So i went to Casino Niagara on Tuesday to support the mtts that they started this week. I went with sn1pedad and sn1pemom since we haven't had a poker trip in a while.
We reached around 1:00pm went to the cashier and registered. it was a $165 with $19.5 as rake. I was the 40th player registered and it was a couple minutes before level 2 ( i guess they started a few minutes late). Starting stack is 7.5k and the first level is 50/100. I really like that there is something to play for early and stacks can easily go in playing only 75bbs deep. The chips are new and clean, poker room looks really good with much better tables. I got to the poker room, signed a paper indicating i'm over age etc.. and was seated at my table. I only lasted 4 levels before my AA<KJcc on t65cc gii and he binks the club.
Sn1pedad made the final table (8 got paid) and busted in 4th. My mom only plays cash games and probably waited about 10-15 minutes for a 1/3 game to fill up.
I hopped into the 1/3 game, there was a seat right away and crushed it while waiting for my dad. There were a lot of cash game tables running by 4:00pm and everyone seemed excited about the mtt and how many players it brought. A huge +, you can now buy chips at the desk instead of going to the cashier (not sure about registering for mtt)
It was nice to see blondfish, he also fted but didn't cash.
I really enjoyed it overall, and would definitely go back to play it in the future.
A couple things i hope they change in the future are 1) having a big blind ante instead of traditional ante. It slows the game and the dealers have to remind everyone after every hand as well as people bickering about who did or who didn't put one etc..
2) There was a 1 hour break(at 7pm i think), imo that is way too long for a 1 day tournament with people having work the next day and i'm sure with 15 minutes, it is enough time for someone to go order a snack if they are hungry. Imo change it to 4 levels-15 mins-re-entry ends then 3 levels-15mins break- 3 levels-15min break and so on.
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