Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
I've found that room to be pretty nitty the last few times I've played. That said, the overall play can be shockingly poor at times, given the amount of time so many of these people obviously spend there (they should give South Point as their address; after all, it's where most of them eat and sleep). What I find irritating is that many of these nits will play AA or KK without raising preflop, or betting postflop, in the hope of hitting a high hand. Then there are the players who need to collect 150 hours' worth of dust to get into some freeroll or the other. What a life. Yecch.
One thing that bothers me a lot more than it probably bothers you is that the collective political climate is several degrees to the right of Attila the Hun. I got SOOOOO sick of Joe Biden burned my toast blah blah blah diatribes, I finally told one particular bloviator to please STFU. Then the gang turned on me (I obviously had to be a bleeding heart liberal to want to play poker instead of listening to a drunken speech about Hunter Biden's space alien laptop).
There's also a "one set of rules for regulars and another for tourists" mentality, which I hasten to add that the floor doesn't always adhere to, but the regs sure expect it. And should a foul turista win a few hundred and walk away to join his wife at the buffet? BOY, do the degen regs get steamed when that happens! Likewise if one reg gets clipped for a couple of stacks by a tourist, who then proceed to give it all and then some to some other player. The reg who lost to the tourist will be kicking the family dog for a week. Look out, Barky!
Most of that is absolutely true! I hate the 3 quarterly free-roll as that really sucks the promo $s out of the room.
And yes, try raising in a 3/6 game from like 9am to 2pm.......they think you are nuts!
