savagerebel 0 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I have never been on a casino boat. Can you feel that you are on a boat? Does it rock? Link to post Share on other sites
cubsfan44 0 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I have never been on a casino boat. Can you feel that you are on a boat? Does it rock?nah they dont move at all Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 They really aren't boats anyway. Pretty much just a boat looking building on the water. Except horseshoe, it's not even a boat really, it's built on apparently the biggest barge in the country, just looks like a building.As for drink service though, if you ask the dealer, they can hit a button to get them there quicker. Have yet to have anything to drink though. Link to post Share on other sites
Zephire 0 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 They really aren't boats anyway. Pretty much just a boat looking building on the water. Except horseshoe, it's not even a boat really, it's built on apparently the biggest barge in the country, just looks like a building.As for drink service though, if you ask the dealer, they can hit a button to get them there quicker. Have yet to have anything to drink yet though. Free virgin strawberry daquiri's ftmfw (whipped cream and cherry please!) Link to post Share on other sites
Gallo 1 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Jinky, do you know if they're going to have tournies? Link to post Share on other sites
mtdesmoines 3 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Just got back.....The game was pretty tight and passive, and overall I played average at best. .....The overall feel of the room is The drinks were definitely slow.Pretty much what I thought. The $2/$5 game I sat at was a table of local rocks with no sense of humor at all and one fish who ran good on me. I started at a $1/$2 table and I think there was money to be made there. The room is nice. I thought it is a tad cramped. Drinks are non-extant, and you have to walk 5 miles for food and can't bring it in the room. Suck Suck Suck. But I'm sure they'll work it out. I have never been on a casino boat. Can you feel that you are on a boat? Does it rock?LOL. "We have $xx,xxx,xxx in play, in the open at any time." Do you think they'd want an unstable house? They really aren't boats anyway. Pretty much just a boat looking building on the water. Except horseshoe, it's not even a boat really, it's built on apparently the biggest barge in the country, just looks like a building.As for drink service though, if you ask the dealer, they can hit a button to get them there quicker. Have yet to have anything to drink though.The "service button" is futile as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Jinky, do you know if they're going to have tournies?They'll be releasing the tourney info I think sometime after the grand opening. But yeah they will. Link to post Share on other sites
Petoria 0 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 2 questions: 1) How good are the games on weeknights because I might be able to go on thursday?2) The grand opening hasn't happened yet? When is it?Edit: damnit, that was 3 questions. Link to post Share on other sites
MJINK3 0 Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 2 questions: 1) How good are the games on weeknights because I might be able to go on thursday?Had 20+ games going last week on weeknights2) The grand opening hasn't happened yet? When is it?8/8/8 Chinese good luck numbersEdit: damnit, that was 3 questions. Link to post Share on other sites
ROACHBABY 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 2) The grand opening hasn't happened yet? When is it?I believe 8/8/08, damn too slow Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I believe 8/8/08, damn too slowOnly 2 1/2 hours. Could be worse, lol. Link to post Share on other sites
AndyZ28 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Awesome. That's Friday and that's my next major day off. I just might have to make a trip. Link to post Share on other sites
benhoug 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I am headed to the Shoe in a little bit. Will post report later tonight.Ben**EDIT**Cliff Notes: The room is beautiful and spacious. The tables suck ass with all the logos and printing everywhere. The dealers are mostly slow, but they'll get there with a little practice. The game selection didn't live up to my expectations at all - there were a ton of 1/2 and 2/5 NLHE games going, but no mixed game and no LHE over 3/6 (I had my name on the 6/12 list for each game for 6 hours today and neither list got longer than 3 names). I played great and chipped up for 5 hours and then got slowrolled in a nearly $800 pot where I was unfortunate to pick up JJ in the straddle position.Long version: Played $1/$2 NL: In the first half hour or so I doubled up w/ AJ vs. a flush draw on an Ace-hi board, then picked off a bluff w/ a flush draw that turned into 2 pair and quickly found myself up 2 buy-ins. A while later I lost a pretty substantial pot against a total donk when he went runner/runner against my flopped top 2. He called my c/r on the flop w/ air, I moved him in dark on the turn, but he had picked up a straight draw and that was good enough to call off the rest of his chips. Obv. he hit and I lost back a big chunk of what I was winning earlier.I mostly just chipped up for the next several hours playing smart, low-risk poker. Then I found myself in a perfect shit-storm of circumstances where it made sense to stack off w/ JJ.My stack was roughly $365 and I put out the straddle. EP (who I covered) raises to $16, it folds to BB who calls. I peek my cards to see JJ and I re-raise to $46. EP thinks for a while and finally decides on a call. Then BB (who had b/t 700 and 800 in front of him) shoves all-in. I hadn't played too many pots vs. BB in the 5+ hours we'd both been there. The only substantial pot I remember playing against him I folded JJ to his KK in the first hour or so. He made several weird over-bets throughout the session though. Things like betting $60 into a $25 pot or raising to $90 from the BB in a 3-way limped pot. He also folded several times where he would try to "buy the pot" but fold to a min-raise. If the hand plays out more normally I probably fold my JJ there, but b/c I had straddled (and nobody every believes the straddle can pick up a real hand) and the BB had a HUGE stack and was kind of money-whipping people all day - it all added up to a call. EP thinks for a while and folds (claiming to fold JJ as well) and BB looks kind of sick that I made the call. The board runs out K-high. I table my cards and am still not sure where I am. BB sits for a minute and turns over his hand with an Ace showing. He starts pushing it towards the muck and for a second I'm really stoked that I'm going to drag this huge pot... Then the ******* fans his cards out and says something like, "oh, I have Aces." I wanted to punch his malnourished, Skurvy-having ass, but instead I just tapped the table, said "nice hand sir," and quickly got out of dodge... Link to post Share on other sites
Gallo 1 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 The board runs out K-high. I table my cards and am still not sure where I am. BB sits for a minute and turns over his hand with an Ace showing. He starts pushing it towards the muck and for a second I'm really stoked that I'm going to drag this huge pot... Then the ******* fans his cards out and says something like, "oh, I have Aces." I wanted to punch his malnourished, Skurvy-having ass, but instead I just tapped the table, said "nice hand sir," and quickly got out of dodge...Wow. that really just freakin sucks about the slowroll. I don't even know what I would have done or said in that situation. He'll get is, just too bad that he might not get his from you.About the only thing I hate about live cash games is not being able to see your opponents cards when you're all in. Link to post Share on other sites
dt1313 0 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Wow. that really just freakin sucks about the slowroll. I don't even know what I would have done or said in that situation. He'll get is, just too bad that he might not get his from you.I give you a ton of credit for just say nice hand and walking away. If that had happened to me I would have probably had delivered a sh*tstorm his way letting him know what a douche he is. If I was really in a bad mood I may have wound up banned from there. I know talking sh*t to him or beating his a$$ doesn't change what just happened, but it can definitely help you feel better. About the only thing I hate about live cash games is not being able to see your opponents cards when you're all in.What about cash games on Stars ? You get it all in and then you have that second or two of "OMG WTF does he have". I hate that aspect of both live and online. We got it all in, flip your damn cards up and lets see where this is going.Dan Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 The board runs out K-high. I table my cards and am still not sure where I am. BB sits for a minute and turns over his hand with an Ace showing. He starts pushing it towards the muck and for a second I'm really stoked that I'm going to drag this huge pot... Then the ******* fans his cards out and says something like, "oh, I have Aces." I wanted to punch his malnourished, Skurvy-having ass, but instead I just tapped the table, said "nice hand sir," and quickly got out of dodge...SFGWhen you said slowrolled I didn't know it was a full on douchebag version, that is fuckin ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I ended up going this morning, got there a little after 8. Won 2 big pots and cashed out at like 11:30 +320. Last time I got up decent I sat there a few more hours and lost it back, so today I decided to sit another hour or so and then call it quits. The table was a little too decent anyway.First hand I tangled with. Table was probably 6 handed or something at the time, a few people still there from last night, one guy apparently had been there like 3 days according to everyone. Some people talking about leaving, others going to get food, so I dunno, table was just playing a little funny so far. When I first sat down there seemed to be a few big pots right away, then it settled down a little and I pickup 99 after probably an orbit or so, hadn't played a hand yet, since it was so aggressive pf so far. Onto the hand itself. I pickup the 99. I actually forget the action so far. I think there may have been a raise to 10 in front of me, which I called and maybe one other caller... then a guy a couple spots to my left just says "All In". He's getting sorta short, but ends up having I think $87 total. It folds around to me, and I say to him "Deuces?", and he gives me the, "I can beat deuces." "He's like, I think I've got you here. In fact if you've got deuces, you're in an 80/20 situation." So now I'm putting him on a pair a little higher than deuces, but is it bigger than 99? I just didn't think so but I don't always pull the trigger when I think I have a read. But he just kept yapping, so I think he really wanted me to fold, so I made the call and he turns over 55. I forget the exact board, but it involved a 34567 straight for him.... NICE! Down 100 off the bat. So I pull out another 100 and get back to 200. So much for good reads, lol.Now the 2 pots I won.First one, I get AA in the BB and there's a limp behind me and then the big stack and solid player makes a raise in the CO. Really wanted to reraise here, but 3-bets were non existant, and I know this guy is the type to notice that I'm playing pretty tight. So I call his raise, and unfortunately, so does the limper behind me. Oh well, 3 handed to the flop. Flop is QT5 all hearts. Ugh, I look down and my red ace is a diamond, not a heart. Shit! Either way, I bet out $50, limper folds, and the big stack gives me the "What do you have left there" I think it was like $120 or so. He does his little hollywood, which he did whenever he made a big bet, and bets like $200. At this point, as soon as he said "What do you have left?", the alarm goes off in my head. I just can't put him on anything huge at this point, not only is he raising an all heart flop, but he's being a bit of a bully about it, so I get the feeling my aces might be good at the moment, but even if they are, I have to no doubt dodge a heart at least. I took probably 3 minutes or so thinking, and just decided to go with the read again and said, this is probably a bad call, but I am gonna do it anyway. So I call... turn is a black 7, river is a non heart 2 and he didn't look too excited, so I flip the aces over, and he just stares at the board for a minute before mucking. I could've asked to see his cards, but I had a pretty good idea it was probably something like KJ with a heart. As long as I won, I don't need to be a dick about it. So now I'm healthy again, back up to like $500 now.Only other big pot I play, I get JJ and raise it from the SB, early position limper calls me, it's his 2nd hand at the table. Flop is Jh7h3s. So I just bet $15 and he calls. Turn is the 8h and I check, still feeling like I have the best hand. Now this guy goes all-in for like $100, I don't even know how much he had, but it was right in that range. So now all I'm thinking is, there's no way this guy has the flush, so I take a couple seconds and make the call. Dealer puts out another beautiful 3 on the river just incase I needed it, and this guy turns over 9T. (Oh shit, I didn't even think about the straight.) In hindsight though, I'm not sure I fold anyway, it was just such a bad overbet that it felt like he was overplaying 2 pair when he saw the scary flush card. (I guess I couldn't have had it yet as far as he's concerned.) But anyway, I turn over the Jacks Full and he's like "Well at least I didn't get rivere-" "Oh shit, I did get rivered, dammit!" and he gets up and leaves after seriously 2 hands at the table. So I play a little longer and cash out +$320 before my luck turns in the other direction again.Wow that was kinda long. Link to post Share on other sites
chgocubs99 0 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Nice session. Link to post Share on other sites
Gallo 1 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 ....Wow that was kinda long.Man, you know what? You should, like, get a blog or something!! Seriously!j/k good read Kurt. lol Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Man, you know what? You should, like, get a blog or something!! Seriously!j/k good read Kurt. lolYeah, you'd think with all that typing I'd update my blog occasionally. Link to post Share on other sites
r0llin_game 1 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 is there like a black lady that goes there that plays 1/2 and knows just about everyone there? my friend went there yesterday and said this bitch was annoying as **** Link to post Share on other sites
MJINK3 0 Posted August 7, 2008 Author Share Posted August 7, 2008 For anyone planning on going to the grand opening tommorow plan on getting there early or being on the list. Direct line is 219-473-6065 for call ins an hour ahead of time. Had a nice mix of games going on last night including a 50-100 hose. Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 For anyone planning on going to the grand opening tommorow plan on getting there early or being on the list. Direct line is 219-473-6065 for call ins an hour ahead of time. Had a nice mix of games going on last night including a 50-100 hose.Stupid Razz nits. Link to post Share on other sites
Gallo 1 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 For anyone planning on going to the grand opening tommorow plan on getting there early or being on the list. Direct line is 219-473-6065 for call ins an hour ahead of time. Had a nice mix of games going on last night including a 50-100 hose.It's a good thing we know people that can put us on the VIP list. B) Link to post Share on other sites
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