Seminole Hard Rock (Hollywood, FL)

Lol there are 2 regs at PBKC that throw their garbage on the floor. 1 of them threw like 50 candy wrappers over the course of 1 hour in a tourney next to me. Friggin litterbugs

What is the rake and bonus situation at SHRO please? (I'm north of jupiter so i goto PBKC)

Will play 1/2 to warm up and move to 2/5

thank you in advance

Interesting floor ruling tonite at 1-2

table 31 .. I had sat down with 200, been card dead for first 30 mins, won a pot and probably had 270.

2 new players had just sat down, trying to buy in for 500, were told 400 was max I think, so one had 400 another the other a lesser amount - which he says was 160.

Both new players played maybe 2-3 hands, before this hand - but not putting any real chips in.

I got dealt AH kH on button. Player with 160 ? in mid position rases to 11, folded to me -I make it 40, he calls.

Flop 6c 4H 9H -he bets 60, I put him all. He calls.

I miss. Dealer says I owe 103, which I count out and pass to dealer.

Dealer changes.

5 min later, player who won the pot says he only has 260 in his stack, and he's short 60. He complains to new dealer, who calls the floor.

Floor says he will call security to review tape. He goes away, and comes back to say its too late. New dealer says the complainer had mentioned
the issue 5 mins ago. Floor goes away again. He comes back and says I owe 90 .. WTF ??

I wasn't thinking and should have taken the time to review the hand properly, but was told security/police might be called if I don't pay.

I toss in the 60, and tell them to F off/leave.

I feel 100% scammed, but never play there and just had such a bad day didn't think it thru.

The common rule is he needs to speak up before the next hand is dealt. And he would need to get the floor called over before the next hand is dealt. At that point, the floor might tell the dealer to move on to the next hand, while the floor is figuring out what to do. But if the player didn't protect himself right away, he should be eating the loss (if there is one). Did they count his stack when they did come over? They should be able to use that to reconstruct the facts accurately. However, if he didn't say something before the next hand started, the ruling should be that he is out of luck, and it was now his own fault for not speaking up sooner.

He had bought his chips from desk an he was a distance away from me. His buddy with the 400 chimes in that it’s an Indian casino and they can do what they want.

I felt as a new player they angled me, never asking for my side of the story - but thinking about it afterwards never understood why dealer was so involved. He took the other players version 100%.

Whilst discussing room rulings before brush came, the dealer says if a pot had been awarded in error, again they can go back / review tape and change.

I was on tilt from other stuff and didn’t think it thru properly. I am only in USA for another week so it’s not worth worrying about.

I should also have added I am an older guy and they joking said I could be banned from the property but it may only be for a few years.

Reworking the hand, the guy says he had 160 in his stack. He called my 40, and was given 103 from my all-in.

At the v most he was 17 short.

I should have said this in the moment.

Thanks for replying

Lots of euro pros in 2/5 here last month or so. Action is decent/below avg but pro heavy. Are 2/5 games in Tampa less pros?

Hi all, will be visiting New York soon, and in a bit to get some poker action in soon, thinking of visiting Seminole Ft Laurderdale or Tampa. Will be playing NL Holdem $2/5 mostly, maybe $5/10. Do these games run 24/7, and is there any particular reason to visit one over the other? Thanks!

Stay home

Haha that's funny. So, no, NLH bigger than $2/$5 does not run regularly--weekends, during series / events (one is running now), and 1 table on select weekday evenings. The $5/$10/$25 is decent though; it's the biggest public NLH game in the area. 5-card PLO runs regularly if you're looking to play bigger than $1k cap $2/$5NL.

Scrolled up a few posts and sad to see a visitor get hosed on a poor ruling. I'm glad Fossilman chimed in. Villain in that hand needs to speak up ideally before the next hand is dealt but at a minimum before significant takes place. He said "5 minutes later." Perhaps that's rounding up; however if another hand had been dealt and completed before the action was paused [to call the floor], I wouldn't have paid as a novice visitor.

The SHR is a leader in harboring a culture of angling and poor floor rulings. Note that the event staff are separate, and the traveling dealers are regularly the best--efficient and the most experienced.

Examples:
Intentionally and physically aggressively check out of turn then raise when I reclaim my action and bet in $2/$2PLO -- dealer just stares at you like you're the problem bc Latin bro is daytime reg.
Bet 7k with 3 chips in tournament. Villain, a rec yet semi-reg, calls with 3 chips. Showdown. Villain sees he loses and says he thought it was only 2,500. Floor allows him to commit 2,500 only. Note that 5k chips were in play to start the tournament, so no excuses like I was the only one at that table with that denom.

It's the culture of the room, and it's sad that the SHR does not foster a safe environment for novices or non-regulars who may be unfamiliar with the scammy-ness which goes unchecked by staff. Other players see the same thing; I know I'm not the only one to recognize it. Example: 2 players HU OTR in a hand I wasn't involved in, the bet is $600. Player puts out 5 black chips to call. The player who bet sits and waits, maybe 15 seconds elapses, until the caller adds another black chip before bettor tables his hand.

Anyone live in the area have recommendations on convenient and safe places to live near the casino? And any places to avoid? Thank you!

Also wondering about the weather situation and sea level rise issues in the near future as I’m considering moving there. Appreciate it.

If anyone knows the state of the 5/5+ plo5 games I would be interested as well.

Please don't move here. I've seen a lot of your posts, all you do is complain about not being treated well. Thanks, but no TY

If you got to know me in person you wouldn’t post what you did. Plus you’re overgeneralizing. Good luck to you.

I heard that the Hard Rock will be under water by 2026.

I’ll bring extra sand bags.

I did a little research of my own and it sounds like the worst of it won’t come until at least 2050 or later. But still, not too far away.