Question for the "live play" poker players...

[ndnfan]

Was up in Detroit for some No-Limit poker at the Greektown casino and did quite well but have a question for those of you that play a lot "live" in casino's or pokerrooms.

What is the rake usually capped at on the Regular games and also in the No-Limit games, Greektown was collecting a flat $6 fee from each player at the table every half hour instead of taking out any rake from the pot. Is this the norm for No-Limit in most casinos?

 

[The Big Tease]

ndnfan,

This is quite standard anywhere outside of Vegas (at least from what I have noticed)

It kind of caught me off guard the first time....the deal changed and the new guy came in and said everyone post there 6 bucks!! And I was like.....WTF?? They explained it to me......and I guess it was alright.....

 

[acehistr8]

Many rooms in Vegas also do what they call a time charge for games above a certain limit. I would say for most NL games above the bottom one as well as say starting at 10/20 they would do a time charge.

 

[slick willy 17]

It is common, but if you figure it out, they probably, the casino, that is, make a little more this way. A good dealer might get out 30 hands an hour. And all of those would have to be max rake to reach the same amount. It probably costs the player a little in a full game, and saves the player a little in a short game. It's close either way.

 

[BleedDodgerBlue]

Time Pots or hourly time charges are better for the player at mid limits and above. IN vegas and other places, most games above 20/40 for limit are time charges.

30/60 at the bellagio is timed. much better than the rake. mid-limit at commerce and hollywood in la is time charge as well. any game above 5/10 is gonna reach max rake every hand anyway, so it's to your benefit.

you get killed on time charges playing no limit these days because of all the donkeys playing. so many moneymaker wanna be and young punks take forever to act. they like the shades and hooded sweatshirts and like to stare you down for minutes on end. this hurts your bottom line. more hands= more money for me or any good player.

online is the way to go, but i understand the social aspect of playing live and did it for 7 years before playing mostly online now.

people complain so much about the rake online being $3, but that is way cheaper than you will find anywhere and you don't have to tip. nothing against tipping, i always fire a buck, but playing online that's not necessary. you can save 200 bucks alone online in tips a week

gl

 

[ndnfan]

Thanks to all for the responses...much appreciated!

BDB....agree with online being the way to go. You just can't beat the speed of the game and the other positives that come with it. Heck after playing for so many hours each week online now for the last few years, it almost seems like you're playing in slow-motion everytime you get in a "live" game. You almost get the feeling that it's costing you money because it's so slow at times.

 

[Penguinfan]

Not to mention you can play multiple tables at once on-line.

 

[slick willy 17]

yes, but online, you can't watch a guys face when he misses a draw and take the pot away from him. I play a ton online but have always preferred live action. There are pros and cons to both.