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From: Scott/sjakma <scott@scottadams.com>

Subject: Re: Four Winds Casino Trip Report - Automated Poker Tables

On Jun 17 2008 3:07 PM, Scott/sjakma wrote:

> This past Saturday I decided to make the trip out to Four Winds Casino
> located in New Buffalo, Michigan.  It is about a two hour drive from my
> house and past several other poker rooms that I normally play.  I decided
> to make the extra drive to check out the automated PokePro poker tables.  
> 
> I arrived at the casino, signed up for a players card and headed to the
> poker room.  The staff working the poker room was very friendly and took
> the time to explain how to use the PokerPro tables and deposit cash on the
> players card.  To sign up for a game, they have a touch screen monitor the
> players use to register for any of the games being offered.  On Saturday
> evening they had six .50/1.00 100 max, three 1.00/2.00 and two 5.00/10.00
> NL tables going.  They were also offering a $100 SNG but only a few people
> had signed up for it.  I chose the .50/1.00 table as that was the only
> table that had immediate seating.  
> 
> I arrive at my table and there are 9 other players.  The big stack has
> $390 and the short stack has $50.  Most of the players at the table had
> between $80 & $120.  The first hour I am card dead and play very few
> hands.  The only hands I am involved in are with the big stack who is
> betting between $25 & $50 after each flop into $6 pots.  I think I folded
> two or three hands where I had TPTK but did not want to risk $50 against
> the big stack.  During thee second hour, I had a great run of cards
> including two flopped ace high flushes and several sets.  The big stack at
> the table continued to build his stack to $460 but quickly gave it back to
> everyone at the table during my 2nd and 3rd hour at the table.  Once he
> busted and left the table the other players were commenting how lucky he
> was before I arrived by pushing all in preflop with 72 and 96, both times
> flopping a full house against KK & AA.
> 
> I ended up playing for about 6 hours, finished up $200. Not once during
> the time I was playing did someone re-raise preflop.  There was a player
> who twice had pocket aces who only called a preflop raise.   The players
> were mostly tourists and a couple in their early 20's.  We also had the
> early 20's player with the sunglasses and pull over with hood.  He was the
> table captain, resident expert, wannabe poker pro.  He frequently made
> sure to show everyone a wad of $100 bills to remind everyone that despite
> being down several hundred dollars, he would reload his card and win back
> everything he had lost against us donkeys.  Fortunately/Unfortunately for
> him, his girlfriend pulled him from the table to go dancing..LOL.  
> 
> I have seen a lot of people on RGP complain about the automated PokerPro
> tables.  I really enjoyed the tables.  To view the cards, I just had to
> put my hand on the table on top of my face down cards and the table would
> sense the heat from my hands and turn the cards over.  Rake was only $3,
> no tipping and we played twice as many hands per hour.  Nor was it very
> difficult to get a read on a player..  Maybe it had more to do with it
> being a low limit table.  The only thing I missed was playing with the
> poker chips.  I could not figure out what to do with my hands when I was
> not playing a hand.  
> 
> Overall, it was a great experience and I am looking forward to playing
> there again.  It will not be a regular drive and I will book a hotel room
> the next time I am there in mid July.  Also, the poker room staff was
> outstanding.  They had four people working, who were all in a great mood
> and extremely friendly and very helpful.  This probably impressed me the
> most about the poker room. 
> 
> Scott

I forgot to mention that they do offer Omaha if there are enough players
interested.  On Saturday, I was the only person on the list.  The staff
mentioned that they usually get a game going during midweek but hardly
ever on the weekends.