Texas Hold 'em Blinds

[jeremyosborne81]

I'm going out on the Edge in a few months and am wondering how much I should ear mark for playing poker in the casino. What are the blinds on their Texas Hold 'em tables?

[schittenden]

4 hours ago, jeremyosborne81 said:

I'm going out on the Edge in a few months and am wondering how much I should ear mark for playing poker in the casino. What are the blinds on their Texas Hold 'em tables?

You asking about the table game or the actual poker table?

[Longboysfan]

They do have a few tournaments where the blinds are set and go up each 10 minutes.

 

I did not play in the regular games.  

 

But just go with $100 and that should cover you.

I'm not thinking the blinds were crushing on the cash games.

[KKB]

20 hours ago, jeremyosborne81 said:

I'm going out on the Edge in a few months and am wondering how much I should ear mark for playing poker in the casino. What are the blinds on their Texas Hold 'em tables?

OK...assuming you are referring to a tournament?

On Edge last summer, ONLY cash games. 1/2 blinds, $200 max buy in.

On Apex this spring we had 3 tourneys/day on sea days (1, 2:30 & 4). $60 buy in, 10 players max. We showed up at 9AM when casino opened to ensure we got seats. The blinds are INCREDIBLY fast. 10 min. Starts at 100/200 & basically doubles each time. 

Cash games were all over the place. First they said it was 2/5 (WHAT? even in Vegas those are the minority). $200 buy in max..then it was $300, then $500. Got a bit rich for my blood. (may as well have been 2/5, was playing like 4/8...)

Edited April 3, 2022 by KKB

[jeremyosborne81]

15 hours ago, schittenden said:

You asking about the table game or the actual poker table?

What? I'm not talking about 3 Card Poker or Black Jack. I said Texas Hold 'Em

 

 

1 minute ago, KKB said:

OK...assuming you are referring to a tournament?

On Edge last summer, ONLY cash games. 1/2 blinds, $200 max buy in.

On Apex this spring we had 3 tourneys/day on sea days (1, 2:30 & 4). $60 buy in, 10 players max. We showed up at 9AM when casino opened to ensure we got seats. The blinds are INCREDIBLY fast. 10 min. Starts at 100/200 & basically doubles each time. 

Cash games were all over the place. First they said it was 2/5 (WHAT? even in Vegas those are the minority). $200 buy in max..then it was $300, then $500. Got a bit rich for my blood. (may as well have been 2/5, was playing like 4/8...)

I'm not. I mean a regular table. Does Celebrity not play Texas Hold 'Em regularly? That would be very disappointing.

[KKB]

2 minutes ago, jeremyosborne81 said:

 

 

I'm not. I mean a regular table. Does Celebrity not play Texas Hold 'Em regularly? That would be very disappointing.

Yes, I mentioned the TX Hold Em cash game specifics above. 

On Edge (no tourneys) cash games got going every night.

On Apex, it took a few nights...then it took off!

Edited April 3, 2022 by KKB

[Purplsmurf]

They have an Ultimate Texas table. Think that’s why you were asked a table or actual game. They do have tournaments occasionally, but not everyday real games. On our last cruise there weren’t even any tournaments. 

[jeremyosborne81]

40 minutes ago, Purplsmurf said:

They have an Ultimate Texas table.

 

The endless bastardization of games casinos will come up with part people from their money will never cease to amaze me.

[Purplsmurf]

1 hour ago, jeremyosborne81 said:

 

The endless bastardization of games casinos will come up with part people from their money will never cease to amaze me.

I did great on the table on our last cruise. I much prefer this over a “real” game. Those are overwhelming for me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[schittenden]

7 hours ago, Purplsmurf said:

They have an Ultimate Texas table. Think that’s why you were asked a table or actual game. They do have tournaments occasionally, but not everyday real games. On our last cruise there weren’t even any tournaments. 

 

6 hours ago, jeremyosborne81 said:

 

The endless bastardization of games casinos will come up with part people from their money will never cease to amaze me.

This is indeed why I asked. My last celebrity cruise never got a cash game going, but the Ultimate game was hopping the entire time. The Ultimate Texas Hold Em table game has a fairly decent house advantage, especially when you consider the he Celebrity has terrible rules on BJ and requires at least $50 a hand to get a 3-2 payout.