Thanks to my friend Guy, I was tipped off to a place in Tel Aviv where cash poker games are held twice a week. I caught one of the nights while there and it was awesome. The games start around 11 p.m. and go until about 4 a.m. They do it a bit differently there. People bring in their home poker chips/cards and set up at a table. When the table is full (say 9 players) they take no more players. So basically, each table is it’s own entity and it makes it interesting. Most tables set limits of buy-in’s to 50 or 100 shekels. There were probably 70 players in the place that night. Almost all guys. I only saw a couple women players.
The play is much more loose than in the States. This reflects the ethnic diversity of the players. The thing about Israel, everyone comes from a different culture. So at one of my tables, there was a Russian, an Indian, a couple Europeans, and native Israelis. Doesn’t get more international than that.
How’d I fare? So-so. I ended up about 200 shekels down which is about 50 bucks. I can trace the lost to three hands. I had JJ which lost on the river. The very next hand I caught KK which lost on the river. Later another KK which lost on the river. Two other guys also caught KK and lost. It wasn’t a night to be playing Kings. I had an absolutely great time though and didn’t mind the loss to much. It’s something we can’t do in the States and the taste of freedome was refreshing. If you’re ever in Tel Aviv check out the place below for a good game.
June 28, 2009 at 9:15 pm |
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June 29, 2009 at 2:47 pm |
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June 29, 2009 at 4:45 pm |
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