Re: LA Poker
Don't play Hollywood Park's NL games, they suck in my opinion. In fact, HP in general isn't such a great casino in my opinion. It has the atmosphere of a school cafeteria. Hustler is much better and is roughly the same distance.
If you want to play NL in a nearby casino, try Hustler's 2-5 $100min/$300max buy-in. Lots of action in that game on most nights, and with a $300 max buy-in you have some more room to maneuver without pot-committing yourself. Bike also has a good game usually but for the blinds you are talking about the closest you'll get in an L.A. casino is 2-3 $100 max at Hollywood Park, Bicycle, and Commerce. I have heard rumors about Hawaiian Gardens having a decent game but it's pretty far away compared to the others.
I don't think you'll find 5-10 in the casinos around here. I could be wrong, but I think in L.A. you have a choice between 4-8 and 6-12. I would recommend 6-12 at the very lowest because you'll pay too much in rake/jackpot drop otherwise. I played 6-12 at Hustler a week or two ago while waiting for a NL seat to open up, and the game was extremely soft with 3 people chronically short-buying and another couple who had no concept of hand selection and repeatedly lost to better kickers.
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