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To: PokerWiki <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: PokerWiki wrote on the message board: > The "Bike" is one of the classic LA cardrooms. Although smaller than > the Commerce, it still houses some 75-100 tables and offers a wide > variety of Limit and NL Hold 'em, with some Omaha 8, Stud, and at the > higher levels mixed games such as HORSE as well as local favorites > like Mexican poker. > Games spread > > Limit hold 'em: > > * $1/2 > * $2/4 > * $3/6 > * $4/8 > * $6/12 > * $8/16 > * $20/40 > * $30/60 > > And higher. > > No-limit hold 'em: > > * $2-3 blinds ($100 min buy-in, $100 max) > * $3-5 ($200 max) > * $5-5 ($500 max) > * $5-10 ($500 min, no max) > * $10-20 ($1000 min, no max) > > Omaha/8 > > * $3/6 full kill > * $6/12 full kill > > 7-stud > > * $1/2 > * $3/6 > > Pineapple > > * $3/6 Pineapple High-Low > > Rake structure / time collection > > * 3-6 $4 rake, plus $1 jackpot > * 4-8 $4 rake, plus $1 jackpot > * 6-12 $5 rake, plus $1 jackpot > * 8-16 $5 rake, plus $1 jackpot > > No flop, no drop. However, $1 is taken from the small blind. Certain > days offer double jackpot. 6-12 and 8-16 have a guaranteed $100,000 > jackpot 7 days a week from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. > Jackpot is Aces full of 10s beaten by four-of-a-kind or better, both > holes must play. > > Quality of opposition > > Generally at the low limits it's pretty bad. > > On the 6-12 and 8-16 the games can get pretty tight with 30 percent > chop-chop (no flop). > > Wait time > The room is large enough and the competition in LA is strong enough > that it's not too bad. (I went there several times in a few days' stay > in Fall 2004 and never waited more than 15-20 min. for games $3/6 and > below. > > Directions/accessibility > Right off the Long Beach Fwy, Florence Ave exit. The Bike is visible > from the freeway and quite easy to find once you exit. 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