Casino San Pablo

“Casino San Pablo” by Lithium, 23 Jul 2007

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This is the club I have probably played the most at, with second being Lucky Chances. Casino San Pablo is a decent size poker room with 18 tables running on a full night (Friday and Saturday). You can get a game pretty much anytime you want 24/7, but normally you should be prepared to wait if you want to play the no limit tables. They will only spread 2 of the $100 buy-in tables (note, this is a $100 fixed buyin, not $100-$200 as posted above, you can rebuy up to $100 at any time, and one short buy, even $10, is allowed per full buy), no matter how deep the board is. Often, the board can be 15 or more people, and I have waited over 2 hours to get a seat. Tuesdays and Thursdays they spread the bigger $300-$500 game, although some days it only goes earlier in the day. The drop is the best in the area, $3 for the house per hand and $1 for the jackpot. (regardless of whether there is a flop or not). The small jackpot is $5000 for Aces full of Jacks cracked by quads or better, and a larger jackpot of $100,000 for quad sixes beat. The large jackpot pays the entire poker room, not just the table, however. There are generally several fish at each table dropping buyin after buyin. In fact, there are times that I genuinely feel bad for some people. This is the only club where I have seen people shove allin blind. If you have the patience, any fairly tight player should be able to beat this game. The blind structure for the $100 is $2/$2/$2 with the button also posting, and it is $4 to go. Be prepared to rebuy, as that gives you 25xbb stack sizes when you start. When a second table opens, it is a must move table for the first hour only, then no forced moves. The blinds for the $3-$6 games is $3/$2/$2, and likewise for the $6/$12 ($6/$3/$3) and $9/$18 ($9/$6/$6). The staff is friendly, although a few of the floor could be a little happier, imho. The food is decent. No spectators behind the tables though, so don't bring your girlfriend/boyfriend unless they want to play or sit far away from you. The only games are holdem, no stud or Omaha.