Texas Holdem Touraments

[La Costa]

Hi first time on a ship, leaving on the Breeze out of Miami in Jan of 2016. Birthday present for my girlfriend, me I just want to sit and play as much holdem as possible. Love the tournaments but ok with cash. Who plays and has been on the Breeze to let me know, what time and what days do they play? And how many tournament tables do they normally have, thanks.

[CruiserBruce]

Welcome to Cruise Critic!

 

 

You are far more likely to get the answers you seek if you ask on the portion of Cruise Critic devoted to Carnival, located here:

 

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=215

 

 

Be aware the casino can't be open while in port.

Edited October 20, 2015 by CruiserBruce

[La Costa]

Thanks appreciate the help.

[KKB]

But Royal, Princess & Celebrity were nearly identical.

 

It is electronic tables, not live dealer. They usually are set at a 10% rake, so don't play with much less than a full table. Tourneys are very quick.

 

I would never choose to play at these tables in Vegas, but you are a captive audience. The tables do seem very streaky--luck of the draw who gets the "lucky" seat for that session.

 

All this being said, DH & I have done quite well with TX Hold Em on cruises--it is usually a very soft crowd. We usually cash half the tourneys we enter. We have each won a cruise playing on board as well.

[alexspepa]

But Royal, Princess & Celebrity were nearly identical.

 

It is electronic tables, not live dealer. They usually are set at a 10% rake, so don't play with much less than a full table. Tourneys are very quick.

 

I would never choose to play at these tables in Vegas, but you are a captive audience. The tables do seem very streaky--luck of the draw who gets the "lucky" seat for that session.

 

All this being said, DH & I have done quite well with TX Hold Em on cruises--it is usually a very soft crowd. We usually cash half the tourneys we enter. We have each won a cruise playing on board as well.

 

I love the electronic tables on cruise ships because beginners and casual players for some reason are less intimidated by electronic tables than they are by tables with chips and a live dealer. I have always done well at cash games playing simple abc poker. Also the high rake is offset by the fact that average pots are much higher than at most 1-2 games and you get more hands in per hour and there is never an issue over acting out of turn, chip stacks, divided pots, etc.

[KKB]

I love the electronic tables on cruise ships because beginners and casual players for some reason are less intimidated by electronic tables than they are by tables with chips and a live dealer. I have always done well at cash games playing simple abc poker. Also the high rake is offset by the fact that average pots are much higher than at most 1-2 games and you get more hands in per hour and there is never an issue over acting out of turn, chip stacks, divided pots, etc.

 

The high rake is killer with 3-5 at the table playing cash. 10% does not offset--$10 of a $100 pot is horrid. We rarely had hands bigger than that.

 

I mostly stuck with tournaments.

 

That being said--captive audience. Its all there is, it's my game, so gonna play!

 

One other note; on larger ships games were going most evenings. On smaller ships, some nights a game never even got going.

[La Costa]

Thanks kind of thought the "dealers" were in fact computers. Agree like on line where you sit seems to have more importance then your skill level. The 10% isn't bad that is what it is here in Daytona.

[La Costa]

Thanks it is my game also, fortunate that I live 10 minutes from Daytona Dog Track and Poker room so lots of action there, the HLP tour stop there every Oct. Be it cash or tournaments, which I tend to play more so then cash. I assume the Breeze is of the larger version ship, and I would think with how many people play holdem, that finding 10 for a tournament should be easy. I was more concerned that I had to race down the night the ship sails to sign up so I would get a seat. One other question, what is the typical buy in?