Five Hundred Club 12 tables 500 Clovis Ave. 209-299-9951 1 3 NLH. $40-400 buy-in. 2 5 NLH. $100-600 buy-in.

To: PokerWIki <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: PokerWIki wrote on the message board: > Games > > Limit hold 'em: 3/6 with a full kill. > > No-limit spread-limit hold 'em: > > * Saturday nights at 7pm, 4-200 spread, 2/4 blinds, 20-200 buyin. > * Friday and Sunday nights, 10-200 spread, 5/10 blinds, 50-200 > buyin. > > Omaha/8: 4/8, on Monday nights only. > > Interesting little poker room in the back of a bar/restaurant that > seems very friendly. > > Rake: The rake on 3/6 is $4+$1 jackpot for 7-9 players, $3+$1 for 5-6 > players, $2+$0 for 2-4 players. The rake is taken from the pot before > the flop, but the jackpot rake is taken after the flop (because the $4 > rake sucks up both blinds preflop). > > Blinds on all games were standard: 1/3 for the 3/6. > > Posting: New players need not post. > > Shuffling: Shufflemaster machines are standard on all tables. > > Game Character: The 3/6 FK game was surprisingly tight for a > small-town friendly game. Half the pots were heads-up after the flop, > and most had only 3-4 people max seeing the flop. Mildly passive, but > a few bursts of aggression here and there. The players were there to > kill time, have fun, and gamble - but most of them clearly knew the > basics of strategy. Random snatches of table talk had people > critiquing whether they should have raised out of position with AJ, or > whether to smooth call a preflop raise. > > Wait Time: Ranges dramatically, since the number of tables is so > small. Wait can be zero if there's a seat open at the limit(s) you > want, or can be an hour if there's not. > > Tournaments > > 1. Free roll tournament on Sundays for the top 40 players with the > most hours played for the week, $1100 pool. 2. Another free roll > tournament for weekly freeroll tournament winners (Top 3 places from > each week I believe), $8000 pool. Interval unknown. > [edit] Jackpots and Promotions > > * Mega Bad Beat Jackpot: Quads or better beaten > * Regular Bad Beat Jackpot: AAATT or better full house beaten by > quads or better > * Mini Bad Beat Jackpot: AAATT or better full house beaten by a > better full house > > Morning promo: buy in for $40, receive $70 in chips before 10am (must > play 3 hrs or bust out). > > Atmosphere > The 500 Club is an interesting bar/restaurant/casino on the main > corner of downtown in the quaint town of Clovis. All of its components > are small, but everyone in it seemed ultra-friendly and happy. The bar > can seat about 20 patrons. The restaurant has about 7 tables, total. > And the casino in the back has 4 poker tables (one of which looks like > it's probably never used) and two 21st Century Blackjack tables, that > are constantly in some small amount of use. Walk in past the bar and > restaurant tables. When you get to the restrooms, turn left and there > is a door with a small sign that says "Cardroom". They answer the > phone "The World Famous 500 Club, how can I help you?", but when I > asked what they were famous for, the answer was "We're the only 500 > Club there is!". Said with a grin, of course. > > Clearly, this is a room of friendly open people ready to play a little > poker with friends or strangers, whoever shows up. Food can be ordered > from the bar or restaurant and will be served at the table by a > waitress from the bar - who has her own wait station inside the poker > room where she can type in orders and such. > > The building is a cool "main building in small city downtown" type of > building: stone edifice, big doors, etc. The atmosphere inside is neat > in the bar, but more utilitarian in the poker room. A few TVs hung on > the wall are tuned to sports games for players' enjoyment. > > Neighborhood: Smack dab in the middle of downtown Clovis. There's a > sign over the main street that says "Clovis: Gateway to the Sierras", > and the whole downtown is done in a nostalgic 1940's style. Very safe > and kinda cool to just wander. > > Parking: Not sure whether the club has its own parking; I just parked > on the downtown city street right outside and walked in. > > Tables and Chairs: Standard 9-player tables, though the felt and vinyl > bumpers are worn from use. Still perfectly serviceable, though. The > chairs are a motley collection of random chairs, from fixed-leg padded > chairs to fully-adjustable wheeled office chairs. Looks like they just > picked up clearance chairs at some warehouse and set them up. > > Service and Comps > A waitress station is right in the room, and you can order full meals, > snacks, or drinks, at any time, to be served at the table. > > No chip runners, but the cashier's cage is right there in the poker > room. You buy and sell chips at the cage from the floorman, who also > acts as cashier. Also, the staff often play at the tables to fill them > up. Code: Enter the following code: (required) Consider sharing your comments with the other readers of the message board. They may benefit from your insights If you decide not to send email, post a follow up instead, or return to the original message

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