Just wondering how the poker room is there and how many and what types of tables they have set up. I ;ive about 2 hours away from there so I might be making a trip on my next day off.

Thanks
Duff

Hey

Turning Stone has a nice cardroom IMO. They have about 20 tables for ring games and another 15-20 upstairs for tournaments which they have daily.

They usually have holdem and stud running all of the time
No Alcohol (last time I was there although I think they are applying for a licence) and no smoking in the card room.

Holdem they have 1-3 to 20-40 and they usually have a $100 max buy-in $1-$2 blinds no limit ring game as well. I think on Friday nights they have a real no limit game $5-$10 blinds I think.

Stud they have $1-$5 spread limit and sometimes a $2-$10 spread limit or $2-$10 stud HL which is fun.

The rake is a little steep but nothing out of the ordinary for an area that doesn't have a lot of competition. $3 rake at 5-10 and below(so don't play anything below 5-10 or you are getting killed) The kicker is that they take the rake as soon as the flop hits so even if there is $10 in the pot they take $3! 10-20 has a session $5/half hour, 15-30 $6/half hour etc.

Jon
P.S I live about 2.5 hrs from TS where are you from Duff?

Hey, I've played at turning stone, mostly due to the fact that i'm only 18. its a dry casino so dont expect any "duff" up there. the card room is good, they recently added a 1/2 100 max buy in no limit table, they also have 15/30, 5/10, 3/6, 2/4 and 1-3 hold em. 1-5 stud occasionally, daily tournaments with pretty quick blind increases. saturday (or friday, i forget) nights they have a big game, 300 min buy in, Al Krux plays in that he's from nearby syracuse. the dealers and staff are nice, and the cocktail waitresses keep a nice supply of soda running. nothing compared to the taj but hey, its verona NY. maybe ill see you there.

Greg

Thanks for the info. I live in Oswego, NY. It's 45 minutes North of Syracuse, right on Lake Ontario.

Hey I went up to Turning Stone about a month ago. I live 30 min from foxwoods but I'm not 21. All I did was play holdem up there, a lot of kids who aren't that good were up there, playing tight at first but loosening up alot as the night wears on. I played the 1/2 $100 max. WAs up like $150 after 4 hands, jj 99 and jj, but took some bad beats along the way.
One hand it was raised up to like $7 and I got caught between raisers so I ended up putting $20 in, and with a couple callers I called from the button w/ 9 8 Flop comes down 6 7 8. Oh baby. I think I had about 50 left, anyways it ended up going all in on the flop. Turn=5. My pot. WOOO! River= 9 :? Split pot... Girl at the end of the table throws up pocket 10s. No pot.
I also played in their $100+ 20 MTT. There was about 65 people in it, and it ran pretty smoothly. I was card dry the whole tourney, I got 3 1/2 hours deep after they raised it every 15-20 min with getting AK once and never getting a pocket pair. Think I finished 15th out of 65. But I recommend it to anyone underage especially living in upstate NY.

im from the uk guys dont get ur gaming laws, is it 21 or 18 to play in casinos? or online too?

Standard gambling (ie lotto, etc) is 18. But in a casino where alcohol is served, it is 21.

That's cool. I live in Pennellville (near Clay, NY). I went to Oswego State.

I'm planning on hitting up Turning Stone's Thrusday afternoon NLH Shootout tournament. Has anyone ever played in this? It's $40 + 10. I'm just wondering what the structure is and how many people usually play.

Thanks.

So did I. What year did you graduate? 1997 for rme.

Duff

2001. I was a Computer Science major. Now I'm going to RIT for my M.S.