Re: Which poker city is the best?
 

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Nightlife? LA Baby.

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Maybe this belongs in OOT or the EL D forum but I find most of LA goes to bed real early and if they leave the cardroom late (let's say 11:00 pm) there aren't many places to go.

What am I missing?

~ Rick

PS Keep in mind in 53 and live close to the Orange Curtain [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Hollywood, West LA, Santa Monica, Little Tokyo, San Gabriel. All these areas have great nightlife. Not sure about the OC though.

Re: Which poker city is the best?
 

1.) Vegas
2.) SoCal

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Take LA and LV for a test drive. Rent an "extended stay" type place for 1-3 months in each city. After the test drives, you'll know which one fits you. LA is a bigger poker scene. LV nightlife has got to be more tourist oriented. That means 1 night stands. LA has a greater variety of small cliques, but I am told that you see the same people over and over again within those small groups.

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You may laugh but the northern panhandle of WV might be a nice choice. Two poker rooms within 30 minutes of each other will be opening up in November. One in Chester, WV and one in Wheeling, WV. There should be quite a bit of fish at these places. Below are my pros and cons:

Pros:
- New card rooms away from LV and AC equal easy money.
- Within an hour of Pittsburgh, PA and major airport.
- Cost of living is rediculously cheap.
- You can join my monthly game when there is room. ;-)

Cons:
- Only two poker rooms. One planning about 40 cash game tables and one planning 25.
- It's not Vegas.
- It's not LA.
- It's WV. ;-)

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Vegas is much more of a town than Atlantic City. You go right outside the casinos in AC and it is basically a slum. Vegas is much more of a town than AC is, but AC has nice areas that are not in the immediate vicinity. Between the two Vegas is much more of a town with more of a nightlife than AC, plus there are more places to play. Strictly between Vegas and AC, I would say Las Vegas. If you have never been to AC or Vegas I would suggest planning trips to both to see what you like first.

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where do u live now?

friend of mine moved to LV (from NYC...but not to play poker) 6 months ago and she is dying to get out of there. its a cultural wasteland and people are just 'wierd' there....too many degenerates, lowlifes, dirtbags, someone always has an alterior motive there. it might be ok to go there for a weekend, but after a while that city just kills you.

AC has no nightlife really (if u compare it to NYC, LA, or LV) and the city itself is just shambles...living just 30 minutes outside of AC would be awesome if u werent 25...though some places are good in the summer (jersey shore), in the winter theyre ghost towns. you can always try philadelphia (about 45min to 1hr away).

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Below are my pros and cons:

Pros:
- Within an hour of Pittsburgh, PA and major airport.


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Re: Which poker city is the best?
 

Los Angeles is probably your best bet if you can afford it. Shouldn't be too bad if you're willing to live in the Valley.

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If you're a local, you know where to go every night of the week in AC. I'm not saying it's better than Vegas or anywhere else, but there is a definitely a nightlife here. At least that is what my liver used to tell me.

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What really sucks about AC is that if you step outside of the casinos at night, outside of boardwalk you feel like you're in a real ghost town. It will definitely give you a kick, but probably not of the right kind, especially knowing the crime rate. Atlantic City is an enormous wasteland, and is the biggest valid argument against legalized gambling.