New games at Canterbury O/8 LHE mix and “Survivor” NLHE

I was out at Canterbury last night and was pleasantly surprised to see the addition of two new games to the normal all limit hold’em lineup.

The first is a 6/12 limit hold’em/omaha 8 or better game that rotates between each game every half hour. I played in the game for around 2 hours or so starting at 10 at night going to midnight. It has only been running for the past few days so there isn’t a pattern or schedule for when the game runs.

The second game is an attempt to mimic a $ 1/$ 2 NLHE cash game while staying within the current gaming laws they call Survivor NLHE.  It has not run as of yet but it is a tournament structured like this:

1. Everyone buys in for $300 + $35 at the beginning and there are unlimited optional rebuys  for $300 + $10.

2. It is played as a 1 table 3 hour timed tournament so players start with $300 of tournament chips and the blinds are 1 and 2. They are never increased.

3. Players may rebuy after losing an all-in hand and  before the next hand is dealt.

4. At the end of the three hour time period play is concluded

5. At any point the players can determine to “chop” the prize pool so the game doesn’t have to go for three hours

That’s all I know about it for now. I’ll probably try and get in a game sometime this weekend.

Luke Otterblad lives in Bloomington, and he first fell in love with multi-table tournaments while living in England in 2005. Luke specializes in Pot-Limit Omaha and No-Limit Hold'em, but he has experience in all forms of poker. Luke blogs at positivelyblackswan.blogspot.com. For poker coaching, contact Luke at Luke.Otterblad@gmail.com