We stopped at a gas station to top it off in central South Dakota, but it proved futile. The debit card reader wasn't working outside. I decided to go in and give them a $20, even though I knew it wouldn't hold that much. When I went in, they told me I couldn't prepay. I asked if she would just scan my card and ring it up for whatever I pumped. She told me that was the same as prepaying. Then she wanted me to fill out a form with my name, address, and license plate number in case I drove off without paying. I was supposed to fill that out, go back outside and pump, and then come back in and pay. I told her that I would just go across the street to the BP station where they actually understand the concept of selling gas for a profit.
I have included a few random pictures of a bull statue and the Missouri River. The remaining pictures are the landscape and resident prarie dogs of the Badlands. Entering the park is something akin to stepping off a spaceship onto another planet. It was unlike anything I've ever seen. I fear the pictures don't do it justice.
We're stopping over in Wall, South Dakota tonight. A sign at the city limits proudly boasts a population of 818 with a sign that could be changed daily if someone dies or moves away. I can't imagine why it would ever increase. The town has an intriguing district of shops, but the grub left a lot to be desired (and I don't shop, so...).
Tomorrow it's on to Mount Rushmore.
Later,
Matt
3 comments:
Matt and Jacob,
Any minor or major league baseball on your agenda?
How was Jacob's poker take on day 2?
I understand that the higher rake on low limit casino poker makes it very hard to win.
Jim,
No baseball is planned, but we may do something like that if we have spare time.
The poker on day 2 went pretty well. He was up $44, so that's a total of $185 so far. The first place he played made you pay $6 per every half hour you were at the table. The second place raked 10% of each hand up to $5. Most places in Vegas will rake 10% up to $4.
The $6 time charge is higher than I would like, but still very beatable at $1/$2 NL. Generally when you hear people say live games are hard to beat/unbeatable it is in reference to $2/$4(or possibly $3/$6) limit. These games are often raked 10% up to $5 and $1 for the bad beat jackpot. So $6 is taken per pot. If I am in vegas or AC I choose rooms based on the rake and won't play anywhere higher than 10% up to $4. Unfortunately I had to deal with the $6 time charge and 10% up to $5.
When compared to low stakes no limit online the rake isn't really that different. I normally play lower than $1/$2 online therefore the $3 max actually hurts more than the $5 max at $1/$2. The fact that it is 10% up to $4 instead of 5% doesn't usually matter that much to me. I won't be in many pots where the cap isn't hit anyway.
The 10% matters on smaller pots, which are usually won by loose aggressive opponents. Honestly, anyone playing loose in these games doesn't know what they are doing.
Just as a side note: Binion's rakes 5% up to $4, but its downtown and games are probably bad because of this. Bad players don't know or care about the rake.
Jacob
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