LA Poker Room advice

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I'm heading to an L.A. poker room this next week with my brother and looking for advice. It's probably between the Bike, the Commerce, and the Hustler.

He plays 3-6, 4-8, possibly 6-12

I play 4-8 up through 10-20. (Prefer 6-12 or 8-16)

We are looking for soft games, don't really care about other factors. What's our play?

There's really no such thing as a soft 3-6 or 4-8 game in LA. They are all showdown games and suckout-o-ramas. It's not so much that you have to be lucky. It really boils down to not being UNLUCKY. More often than not, even the 25-50 games play like 2-4.

For the experience of what a poker rooms should be...Commerce is a must visit.

For a very comfortable relaxed environment with a decent class of ppl...Hustler is great (pretty much my home base).

For typical wild LA poker with some less than savory patrons feel free to hit the Bike, Normandie, CP, Hollywood Park or Hawaiian Gardens.

Don't get me wrong...I play at all of them on occassion, but I only bring my SO to Commerce or Hustler.

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There's really no such thing as a soft 3-6 or 4-8 game in LA. They are all showdown games and suckout-o-ramas. It's not so much that you have to be lucky. It really boils down to not being UNLUCKY. More often than not, even the 25-50 games play like 2-4.

For the experience of what a poker rooms should be...Commerce is a must visit.

For a very comfortable relaxed environment with a decent class of ppl...Hustler is great (pretty much my home base).

For typical wild LA poker with some less than savory patrons feel free to hit the Bike, Normandie, CP, Hollywood Park or Hawaiian Gardens.

Don't get me wrong...I play at all of them on occassion, but I only bring my SO to Commerce or Hustler.

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That's odd, I was under the impression "soft" meant a table filled with fish, much like you'd find at tables where it's a "suck-out-o-rama" or a "showdown game". You don't consider 8 people going to the river with you a "soft" table?

not really...i consider a soft table to be one with (8) calling stations and me.

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not really...i consider a soft table to be one with (8) calling stations and me.

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Uh, that's the entirety of Commerce.

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There's really no such thing as a soft 3-6 or 4-8 game in LA. They are all showdown games and suckout-o-ramas. It's not so much that you have to be lucky. It really boils down to not being UNLUCKY. More often than not, even the 25-50 games play like 2-4.

For the experience of what a poker rooms should be...Commerce is a must visit.

For a very comfortable relaxed environment with a decent class of ppl...Hustler is great (pretty much my home base).

For typical wild LA poker with some less than savory patrons feel free to hit the Bike, Normandie, CP, Hollywood Park or Hawaiian Gardens.

Don't get me wrong...I play at all of them on occassion, but I only bring my SO to Commerce or Hustler.

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Based on his first comments, don't listen to any advice this poster gives.

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Based on his first comments, don't listen to any advice this poster gives.

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yeah...don't listen to what I have to say...I've only been playing in these rooms since Hustler was the El Dorado and you couldn't find a NL game if your life depended on it in southern cal.

back when they were spreading draw and 5-stud.

i talk completely out of my ass.

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Based on his first comments, don't listen to any advice this poster gives.

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yeah...don't listen to what I have to say...I've only been playing in these rooms since Hustler was the El Dorado and you couldn't find a NL game if your life depended on it in southern cal.

back when they were spreading draw and 5-stud.

i talk completely out of my ass.

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I stand by my original statement.

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I stand by my original statement.

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In your opinion...can the 3/6 and 4/8 games be beaten on a consistent basis without having to put in 8+ hours?

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Based on his first comments, don't listen to any advice this poster gives.

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yeah...don't listen to what I have to say...I've only been playing in these rooms since Hustler was the El Dorado and you couldn't find a NL game if your life depended on it in southern cal.

back when they were spreading draw and 5-stud.

i talk completely out of my ass.

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You are if you think suckouts and bad beats aren't what people are looking for. Everytime I get runner-runnered means that I just got some sucker to put all their money in with me as a huge favorite. So um... if you don't like games with calling stations or just loose passives. Send them my way, my home game needs some refreshing until Biloxi is back up.