Club San Rafael 3 tables 721 Lincoln Avenue 415-453-5888 1 1 2 NLH $5 to open, $40-100 buyin.

To: PokerWiki <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: PokerWiki wrote on the message board: > Club San Rafael Review > > Game Character: Typical small-bar poker crowds: fairly loose > aggressive, with some calling stations. > > Posting: New players do not need to post. > > Shuffling: All tables are hand-shuffled. > > Tournaments > > * Saturdays 12noon, LHE (first 4 levels)/NLHE(later levels): 40+5, > 1x20 rb > * Sundays 3pm, Limit Omaha/8 (first 4 levels), then No-limit > Omaha/8(later levels): 40+5, 1x20 rb > > Atmosphere > > This is a slightly rowdy lively hangout for many of the oldtimer > locals. It's also the only casino of any kind in all of Marin County, > so it attracts a broads selection of poker players, most of whom > aren't all that good (better players probably head to the Oaks or > Lucky Chances) but are there to have fun and while away an evening. > Everyone was unfailingly friendly, and most were at least slightly > inebriated. > > The general atmosphere is an open college sports bar. It's got a pool > table in back, a half dozen tables set up near to bar for people to > sit at and eat food if they want, and a covered patio area for smokers > (complete with picnic tables for eating at). It's also got a single > "California 22" pseudo-blackjack table, though I didn't see anyone > play it for the hours I visited. The two big televisions were tuned to > late night talk shows as players gambled at no-limit and at limit. > There was one main table of each of no-limit and limit, and a third > must move table for the limit, on the night I was there. > > On the back wall is a posting from the fire marshal dictating Max > Occupancy. It's got different numbers of people allowed depending on > whether the room is being used "for dancing", and whether it is > currently "with pool table" or "without pool table". Clearly a > multi-function bar, it hosts regular "Lingerie Shows" on Monday and > Thursday nights, jazz music on some nights, and more. > > Neighborhood: An industrial part of town just west of downtown, > surrounded by car repair, metalworking, and other industry. Not > inhospitable, but a bit foreboding. The 881 Sports Bar is the only > food place anywheer nearby. > > Parking: Seemed to only have about a dozen spaces in back; otherwise, > use street parking. > > Tables and Chairs: 9-seat tables, but only one is a commercially-made > poker table. The others are homemade > folding-tables-with-padded-felt-on-top, one of which doesn't have any > sort of armrail (your chips just slide off the side if you're not > careful). The chairs are a motely assortment ranging from literal > folding chairs to fixed restaurant wooden chairs. 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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