[egordo877]

these days Lucky chances has low limit stud, low limit holdem, 4-8 omaha/8. The 9-18 1/2 kill game rarely goes, much less so the 20-40 game.

the 1-1-2 and 2-3-5 games have lively action. I definitely wouldn't worry about collusion although there are plenty of regulars. at times i have seen seen friends checking it down when heads up though. and yes, its not a cap game, its a max $100 or $200 bet every round.

they have games at pretty much all times. tighter in the mornings.

there is a well lit underground garage parking you can use, you should be quite safe.

if i remember right there is a free shuttle every half hour that goes from the Colma BART station to Lucky chances. call them and ask. so if your sessions finish up at around 8 am in the morning, i think you wouldn't need a car at all.

nearby lucky chances is artichoke joes as the above poster pointed out. decently lit parking lot which feels reasonably safe. no nlhe except for a 5-5-10 nlhe game, $2000 buy in every mon wed fri. all they spread is limit, biggest game is $15-30.

there is also casino san pablo and the oaks club but you would have to drive. casino san pablo has a $1-2 nlhe/spread limit game (not sure which) and i dont know about the other games. oaks has no spread limit, just limit up to $15-30 (although you can play with overs) and they get a $30-60 going on tues and fri. the outsides of both those places is kind of sketchy to me though.

edited to add: I just noticed that Forbins post pretty much covers what i said. i will add though that the Bay 101 room is really nice and is the only place in the whole bay area where you can find $40-80 and up to $100-200. Garden city only offers up to $20-40 but has the juiciest limit holdem games imo. and they have the only regular stud/8 game too.