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B&M in Edmonton

GregJPGregJP
in Brick & Mortar Casino Talk
I have been playing online since last summer, and am itching to play live. I was just wondering if anyone can share any information about B&M play in Edmonton. I believe it is $3/6 limit hold'em at the casino downtown, but I'm not totally sure. I'm also curious about the level of play as compared to low limit play on the internet. Any info greatly appreciated.

Greg

Comments

  • SupaMuncherSupaMuncher
    Hey Greg,

    Welcome to pokerforum.ca!!!

    Edmonton is a great poker city. There are four casinos...

    Palace in West Edmonton Mall - 3/6 hold'em (my favorite hangout), and $25 NL tournaments Tuesday/Thursday nights

    Baccarat Downtown - 3/6 Half and Half (1/2 hour of hold'em, 1/2 hour of Omaha Hi), and NL rebuy tournaments Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

    Casino ABS on Argyll - 3/6 Half and half

    Casino Yellowhead on...well, Yellowhead - 3/6, 4/8, 8/16... lots of action! Mostly half and half.

    I prefer straight hold'em, so I go to the Palace.

    Hope that helps!
  • GregJPGregJP
    Supa,

    Thanks for the reply. Can you give me any idea about the quality of play.
    I make about 1BB/h playing Party $1/2 limit ring games and cash at about 50-60% playing Stars $10 single table tournaments.
    Is the play quite tight, or fairly loose? What would be a typical % of people seeing the flop in the $3/6 holdem game? Thanks.

    Greg
  • TilterTilter
    Hey Greg, I think most Casino when playing Low Limit games, you will see a lot of Loose Passive play. You will usually see 60%+ seeing the flop, and calling raises.

    Tight play will usually get you at least break even, but looser play will either get you big money or down a bit.
  • AnonymousAnonymous
    There is a wide variety of poker available in Edmonton. You will find a wide variety of low limit 3-6 and 4-8 games at all 4 Casinos. The play will vary a great deal. You will need to learn to play Omaha Hi as most games are 1/2 1/2. There is a bias out there that Baccarat (downtown) tends to be loose, however, that is not necessarily the case. You will find that most downtown games have several very good players and a few very weak players. Sometimes the games can be relatively tight, but mostly fairly loose with greater than 50% of players seeing the flop and raises that do not seem to scare anyone.

    At Yellowhead, you will generally find at least 3 4-8 games. Again, you will find several good players in most of those games, and several very weak players. I find the action to generally be more loose at the Yellowhead, especially on Friday and Saturday night. It is not unusual to win $500 in 4-5 hours of play. I have also seen people lose $1000 in about the same amount of time.

    If you are a winning internet player, you will not have trouble breaking even in any of these games. The good players will be easily identifiable, as will the bad.

    Best of Luck


    Devo
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