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7 tables
411 North Sixteenth Street
916-446-0700
1 3 NLH. $60-300 buy-in.
2 5 NLH. $200-1000 buy-in.
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PokerWiki wrote on the message board: > Just a mile or two north of the capitol building itself, on the north > edge of town. > > Games > Limit hold 'em: 3/6, 4/8, 9/18. 12/24 on Friday and Saturday nights > only. All games play with a half kill (on 3/6, it's a 1/3 kill and > goes to 4/8 when the kill is triggered). Strangely, when the kill is > triggered, the killer does not post a kill blind preflop and can > choose to fold after the deal, without cost. The killer also acts in > turn. > > A very nice card club that seems to stay fairly busy, and seems to > have active games at all three standard limits they offer, at all > times. They seem to maintain a must move list for 4/8 and 9/18 games > only. > > The cards are large index (June 2006) and somewhat harder to peek at > by just lifting a corner. Very easy to see the board from any seat for > those with vision problems. > > The rake is $3+$1 jackpot for 6-9 players, $2+$1 for 4-5 players, and > $2+$0 for 2-3 players. The rake is taken from the blinds before the > flop. No flop, no drop. > > Blinds on the 3/6 are 3/1 (small blind posts $1; big blind posts $3). > On the 4/8, blinds are 4/2. On the 9/18, blinds are 9/3. All blinds > are live. > > Posting: New players need not post, may wait for the button to pass. > > Shuffling: Shufflemaster machines are standard on all tables. > > Wait Time: Wait times vary greatly. The 1st & 15th of the month are > especially busy. It's not uncommon to wait 3 hours or more for a 9/18 > game. 4/8 can be nearly as bad, but the 3/6 list is usually the > shortest. Depending on the night, a seat may be open or you may wait > an hour. Average wait time is 20 minutes. You can call ahead and > reserve a place on the list for 9/18 and 12/24 games, but not for the > lower limits. > > The brush board is computerized (and against a wall, not obvious to > see it at first), but is not projected on a wall or screen; it's just > a normal 17" computer screen. > [edit] Tournaments > > * Sunday, 11:00 am: NLHE $50+$10, signup starting at 9am. > > Jackpots and Promotions > > * Big Bad Beat Jackpot: Quad 8's or better beaten: Progressive > (+$5,000/day, $100,000 max) > * Small Bad Beat Jackpot: AAAJJ or better beaten by quads or > better, $7700 (Feb 06). > * Royal Flush Bonus: progressive by suit. All suits were around > $300 each in Feb 06. > * High hand in each "shift" (every 8-hour period is another shift) > wins $200. Aces full qualifies. > * Aces Cracked Bonus: lose with pocket aces and win $35, so long > as the Big Jackpot is maxed out at $100k. > > Atmosphere > Extremely nice looking interior. A connected cafe features tables > where you can watch TV and order a meal while waiting for a table. A > literal side rail with chairs and tables on the outside let you also > sit alongside the action and watch or wait for your turn. Downright > fancy in decor, upscale bathrooms, etc. Very very nice. If they > offered any games other than Limit hold 'em, they would be a 3-chip > casino for sure. > > They have a separate room (connected only via a hallway) where Asian > games are played (Pai Gow, double-hand poker, and "Coming Soon! 21st > Century Blackjack" stated the sign on the BJ table), which is also > very nice. A tasteful sign declares that to be the "Dragon Room". > > Smoking: No smoking at the tables or in the main room, but they > actually have a separate indoor closed smoking lounge, so you don't > have to go outside to smoke. This is a rarity in California, where > smoking indoors in most businesses is banned. > > Neighborhood: A businessy area that looked relatively clean. 16th > street turns into a highway about two blocks north of here, so the > city and businesses are petering out and the area is beginning to turn > into a freeway entrance. Not unsafe, but a bit odd in terms of > navigating. > > Parking: A few spaces behind the building, but about 50 spaces in a > largish lot on the North side. Additional parking at Big Al's > furniture, right before the building (the exterior shot of Capitol > Casino on the page was taken standing next to Big Al's Furniture) > > Tables and Chairs: Standard 9-player tables with a foot rail. Worn but > nice felt and padding. Chairs are interesting stiff-backed metal-frame > chairs that look standard, except they have easy-rolling wheels on > them, making it very easy to get in and out of them. > > Service and Comps > A full menu (with both American classics as well as a lot of Asian and > Mexican dishes) and bar service available. The food was very good, but > not cheap. You can eat at the table; they wheel out one of two sizes > of tray table to you and you can munch away as you play. Coffee and > Iced Tea is free (minus a toke for the server); sodas and bottle water > are a dollar. > > Servers themselves, and porters are generally responsive but can at > times be hard to locate. The floor will call service for you when you > ask.
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