11/13/99 saturday
ocean's 11 casino is halfway between san diego and los angeles, and is located just off interstate 5, at mission avenue. oh, wow!! what an amazing experience!!! i walk into a casino, **and the air is fresh!!!*** wtg california!
the casino is named for, and based upon, the "rat pack" movie about a group of army buddies who get together to simultaneously rob five las vegas casinos on a new year's eve. if you read this newsgroup, you know the movie. as you enter the casino, you walk past the "rat pack lounge." the walls of the whole place are decorated with stills from the movie, and images of the various stars in other movies (e.g., sinatra as nathan detroit in "guys and dolls"). one entire wall of the casino is an image of all of danny ocean's eleven, with akim tamiroff, too! what a gas!
the place is well-lit, and, of course, well-ventilated. when i arrive, a tourney is almost finished. the sign-up board is not close to the entrance, but i'm greeted as soon as i get to the podium. they spread 1-4 and 3/6 stud/8, 3/6, 4/8, 9/18, and 20/40 hold 'em; 3/6 hold 'em/8; and 3/6 and 4/8 omaha/8. most games have a full kill. dealers carry their own racks, and they're pretty good. they keep their own tips. there are small service tables for drinks and food (no ashtrays here!). the room is rather quiet - most players are watching the college football games on television. i am advised that you get a meal comp for about three hours' of play. i'm also told that the food here is pretty good, but i didn't stay to eat.
at the 3/6, the entire big blind is taken for the rake. the three $1 blue chips are exchanged for one $3 orange, which is dropped. i didn't see any bad beat jackpot signs, and didn't see any bad beat jackpot drop. at the 4/8, the entire big blind is taken for the rake. the omaha/8 games are played nine-handed at a stud-sized table.
i chat with supervisor chuck mccormick for a while (annie? he says, "hiya!" back to you!). sure enough, by the time i'm finished playing at the place, everybody knows that there's this guy from the internet in the room......
i won a rack of blue playing 4/8 omaha/8 for something more than two hours. yeah, i had a good time at ocean's 11. :) the place definitely makes the "yes" list. :D
i've made it to los angeles, and i'm heading to hollywood park as soon as i post this. there are a couple rgp'ers looking for me....
stay tuned!
tiger
[ tiger moves on to the Hollywood Park Casino ]
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