Nottingham Gala Complaint

[MPOWER]

Adam do you play a lot of table games

regards

M

[ifm]

Adam do you play a lot of table games

regards

M

Evening mate, where the bloody hell have you been??

[Heid]

Adam,

I think your motives are excellent, but I also think that until a lot of people make the same stand, you are going to be fighting a losing battle. if they have a lot of long time users who are happy with the status quo, then it probably appears to the Mgt to be silly to change things so much if it risks losing the people who bring in the dosh over the long term.

It's not nice, and personally I wouldn't agree with it, but from what i can tel of a lot of higher up casino mgt, they aren't really in the modern times yet.

Perhaps you need to keep chipping away, perhaps with the advent of other more progressive places, their mindset will change.

I can understand your frustration. With all I have heard about Nottingham, I don't think I would like to play there, as a newcomer.

You've had this battle with them a few times, from what i can remember. I think you will win eventually, but it may take time.

Heid

[MPOWER]

Andrew, voting with my feet only becomes an option when i have somewhere to go. it's at least double the distance to the next nearest card room. when another opens in the city, I wont hessitate.

You're banging your head against a brick wall - if you need live poker that much, you're just going to have to suck it up in the meantime.

I need it because it puts food on the table mate. I see no reason why that means I should suck it up. I don't know how long before my options open up so I haev to have my say.

If you need to put food on the table I would be inclined to keep quite. What do you do if they Ban you, that's why I ask if you played table games.

If you are using the Casino for Poker only they may just get bored of your complaining. I agree Adam with most things you write about but remember the Casino does not need to give a reason to refuse admission.

How would you feel if the Casino FODTR'd you 

regards

M 
 

[way_too_tight]

How would you feel if the Casino FODTR'd you 

Say what now ?

[way_too_tight]

Thanks - that's a new one on me...

[vinni]

adam
      im same as greg , i use to attend 4/5 nights per week
now i wont go unless there is dealers on.
beleive me youre smashing youre head against a brick wall .
vote with youre feet m8 ,its the only way .
rob yong used to go in there and play the table games .BIG
he had many a set to with the management ,to no avail
thats the reason hes opening his own club .
this is what has been needed for a long time .
if you look round the place youlle see not many old faces left
only the ones who collude

[snoopy1239]

adam
      im same as greg , i use to attend 4/5 nights per week
now i wont go unless there is dealers on.
beleive me youre smashing youre head against a brick wall .
vote with youre feet m8 ,its the only way .
rob yong used to go in there and play the table games .BIG
he had many a set to with the management ,to no avail
thats the reason hes opening his own club .
this is what has been needed for a long time .
if you look round the place youlle see not many old faces left
only the ones who collude

The Gala is getting a bad reputation as a place of collusion. As this reputation grows, more and more people will start voting with their feet.

They'll soon sit up and take notice.

[vinni]

its not just that sloppy ,
its the managements attitude ,
a few times people have been stuck in traffic
and been late by 30 seconds for buy ins
and wouldnt let them in .
people like lawrance from leeds a fair distance .
they stand there telling you to sit down at the top of there voice
its like being at school again .
theyve no consideration for the poker players

[Alex B]

I really never got the button thingy headsup, i don't see the difference  maybe someone can explain exactly why it is such a biggy?

I  used to play occasionally at the Nottingham Gala while I was at Uni, and agree fully with all your complaints.

For clarity, I can add the reason for the small blind being on the button when heads up.

In Hold'em, the blinds are posted out of position.

This stimulates action: imagine a hold'em game in which a single blind was posted by the player on the button; what holding would you need to take this player on compared with raising an OOP blind from the button?

So when heads up, the larger of the live blinds should be posted in front of the button, by the player out of position in future rounds.

If heads-up is played incorrectly as in Nottingham (and some sites online) it becomes correct to play fewer hands from the small blind (out-of-postion) as the big blind can play far more aggressively from the button. This kills the action and changes the game significantly.

It is also likely to take longer.

[Phil]

As you know Adam, I've not been going for a while. I've been short of money of late, but to be honest in the past that hasn't stopped me going really. I have just lost all motivation to go. I dread sitting with certain regulars at the tab;e (naming no names) because of the 'String Bet' bullying, or the general rubbish that gets spouted about what happened 'before'.

I'll do my best to write a letter to support you, but as people have said until competion opens, Gala will take no notice... and by then we'll all be gone anyway. I remember that when i first went to Gala, although a little intimidating, I was helped along with my game and general table ettiquette. All I'd learn now if I was a new player was how to bend rules, abuse your fellow players and ruin peoples nights.

Like I say, this has been the reason for my lack of attendance this year - but despite all this I do miss live poker, but because of work and money cant afford to use the casinos elsewhere.

From my experience of Gala, your attempts to improve things will unfortunately fall on deaf ears and it will be a case of like it or lump it unitl you've got somewhere else to go.

[vinni]

HERE HERE
the last thing to worry about is the button sittuation ,
theres other more pressing things
dont get me wrong im not saying its not an issue
but if they sorted the other things out like collusion ,
it might make it more easier on the players
like iv said before its like smashing youre head against a brick wall
GL