Nice cashout at the Gemini club

[Blue_O_Rock]

Ok, I'll start with a disclaimer: If you decide to get a membership to the Gemini Club, do some research first into the club and its 'rake free' aspect. I am not recommending one way or the other, just wanted to share a recent experience. Note: They do require membership ($10 for three months or $25 for a year) and a daily club 'use fee' which for tournament play is $10 (waived for first time members that sign up for a year).

With that said, I had a nice cash out there yesterday night (Fri.). It was a $100 tournament. I believe there was 40 or 41 players. I made it all the way to heads up play with a slight chip lead. It was about 1am and blinds were 2500 and 5000. Since we both only had about 14 times the BB, it could easily go either way, so we decided to chop for $1345 each. I also picked up an additional $60 when I hit a high hand of quad 10's about half way through the tournament and remained the best until the end of the tourney.

-Mike

[ImADonk]

I'm curious as to why somebody would need to do "some research" into the "rake free" part of the club. Are you implying that something shadey is going on there?

[hitman247x]

I have been a member there for more than six months and have made several thousands of dollars playing cash. and tourneys.

The club is legitimate.

[Blue_O_Rock]

I still don't know for certain myself. But I know that not knowing isn't a defense if it turns out that it isn't %100 legal. I believe the risk to be relatively small, but that is just my take. There have been some discussions about the Gemini Club on ohiostatepoker.com. You can view the ohio gambling laws here -> http://www.gambling-law-us.com/State-Laws/Ohio/ The most applicable section is 2915.02. Are they making a profit or just managing to cover their expenses? Is NL Texas Hold'em primarily a game of chance or skill? Personally I don't think it is much different than a scrabble tournament where you draw tiles at random, then use your skill to do the best whith what you have drawn. Others have mentioned that they had learned of the club through a newspaper posting, and just last Fri, the tournament director mentioned that they are looking into getting TV coverage on a larger upcoming tournament. These actions should help solidify their legitimacy assuming they aren't doing anything wrong.

-Mike

[Chipless Wonder]

we decided to chop for $1345 each.

Very nice results Mike!