I, like you Peripheral, am a massive advocate of limit poker in all forms. I don"t think most people appreciate the true nuance"s of these games and prefer the gamble and variance of nl/pl games. Not that that stops these people complaining when variance bites them on the proverbials. This of course is the opinion of the masses and every provider including APAT has to tailor their offering to the majority of their client base.
APAT to their absolute credit though are the only operator offering these games at any kind of buy in level especially at the incredible value of a £50 buy in. I would love to see Stud and Razz on the schedule but we need to be grateful that APAT continue break the mould by including Horse, OFC, O8 and others that other tour operators would never dare take the risk on. All of this is without even mentioning the hugely successful 8 game players championship from last year and will no doubt prove to be even more popular this year. Another example of the community clamoring for an offering, APAT listening and supplying.
I"m sure, dealers and space permitting, that we could arrange a mixed game cash table one night. If we can get the numbers I"m sure Tom would be happy to arrange something with the cardroom. I"ll be there all week and can see this being a lot of fun, so I"ll kick off the list by proposing Tuesday night (good practise for the horse the next day) either £1/£2 or £2/£4 with 50p/£1 ante/bring in for stud games. Who"s in?
Simon
Nice reply.
Definitely down for a cash game. In fact I actually put myself down on a list the past couple of years at Aspers for a HORSE or FLO8 cash game. Sadly nobody joined!
If we were to do it, I like the idea of 50p antes in the stud rounds as I believe most casinos don"t have smaller chips. As for the stakes, I think if you"re playing £56, £110 buyins on comps, you consider those sums affordable to lose, you can probably afford a decent level cash game too. So £2.50/£5 I think is a nice sweet spot for the stakes. I have a thing for 10% antes from playing online a lot, but 1/8th on £2/£4 isn"t that bad either.
Holdem and Omaha 8, blinds of £1 and £2.50 (similar to a 10 cent/25 cent NL/PL game blind structure), and 50p ante, £1 bringin, completion to £2.50
I like the bringin to be more than doubled by a completion..
And a 1 bet and 3 raises cap like online
Pots should be around the sort of level you"d see on a £1/£1 NLHE game.
As for the rake, I think it better to have an hourly table charge to avoid the horrific split pot rake. I think something like £5 an hour per player is reasonable for a game of those stakes, even if it certainly puts a dent into the fabled "1 big bet an hour" winrate. The casino"s got to make money and pay for the dealer.
With the Monday Tuesday gap, I can see myself playing HORSE all night those nights.
Anyone else in?