AC players -- please explain the rock
 

Anybody actually play in any game featuring a "Rock," defined as two or more BBs wrapped up in a rubber band? How common are these in AC?



I understand the purpose is to loosen up games. But I'm unclear who gets to actually keep it/take it out of play, and when. If I can't keep "the rock" but have to repost it when I'm UTG, what good does it do me?

Straddling is illegal throughout all of Atlantic City

I've used it in home games before. We used a special coin that looked different than the chips (silver dollar, for example).

Basically, the house would throw it in a (large, usually) pot to get it started. Winner gets it. He then posts it as a straddle when he's UTG (it has no value other than being used like this - it is NOT equal to 2 BBs for other betting purposes). It's just a standard straddle, but it didn't cost him anything.

Meh... I was never a big fan, but it probably did loosen up the game a little bit.

^ True.