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14 tables
14455 CA-16
530-796-3118
No poker for now
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PokerWiki wrote on the message board: > It's tricky to get there, but recommended route is to head onto I-505, > take the CA Highway 16 exit, head west, and drive about ten miles. Be > careful; Hwy 16 doglegs several times, goes through small towns and > villages, drops to speed limit 15 and 20 a few times (and they do > enforce it!), and in general is more bucolic than efficient. You can't > miss the casino, though, it's the only thing in view for miles when > you get there. Parking entrance is on the west side of the casino. > > Games > > Limit hold 'em: 3/6, 4/8 (full kill), 10/20 (half kill) > > No-limit hold 'em: 2/4 blinds (100-200 buy-in), 200-500 buy-in > > Game Info > > Rake for 3/6 is $3+$1 jackpot for 7-9 players, $2+$1 for 6 players, > $1+$1 for 5 or fewer players, $1 if no flop. Rake for no limit is > $5+$1 jackpot. Rake is taken from the blinds before the flop. No flop, > no drop.Posting: > > Shuffling: Standard ShuffleMaster machines on all tables. > > Game Review: Original Poster said: > > pretty steep blinds for a $100 buyin. I saw a couple shark types, > one guy had probably over $1,500. I got lucky to triple up at one > point, and when I had a comfortable amount of chips I found most of > the competition to be soft and I could bully them effectively. > > Wait Time > > Varies with the game and limits and time of day; relatively short, I > thought. Approximately 15-30 minutes. On friday and saturday night the > wait can be as long as two hours. > > Jackpots > Bad beat jackpot is four sixes or better beaten. > > Royal Flush Jackpots are also available, progressive by suit. Amounts > seem to be around $300-$500 for any given suit. > > Atmosphere > > One of the more uncomfortable places I've played poker, which > surprises me. Cache Creek tries hard to be a "major casino that > happens to be in the middle of a field", and in many ways they > succeed. But their poker room falls well short. > > They've made some effort to improve the environment by opening up a > new poker area on March 19, 2007 with 28 poker tables. Although they > purport to spread 10/20 half-kill, Omaha, and 1000-min no-max NL, on a > recent trip, the highest limits they had were 4/8 kill and 200-500 NL > with every table full. > > The room is now non-smoking, which is nice. Unfortunately, the dealer > quality has not improved. > > Neighborhood: You're in the middle of nowhere! What neighborhood? > There's farms and fields on all sides. > > Parking: Lots and LOTS of parking available on site. Valet parking > also available. > > Tables and Chairs: Standard 9-player tables. Felt is nice, soft felt > with good padding. Player chairs are standard wood-frame chairs with > nice padding; no wheels. Slide-in cup holders available for drinks. > > Service and Comps > No food service; looks like you cannot eat at the tables. Drinks > available through standard casino cocktail waitresses, with standard > slide-under-the-armrest cup holders. Drinks seemed reasonably priced. > > You currently do not earn any comp points on your Cache Creek Club > card if you play poker. Video poker, yes. Live poker, no.
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