

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Is Luxor a good place for low-limit holdem?

Posted in Money with casino with tags , , , , on November 3, 2011 by admin

I’m going to Vegas next week for a few days. Staying at Luxor.  Can anyone tell me if/where there are any regular pot-limit holdem tournaments (buy-in no more than, say, $50)?  Also, is Luxor a good place for low-limit holdem?  If not, could you recommend somewhere better?

Answer 1:

Luxor has a good 1-4-8-8 hold’em, also try Bellagio for ambience. Luxor has a daily turn. Not sure of limit, but cheap buy-in.  Have fun.

Answer 2:

When you get into town grab a “what’s on” magazine or CP. it has poker rm #’s no limit poker tourneys ,Las Vegas. Mirage- $60 Tuesday Orleans Tue 7pm -$20, sun noon- $20, fri 7pm -$60. Plaza, Tue & Fri 7pm -$20. Stratosphere Sun & Wed 8:30 pm- $33

Answer 3:

That’s a little more expensive, or can be — unlimited $40 rebuys in the first hour do tend to swell the prize pool.

 

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Do you leave your chips on the table?

Posted in Casino history with tags , , , , on November 3, 2011 by admin

At a card table when you have to take a pee break, do you leave your chips on the table?  Or do you take them with you? I have only played in casino’s a few times (Trop and Taj).  Sometimes players take them, sometimes they leave them.  Is it safe?  Has anyone ever been light a few chips after a quick bite to eat? Do card rooms have an official policy?

Answer 1:

Where I’ve played, you must keep your chips on the table.  I have not heard or seen a case where some are missing.  But I wouldn’t doubt that it has happened somewhere. What I think is interesting, in the pot limit games like in Tunica and Kinder, they not only have chips on the table but thousands in paper money…..and they leave it all on the table when they take a break.

Answer 2:

I come from the school of thought that says your money is never safer then when it is in chip form.  No tax, and lots of security cameras.  But… i also remember the old saying of a great.  Trust everyone but cut the cards. Seriously though, you can do whatever you want, but the standing rule in most casinos is that you must put back on the table whatever you took off it, if you are to return to play.

Answer 3:

In Atlantic City if you take all of your chips off the table, you will lose your seat.  The chips are what hold your seat.  The same is true if you go to eat.  If you have $500, you can take off part of the money; say 450, but when you return you have to put the $450 back on the table. It is relatively safe to leave money on the table and leave for an hour.

 

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