Oceans 11 50 tables 121 Brooks Street 888-439-6988 2/3 NL $100 – 400 2/5 NL $300 – 800 5/5 NL $400 – 1,500

To: PokerWiki <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: PokerWiki wrote on the message board: > Located right on US 101, with a huge lit sign right on the side of the > highway. Take the "Mission Avenue, Downtown" exit from 101. One of the > premier card rooms in Southern California, located about 40 miles > north of San Diego (or 80 miles south of Los Angeles). > > Games > Limit hold 'em: 1/2, 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 8/16, 20/40, 40/80, 75-150 (Friday > Nights only, they recently just started (as of Jan. 2007) spreading > this game, not sure if they will have the player base to support it > regularly). > > No-limit hold 'em: 1/1 blinds 20-40 buyin, 1/2 blinds 40-80 buyin, 2/3 > blinds 100-300, 5-5 blinds 1000 max buyin. > > 7-Stud Hi-lo: 2/5, and possibly higher > > Mexican Poker: no > > Omaha/8: 2/4, 4/8 > > Low-stakes NL is incredibly loose and fun; the 1/1 NL in particular is > wild and kooky: with buyins restricted to 20-40 and only 1 and 1 > blinds, it plays a bit like online microlimit. > > Wait Time: Large number of tables means no wait time if you're not > picky about limits or game; for low limits, wait is always short. At > higher limits, fewer tables equals longer waits. For higher limit 8/16 > and up and the 5/5 no limit you can call ahead and get your name on > the list. > A dollar chip > A dollar chip > > Rake: $3+$1 jackpot. Not sure if this varies at different limits. > $4+1$ in the 20/40. 40/80 is 4$ straight no jackpot. 75/150 is 5$ > straight no jackpot. > > Posting: New players need not post to enter a game. 20/40 and up are > posting games. > > Shuffling: Most tables have Shufflemaster. > > Tournaments > > * Mon,Tue,Thu,Fri 10am: NLHE $30+$5 > * Wed 10am: NLHE $50+$5 > * Sat 10am: NLHE $60+$5 > > Jackpots and Promotions > Standard bad beat jackpot is around $27500 in Jul 2006. > > Atmosphere > Ocean's Eleven is a large, cool casino built around poker. It has a > half dozen tables for Caribbean Stud and 21st Century Blackjack, but > nearly all the casino is set up around poker. The main room (23 > tables) is for higher-limit games (4/8 and up), and a whole secondary > room to the right is for lower limit games. > > Both rooms are spacious with nice, even fancy, decor: large paintings > hung on the wall, muted colors, etc. Big screen TVs are spaced about > the rooms, though not very many, so they don't intrude if you aren't > interested. > > The easygoing staff and large number of regulars keep games going all > night, with many low limit games constantly in session. Dealers really > know their stuff; players at low limits are generally friendly and > having fun, even when losing. > > Tables and Chairs: 9-seat tables with worn, slightly rough and fluffy > felt. Fixed leg chairs with a moderate amount of padding aren't > uncomfortable but aren't particularly comfortable either. Tables are > clustered together perhaps a bit more closely than one would like, but > not claustrophobically so. > > Parking: Quite a bit of parking both in the lot surrounding the casino > (perhaps 200 spaces) as well as a special lot across the street > holding another 40-50 spaces. > > Service and Comps > Ocean's Eleven's claim to fame is its astonishing service. The > waitresses come by fairly frequently, negotiating the minefield of > closely-set tables and dozens of wheel-up eating tables. Why so much > eating? Because O11's service menu is simply astounding. > > A wide array of dishes ranging from solid American food to Asian > specialties to specials of the day, right up to New York Strip steak, > can be had for a fraction of their normal price. The food is of good > quality, sometimes very good, and is always cheap for players at > tables. Examples: A burger with fries is $1. A platter of > beer-battered deep-fried chicken fingers with ranch dressing is also > only $1. The aforementioned steak is only $5. A grilled ground beef > patty with mashed potatoes, green beans, dressing, and gravy is only > $2.50. If you like to play poker, O11 is the place to eat! > > O11 also offers a Players Club card. Usually they have a Racing for > Dollars promotion that will pay the player back a set amount depending > on the number of hours clocked in. Also during football season, they > usually have cash drawings on Sundays and Mondays. > > Most food is free in the 20/40 and up limit games. 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