Can someone tell me about the poker tournament on the Breakaway?

[Fred Quimby]

Can someone tell me about the poker tournament on the Breakaway?

 

thanks!

[Froggitt]

I often play poker on board, but I swerve the tourney and play cash in the evenings.

 

For a start, NCL take a huge slug of the buyins (can't remember but maybe $80 buyin/rebuy/addon). Then if you make it past the break, the blinds are then so high that almost every hand someone is all-in. Its a joke. I found the blackjack tourney a more strategic challenge than the all-in tourney.

 

At least the cash game is proper poker, even though the rake is high at 10%.......a good player should still be able to come out in front.

[nyfltraveler]

Do you find that private friendly games pop-up on these cruises? if so, how do you find them?

[Froggitt]

I've only ever seen private games between people that came as a group......they used the card room. I wouldn't lug my chips across the world on the offchance.....it must weight half of my air luggage allowance!!! Maybe investigate some lightweight chips.....

 

Its a shame NCL have shot their poker goose with such high rake. Vegas the rake is miniscule in comparison and you get free drinks. I had a whole cruise this year where the cash game didn't start every night.

[southpaw75]

Just did a tournament on the Breakaway...

 

$20 out of every $80 entry/rebuy/addon goes to the house.

[yoolykeme]

House takes 20% and the blind structure is ridiculous. You start with 20BB.

 

Just play cash, but even in the 2-5 game on the Breakaway, most BB will fold to a min raise, bc none of these people ever play at the level.

[Fred Quimby]

been waiting to see about this,,thanks so much for the info.

 

I'm more of a tourney player but this sounds ridiculous.

 

But then again,,,there must be lots of amateurs at the cash table on vacation.:rolleyes:

[nyfltraveler]

If anybody will be on the 8/23 sailing and wants to put together friendly poker game(s) during the trip let me know.

[SilentHill]

I often play poker on board, but I swerve the tourney and play cash in the evenings.

 

For a start, NCL take a huge slug of the buyins (can't remember but maybe $80 buyin/rebuy/addon). Then if you make it past the break, the blinds are then so high that almost every hand someone is all-in. Its a joke. I found the blackjack tourney a more strategic challenge than the all-in tourney.

 

At least the cash game is proper poker, even though the rake is high at 10%.......a good player should still be able to come out in front.

 

Actually a good player will come out behind, with a 10% rake up to $25 this is nothing more than a gamble.

[Froggitt]

Actually a good player will come out behind, with a 10% rake up to $25 this is nothing more than a gamble.

 

most BB will fold to a min raise, bc none of these people ever play at the level.

 

But then again,,,there must be lots of amateurs at the cash table on vacation

 

I found it depends on the route whether there is enough business at the lower end to make a profit.