Local cardrooms

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Originally Posted by chadherczeg

Today i am going to investigate and discuss the idea of the home game or "friendly" game when the player is still being raked.

Now, I am positive that we have all played in a friends game where everyone buys in for anywhere from 5 dollars to 5000 (depending whether you are a gas station attendant or lawyer).
These games never have a rake and always have drunk people. Sometimes it's the price you pay for not paying, if you get what I mean. These games are normally nice and only a small group of friends playing. I will rate each type of game on a 10 scale and everyone will see why no matter what, casino play tops all else. All comments and oppinions welcome.
Friendly home game- Safety;9-1/2, Environment-6-1/2, Money making - 4

Local big rake card rooms are the way of the mob and people who really like money and see the fish just swimming around them. These games normally have a rake of 10% with a max of 3-7 BB. Depending on what state you are in, they are run either buy local members or sometimes charity groups and etc. If they are run by an organization then they are normally pretty safe, but if they are run by just one person trying to get paid, safety goes out the window. Not to mention the fact that you are always trying to beat the huge rake. In a 1-2 game with a max rake of 10 dollars, the house can easily make over 2000 dollars in one night with just one full table and some money on it. The only positives to this game is the fact that they normally have free food and drinks, the dumbest players, and a decent environment. My biggest worry with these games is that they are the easiest to cheat, and more likely to get robbed than any other game.
Safety (9 organized & 3-1/2 local room) Environment-7-1/2; Money Making-7

Now for the Grand Poobah of them all. Casinos. Casinos get a 10 in every department. Security everywhere for safety from people. Pit bosses for safety from cheats. The biggest and most fun fish around. People come in knowing they are going there to lose money, what better can you ask for if you are a successful poker player. Small rake because there are so many tables that the casino makes their money no matter what. It is just so much better to take the small drive to your local casino, and play poker there. If you don't have a local casino, you should really talk to your government officials, city and state, because casinos bring jobs, opportunity and large amounts of tax revenue. Well, this is my long blog for the day, any people have any comments or questions just shoot me a post.