There will be .50/1 cash games during the APAT weekend. During the £300 weekend they don"t have them on the Saturday night (although if there is enough demand and the space later on they have been known to have a few tables running).
Other than the .50/1 game, there are HE tables at 1/2, 2/5, and 5/10 if the demand is there. PLO is run at 2/2 and 5/5 I believe, and then there"s the DC game at 5/5. This is usually running most nights. I have seen 6-max tables at DTD, but only at the higher stakes, never at the lower limits.
At DTD the .50/1 game has a max buy-in of £100, and a minimum of £40. The 1/2 game has no maximum, and a minimum of £50. Also, a live straddle is not allowed in the .50/1 game, but is in the 1/2 and above.
As for poor dealers, they tend to have a few when they are close to capacity as they have to bring in dealers from elsewhere. For the HORSE event, i"d imagine that the more experienced dealers will be used, or maybe ones who express an interest in learning new games. They"ll get the appropriate training and I"m sure will be more qualified than the bunch of amateurs they"l be dealing to
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