I was filled with poker frenzy when I played here at the end of the pass while touring the greater Niagara area. There were three casinos I played in: Casino Niagara. Fallsview and Seneca. I was staying across the street from Fallsview and was playing there many hours each day. It was in this sleep-deprived state that I eschewed the go bus and walked the extra mile and a half to Casino Niagara. Fallsview and Casino Niagara are part of the same company and furnish a convenient shuttle bus between the two. Casino Niagara is a full-service destination casino but not nearly as upscale as Fallsview. It is to Fallsview what downtown Las Vegas is to the Strip. It has the many blinking lights
and chiming slot machines the top entertainment headliners shows exhibitions and restaurants. But it's just not as opulent. The poker here is geared to the low roller. Those looking for bigger games go to Fallsview the main poker dwell in the area. Though Casino Niagara lists many games and many limits as being offered they typically move $2/4 check and $1/2 blind no-limit with a $100 maximum buy-in. They never undergo any label for continue (except from me). They rarely spread anything higher. They rake 10% up to a maximum of $5.00. There is tournament challenge at Casino Niagara but only once a week – now on Tuesdays. They offer a $35 buy-in tournament that typically attracts at least half a dozen tables with payouts for first often come or even above $1,000. Registration begins at noon; the tournament goes off at 1:00. This is a ten-table room. It is in a change intensity move of the casino far from the entrance. On the Sunday morning I walked in at 6:00 there were two tables out of ten going one $2/4 limit and one $1/2 no-limit. When I checked approve later in the day only no-limit was going but they had three tables of it. I guess a few folks had shown up after they heard I had left. The games are known for attracting young players. Sure enough. I was by far the oldest guy at the table. One "gentleman" was almost 40 the be were in their teens or 20s. The 19-year age limit in Ontario helps recruit folks from the other side of the border – as Americans not yet old enough for the 21 year age limit in most New York poker rooms go in by the droves. I found the quality of the bet to be terrific. That is to say that my opponents were for the most part inexperienced overly enthusiastic impatient fatalistic and in general not there to win. That isn't to say that they preferred losing to winning. But they were mostly interested in gambling it up not in winning. Here's an example. I was dealt 10-10 in early position. I sight this a tough transfer to play in a let go bet – since a typical pre-flop raise doesn't seem to check the handle much. But I can't seem to persuade myself to just call with a hand that is probably in the bring about. A large increase on the other transfer seems excessive since I'm bound to get at least one caller. Even so. I raised to $12 a little more than what seemed the typical increase to $10 in this $1/2 game. Five players called. Uggh! I figured a clump of guys were drawing with overcards. If the come in had one I'd probably be dead. The break was A-10-2 rainbow. I was jubilant – I hit trips! I figured to double up my stack of nearly $100 if one of the big stacks against me had an ace. (For this game any stack of $100 or more constituted a big lade – most players were short-stacked with $50 or less). I made what I hoped would be seen as a half-hearted continuation bet. I repeated my $10 gamble figuring that anyone who had a big ace would come in over the top and then I could go all in. Sure enough the first player pushed to $50 or so – his whole stack. All of the other players save one folded. But one player went over the top as well pushing in $120 or so. I quietly called with my set of tens and the raiser pulled approve his extra $30. I didn't experience the local custom regarding all-in wagers. change surface though players don't have to show their whole cards when they're all in in a change game so many players like to do what they see on TV that the convention in many rooms is just to face your transfer when the table is all in. That's what we did. Everyone faced his cards. The first player had A-J. I wasn't surprised to see this transfer though I doubt I would have been so aggressive with such a low kicker given that any of the other players could easily have started with A-Q or A-K. change surface so. I was glad to see it. The third player who looked to be about 18 smiled sheepishly and turned over 9-9. "I thought you guys might be bluffing," he said. I smiled back and nodded encouragement. "Hey you could still win with running nines," I added helpfully. Two blanks hit and I pulled in a large pot for this bet – a acquire of over $150. The displace is very high to be sure especially with what is by today's standards a very low cap to the buy-in. If you figure that the accommodate deals 40 hands an hour most of which are fully raked then they're taking out over $100 an hour.
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