Get ready to see what a real all in looks like.
Since it's start a few years ago, poker has really been a poor man's game locally.
Low buy-ins were low enough to keep people who shouldn't be playing, playing and deep-pocketed players who wanted to play for big bucks frustrated.
No longer. State law makers are expected to pass a bill that will open the door for high stakes games to push into casinos, allowing mountains of cash to be bet on any single hand. Games will truly have no limits.
The Seminole Hard Rock Casino tried to sneak in a few high stakes games during the first days of poker in Florida and got shut down for its trouble. Still, the rush was exciting for players and spectators watching thousands of dollars in chips tossed around like monopoly money.
Right now, $100 max buy-ins keeps the action about as exciting as a yogurt exhibit in a library.
But don't go carrying the deed to your house or car slip around because cash will still be the only currency that plays on the tables.
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The new law would also pave the way for international tournaments to come to the Hard Rock and other casinos, which would mean big bucks for state coffers, too.
So it's a win win for everybody, unless you have the losing hand.
