Commerce Casino

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We had a lot of fun at the casino and the buffet was great but the hotel wasn't so good I hurt my finger on a sliding bathroom door. The door had no stop installed so when I closed it the handle trapped my hand and the heavy door kept going nearly breaking my finger. They sent someone up to put a stop on the door and after that the door wouldn't close all the way making privacy impossible. We were sharing a room (4 of us). The staff were very creepy acting to me about my injury. Don't think we'll ever stay there again but the casino didn't suck.

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I've only started playing poker this year, so I'm still mostly an amateur. I started playing at Commerce about 3 months ago, first at the $1-$2, then $3-$5, and now $5-$10. $1-$2 is just too much like Limit with everyone calling, no real action. $3-$5 are looser, but still pretty tight. The $5-$10 is getting more aggressive. I don't see a lot of "terrible" players, but there are definite fish out there. I don't think that I'm one of them any more because I can spot them now. But the experience has gained my confidence and experience, which has made me comfortable moving up. But I also have a big bankroll since this isn't my day job, so I can afford to move up also. I think $5-$10 is my limit though. But I love the aggressive action at this level. I just haven't seen a lot of 'skilled' players, just a bunch of average players, which causes me to play tighter, but aggressive. I'm gaining a small reputation amongst the few people that recognize me, and that rep is "strong". That surprises me, but I'm happy with it. All in in, I love the place simply because it's a like going back to school at a top level. Books and online poker can only teach you so much until you sit at a table with some fish and some guys that do this for a living. You wanna see how the action goes down at all levels, here's the place!

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I play a lot at Commerece. It's not my favorite place, but it is the capital of the poker world. And it's close to my house (LOL). They spread almost any game you want to play. If you're looking for NL or limit variety, this is the place. The food is OK, but reasonably priced. You do have to pay for drinks, because this is California not Nevada. Action is hot at all tables. There are a number of beginners at the tables. They will suck out, so prepare for bad beats. The regulars also like to gamble, so they'll call down with any piece. Fish? I have seen less fish here than anywhere except the Bike. Many of the players may be gamblers, but they do know how ot control a game. You'll find yourself folding winners and getting bad beats. But there are enough to make money, that's for sure. Watch out in the parking lot. It is huge. Not well lit in some areas. The employee parking lot is lit up like Monday Night Football, but patrons take their lives in their hands walking through some of the areas. This is the only place in S. Cal, where I have met people who have been robbed in the parking lot. Maybe it happens at other places, I just haven't heard. The dealers here are the best. They deal with some of the worst scum of the poker world. They never give attitude (as I have seen at other places). They are all nice and smile often. They don't let players push them around, but are nice about it. They overlook bad language to a point, bad temper to a point, and player mistakes (string bet, call before knowing there is a raise, folding out of turn, etc.) And the floor people are magnificant. All in all though...a good place to go.

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I expected the competition to possess some level of skill at the $4/$8 limit HE tables, since the casino offers three levels of lower stakes. Shockingly, the players were as bad as anything you would find at a PLAY CHIP table online. Raising the BB with 96s. Cold calling 3 bets. Bluffing on the river into 5 people. All you have to do is fold once in a while and you will have a huge edge over these dummies. Bet for value ONLY. They raked $1 from every pot for the jackpot, even if the blinds chopped. That was kinda of B.S. in my opinion. Also, they charged for drinks -- WTF?? Other than that, I had no complaints about the place. I waited zero minutes for a table on a Thursday evening. The decor was pretty lame but the sports bar actually had decent food.

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Commerce Casino is known as the biggest poker room in the world. The atmosphere lacks some of the personal touches found in smaller places like Hustler Casino. The wait for low stake tables is not bad. The variety is excellent, they have all kinds of different games and stakes. There are some poor players in the low stake games.