PrtyPSux 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I've been thinking of moving back to LA so that I have live poker nearby just incase online poker dies down a bit, the social life in LA is cool too...However, I talked to a guy at my cash table online the other night and he told me Sandiego had tons of poker rooms with a bunch of big NL games going and a ton of donks, I just wanted to know from anyone that lives in SD or anyone that has played in the cardrooms there if this was true. Maybe some facts about the poker scene there like how many 10/20 nl games are going on random weekdays, and on weekends, what the juciest games are, how many pokerrooms there are, etc etc....Anyway, Sandiego is an awesome place and I think I might like it more than LA (I like LA a lot), and I'd like to do a ton of research before I actually decide on what to do...thanks for the help Link to post Share on other sites
pocktdeuces 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 sorry, i know nothing about SD poker but...why not vegas? Link to post Share on other sites
Flushgarden 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 You might want to PM socalpoker_j if he doesn't reply to this thread. I know he lives in SD and plays in all the rooms down there. Link to post Share on other sites
PrtyPSux 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 sorry, i know nothing about SD poker but...why not vegas?vegas poker sucks, I think its great for online players because you can live there cheap and u can play live when there are tourneys...but if u go on a standard weekday, the games are horrible. Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 First of all San Diego is not one word. As far as 10-20 nl you're going to have a tough time finding a game that big. The only place you will find a nl game that big is at the Palomar Room in Mission Valley. Ocean's Eleven gets big games sometimes on the weekends but that is just as far from Orange County as it is from SD. All the Indian Casinos Sycuan, Barona, Viejas have pretty small games, but you could find a 10-20 game occasionally. There's Pechanga and Harrah's but I'm not sure about their spread. I would advise you to go to LA if you're going strictly for poker. Link to post Share on other sites
MyPlayIsRAB 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 vegas poker sucks, I think its great for online players because you can live there cheap and u can play live when there are tourneys...but if u go on a standard weekday, the games are horrible.move to prague, if you cant beat the games there you cant beat any gamesapparently anwyays Link to post Share on other sites
mrnuts 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I've played the biggest NL game at pechanga and unfortunately the biggest they have is 5/10,but its pretty juicy. The poker room there is 2nd to none, they run monthly 215 tournaments that give away a seat to the series and usually have a couple tournaments a month over 100 buy in. I haven't played at Harrah's but am going down there on Feb. 11th for a WSOP circuit event, I will let you know what the biggest games they spread there are. Link to post Share on other sites
DaBruins 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 The biggest I've seen at the Indian casinos were all 2/5 nl type games. Link to post Share on other sites
socalpoker_j 1 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 I've been thinking of moving back to LA so that I have live poker nearby just incase online poker dies down a bit, the social life in LA is cool too...However, I talked to a guy at my cash table online the other night and he told me Sandiego had tons of poker rooms with a bunch of big NL games going and a ton of donks, I just wanted to know from anyone that lives in SD or anyone that has played in the cardrooms there if this was true. Maybe some facts about the poker scene there like how many 10/20 nl games are going on random weekdays, and on weekends, what the juciest games are, how many pokerrooms there are, etc etc....Anyway, San diego is an awesome place and I think I might like it more than LA (I like LA a lot), and I'd like to do a ton of research before I actually decide on what to do...thanks for the helpAs someone already mentioned, 10/20NL is not that common except at the Palomar Club, the game runs infrequently but when it does it gets huge and the wealthy fish that play in it are worth the wait. Middle limit NL games are more frequent in the San Diego area, at Oceans, Pechanga, and Viejas, and Barona (which runs a bigger NL game when it gets people that want to play). Sycuan used to have a great 500 min/no cap buy-in game that has dried and up and had the players move to the Palomar Club, the Lucky Lady (which has an excellent 5/10 game), or other various card rooms around San Diego. For the most part what you are going to get are the typical 2/5, 500 max games. The trade-off is that you are living in San Diego where it's a great laid back lifestyle and just more appealing/relaxing to me than living in LA would be (I've lived here as well). The biggest game that goes is 75/150 LHE at Oceans 11, and they are always running 20/40 and 40/80 LHE. I don't think they run bigger NL games because they are worried all the fish will go broke too quick. Anyways, if you need anymore info PM me. Link to post Share on other sites
Jdr999 0 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Ever think of the Bay Area? If so, might want to read this trip report from 2+2.Biggest game is at Lucky Chances 10/10/20 blinds, with a 40 bring-in. $2,000 min buy-in, no max:DJ Sensei takes on Lucky Chances. (trip report, way long) Link to post Share on other sites
socalpoker_j 1 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Ever think of the Bay Area? If so, might want to read this trip report from 2+2.Biggest game is at Lucky Chances 10/10/20 blinds, with a 40 bring-in. $2,000 min buy-in, no max:DJ Sensei takes on Lucky Chances. (trip report, way long) That was a great post at BBV. Link to post Share on other sites
Jdr999 0 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 That was a great post at BBV.Have you read the rest of his trip reports? I them. Link to post Share on other sites
socalpoker_j 1 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Have you read the rest of his trip reports? I them.Ha, yeah I love his characterizations of the people he plays against because those are like standard characters at every casino. Link to post Share on other sites
Tiltinagain 973 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Ever think of the Bay Area? If so, might want to read this trip report from 2+2.Biggest game is at Lucky Chances 10/10/20 blinds, with a 40 bring-in. $2,000 min buy-in, no max:DJ Sensei takes on Lucky Chances. (trip report, way long) LMAO....that DJ Sensei guy is funnier than a rubber crutch!! Seems like the deck hits him upside the head a lot but can't argue with the results.Thanks for the link. Link to post Share on other sites
socalpoker_j 1 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 bump it Link to post Share on other sites
nutzbuster 7 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 As someone already mentioned, 10/20NL is not that common except at the Palomar Club, the game runs infrequently but when it does it gets huge and the wealthy fish that play in it are worth the wait. Middle limit NL games are more frequent in the San Diego area, at Oceans, Pechanga, and Viejas, and Barona (which runs a bigger NL game when it gets people that want to play). Sycuan used to have a great 500 min/no cap buy-in game that has dried and up and had the players move to the Palomar Club, the Lucky Lady (which has an excellent 5/10 game), or other various card rooms around San Diego. For the most part what you are going to get are the typical 2/5, 500 max games. The trade-off is that you are living in San Diego where it's a great laid back lifestyle and just more appealing/relaxing to me than living in LA would be (I've lived here as well). The biggest game that goes is 75/150 LHE at Oceans 11, and they are always running 20/40 and 40/80 LHE. I don't think they run bigger NL games because they are worried all the fish will go broke too quick. Anyways, if you need anymore info PM me.Sup J C? San Diego is awesome but L A is best for poker imo.Good news is that S D is very close and if you know there are good games going it's not that far to get to them. Link to post Share on other sites
socalpoker_j 1 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Sup J C? San Diego is awesome but L A is best for poker imo.Good news is that S D is very close and if you know there are good games going it's not that far to get to them.San Diego is the nutz. Link to post Share on other sites
NonZeroPossibility 0 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 There usually aren't any games above 2/5NL in most San Diego card rooms except for Lucky Lady and Palomar Card Room. One thing you should know is that both those places are in the ghetto and both only have about 10 tables total (with 1 or 2 of them being Pai-gow tables). I'm pretty sure the big games 5/10NL and 10/20NL are mostly the same crowd always playing although I've only played in that game a couple times. If you're going to try to make a living here, it can be done since there are a lot of fish that have been playing lately. It seems like in the last 6-12 months a lot of the regulars at most of the SD casinos have gone away and more fish have come in. I've noticed this in the 1/3NL and 2/5NL games anyway, since that's my specialty. As far as variety though, there's about 10 casinos in the area:East CountyBarona (haven't played there lately so I don't know what they have going)Viejas (1/3NL is usually biggest game sometimes if it's busy they have 2/5NL or 5/10NL)Sycuan (same as Viejas pretty much, except the 2/5NL is usually running)Lucky Lady (see above)Palomar Room (see above)North County (Sorry I never go to these so I'm not the expert on their game selection)PechangaOcean's 11Harrah's + a couple more I can't think ofHope this helps Link to post Share on other sites
NonZeroPossibility 0 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Hey SoCal did you make it out to Harrah's yet? I want to try to make it out there tomorrow or Sunday for one of the ME mega sat's. Link to post Share on other sites
socalpoker_j 1 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Hey SoCal did you make it out to Harrah's yet? I want to try to make it out there tomorrow or Sunday for one of the ME mega sat's.Nope. I golfed 18 at La Costa today instead. I may try to make it out and sat into the ME... depend's on scheduling. You really have to come play up in NC for the juicy games/deep stacked NL. Link to post Share on other sites
Dratj 0 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 vegas poker sucks, I think its great for online players because you can live there cheap and u can play live when there are tourneys...but if u go on a standard weekday, the games are horrible.How so? I'm sure you know better than me but intuitively one would think vegas has the most action. Link to post Share on other sites
jjburdick 0 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 I just moved to San Diego for a job and there is a healthy small no limit holdem community here. The big game at Palomar doesn't seem to last long and it always looks like the same players. I have watched it while waiting for a game and it didn't look too crazy or unbeatable. Also, the Village Club has a 10/20 game every once in a while but I have never watched that but again it is in a sketchy neighborhood. I just don't have the courage to show up in the ghetto with 2k so I have never tried them. Also, one major problem with San Diego is the lack of variety in the games. This may not be a problem for you but in San Diego it is almost 100% no limit holdem. Oceans 11, Veijas, and The Village Club run Omaha H/L but never higher than 8/16. I would say that LA would be your best bet or possibly right between LA and San Diego. Oceans 11 has a lot of high limit holdem games, biggest at 75/150, but for variety and stakes, the closer to LA the better. Also, the play closer to LA seems easier than in San Diego, just my opinion. We have awesome weather though... but poker wise... LA is a much better choice. Link to post Share on other sites
jjburdick 0 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 i just saw the "vegas has more action" question and I would say that LA will give vegas a run for its money on action although in LA you dont get the tourists. Link to post Share on other sites
navybuttons 15 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 How so? I'm sure you know better than me but intuitively one would think vegas has the most action.i don't think that this is the case. intuitively yes, but in practice no. l.a. is the poker capital of the world by a pretty long shot. vegas probably a bigger stud, BOT, and omaha selection, but there is just a WORLD more action in l.a.j.c., PM for $5 or $10/point chinese poker if you make it out here. Link to post Share on other sites
Dratj 0 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 i don't think that this is the case. intuitively yes, but in practice no. l.a. is the poker capital of the world by a pretty long shot. vegas probably a bigger stud, BOT, and omaha selection, but there is just a WORLD more action in l.a.j.c., PM for $5 or $10/point chinese poker if you make it out here. Good to know. Link to post Share on other sites
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