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CNE Casino in Toronto (August Usually)
Each year during the CNE time, their is a casino open on Exhibition grounds. I just turn 19 so i never checked out the Casino before, but I was wondering if they have Hold'em (tried searching CNE sites, but found nothing) and if so, what are the limits they have?
Thanks!
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Ahhh, the CNE. I get all giddy. The waiting lists are long... that is true. On weeknights, get there early-ish. Preferably before people have had a chance to drive there after going home and eating dinner after work. On the weekends, it's really quite busy all day, and all night.
And it's very, very smoky.
But the competition is, in general, so weak that it makes it all worthwhile. I play 10/20 there every year, and I can't off the top of my head recall ever having a losing session. The CNE is the only place I can say that about, so you can see why I have a special place for it in my heart.
Plus, with the 'poker explosion' that's taken place mainly since Moneymaker won WSOP, I expect it to be a veritable feeding frenzy this year in particular.
Regards,
all_aces
Kinda confused, but what is the most ideal time to go to avoid waiting list and to maximize fish count. I've never touched this high a limit before, but if I can win at Rama and get a solid game down, I will have no problem risking that kind of money.
However, I've also heard things along the line of what all :!: :!: :!: underscore :!: :!: :!: aces has said; i.e. that the fishiness is off the charts.
ScottyZ
Unfortunately, these two things are almost mutually exclusive. You can either go when there aren't many fish, but there's short waiting lists, or you go when the lists are long and the weak players are plentiful.
The weakest players are generally there when you would expect them to be: Friday and Saturday nights, when a few home game wild-card players decide to head to the Ex, have a few beers, and try their hands at limit texas hold'em. What the hell, the Ex is right downtown almost!
What I generally do is get on the list, and then head to the Food Pavillion for a bite to eat. It's a gamble, because if you get called and you aren't there, you get knocked of the list. But, I guess I'm a gambling type of guy. You should be able to get a sense of how long the wait will be when you sign up. Most of the people in charge of the lists will give you an honest estimation if you ask, but it's by no means carved in stone.
I don't know what the rake is, but it was never an issue, for obvious reasons. The dealers were all OK, as I recall. After the Golden Nugget, a trained monkey using a laser leveler would suffice, so my opinion on dealer skill is definitely biased.
Regards,
all_aces
Aces, have you ever played at Rama? How are the players skill there. Do you have any recommended times I shoudl play there as well and what times are better (day or night, weekday or weekend).
Thanks again for your info, you are top notch!
I'm sorry but I don't play at Rama much, if at all. I used to play there a bit when I was first starting out, before I knew about Port Perry and Brantford. My results weren't great, so I pretty much play anywhere but Rama now.
However, that was at least 5/10, if not 10/20, and I'm not sure what levels you're into playing.
Also, my substandard results there could have had more to do with the fact that I was a new player than with anything else. I haven't returned due to some stupid part of my brain that still considers Rama to be 'unlucky' for me.
My personal favourite is Brantford. I've mostly had good experiences there. The room is the nicest of the three casinos, and the players tend to do a whole lot of limping and calling. Maybe I've just been at the right tables at the right times, but Brantford is nonetheless my fave.
Regards,
all_aces
Cheers,
all_aces
Scotty you are right , the dealing is brutal. A friend has managed the game the last 3 years running which includes trianing the dealers. They average about 3 weeks worth. Mistakes galore, and they average only about 18-20 hands per hour. Having said that , there is no game with better action anywhere in the province, capped pre flop more often than not. You can get banged around a bit, with alot people outdrawing you on big pots, but if your patient , you will get paid quite handsomely.
Although if you get bad beaten a couple of hands, you could lost all your lunch money
I'll bring about $200 - 300 there and give it a whirl!
Is there any chance I could get a job dealing at CNE, I think I am a pretty decent dealer and would know the rules of Hold'em pretty well.
I was there last year. One early Sat morning I was at an insane 10/20 table. It seems all the action players moved to my table. I was quickly in for ~$1400. Then I was in the BB and in one of these capped pots. Made the nut straight on the turn and got it capped 5 way on the turn! Won that pot. I won two more monster pots in the next 3 hands and suddenly I'm up $300! Best hand of the night. I had 88 in a 11 way capped preflop family pot. Flop comes AAK, turn rag, river rag. I check and call all the way and I win on the river unimproved in a four way showdown!
Crazy game!
There's no way this will be enough for a wild game with a lot of pre-flop capping, even at 5-10. I'd say you'll need a full grand or more to handle those kind of swings.
IMO, $300 is not even quite enough to play in a "sensible" 5-10 game.
ScottyZ
The rake is pretty bad, but if you pay attention, you realize that the dealers only remember to rake about half the pots (no, I'm not kidding) so it kind of evens out. If you can put up with 10-15 hands an hour (once again, no, I'm not kidding) it's a pretty good game.
As for the smoke thing which someone mentioned, would Toronto's new anti-smoking laws change this?
Keith