Poker game on Elation

[addictedtothevr6]

Whats the game like? what are the blind structures? how much can you sit with and all that good info. my friends and i are wondering. can someone tell me what they know

[addictedtothevr6]

no one knows anything?

[addictedtothevr6]

bump

[thebigm]

id like to play poker when i go on my cruise....i play online but have no table experience and i thought that on a cruise it would be a good way to break in.......as for your questions i dont have any answers, sorry....but im just trying to keep the thread alive to maybe answer some of those questions

[rellersi]

Most if not all Carnival ships now have poker tables from an outfit called Poker Pro. Their plan is to have these on all ships soon.

Poker Pro tables are electronic, no chips, you purchase a card at the cashier which you insert into the machine, usually $30 min buy in. You sit in front of a video screen where your two cards are displayed, the community cards and the betting shows in the middle, much like online games, The limits on Victory were 3/6, Victory did not have any no-limit type tournaments, but I would think that would vary depending on the casino host on the particular ship. Some people that I played with liked it, the games move quicker, you don't have to stack chips etc., but most including myself would have preferred live dealers

[addictedtothevr6]

Most if not all Carnival ships now have poker tables from an outfit called Poker Pro. Their plan is to have these on all ships soon.

Poker Pro tables are electronic, no chips, you purchase a card at the cashier which you insert into the machine, usually $30 min buy in. You sit in front of a video screen where your two cards are displayed, the community cards and the betting shows in the middle, much like online games, The limits on Victory were 3/6, Victory did not have any no-limit type tournaments, but I would think that would vary depending on the casino host on the particular ship. Some people that I played with liked it, the games move quicker, you don't have to stack chips etc., but most including myself would have preferred live dealers

yea that style of game sounds like it sucks.... 3/6 limits with a $30 buy in. you have no bank roll to play with, you cant even play one hand with big bets. that sounds terrible

[somoremoney]

yea that style of game sounds like it sucks.... 3/6 limits with a $30 buy in. you have no bank roll to play with, you cant even play one hand with big bets. that sounds terrible

 

I think the minimum buy in is $30. You can always buy in for more.

[J Free 203]

it is 30 the forst night for 1/2 then it is a 60.00 buy in for the 3/6 game hope that helps!

[dadofgage]

Just got off the Celebration and they had the PokerPro machine/table.

 

In one word - they SUCKED!

 

First, it was 3/6 limit.

 

Next, they rake was large in my opinion. It even took $1 when the blinds just got folded. So every person folds to the big blind, and it still took a $1. Max rate for the rake was $5 when the pot got up to $40 (I think).

 

Lastly, it seemed (please no rants) that the machine paid off the guy with the most money most of the time. I bought in my first night for $100 and was up to over $250 without a problem (while most of the other players bought in for $30-$50. I was catching cards left and right, but I was playing fairly tight. Weird stuff too - flopping full houses on 3-8 off suit. This happened frequently.

 

I came back the second day and lost about $80 buying in for only $40 each time from that point. Lost QQ to a guy playing with over $400 when he played 2-7 off and caught 4 cards to a flush.

 

It just seemed strange with the hands that were being caught.

 

I ended up just quitting on it and saying, no thanks to any more play.

[prelikedbeer]

those pokerpro table suck!!! vr6addict, lets just find dumbass people and play in our rooms

[Kacruiser]

We were on the Spirit last year and they had an actual poker room. My husband played Texas Holdem with other players and one of the casino guys was the dealer. He said there were two games thought the minimum buyin was $20. The blinds were 3/6 and 4/8 depending on which table you sat at. He had a ball. Hope this helps.

[jbooth2099]

I hope they don't all go to the machine thing.

 

Went on Ecstacy last year, live dealers, had a blast.

 

Going on Fantasy in Sept. I think they have the machines. I doubt that I will play.

 

Not having a dealer takes away from the game. May as well save the $$ for home games.

 

JB

[addictedtothevr6]

those pokerpro table suck!!! vr6addict, lets just find dumbass people and play in our rooms

hopefully someone in a suite, cuz then they have money

[J Free 203]

hopefully someone in a suite, cuz then they have money

 

 

love the name bro! Fellow dubber here

[addictedtothevr6]

love the name bro! Fellow dubber here

sweet deal

[adamt]

i played on the celebration and i must agree. i thought the game, overall, sucked. i didn't care for it the same reason i don't care for computer poker (with real money)....

 

i don't trust a machine.

[Kacruiser]

VW guys, go to www.oceanplayersclub.com and they should be able to tell you if it's real poker or machine poker. Last cruise there were 95+ of us and we always bring chips and cards. Had a couple of texas holden games, $20 buy in. OK so my husband plays poker and drives a tricked out VW golf, this is a little spooky. Is farfenugen code for poker player?? :D