OT: Turning Stone Casino

[Subby]

I am probably heading up to Turning Stone with my little brother at the end of next month. Anyone play there regularly? Looks like they have a $70+15 on Saturday mornings I might try and hop in.

How are the games? Accomodations? I foresee crowds of smarmy college internet pros (like my lil bro) with backwards caps and wraparound shades. Please tell me it won't be that bad. :)

[Chubby]

I am probably heading up to Turning Stone with my little brother at the end of next month. Anyone play there regularly? Looks like they have a $70+15 on Saturday mornings I might try and hop in.

How are the games? Accomodations? I foresee crowds of smarmy college internet pros (like my lil bro) with backwards caps and wraparound shades. Please tell me it won't be that bad. :)I play there often (tho not as often as I used to) as does RPI (i think).

It's not that bad (most of the time). A LOT of regulars even at night. Make sure you call ahead as it gets very crowded around 3-4 through 2 am-ish. Games have a nice mix, some fix some sharks. Make sure you're not a fish :) Couldn't tell you about accomdations as it was a 45 min drive from my house when I went their regularly, now I got once in a while when I'm visiting the parents but still want a game.

[RPI-Fan]

The tournament USED to be a $25 rebuy, IIRC -- maybe they have changed it. No matter what it is, here is the trick:

Find out when the sign-up for the tournament STARTS. Get to the casino at least 1 hour BEFORE that time, and sit down in a ring game in the poker room (any level you want).

They will offer players playing ring games first dibs on the tournament; otherwise you have to get in a huge line and might not play.

Your view of the players is pretty much dead on... that, and 35-going-on-50-ish disgusting smokers, with a couple of sharks mixed in (usually playing higher levels).

3-6 games are always quite loose, I think... it is nice, that often times players will play the same table for a long time, so if you fancy your player-reading skills, you might have some opportunities to put that to use.

Can be a pretty enjoyable experience overall, as long as you don't go in taking things too seriously. BTW, if your tournament is a rebuy, it will be INSANE in the first hour (like, Pokerstars' rebuy tourneys on valium).

~rpi-fan

[Subby]

Cool, thanks for the tips fellas...

[BrianD]

dola


Can be a pretty enjoyable experience overall, as long as you don't go in taking things too seriously. BTW, if your tournament is a rebuy, it will be INSANE in the first hour (like, Pokerstars' rebuy tourneys on valium).
~rpi-fan

I've never been involved in a Pokerstars rebuy tournament, what makes it so bad? Do people keep going all-in with nothing knowing they can rebuy if they don't hit?

[Chubby]

dola



I've never been involved in a Pokerstars rebuy tournament, what makes it so bad? Do people keep going all-in with nothing knowing they can rebuy if they don't hit?
You are correct sir.

[RPI-Fan]

In the Turning Stone rebuy, you basically can not play a hand in the first hour, without going all-in preflop.

[BrianD]

In the Turning Stone rebuy, you basically can not play a hand in the first hour, without going all-in preflop.

That doesn't sound like much fun. Can you get away with folding everything but a monster hand in the first hour, or do you just expect to throw a bunch of money at the casino until the hour is up?

[RPI-Fan]

That doesn't sound like much fun. Can you get away with folding everything but a monster hand in the first hour, or do you just expect to throw a bunch of money at the casino until the hour is up?

You basically need to win one big hand in the first hour. Now, the one nice thing is that if/when you DO get a monster, you might triple or even quadruple up.