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: wikipedia <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: wikipedia wrote on the message board: > The California Grand Casino is a cardroom located in the Pacheco, > California. The original hotel and card room was a Pony Express stop > in 1860. According to Card Player magazine, the California Grand > Casino is the oldest continuously operating poker room in the world, > with poker games since 1854. > > A new casino facility opened across the street in July 2009 with 19 > gaming tables, a bar and a restaurant called The Grand Cafe. In 2013, > the California Grand Casino was voted Best Casino in the San Francisco > East Bay by the Bay Area News Group, which includes the Contra Costa > Times, San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune. The casino won the > prize again in 2014 and 2015. > > History > > The casino started in 1854 when the Woodford Hotel and Saloon opened > its doors on what is now Pacheco Boulevard and offered alcohol, women > and gambling.[3] The hotel became a stagecoach and Wells Fargo Pony > Express Stop in 1860. The original building bears a historical marker > from the Pony Express Trail Association. > > In 1979, Lamar "Wil" Wilkinson, a poker player who has made 7 final > tables at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, purchased the > casino. He changed the name to the California Grand Casino, and in > 2009 moved the casino into a new building. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Grand_Casino 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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