that_pope playing at gila river?

[keno]

thursday night i was playing in a 3/6 limit hold'em game @ the gila river casino...the action was great!  an hour or so into my session i looked over at one of the 4/8 limit games and i think i saw that_pope...wasn't sure at first cause i know he normally plays at CAZ but after a triple take i was sure it was him...asu sundevil hat was my confirmation!

so, my question is what was he doing playing at gila river this past thursday?

[that_pope]

Oh my, why didn't you come over and say hi!  And yes I was playing at Gila River on Thursday.  I took my mother out for breakfast in Chandler, and thought I would change it up and play there, especially since I was closer.  I always have such a hard time reading their cards, since they have much bigger font in the corners.  I play there about once every few months.  And I am glad I did since I flopped a royal flush, and got paid $200 for it, where at CAZ it is only $50 or a Jacket depending upon what their current promotion is.

[keno]

heck yeah nice hit with that royal flush!  $200 bonus is awesome...i won two splash pots that night so i felt lucky too!  i was only playing 3/6 limit but the 8/16 game looked real juicy and i almost stepped up.  for some reason the 8/16 @ gila almost always looks like a joke!  i guess when 8/16 is the high stake game in the house you are asking for a donkfest...

also, this town really needs a game somewhere in the middle of 8/16 & 20/40...i would love to see a 12/24 game with $3 chips or even a 15/30 game

[that_pope]

You sound exactly like me.  2 years ago when I was trying to move from 8/16 to 20/40, I was thinking the exact same thing, that a 12/24 game would be real nice.  But when CAZ can only get 2-4 (MAX) games in the 6/12 and 8/16 range, a 12/24 game would only take from that player pool even more, I just don't think there are enough players for it, but it would make the transition easier for sure.

And 2 years ago, Gila River used to get a 15/30 game going on Fri/Sat, sometimes even 2 games.  This was back when they were a smoking room, I played it a few times, but never made it my regular game, because the smoke really bothered me, and it is a longer drive for me.

Congrats on the splash pots, I have never won a splash pot in my life.