Crown Melbourne Part 4

[Deledio_Judd]

Thanks, 10% rake is ridiculously high. Makes it hard to win.

One of the highest in the world unfortunately. Pretty sure it's like 5BB cap also.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

One of the highest in the world unfortunately. Pretty sure it's like 5BB cap also.

What's 5BB refer to?

 

[Deledio_Judd]

What's 5BB refer to?

Big Blinds, it's what the rake is capped at.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Big Blinds, it's what the rake is capped at.

Ok so if the BB is $10, they rake a min of $50 each hand?

 

[Deledio_Judd]

Ok so if the BB is $10, they rake a min of $50 each hand?

There is no minimum, hands can have 0 rake if no action pre-flop for instance. Cap means the max they can rake.

So at 1/2 I think it's 10% capped at 5BB so max is $10 rake per hand (5x2)

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

There is no minimum, hands can have 0 rake if no action pre-flop for instance. Cap means the max they can rake.

So at 1/2 I think it's 10% capped at 5BB so max is $10 rake per hand (5x2)

Got it now cheers

 

[Fabab]

so you guys playing but dont know the rules ?

 

[nobbyiscool]

In all the years I've lived in Melbourne, I've been to Crown once... and it was to go to the Gold Class cinema way back when those were new 20 years ago.

Is there anything someone with anxiety should know before wandering into the poker room? Do I have to pre-register details? Do you have to register details there, or just put your name in the queue and play? When are the busy times and the quiet times? Is it quiet or do people talk shit? Is there an hourly break/what do I do when I want a dart?

I've played at Star City before, but even that's going back 10 years, and when I was there last year I couldn't even find a poker room.

 

[checkraiseulite]

In all the years I've lived in Melbourne, I've been to Crown once... and it was to go to the Gold Class cinema way back when those were new 20 years ago.

Is there anything someone with anxiety should know before wandering into the poker room? Do I have to pre-register details? Do you have to register details there, or just put your name in the queue and play? When are the busy times and the quiet times? Is it quiet or do people talk s**t? Is there an hourly break/what do I do when I want a dart?

I've played at Star City before, but even that's going back 10 years, and when I was there last year I couldn't even find a poker room.

you’ll need a rewards card which is simple enough to get.

you can leave the table whenever you want so long as there’s no more than one player already gone.

it’s pretty relaxed i wouldn’t be intimidated by it, worst comes to worst just rack up and leave.

good luck.

 

[ash_1050]

Article in The Age today:

Melbourne’s Crown casino will force punters to take a break every three hours and restrict gaming to a maximum of 36 hours a week in responsible gambling reforms announced by the Victorian government on Monday.

Under the new code, Crown will have to enforce 15-minute breaks if a person has been gambling for three continuous hours.

Anyone who has gambled for 12 hours in any 24-hour period will need to take a full day off, and nobody will be allowed to game for more than 36 hours in a week.
The casino will need to update its code of conduct within six months under a direction issued by Melissa Horne, the Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation, to implement a recommendation of the 2021 royal commission.

Carol Bennett, chief executive of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, said the changes were useless unless they were implemented statewide because a gambler could simply move to a pub or club that has no regulatory time limits.

etc

 

[checkraiseulite]

music to home games operators’ ears.

 

[ashley12]

Crown Perth has similar rules (I haven't played there since covid started).

But yes absolutely great news to the home games and pub poker operators in Perth and Melbourne (over here pub operators can run cash games, but 6hr permit limits. The work around is two licenced venues close to each other back to back.

 

[freddy mercury]

Crown take 10% of each pot plus X amount off every player each hour.

 

[checkraiseulite]

Crown take 10% of each pot plus X amount off every player each hour.

this must be new if they’re now taking time at games below 5/10/20.

 

[Trucker Tiger]

Crown take 10% of each pot plus X amount off every player each hour.

Is there a scummier casino in the world? The obvious consequence of it being a monopoly.

 

[freddy mercury]

Is there a scummier casino in the world? The obvious consequence of it being a monopoly.

They also take a cut of your buy in too.

 

[SunGirl89]

From the week beginning May 22, Crown will bring 1/3 and 2/5 NLH in line with the bigger games, namely doubling the max buy-in and adding an optional live straddle. Min buy-ins expected to remain as is.

1/3 (with optional live straddle)
$100-$600 buy-in, 10% rake to $15

2/5 (with optional live straddle)
$200-$1000 buy-in, 10% rake to $15

 

[SunGirl89]

So the changes have come into effect, and 1/3 and 2/5 are still 20 seconds to act. Still very new to players and even the dealers. Straddles did not seem overly common, but they tended to get 3-bet, only twice over five hours did I see anyone straddle and it not get raised.

 

[Cockliff38]

So the changes have come into effect, and 1/3 and 2/5 are still 20 seconds to act. Still very new to players and even the dealers. Straddles did not seem overly common, but they tended to get 3-bet, only twice over five hours did I see anyone straddle and it not get raised.

Played with the new rules for the first time today. I joined a live table and was surprised at the small stack sizes considering the new buy-ins.

I'd say 80% of hands had straddles.

They also seemed to have more dealers around ready to open tables, so that's a positive.

 

[SunGirl89]

I hear that dealer numbers are improving

 

[SunGirl89]

In Crown Casino’s latest push to encourage responsible gambling, if you arrive on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday evening, you may not be able to put your name on the 1/3 list because it’s hidden and locked. You can play 2/5 or higher but not 1/3. Just 8 tables of 1/3, 10+ tables of 2/5. Min buy-in $200 on 2/5 and if anyone does buy-in for the minimum, they are going to get crushed.

 

[SunGirl89]

Midnight on a Sunday night and they have reduced 1/3 down to just 3 tables, not because of a lack of demand though, I think many that were on the list just went home. I heard from two people that said they were a minute late after getting an SMS and were told there was nothing they could do.

The other five 1/3 tables have been converted to 2/5 as people progressively left from 1/3. The 1/3 list is back up but they are waiting to get on just 3 tables. Would not surprise me if 1/3 goes the same way as 1/2. They should just bring back the $5 sit down charge for 1/3 if they’re concerned they aren’t getting $15 rake per hand.

 

[SunGirl89]

Apparently as of today, 1/3 NLH will not run Friday to Sunday, 2/5 ($200-$1k) is the smallest NLH game. Not sure if 1/3 NLH will actually run Monday to Thursday.

 

[checkraiseulite]

Apparently as of today, 1/3 NLH will not run Friday to Sunday, 2/5 ($200-$1k) is the smallest NLH game. Not sure if 1/3 NLH will actually run Monday to Thursday.

shame that they are shutting off the 1/3, but the 2/5 1k max with a straddle is a good, fun, game if everyone is buying in max.

 

[FadingTheFave]

Apparently as of today, 1/3 NLH will not run Friday to Sunday, 2/5 ($200-$1k) is the smallest NLH game. Not sure if 1/3 NLH will actually run Monday to Thursday.

I prefer APL these days anyway. Playing at Crown feels more and more like getting mugged these days