One of the reasons my wife and i booked a cruise on the Celebrity Soltice was to play poker..We hoped the games available would be reasonable low level stakes.and not tiddlywinks. Perhaps 1-2 nl with min $100 buy in. We new the rake would be high. 10% capped at $15.

What we found was 1-2 with a min buy in of $20 and yet there tournament buy in was $60. They play 2-4 out of Alaska.

There is two ways to ruin a poker game, High rake and low buy ins. Combine the two and you have a joke. Read more