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Jul 18,2011, 07:35 AM
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#1 | | Full PFC Member
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| the Ex casino poker room
Does anyone here play poker at the Ex? IIRC the casino opens a few weeks before the Ex itself does, so it's possible to avoid paying admission to the Ex for a while. I'm just not sure about the shark to fish ratio there.
Since the Ex grounds are about a 20-minute streetcar ride away from me, I might give it a shot some time in the first two weeks of August. If I go, I'll post a report here.
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Jul 18,2011, 08:01 AM
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#2 | | Cash games are evil!
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note its only limit poker, 5/10 minimum. See my previous trip report, "Limit is the Devil".
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Jul 18,2011, 08:02 AM
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#3 | | HUDless
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I believe the room opens on August 1.
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Jul 18,2011, 08:03 AM
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I believe they offer 5/10 and 10/20 Fixed Limit only.
If you think the play is bad at BCC, you're in for a shock.
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Jul 18,2011, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnnieH  I believe they offer 5/10 and 10/20 Fixed Limit only.
If you think the play is bad at BCC, you're in for a shock. | Yes, it's only 5/10 and 10/20 limit. And, in response to the other posters, yes, the Ex casino is open from August 1st to September 5th, noon to 6 am.
The play at Brantford is not so much bad as crooked. Are you saying the Ex casino features more fish or more lowlifes than Brantford?
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Jul 18,2011, 06:16 PM
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#6 | | Forum Troll - Admin Style | Quote:
Originally Posted by anyrag_dipscat The play at Brantford is not so much bad as crooked. Are you saying the Ex casino features more fish or more lowlifes than Brantford? | Yes
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Jul 18,2011, 07:11 PM
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#7 | | Run Good Wizard |
Yes+1
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Jul 19,2011, 12:42 PM
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I intend to give it a try, at least until the Ex itself opens. If people want me to, I'll file a report here after my first trip.
One excellent thing about the Ex casino poker room for me is that the round-trip travel costs are only $5 (the price of two subway tokens). That beats hell out of any other place I might choose to play.
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Jul 19,2011, 06:10 PM
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#9 | | Looking for a coach
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| Pro's and Con's of the EX poker room.
Cons:
The poker room at the EX has less class than the horse stables.
The food there is disgusting.
The washrooms are worse.
The rake is $7 for the 5/10 and $10 for the 10/20, it's higher than Brantford.
The players are lower life than ... the bacteria in the food.
Pros:
It's very profitable.
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Jul 19,2011, 06:12 PM
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#10 | | Run Good Wizard | Quote:
Originally Posted by anyrag_dipscat I intend to give it a try, at least until the Ex itself opens. If people want me to, I'll file a report here after my first trip.
One excellent thing about the Ex casino poker room for me is that the round-trip travel costs are only $5 (the price of two subway tokens). That beats hell out of any other place I might choose to play. | You can pay 5.00 and go on either the Casino Rama bus or Fallsview bus for the same price. There are multiple stops throughout the GTA as well that run hourly.
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Jul 19,2011, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by blackmagicz You can pay 5.00 and go on either the Casino Rama bus or Fallsview bus for the same price. There are multiple stops throughout the GTA as well that run hourly.
As an option | Which bus carrier is this, or are those?
I know that Tai-Pan offers free trips to Rama to anyone with a player's card, but their schedule is extremely restrictive and signing in for the return trip is a hassle. Also, the Tai-Pan buses make stop at every lamppost to pick up more passengers before they leave Toronto. As for Fallsview, the Coach Canada buses cost about $18 and all you get in return are slots tokens, plus their schedule downright sucks.
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Jul 19,2011, 08:54 PM
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#12 | | Peace |
Geez, man, does EVERYTHING suck in your world?
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Jul 19,2011, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Milo Geez, man, does EVERYTHING suck in your world? | Everything except my former girlfriend.
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Jul 19,2011, 10:45 PM
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hahaha probably explains why shes a former girlfriend!
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Jul 19,2011, 11:07 PM
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#15 | | Forum Troll - Admin Style | Quote:
Originally Posted by anyrag_dipscat Which bus carrier is this, or are those?
I know that Tai-Pan offers free trips to Rama to anyone with a player's card, but their schedule is extremely restrictive and signing in for the return trip is a hassle. Also, the Tai-Pan buses make stop at every lamppost to pick up more passengers before they leave Toronto. As for Fallsview, the Coach Canada buses cost about $18 and all you get in return are slots tokens, plus their schedule downright sucks. | Tai-Pan does Rama and Safeway does Niagara/Fallsview
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