GregGGG Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Any and all information for this cruise out of Miami in December would be appreciated! I have heard almost nothing from RCL and Club Royale Royal Poker Tournament out of Miami Dec 4th. Thank you! Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 I didn't realize they were even still holding the RPT. MANY years ago we participated. Dan won one of the preliminary rounds on one of the ships (can't even remember which one it was) and he advanced to the final. That year it was held on Liberty, which at the time, was the largest ship in the fleet. Truthfully, it was one of my least favorite cruises b/c everything was geared towards the tournament - which makes complete sense, but made it somewhat less convenient for the non-poker passengers. They had the tournament set up in the conference room (deck 2 or 3 cannot recall which it was) and there were some cash games that were held in there once the preliminary rounds dwindled down. Evening dining was kinda weird. They encouraged the tournament players to dine together but it wasn't mandatory. Dan went out in the first round which was a blessing b/c then we could enjoy ourselves. The further you advanced in the tournament the more structured your time became. We were free to do whatever we wanted after he was out of the tournament. While I was not involved in the tournament at all, I did play some cash games. One particular night we were playing [poker] in the casino and I got my one and only "natural" Royal Flush. Haven't had one since. Kind of a letdown though...only me and one other guy in the hand. I think I won a whopping $80. Royal didn't even bother to give me a T-shirt or anything ! LOL It was fun but very structured (until you're out, of course !!). Dan has never bothered to participate in the RPT since. Poker is a loser w/Club Royale b/c you don't get any casino credit for playing....and the rake is waaaytooo high. Congratulations if you are going, @GregGGGand good luck ! DDaley, billdauterive, Dlove707 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdauterive Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 45 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I didn't realize they were even still holding the RPT. MANY years ago we participated. Dan won one of the preliminary rounds on one of the ships (can't even remember which one it was) and he advanced to the final. That year it was held on Liberty, which at the time, was the largest ship in the fleet. Truthfully, it was one of my least favorite cruises b/c everything was geared towards the tournament - which makes complete sense, but made it somewhat less convenient for the non-poker passengers. They had the tournament set up in the conference room (deck 2 or 3 cannot recall which it was) and there were some cash games that were held in there once the preliminary rounds dwindled down. Evening dining was kinda weird. They encouraged the tournament players to dine together but it wasn't mandatory. Dan went out in the first round which was a blessing b/c then we could enjoy ourselves. The further you advanced in the tournament the more structured your time became. We were free to do whatever we wanted after he was out of the tournament. While I was not involved in the tournament at all, I did play some cash games. One particular night we were playing [poker] in the casino and I got my one and only "natural" Royal Flush. Haven't had one since. Kind of a letdown though...only me and one other guy in the hand. I think I won a whopping $80. Royal didn't even bother to give me a T-shirt or anything ! LOL It was fun but very structured (until you're out, of course !!). Dan has never bothered to participate in the RPT since. Poker is a loser w/Club Royale b/c you don't get any casino credit for playing....and the rake is waaaytooo high. Congratulations if you are going, @GregGGGand good luck ! Great summary. This was EXACTLY my experience back in 2008 on Freedom (minus the royal flush...) when my dad had won a preliminary tournament and brought me. The big upside is the cash games are way better as there are significantly more poker players on the cruise. There are multiple tables going most of the time and the open time frame is much larger, although the conference room doesn't have the best ambiance. GregGGG, WAAAYTOOO and DDaley 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda R Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 Well, I am on the Oasis during this poker tournament. We do not gamble. Hope it is not much of an issue for the non-gamblers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregGGG Posted November 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 8:42 AM, WAAAYTOOO said: I didn't realize they were even still holding the RPT. MANY years ago we participated. Dan won one of the preliminary rounds on one of the ships (can't even remember which one it was) and he advanced to the final. That year it was held on Liberty, which at the time, was the largest ship in the fleet. Truthfully, it was one of my least favorite cruises b/c everything was geared towards the tournament - which makes complete sense, but made it somewhat less convenient for the non-poker passengers. They had the tournament set up in the conference room (deck 2 or 3 cannot recall which it was) and there were some cash games that were held in there once the preliminary rounds dwindled down. Evening dining was kinda weird. They encouraged the tournament players to dine together but it wasn't mandatory. Dan went out in the first round which was a blessing b/c then we could enjoy ourselves. The further you advanced in the tournament the more structured your time became. We were free to do whatever we wanted after he was out of the tournament. While I was not involved in the tournament at all, I did play some cash games. One particular night we were playing [poker] in the casino and I got my one and only "natural" Royal Flush. Haven't had one since. Kind of a letdown though...only me and one other guy in the hand. I think I won a whopping $80. Royal didn't even bother to give me a T-shirt or anything ! LOL It was fun but very structured (until you're out, of course !!). Dan has never bothered to participate in the RPT since. Poker is a loser w/Club Royale b/c you don't get any casino credit for playing....and the rake is waaaytooo high. Congratulations if you are going, @GregGGGand good luck ! Great summary indeed! And wow! Royal Flush and no tshirt haha... It did seem like to be a fairly large event in years passed. I won the satellite in Fall of 19' and they obviously had to cancel in 2020 and 2021, so this tournament has been outstanding for almost 3 years. @WAAAYTOOOThank you for the good luck! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 17, 2022 Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 47 minutes ago, GregGGG said: Great summary indeed! And wow! Royal Flush and no tshirt haha... It did seem like to be a fairly large event in years passed. I won the satellite in Fall of 19' and they obviously had to cancel in 2020 and 2021, so this tournament has been outstanding for almost 3 years. @WAAAYTOOOThank you for the good luck! You're so very welcome. BEST of luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvink669 Posted November 17, 2022 Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 8:42 AM, WAAAYTOOO said: Poker is a loser w/Club Royale b/c you don't get any casino credit for playing....and the rake is waaaytooo high. Really? is this just the poker tournaments? What if you play the hold em' or 3 card table games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 17, 2022 Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, calvink669 said: Really? is this just the poker tournaments? What if you play the hold em' or 3 card table games? You get points for 3 card or any of the table games but not for poker - tournament or cash game. calvink669 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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