Cruise ship poker

#1 4th June 2009, 12:24 AM

So I'm going on a Carnival cruise at the end of June down toward mexico and they have a casino that has texas holdem. Just wondering if any of you have played on a cruise ship before and could tell me how the skill level is on average. I read phil gordons blue book and there was a section where he played a tournament on a cruise saying it was a donkfest.

Thanks

#2 4th June 2009, 12:36 AM

I always win when I play poker on a cruise ship. Donkfest is right lol.

#3 4th June 2009, 12:58 AM

There are various threads about this already, one of the other things they have often mentioned is the extortionate rake.

#4 4th June 2009, 1:32 AM

lol cruisze ship poker, that is all.

#5 4th June 2009, 8:34 AM

Ya i posted about this on my blog, i have been on the Elation twice they have a PokerPro table. Donkfest to the max. $1/2 NLHE cash games. One day they had a $30 tournament and gave us 1k in starting chips with the blinds at 25/50 and 10 minute blinds. So skip the tournament imo. The cash game will be VERY swingy, you have the opportunity to make a lot of money but anyone could have anything.

#6 4th June 2009, 9:23 AM

never played on a cruise ship before, only at turning stone.

im assuming its gonna be really fishy as most live poker is in general anyways

#7 5th June 2009, 1:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icemonkey9

Ya i posted about this on my blog, i have been on the Elation twice they have a PokerPro table. Donkfest to the max. $1/2 NLHE cash games. One day they had a $30 tournament and gave us 1k in starting chips with the blinds at 25/50 and 10 minute blinds. So skip the tournament imo. The cash game will be VERY swingy, you have the opportunity to make a lot of money but anyone could have anything.

i just read it. Good read. So probably the best way to play it just a TAG game and not bluff?

#8 5th June 2009, 2:42 AM

I would say definitely tight aggresive, and no bluffing whatsoever. Just play the cards like they are. But check the rake, sometimes those attractive cruises rake more than fair.

#9 5th June 2009, 9:11 AM

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Originally Posted by bgomez89

i just read it. Good read. So probably the best way to play it just a TAG game and not bluff?

Absolutely. I think hands went to showdown at least 75% of the time. Just value bet all day long with made hands.

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