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Just moved to San Diego for school. Where are the softest lives games in San Diego? Nicest place to play? I mostly play Lower stakes NL to mid steaks. I guess games from 300-1000 buyin.

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if you're 21, ocean's 11 is nice. they have pretty high stakes. viejas is also nice. soft everywhere i would say. the higher limits have more regulars though. you've come to the right place for poker. theres many indian casinos just a short drive away. ucsd? sdsu?

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SDSU, u go to either schools?

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which Indian Casino's in the San Diego area have poker? and are they all 18+?

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which Indian Casino's in the San Diego area have poker? and are they all 18+?

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I don't know age, but you got :

Sycuan in El Cajon
Barona in Lakeside
Viejas in Alpine

To give you a little bit of info, I live right by Sea World (Mission/Fashion Valley area). Barona is about 30-35 minute drive, Sycuan is about 25-30 minute drive and Viejas is about a 40 minute drive.

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SDSU, u go to either schools?

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PM me sometime this week if you want to bum a ride for some afternoon poker. It's my last week before I start work and I'll probably be heading out to Sycuan or Barona a couple times this week... maybe even Viejas.

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Viejas and Barona are both 18+. I was never carded at Barona, btw. Viejas has a free, self serve soda machine. I never played nl when I lived in San Diego, so I cannot comment on the quality of play. Most players in California are terrible at every game and limit. Ocean's 11 is one of my favorite casino's in California. Their players card is worthless, but the food is extremely cheap and tasty. Ocean's 11 strictly enforces the 21+. Oceanside is a long drive from downtown San Diego.

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Ocean's 11 strictly enforces the 21+

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quite possibly the funniest thing i have ever read in my life

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Ocean's 11 strictly enforces the 21+

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quite possibly the funniest thing i have ever read in my life

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I was there Tuesday night and they had a guard at the door carding many people who came in and turned several away.

I was doing quite a bit of people watching while waiting for my roomie to finish playing because I got up big and left the table instead of donking off chips.

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i used to play a bit of live, best places are oceans 11, viejas, and barona. Sycuan is absolute garbage now all of the above host 1k games, so for you, you'd basically be going to viejas and brona switching off whichever u like

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Oceans 11 spreads 2 1-3 nl 300 max games and 2 5-5 nl 1000 max games during the afternoon into the evening. Viejas spreads 2-3 1-3 300 max games and occasionally a 5-5 game. Sycuan usually gets a 5-10 1000 max game going by night.

good luck

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Thanks for the responses, greatly appreciated. Also thanks IggyWH for the offer, but im actually very busy wiht the rest of the moving and getting situated. Hope to see you guys at the tables in about a month or so when im down here permanently.

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The place I play a lot at is Chula Vista Card Club. They offer 8/16 LHE and O8b and a 5/10 NL game. The 5/10 NL is a joke, and it has 2k max buy in. I am moving to sanfran in a month...only reason i´d broadcast this game to others.

edit: oh yeah...and it is a southern suburb in san diego. closer than all others mentioned to you.

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I'll be visiting San Diego in November for a trade show and definitely will spending some time in a card room- I prefer 1/2 NLHE cash or small buyin tourneys $60 & under. I will be staying at the harbor and will have a rental car so driving an extra 1/2 hour is worth it if the casino/room is better than a closer place.

Would Oceans 11 be the place to go or would a local card room or Indian casino be better suited for me?

TIA

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For the games you request Sycuan is probably best for your tourney and 1/2. Oceans 11 offers 1/1NL (40 maxbuyin) and 2/2NL(100max) games. They also have tourneys in mounrings for the price you are looking for. Best place in San Diego County is Oceans 11 in terms of play and atmosphere.

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I played 2/2 at O11 last night, and it was one of the loosest games I've ever been in. At least 80% of the hands were raised PF, most w/re-raises. One sick hand about 10 minutes after I sat down and had grown my $100 to about $180 I got dealt pocket 9's. About $35 went in PF between 3 players. Flop is 2, 4, 5, 2 spades. Player 1 is the table maniac with about $400 behind checks. Player 2 bets $30, I call with my 9's, Player 1 calls. Turn is a red J. Check, $30 bet, I call, player 1 calls. River another 4. Player 1 checks, player 2 tanks for about 2-3 minutes & bets out $100. I figure my 9's are toast. Maybe someone was playing A3 or A4, or has a bigger pocket pair. I fold. Player 1 calls w/23... and WINS a HUGE pot.

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Hey Brian, I'm going to be there in November for a conference as well. Which one are you attending?
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I'll be visiting San Diego in November for a trade show and definitely will spending some time in a card room- I prefer 1/2 NLHE cash or small buyin tourneys $60 & under. I will be staying at the harbor and will have a rental car so driving an extra 1/2 hour is worth it if the casino/room is better than a closer place.

Would Oceans 11 be the place to go or would a local card room or Indian casino be better suited for me?

TIA

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Ocean's 11 strictly enforces the 21+

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quite possibly the funniest thing i have ever read in my life

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yeah ive been going to oceans since i was 18. my buddy has been going since he was 16. both of us looked young for our ages too. this was back in late 2002, just before the poker boom hit. they are a bit more strict now, esp. on weekends. I got carded once in the three years i played under age.

hint: just walk around to the back where people smoke and go in the back doors.

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For the games you request Sycuan is probably best for your tourney and 1/2. Oceans 11 offers 1/1NL (40 maxbuyin) and 2/2NL(100max) games. They also have tourneys in mounrings for the price you are looking for. Best place in San Diego County is Oceans 11 in terms of play and atmosphere.

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Sycuan is a total dump and I would stay away from that place at all costs. My suggestion is to go to Oceans or Viejas.

I like Viejas the best for two reasons (which seem to work for this guy also) :

1)1-2NL has a $100 max buyin.

2)1-2NL is the lowest NL game in Viejas.

Oceans is cool, but they spread a 1-1 $40 game, so most of the newbie horrible players will be on those tables, whereas in Viejas, they are stuck playing 1-2 $100 max.

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Ocean's 11 strictly enforces the 21+

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quite possibly the funniest thing i have ever read in my life

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yeah ive been going to oceans since i was 18. my buddy has been going since he was 16. both of us looked young for our ages too. this was back in late 2002, just before the poker boom hit. they are a bit more strict now, esp. on weekends. I got carded once in the three years i played under age.

hint: just walk around to the back where people smoke and go in the back doors.

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Just be sure not to win a jackpot if you're under 21. They take proof of ID for tax purposes and won't pay you your share if you're under 21. Plus, they kick you out.

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The place I play a lot at is Chula Vista Card Club. They offer 8/16 LHE and O8b and a 5/10 NL game. The 5/10 NL is a joke, and it has 2k max buy in. I am moving to sanfran in a month...only reason i´d broadcast this game to others.

edit: oh yeah...and it is a southern suburb in san diego. closer than all others mentioned to you.

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Village Club Card Room, I've played there a number of times. The 1-2 NL game is extremely soft. The only downside is it can be really tough to get in a game at times. There are some crazy characters there also, can make for an interesting experience.

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Well, Tuesday, Im flying out there- any updates as to where's good to play? have the fires affected any of the poker rooms out there?

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As far I know, Sycuan is still open. The village card room should still be open as well. No idea about Barona or Viejas.

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was leaning towards Ocean's 11- is Sycuan better?

I like 1/2 or 2/5 NLHE or maybe a donkament under $100- I will be staying at the Manchester Hyatt in the harbor and I will have a rental car.

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all rooms are open, but I think Palomar is the place to play for a TAG, if you can handle the variance.

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Palomar?

Guess I need to hit google...

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found it, it's definitely closer than O11, seems a bit on the small side, is it crowded?

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Barona is open for business.. was closed five days due to fires, but been open now for a week... In fact, hosting the PGA Nationwide Tour Championship this weekend, where top 25 money winners for the season get their tour cards (coverage is live on Golf Channel this weekend). Admission is free, with donation to Red Cross Fire Relief suggested.

Tournaments on Sat.-Sun. 10 AM
30 BUY with 2200 starting stacks and 15 min. levels.
25-50, 50-100, 100-200, 200-400, 300-600, 500-1k, 1k-2k, 2k-4k, 3k-6k, 5k-10k if nec.

Live this weekend
1-3 tables of 1-2 NL 20-60 BUY
1-2 tables of 1-3 NL 100-300 BUY
Poss. 1 table of 2-5 NL by late afternoon 300-1000 BUY
2-4 tables of 3-6 limit
1-2 tables of 4-8 limit

Monday night is MNF football promotion with $100 rack attacks (cash splash) for scores... 3 tables for TD or FG, 5 for safety, all tables for kick or punt return. Starting at 4 p.m., earn cards for $100 quarterly drawings, making flush or better using both hole cards (5 drawings per quarter)

$40 tournaments Tue.-Fri. same structure.GL

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Ocean's 11 strictly enforces the 21+

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quite possibly the funniest thing i have ever read in my life

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yeah ive been going to oceans since i was 18. my buddy has been going since he was 16. both of us looked young for our ages too. this was back in late 2002, just before the poker boom hit. they are a bit more strict now, esp. on weekends. I got carded once in the three years i played under age.

hint: just walk around to the back where people smoke and go in the back doors.

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I've been carded there the last 10 times I've gone to play at all different times/days and I'm 23.

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I live right around the corner from Palomar (yeah yeah if you've been you can give me a hard time about my 'hood' later) but have yet to play there. From what I've heard it's the best action in SD. It is a small room, probly like 12 tables? I haven't been in but I've driven by it a ton and the front is all glass (this has a name...like bay windows except the entire wall is glass?). It always looks...hm..."busy". It could be crowded but it never really looks jam packed. Anyway, like I said the action there is sposed to be the craziest anywhere, no idea about the structure of their games though. Sorry.

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was leaning towards Ocean's 11- is Sycuan better?

I like 1/2 or 2/5 NLHE or maybe a donkament under $100- I will be staying at the Manchester Hyatt in the harbor and I will have a rental car.

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I've never been to Ocean's 11. Sycuan's an alright place, you have some decent players and a lot of horrid players.
1/2 to 2/5? That's a big jump, if you can afford 2/5 I'd stay away from 1/2 completely. 1/3 is always an option.

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Ocean's 11 2/3 NL with $300 max buy-in is probably the best, IMO, because it has 100 bb stacks.

Most 1/1, 1/2, and 2/2 games in SD (that I know of) are 40-50 bb max buy-in games. Sycuan, for example, is 1/2 with $100 max (50 bb stacks). And the 1/1 at Ocean's is $40 max (40 bb stacks), while the 2/2 at Ocean's is $100 (50 bb stacks).

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1/2 to 2/5? That's a big jump, if you can afford 2/5 I'd stay away from 1/2 completely. 1/3 is always an option.

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Im used to AC where the usual choices in NLHE are 1/2 then 2/5. I would only play 2/5 if the game was particularly juicy as it would be a BR jump. If there's 1/3 then I'll check that out.

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Ocean's 11 2/3 NL with $300 max buy-in is probably the best, IMO, because it has 100 bb stacks.

Most 1/1, 1/2, and 2/2 games in SD (that I know of) are 40-50 bb max buy-in games. Sycuan, for example, is 1/2 with $100 max (50 bb stacks). And the 1/1 at Ocean's is $40 max (40 bb stacks), while the 2/2 at Ocean's is $100 (50 bb stacks).

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1/2 is $60 max at Sycuan. It's so horrible to play. When I finally bought into 1/3 for the full buyin, I was so elated to play poker.

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Go to Oceans, not Sycuan.

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Sycuan sucks, its incredibly smokey on your 3 mile jog all the way to the poker room.

Barona is cool, since its where I get my food when I don't want to cook anything. It also has really soft games and a lot of players who think they're good.

Since the wild fires I put money online and have rather played poker in my living room instead of driving all the way to the Indian Casinos.

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see you suckas tomorrow

probably will try O11 tuesday evening/night and if I dont like it Ill try Barona on wednesday- then I gots to work the rest of the week

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I live right around the corner from Palomar...It is a small room, probly like 12 tables?

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smaller than this. I think ~6 tables? I enjoyed playing there although the rake is a bit higher than other places I think. also they'll go get you fast food from any of the places around there!

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Anyone playing at Viejas on Monday? LMK here or by IM ... I know Monday is prolly a sucky day to be there, but be there I will. If the game sucks, at least I can talk [censored] with another 2+2er.