This actual geographic difference in game location made certain people never play at $5-$10 because they did not want to be seen playing “low stakes” even though when that game first opened it was by far the best in the whole house. The “high stakes games,” including $10-$20 no limit, were on the hotel side. They set the game down with the rest of the yellow ($5) chips games on the other side of the casino. I remember back in 2008 the Commerce Casino opened $5-$10 no limit with a $1500 cap buy-in. For some players it is always their goal to play in the biggest game regardless of the actual quality of the game. Who’s broke, who’s running hot, who owes money, etc. If you listen in to some of the regulars in the higher no limit games you would think that they were in junior high school with the amount of gossip that is exchanged back in forth.
