Outlaws Card Parlour 4 tables 9850 E. Front Rd. 805-466-7950 Opens 1pm Sun, 3:30pm Mon, 3pm Tue, 5pm Wed, 4pm Thur and noon Fri-Sat.

To: al brown <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: al brown wrote on the message board: > PokerWiki wrot > > > > Located directly on US 101, take the Santa Rosa Road exit and head > > one block south. Front Road is the frontage road for the highway, > so > > Outlaws' distinctive windmill sign can be sign easily from both > > directions on the highway. > > The card room opens every night at approx 5:30pm, > > (different tournaments every night; see below > > > > > > * Sun: opens at 5pm. > > o Tournament = 5 card draw 20$ buy in 10$ r/b > > o Cash game = dealer choice 3-3-6-6 > > * Mon: opens at 6:30 pm > > o Tournament = n/l hold-em 50$ buy in 40$ r/b > > o Cash game = n/l hold-em > > * Tue: opens at 7pm > > o Tournament = Five-card draw tournament, $20 buyin > > o Cash game = 3/6 dealer's choice > > * Wed: opens at 10:30am > o tournament n/l hold-em 25# buy in 20$ r/b > > o Tournament = omaha 20$ buy in 20$ r/b structured 1st > half n/l 2d > half > > o Cash game = 3/6 dealer choice > > * Thu: opens at 10:30 am > o tournament n/l hold-em 25$ buy in 20$ r/b > > >o Cash game = 3/3/6/12 dealer choice > > * Fri: opens at 10"30 am > > o Tournament = n/l hold-em 25$ buy in 20$ r/b > 6:30 pm tournament 5 cd draw 20$ buy in 10$ r/b > > o Cash game = 3/6 dealer's choice > > * Sat: opens at 10-30 am > o tournament n/l hold-em 25$ buy in 20$ r/b > > o Cash game = 3/3/6/12 dealer's choice > > > > Wait Time: Can be quite long, depending. There's four tables, but > > everyone's playing the same game, at least. > > > > > > Shuffling: All tables are hand-shuffled. > > > > Tournaments > > > > They have different tournaments to kick off each night's > festivities > > (see the daily chart above), but they have two very unusual > features > > to their tournaments. > > > > First, they are the only physical casino I've heard of that > actually > > spreads tournaments of five-card draw. The owners say it's a > popular > > tourney and will be offered for a long time to come. > > > > > > Promotions > > o high hand every night > > >atmosphere > > > > In the Great Plains states, small farming towns often ended up > > centered around one big "general store" that provided the bulk of > the > > material goods for the town throughout much of the past century. > While > > in some places, the general store has gone out of vogue, in others > it > > is celebrated (see Wall Drug, for example). The general store in a > > small community often combined many functions of what would be > > separate stores in today's modern towns: dry goods, food, medicine, > > sundries, post office, restaurant, etc. > > > > Atascadero is a small coastal commmunity in California about > fifteen > > miles south of Paso Robles, and about ten miles inland from Morro > > Bay. Quiet and somewhat remote, it's a charming place with the feel > > of a small Midwestern town - and lo and behold, it has Outlaws Bar > > and Grill. While not exactly a general store, the overall ambience > of > > the place evokes midwestern turn of the century farming store: > rough > > hewn wood timbers, solid wooden flooring, the "added on some rooms" > > feeling of the various rooms of the building that hold parts of the > > restaurant, and the "added on afterwards" feeling of the neat > little > > card "parlour" in front. > > > > > > > > I arrived as the Tuesday night tourney was starting up, > > tables were nearly full of players. They were playing a > > five-card draw tournament, though, which is virtually unheard of in > > physical cardrooms these days. I watched for a while, bemused, as > the > > owners told me all about how their card room operates. > > > > The wood planking walls and older memorabilia scattered on them > evoke > > an "old west" vibe: pictures of John Wayne and boards with pithy > > sayings burned into them complete the feeling. Small without > feeling > > cramped, instead coming across homey and fun, I only wished I could > > stay for the cash game, but I had no time, as the owners said the > > tourney would run a couple of hours or so. They open at different > > hours each day of the week, and stay open as long as there's enough > > players to play. Typically, that means they close around 1 or 2am > > each night. > > > > Tables and Chairs: 9-seat tables with decent (red!) felt and vinyl. > > soft executive office chairs with cool leather and nice padding. > > > > Parking: A large amount of parking 86 spots, are available in this > > combination restaurant and card parlour, > > > > > > Smoking: No smoking allowed in the building under California law. > > > > Service and Comps > > a full time service from a waitress > > The bar/restaurant are separated by a hallway > > and a door that's usually kept closed, so the noise from each > doesn't > > bother the other. A player's menu for seated players offers > > significant discounts and some free items on the hearty American > fare > available > > Outlaws: hamburgers, steaks, etc, and very cheap while you play. 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