California Grand 19 tables 5867 Pacheco Boulevard 925-685-8397 2 2 3 NLH. $100-200 buy-in. 2 3 5 NLH. $200-500 buy-in.

To: poker.wikia.com/wiki/California_Grand_Casino <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: poker.wikia.com/wiki/California_Grand_Casino wrote on the message board: > California Grand Review > > Games > Limit hold 'em: 3/6, 6/12, 12/24. Blind structure for 3/6 is 2/2/3 > (button posts $2, small blind posts $2, big blind posts $3). All > blinds are live. > > No-limit hold 'em: Buyin min $100 max $200, blinds of 2/2/3, like the > Limit Hold 'em. > > Omaha/8: 4/8 with a half kill. Only 1 table of Omaha runs, though, so > the wait list for Omaha can be very long. > > Rake: For all games, $4 per hand (includes the jackpot rake) for 7-10 > players, $3 if only 6 players, $2 if 5 players, or $1 for 3-4 players. > Rake is taken out of the blinds prior to the flop; the big blind is > left with only a little "big blind button" in front of them to remind > them they're already in, if the rake is larger than the amount of the > big blind. > > > Game Character: 3/6 and 6/12 both seemed pretty loose and aggressive > the few times I've been there. > > Posting: New players are not required to post. > > Shuffling: Standard Shufflemaster shuffling machines on all tables. > > Wait TIme: Varies from time to time, but waits seemed to be no longer > than 15-30 minutes for a limit seat. Wait was notably longer for a > no-limit seat, probably due to the fewer number of tables being > spread, and the wait was positively monstrous (90 minutes to two > hours) for an Omaha seat. > The main part of the poker room. > The main part of the poker room. > > Tournaments > > * Sunday 10:30am, NLHE tournament, $50+$5 buyin, no rebuys. $500 > added. Signups start at 8:30am, or 8am for seated players. 5 tables > max. > > Jackpots and Promotions > > California Grand has a large number of different jackpots to be won: > > * Big Bad Beat Jackpot Hold 'Em: Quad 8's or better beaten (both > hole cards must play in both hands). Usually at $100K. > * Small Bad Beat Jackpot Hold 'Em: Aces full of Jacks or better > beaten by quads or better (both hole cards must play in both hands). > Usually at $5K. Not payable if the hand wins the Big Bad Beat (you > only win one jackpot, not both). > * Hold 'Em Royal Flush Jackpot: Tallied by suit. Reset at $50 > whenever it is hit, and increases by $50 each day it isn't hit. > Usually around $200 or so for any given suit. Both hole cards must > play. > * Omaha Bad Beat Jackpot: Quad jacks or better, beaten. $5000 > prize: $2.5K to losing hand, $2.5K split among other players. > * Omaha Royal Flush Jackpot: Tallied by suit. Reset at $25 > whenever it is hit, and increases by $25 each day it isn't hit. > Usually around $200 or so for any given suit. > * Hold 'Em High Hand Jackpot: Every four hour period, the high > hand in Hold 'Em for that four-hour period wins $100. If you get a > reasonably decent hand (a high full hour or better), the dealer calls > it out to the floorman, who marks it on the "best hand so far this > period" markerboard. Every four hours, they find the player who had > the best hand that period and give them $100. Must be present to win. > > > Promotions: The California Grand is one of the few casinos that offer > chip promotions these days. Their flyer says they offer "$30 gets $40" > for 3/6 holdem and 4/8 Omaha from 8am-10am daily, and the "first ten > players get $120 for $100" at 6/12 starting at 9am daily and at 12/24 > starting at 10am daily. I'd call first to make sure they still do it > before counting on it, but the flyer was pretty recent -- and the ad > they run in Card Player magazine lists a special "new player > promotion" where $20 gets you $50 in chips. You can see the same > coupon at their website (below). > [edit] Atmosphere > > This is one cool card room. It's in a converted hotel that's over a > hundred years old. It's kind of like a big victorian house, and you > walk in the front door. The sunken living room area is now the bar, > done up in a nice old-fashioned style. The poker tables are divided > into two rooms, the parlor type area, and the area that probably used > to be a big hotel room or something. Very nice place to play poker. > They claim to be the home of the "longest continuous poker action in > history", since they are located inside the former Woodford Hotel > which began offering poker to clientele in 1854, and apparently poker > has been played in the building ever since. > > They are planning on moving in late 2006 to a much bigger building > just a block or so away. They've already bought the building and are > in the process of renovating it. > > Neighborhood: Commercial area, somewhat remote but not very scary. > Next to a 24-hour restaurant, a new car dealership, etc. > A plaque at the entrance to the California Grand states that it was > also part of the Pony Express network in 1860. > A plaque at the entrance to the California Grand states that it was > also part of the Pony Express network in 1860. > > Parking: Very few spaces (40?), next to the casino and behind it. > Don't park at the bowling alley next door. If you can't find a space, > go inside and ask the brush about where else you can park -- > apparently, there's a restaurant nearby you can park at. Or, due to > the parking crunch, they also offer "Free Valet Parking" Mon-Sat, > 10am-11pm, and Sun 2pm-10pm. > > Tables and Chairs: Large 10-player tables. Felt is nice, soft felt > with good padding. Metal frame, fixed-leg chairs. > > Service and Comps > > They have a "player's menu" from 2:30pm-4am that offers a reasonable > selection of meals cheaply ($2-$4), though the emphasis is extremely > heavy on Oriental food, with a small selection of "oh yeah, we got a > hamburger if you want" American food tacked on as an afterthought. > Sodas come in cold cans and aren't cheap ($1.50 each?). I picked up a > flyer (Jan 2006) that says they also have "Free Hot Dogs Monday > nights, 5pm-8pm". > > They also say they offer "free breakfast and lunch" for seated > players, though the free lunch is available "Mon-Fri only". The free > breakfast is available 8am-10am daily. You must play 2 hours to get a > free meal, and apparently you can only get one free meal per day. 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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