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- The casino itself is fine for security. The area around it is, however, filled with dead people.

- Not so much blatant collusion, but you will see a fair number of people who check it down with their cardroom-friends if it winds up heads up. You'll also see people who win a pot then toss a "lucky chip" to one or more friends at the table.

- I haven't played in the 1-1-2, so I can't answer that question.

- Like many smallish rooms, daytime during the week is usually quite a bit less crowded.

- It will not be a rock fest.

- You could rent a car for convenience, but they have a shuttle from the nearby BART station. If your friend lives near another BART station then that may be easier. The shuttle does stop during the hours BART is closed (midnight to 6ish, or so). So it depends just how late into the night/morning you plan to play. It's possible you'll play right through the closure. Uf you are in a particularly nice game (and can't leave for the last BART) the chances are you should win more than a taxi ride will cost you to get back after midnight.


You might also want to check out Artichoke Joe's. It's roughly equidistant from SF, just a few miles east of LC. However the only NL they have is a 5-5-10 game. About an hour south of SF, around San Jose, you can find Bay101 and Garden City.