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marctg
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04-19-2005, 04:49 PM
Post subject: Cleveland Charity Poker
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Is there anybody in here from the Cleveland, Ohio area that knows anything about the Charity events that they are going to be putting on in the Flats? The only thing that I have heard about them is what has been in the Plain Dealer. Around 30 tables charging $5-$10 per hour but I have not heard what kind of limits or if they are going to be hosting tourneys. It is easy to find games around here but they are all limit and mostly $5-$10. Playing those games is like playing $0.01-$0.02 on-line.
We really need to leaglize gambling here in Ohio!!!!!!!
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mike4066
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I'm in akron, and I know that alot of the charity events around here and cleveland keep getting raided and shut down by the police.
"Buyer Beware"
If they bust the one your at you lose the $$$ you have on the table.
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Grand_MasterB
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Flush
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 466
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i used to live in lorain untill i moved recently. This is the first time ive heard of this in cleveland. A few of these just got busted in lorain so i would be carefull.
Just take a weekend trip to greektown in detroit... EASY MONEY!! the $3-6 and $5-10 Limit games are so soft and there is a nice $1-2 NL game with a max buy in of $100 also.
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marctg
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 18
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Well, I found this website but still no real information.
http://www.nauticacharitypoker.org/
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TheWizard
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Akron, OH
Posts: 4
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by mike4066
I'm in akron, and I know that alot of the charity events around here and cleveland keep getting raided and shut down by the police...
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I'm in Akron, too.
Where can one go around here and, hopefully not get raided?
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Cavalry21
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 61
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Cleveland here as well. The Nautica thing should be decent, but it sounds like its going to be ring games more than tourneys so we shall see.
As for the "Charity" events that have been raided recently, most if not all have been run by outside companies and that is who the AG is targeting. The problem in Ohio right now is that both the AG and the Liquor Control/Department of Public Safety are both raiding places, and both have different interpretations of the law. Local cops can also bust games but usually won't screw with the VFWs ect. that hold the games.
I'm an officer at my VFW and ran a monthly tourney for about year, but when the busts started we stopped, for now. The state began investigating club gambling with instant bingo like tickets about two years ago, changed it from a misdemeanor to a fellony to get caught, but then turned around and allowed clubs to purchase liscenes for $5k a year, and required them to turn over 50% of the profit to the state, which holds 5% and sends 45% back for distro to charities. The state VFW and American Legion and what not petitioned and got the law somewhat relaxed. They are currently doing the same with the poker tourneys, and I would expect that within the next 6 mo. to a year, the state will pass a new law regulating them, and most of the worries will be over.
As the law stands now private clubs CAN host the games leagally, provided all the money is properly accounted for and goes to the proper charities. However, there is a gray area and clubs are getting in trouble for other related offenses. Serving Alcohol to non members is a big one, as is paying outside people for working/running them. So far, out of all the busts, alot of money has been confiscated, the state refuses to give receipts, but no charges have been made against any club/person because it probably wouldn't hold up in court.
Ok, so that was a longing winded way of still saying what mike4066 said "Buyer Beware"
If you want to play look for games that are
1. Run by the club members, not another company.
2. Aren't selling Alcohol
3. Aren't highly advertised
4. Don't keep a large portion of the buy-in
If you do this there's a much better chance of being left alone.
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mike4066
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Thanks for that post, pretty intersting to hear whats actually going on around here... all we ever here is xyz place got raided, cuyahoga county should have enough tables to start their own casino 
They still run "vegas nights" at CAK and a few other places around here, but those won't be around long.
Pretty soon the only thing left around here will be home games.
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Cavalry21
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 61
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For anyone in and around Cleveland, you probably already know this starts up this weekend.
They finally posted some info about the games
http://www.nauticacharitypoker.com/info.htm
looks like $2 and $5 limit, single blind, no BB on the turn and river
and 5/10 single blind normal limit
The tourneys look better, but it still looks like it will have to be very fishy to beat the rake
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mike4066
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Thanks for bumping this..
looks intersting.. not sure how I feel about the 2/2 and 5/5 limit game though.. intersting.
But I like the idea of a single blind in a 5/10 game.. It might be time to go get my "Rock On"
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mike4066
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digging further.. $15 hr table time..not sure if i like that.
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Cavalry21
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 61
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Had a buddy that went down there for the first day, Thur at 4pm and I guess it was packed. He said he got lucky to get into one of the SNGs most of the players were terrible. They started with $2000 in chips 25/50 blinds...raised every 20 min so it was definately Turbo Style play. He also said that within a 1/2 hour of opening, there was about a 2 hour wait to get in a game.
The cash games are also litteraly cash on the table, not chips.
I'll probably check it out eventually, but not more than once. Hopefully, after a couple weeks they iron some of the bugs out, and the crowds thin a bit.
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mike4066
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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30% rake on those tourneys...
$15 hour table time...
Volunteer dealers meaning play will be slow and probably less than 30 hands per hour. I just can't bring myself to do it.
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acesneightsj
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: canton, ohio
Posts: 3
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New charity event in the akron canton area that i thought some of you might be interested in,
http://www.mapsairmuseum.org/texaxholdem.htm
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hacker59
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04-22-2009, 11:07 PM
Post subject: Cleveland-area charity poker tournament
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1
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Heights Baseball Boosters will be holding a charity poker tournament starting at noon, Saturday May 23 at American Legion Hall 343 in Euclid. (Address is 20750 Arbor Ave., Euclid, OH 44123)
Buy-in is $150, with $100 going to the prize pool and $50 to the charity. There is also an optional $50 rebuy/add-on with all money going to the prize pool. Entrants capped at 100. Potential first prize of more than $4,000.
Decent structure with 20-minute levels that should allow for lots of play. Starting stack is 7,000 chips with another 4,000 chips available from the rebuy/add-on.
Complimentary food and soft drinks provided. There also will be on-site security.
Come play a great tournament in a safe, secure environment and help a worthy cause!
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