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Originally Posted by Pharoah00
Hey guys I have family in San Diego that I'm visiting. I'm from Detroit, but I'm wondering where the best 2/5 games are.
When I was at Barona in January, the 2/3 played like a 2/5. Both tables had pretty solid action, I'd guesstimate 3-5 people seeing every flop. Some very, very fishy plays.
One table dynamic was = everyone knew each other, a lotta talking, a lotta joking, a lotta unreasonably huge bets, and a lotta clues and fake clues to pick up on. (Mostly old fat white dudes.)
Another table dynamic was = everyone was respectful, but pretty dead quiet. Less action than the other table w/ far less risky/donkey plays, but the game was still fun, just different. (Mostly Asian dudes.)
I normally wouldn't note race, except in this case it was like the players segregated themselves. (Maybe the Asian dudes didn't get along with the white dudes?)
Whatever the reason was, I played both tables and had fun.
The $1/$2 games have also had pretty decent action, and a person w/ superaggro style can typically run 'em over. In October, my 1/2 table was pretty mediocre players. In January, the level of play was far more intelligent, w/ 3 players playing profitable poker.
Never had a problem getting into a game at Barona, although sometimes the wait is 20 min. Another thing I like is that I've noticed more female players there than other cardrooms. I dunno why, but it's cool by me.
Ever since I had to spend a tournament next to a dude who smelled like a ****ing bait boat in Santa Barbara's Chumash, I've realized that I've never had a complaint about how a female poker player smelled.