Mike's Card Casino 5 tables 824 North Yosemite Avenue (209) 847-2919 Closed

To: poker wikia <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: poker wikia wrote on the message board: > > A typical small town cardroom, in the middle of the downtown of this > cute little town that sits right on the road to Yosemite. The card > room is situated literally on the central corner of the town. > > Games > > Limit hold 'em: 3/6, sometimes 4/8, sometimes a kill. Blinds are > unusual: for 3/6, it's $3 on the button and $3 immediately to the left > of the button. There is no other blind. > > Omaha/8: 4/8 games every day, sometimes 3/6. Tue and Fri nights have a > 10/20 Omaha/8 game. > > Rake: $4 per hand, $3 for 5 players or less. > > Game Character: A steady crew of regulars know each other. They are > generally loose but aggressive, and more skilled than typical small > town players. More emphasis on gambling and less on tight play. Also, > a large number of the regulars love Omaha and play it whenever they > can. > > Posting: New players do not need to post. > > Shuffling: All tables are hand shuffled. > > Wait Time: Varies from time to time. When a tournament is running, no > cash games go until enough players bust out of the tourney to start a > ring game. > > Smoking: none > Tournaments > > Every day 10 a.m. NLHE $25.00 buy-in. $5.00 add on. > > Every day 6 p.m. NLHE $25.00 buy-in. $5.00 add on. > > All tournaments are somewhat speedy affairs (max 2 hours). Buyin > starts you with $100 in chips. Initial blinds are 1/1, then 2/2, then > 4/4. Levels are 10 mins each. > Jackpots and Promotions > > Bad Beat Jackpot: AAATT or better beat by anything (for Omaha, > it's quad tens or better beaten) > Bonus Hands: Progressive Jackpot for each hand type. Only 1 hole > card need play. > Royal Flush > Straight Flush > Quads > > Atmosphere > > A small but friendly-seeming local card room that sees enough business > from their regular clientele to actually be open 7 days a week for a > reasonable number of hours. To even be able to host two daily > tournaments is quite unusual for a card room this size, so while their > regular crowd is not large it's clearly dedicated. > > Managed by friendly open people always willing to help explain their > setup. > > Neighborhood: In the middle of the downtown area of this small town, > it's surrounded by banks and other big businesses, but seems like a > nice place in general. > > Parking: No parking - park on the street. Or, at night, park in the > bank parking lot across the street. > > Tables and Chairs: the tables are generally old and faded but still > serviceable. A still visible commit line is generally enforced. > Cupholders are inset into the vinyl armrests. A motley collection of > chairs: some of them adjustable office-style chairs, some of them > older fixed-leg metal frame chairs. For tournaments, they cram 11 > chairs at each table, but typically they run with only 9 or 10 chairs > at each. > Service and Comps Edit > > No comps; some sort of coffee and beverage service, but it seems to be > help yourself. > > poker.wikia.com/wiki/Mike's_Card_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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