Live Poker at the Excalibur with no dealers! - The Punters Lounge

Paul Ross · 22-08-2008, 16:26

Can you play poker with no cards, no chips and no dealers?
Poker players at Excalibur are about to find out. When they wander in the casino's poker room on Friday, they will find a fully automated poker room.

More here.......http://www.lvrj.com/news/27122974.html

gazabroad · 22-08-2008, 16:32

Not much different to playing online stt's really.

ubermonkey1 · 22-08-2008, 16:45

yeah you might as well stay at home

no doubt they will still be taking a nice big rake off the top

slapdash · 22-08-2008, 17:02

Without having tried it, it's hard to tell how different it would be to "normal" live poker. You have the other players sitting at the table, so I'd guess it feels more like live than online, but obviously there will be differences.

Almost certainly one hand of normal live poker would be more fun than one hand of this, but you'll get more hands of this per hour than of normal live poker, so it's not clear which would offer more "fun per hour".

It will be interesting to see whether it catches on, and to see how much (if any) of the savings in dealers' wages are passed on to the players.

GeordieGaz · 22-08-2008, 17:17

They had the PokerPro tables at Aspers in Newcastle a while back but they had to get them taken out for some reason (classed as slots or summit and they only allowed so many slots per casino)...

Anyways I played on these a little bit and think its a lot like online.... its rigged too!!

Deffo prefer live than these automated machines..... also there is a time limit on these machines!

gazabroad · 22-08-2008, 17:27

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Originally Posted by GeordieGaz

and think its a lot like online.... its rigged too!!

Are You saying online is rigged?

morlspin · 22-08-2008, 17:38

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Originally Posted by gazabroad

Are You saying online is rigged?

course it is lol

Valiant23 · 22-08-2008, 17:59

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Without having tried it, it's hard to tell how different it would be to "normal" live poker.

I'd imagine the interaction between players would be similar to that you see in the Sky Poker studio.

I don't like the idea of them at all.

ubermonkey1 · 22-08-2008, 18:42

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Originally Posted by GeordieGaz

They had the PokerPro tables at Aspers in Newcastle a while back but they had to get them taken out for some reason (classed as slots or summit and they only allowed so many slots per casino)...

Anyways I played on these a little bit and think its a lot like online.... its rigged too!!

Deffo prefer live than these automated machines..... also there is a time limit on these machines!

i dunno, nothing more agravating than someone calling time on you is there

GeordieGaz · 23-08-2008, 11:41

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Originally Posted by ubermonkey1

i dunno, nothing more agravating than someone calling time on you is there

I've only ever got called time on me once!!

morlspin · 23-08-2008, 13:23

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Originally Posted by GeordieGaz

I've only ever got called time on me once!!

I still laugh now thinking of me, uber, ollie and joe leggy all pissing ourselves along with the texan rednecks who didnt have a clue what to make of us!!

JulioArca · 06-09-2008, 14:55

Not sure how true this is but I was told last week in Vegas that the Excalibur had thrown the tables out as they were not being used.
With hundreds of live games going on who would want to play these anyway?

WASP · 07-09-2008, 20:43

The times I've staggered though there and I didn't even know Excalibur had a poker room. Although I never seem to get past Crazy Dicks bar or whatever its called.

Dave488 · 09-09-2008, 18:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeordieGaz

They had the PokerPro tables at Aspers in Newcastle a while back but they had to get them taken out for some reason (classed as slots or summit and they only allowed so many slots per casino)...

Anyways I played on these a little bit and think its a lot like online.... its rigged too!!

Deffo prefer live than these automated machines..... also there is a time limit on these machines!

Personally i quite liked them as only time i have ever had a royal flush and someone pushed all in against me!

I think it did tend to attract new players who had never played before as was not as daunting as actual playing 'live'. Quite a few fish were circulating the table for sure, which was good for me.

AJ · 09-09-2008, 19:10

I don't see an issue, I've played on these tables at the Crown casino in Melbourne and the big Casino in Darling Harbour in Sydney (forget it's name)

It's clearly better for the casino, more hands per hour. Think the actual rake per hand is slightly lower, for a winning player these things are great.

Don't knock it till you've tried it.

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ubermonkey1 donk de merde Join Date: 01 Jan 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 3,354	Re: Live Poker at the Excalibur with no dealers! yeah you might as well stay at homeno doubt they will still be taking a nice big rake off the top __________________ im no #1 so why try harder

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slapdash Junior Punter Join Date: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 12,347 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Re: Live Poker at the Excalibur with no dealers! Without having tried it, it's hard to tell how different it would be to "normal" live poker. You have the other players sitting at the table, so I'd guess it feels more like live than online, but obviously there will be differences. Almost certainly one hand of normal live poker would be more fun than one hand of this, but you'll get more hands of this per hour than of normal live poker, so it's not clear which would offer more "fun per hour". It will be interesting to see whether it catches on, and to see how much (if any) of the savings in dealers' wages are passed on to the players.

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GeordieGaz AK Donk Join Date: 02 Mar 2008 Location: Hebburn, Tyne & Wear Age: 22 Posts: 1,202 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: Live Poker at the Excalibur with no dealers! They had the PokerPro tables at Aspers in Newcastle a while back but they had to get them taken out for some reason (classed as slots or summit and they only allowed so many slots per casino)... Anyways I played on these a little bit and think its a lot like online.... its rigged too!! Deffo prefer live than these automated machines..... also there is a time limit on these machines! __________________ "If it weren't for luck I'd win every hand!"

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JulioArca Dedicated Punter Join Date: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 268	Re: Live Poker at the Excalibur with no dealers! Not sure how true this is but I was told last week in Vegas that the Excalibur had thrown the tables out as they were not being used. With hundreds of live games going on who would want to play these anyway? __________________ “I may not be totally perfect, but parts of me are excellent.” A.Brilliant

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AJ Punter Punter Join Date: 06 Jan 2002 Location: Auckland Age: 37 Posts: 10,486 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Live Poker at the Excalibur with no dealers! I don't see an issue, I've played on these tables at the Crown casino in Melbourne and the big Casino in Darling Harbour in Sydney (forget it's name) It's clearly better for the casino, more hands per hour. Think the actual rake per hand is slightly lower, for a winning player these things are great. Don't knock it till you've tried it.

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