tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post3287000084671488592..comments2024-03-05T08:25:01.029-05:00Comments on Poker Grump: Quads and lawsRakewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873391354585352712noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-22349450705131162082010-03-10T12:47:21.704-05:002010-03-10T12:47:21.704-05:00My best flop, never to be improved upon, was a roy...My best flop, never to be improved upon, was a royal at Tropicana at a 2-4 game. No bonus, no rewards and about a $40 potAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-17155292006656570872010-03-10T11:40:26.350-05:002010-03-10T11:40:26.350-05:00We have the same kind of lunacy here in Ontario. ...We have the same kind of lunacy here in Ontario. If I want to play NLHE I have only a few choices. I went to a casino I hadn't played in before and saw they only had LHE. I asked why and the answer was "so players don't lose so much at once". ???<br /><br />So, I sat down at a 2-4 LHE game and proceeded to donk off $200 in about 90 minutes. If I play NLHE I can play with $200 for 3-4 hours (winning a hand here and there).<br /><br />Watch any gambling, whether poker, craps, Black Jack, etc. If people want to lose they will lose no matter what restrictions they put on it. Like Grump mentioned regarding the dog track in Florida, I can walk up to the horses here, plop down $20K on a race and no one blinks, but try to find a NLHE game in most Ontario casinos? Sorry, we need to protect you..Wine Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810137648194529582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-79870309784472084432010-03-09T18:24:35.024-05:002010-03-09T18:24:35.024-05:00While there are certainly lawmakers who think we n...While there are certainly lawmakers who think we need protection from ourselves, that's not the main problem in states that have race track poker rooms. The tracks themselves don't want high-stakes poker games with sharks taking out tons of money that might otherwise go to the windows, and the state doesn't wan't to lose whatever its collecting from the parimutuel handle. This is also why they're okay (up to a point) with tournaments that have fairly robust buy-ins, because it's a fixed cost per player.<br /><br />You can also argue about the logic of that thinking, but that's the point of view of the race tracks. They're perfectly happy to spread small-stakes games and leave it at that. They make the same rake, possibly more, and they don't have high-stakes pros taking thousands of dollars a day out of the local race betting economy.Greylockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082344512727271133noreply@blogger.com