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Any No Limit Texas Holdem Cash Games in the bay looking for new players?

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1. • Posted by BayAreaBoss 2009-10-07 17:57:45
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   • A friend mine and I are always looking for new home "CASH" games. Aggressive, Passive, Assertive doesn't matter. Just steady cash games at someones house where you don't have to pay a ridiculous rake and high blinds.

     There are plenty of home game tournaments. We're not looking for that.

     Are there any steady home cash games hosted by "pokersoupers" in the bay area that are open to new players?

     My dream is to find a good home cash game for every night of the week, so no matter what day I need to get in the live game action, they'll always be a game.

     Bay101's 5-200 spread limits blinds and rakes are a joke. $5 on the BB, $3 on the SB, and $2 on the button, with i think at least a $3 rake. plus really can't protect your hand many situations with only a 200 max raise if the pot is already over a $100 bones

2. • Posted by Svidri 2009-10-07 18:07:04
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   • I think it's a 4.00 rake though. Isn't like 4.00 flop seen like 5% cap with 2.00 rake no flop or something gay. Don't expect it to ever go down, that would be madness.

     Lemme kno if u find any games in south bay.

3. • Posted by Tony Gags 2009-10-08 01:59:33
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   • The spead limit games in the bay area are an absolute joke. 2-3-5 with a rake that big and a max buy in of 300? I mean wtf. ONly saving grace from this is that the players are so bad these games are actually profitable. If you get a table full of just half thinking nit wits this game is almost unbeatable or not worth the hourly in the long run.

4. • Posted by FREMONTkyle 2009-10-08 17:55:39
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   • on a fri and sat night garden city is a nice game even with the rakes the 100 spread has max buy in of 200 and the 200 max has max buy in of 500 now sometimes there are really idiots with 2k stacks

5. • Posted by Svidri 2009-10-08 21:30:01
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   • but it's still basically a short-stacked game (ie high variance) with a huge rake right?

6. • Posted by FREMONTkyle 2009-10-08 21:39:52
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   • not really
     500 with a BB of 5 it is a big rake but given your skill its still completly profitable your a better player than me and if i can walk in with 100 and walk out with 800-1,200 profit in a 6hr night i think you could clean up
     its just a game of position and need to resist bluffing the stations and youll do fine esspesially on a fri sat night

7. • Posted by FREMONTkyle 2009-10-08 21:41:02
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   • BUT be careful because playing live is loads more fun than online play so it might spoil you

8. • Posted by Svidri 2009-10-08 22:12:17
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   • haha is it more fun? i usually 4 table 6-max online where there is a big decision every 2 minutes or so... ^_ thx for the confidence in my game though i'm sure ur not bad player urself... you need to get more value with quads though dude, especially if your villain is good enough to talk themselves into a big hero bluff catch

9. • Posted by FREMONTkyle 2009-10-08 22:34:36
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   • online VS live is no comparison when you factor what you risk vs profit given that you have so many options but LIVE is all about the social atmosphere and more info easier to beat up the donkeys live than online
     yeah ill work on those quads we should do that session you were talking about i awhile ago maybe this fri

10. • Posted by Young Gun Billy the Kid 2009-10-16 02:32:13
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    • Im looking for a home cash game. I live in San Francisco and im tired of playing against the same people at Articoke Joes and I can't stand Lucky Chances. Email me at RobertAlanIngham@yahoo.com if you know of a game.

11. • Posted by Tony Gags 2009-10-16 08:35:56
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    • FREMONTkyle said:

      online VS live is no comparison when you factor what you risk vs profit given that you have so many options but LIVE is all about the social atmosphere and more info easier to beat up the donkeys live than online
      yeah ill work on those quads we should do that session you were talking about i awhile ago maybe this fri

      What? I will say that coming from the perspective of being a live limit player back in the day, I used to have the idea that live is easier to win vs donkeys, but this statement is false. The more hands you play vs bad players the more opportunity you have to win more money vs them. The idea that just because it is live you can win more through "tells" and such is a falacy for the most part. The only advantage I see live now is that there are more donkeys per table live. Unless this online regulation is figured out I see the gap in profabitlity between live and online shrinking. What I think your failing to realize is the rake is bigger live, you have to tip the dealers, buy food, drive there, and even factor in maintenence on your car for the miles you drive to get to the casino. When playing poker for profit every factor should be considered when it comes to your net profits.

12. • Posted by FREMONTkyle 2009-10-17 07:47:12
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    • its not really the tells OK for me live is easier to win at maybe i concentrate harder maybe its easier for me to find the fish not sure but onine is definatly alot more profitable that is definatly unquestionable no one can argue with that except for the winner of MAIN EVENT how about live is more entertaining and enjoyable is that better. LOL but they essentially are two different animals

13. • Posted by BayAreaBoss 2009-10-19 22:50:27
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    • online play - awesomeness in every way - nothing can top it
      live play - pure adrenaline pumping drug
      no limit - music to my ears, porterhouse steaks with all the trimmings (quoted from Law Abiding Citizen)
      spread limit - tolerated nuisance
      pot limit - for the meek and faint at heart
      limt - donkey paradise and fish tacos

14. • Posted by Tony Gags 2009-10-20 03:23:51
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    • BayAreaBoss said:

      online play - A Grind
      live play - pure adrenaline pumping drug -Right On!
      no limit - Dying
      spread limit - Not even worth playing
      pot limit - The most skilled of all games when played deep
      limit - Will be back in a big way soon in mixed game form. A game where donkeys have no clue they can't win

      FYP

15. • Posted by BayAreaBoss 2009-10-21 21:31:40
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    • interesting take on those bullet points. i didn't know that about pot limit. I am improving on my omaha game only for tourneys though, haven't tried it with limit yet.

      And I want to resusistate NL at least in my circle of acquaintances. I'm really starting to think about putting together my own regularly scheduled cash game. Including beer, food, 300 max buyin, ulimited reloads, 1/2 blinds, play until early early morning, uncapped staddles, straddles from anywhere, run it twice/3 times. etc. Just like High Stakes Poker and when i do get it going people are going to love it. Not sure when yet though.

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