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| Waterfront Tavern |
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User reviews To write a review please register or login. Trouble on the Waterfront, Tuesday, 07 August 2007 Written by About2Nut
Fri-Sat $21 buy-in (35 player max) I am unaware of any live ring games that are played here on a regular basis. Even though I placed second in the tournament I played in, I won't be returning due to the fact that the experience and patience wasn't equal to the possible benefits. Cardroom Quality: I don't know if any of you have ever been to the Waterfront Tavern in Bellingham, WA, but even from the outside its not a pretty sight... The tiny tavern consists of a box-shaped building which rests upon pilings above the water, hence the name of the place. The cardroom is located in the far back corner of the bar. There are three cut-out plastic table tops resting on top of three pulled together bar tables. This is what you will be playing on.. The room is extremely loud and uncomfortable to say the least. There was not nearly enough room to accommodate those in attendance which became a real issue later in the night once many of the players became smashed and reckless.
Player Level: They say, "if the shoe fits..." The players are a perfect match for the cardroom. Well, the tournament I played was an $11 buy-in, so the crowd demographic was quite the random assortment. Most of the players (80% or so), were just playing after work, blowing off some steam. The tournament had a very slow structure for the amount of starting chips. You started with 15k and the blinds opened up at 25/50! It was excruciating at times. Most of the players knew the rules of poker, but very few lacked knowledge of game theory. I would say out of the 33 people in attendance, 5 were actually decent players. At my table in particular, a very large player (who was becoming more and more intoxicated), was harassing the player to his right. At first it started out as simple cheap shots, but then he took it to another level by hurling way over the top, inappropriate insults. The dealer made no effort to calm the situation. When I made an attempt to break up the player's drunken tyraid, he threatened me. At the break he asked me to meet him outside for some "heads up." I smirked at the baboon and kindly declined the open invitation. Dealers: The dealers were locals who had obviously had very little B&M poker experience. They made comments about hands in play and often lost focus watching the game on T.V. They had no control over player actions and seemed lethargic and passive. I am not even sure if they were being paid a cut to deal or not. they kept insisting on being tipped.. this too soon became yet another annoying feature of this makeshift cardroom. Food and Drink: I didn't drink or eat anything. From what I observed, drinks were cheap and hard. The food was typical tavern quality. A good place to get drunk for cheap, but not much in the way of amenities. Management: Management? Umm... no, I didn't see anyone or anything that could represent even the most basic form of a managerial figure. Extras: There was a bounty in the tournament who was paid an extra $20 if the won the tournament. A player who successfully knocked the bounty out received $20. The house always adds $100 bonus to the tournament pot on a nightly basis. No high hand payouts.
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