The problem is everyone else buys in for $100 or $150 and then leaves after doubling up so I wouldn't say you can actually play poker in 2/3. You are probably better off at the 5-10, 5-5 or the 1-3. More chips relative to the blinds there.

It still beats a 2/3 33BB game.

It's actually 1/3 and up to 40 BB. The 2/3 $300 is a horrible game. In theory, it is a good game with up to 100BB buy in but, in actuality, most people only buy in for $100-150 which makes it a 33-50 BB game. Also, add in the fact that half of the players can't afford the game and are only there for the free food, that is when they aren't up walking around, the game plays much worse than the 80-120 game.

If I played in that game I would probably forget about draws and small pocket pairs and hope that my AK beats his AQ for the huge 66BB pot. With the small amount of money in play, the $5 drop and the mandatory $1 tip, I'd be surprised if anyone is a long term winner in that game. If you really want to play poker then go with the 5/5 or the 5/10.

Honestly, the Bike could make the 2/3 game much better by increasing the minimum buy in to $200 and removing the food comps. I mean really, a food comp for $100 buy in? You need to bet $250 a hand in Vegas before you get comped.

It is strange for a poker player to advocate the removal of comps but I do understand why you state this. I have only played the $300 table once at the Bike so do not have a large enough sample to say whether or not its a good game or not. The only thing I like about the Bike is they allow straddles even at the 40 table(rarely play there).

GW is referring to the 2/3 $100 @ Commerce

Just to elaborate, I'm usually all for comps and the food at the Bike is decent but in this case the comps actually detrimental to the game. Giving comps to people who buy in for $100 is comparable to giving a comps to $5 per hand blackjack player. Typically, comps are given to encourage action. But unfortunately at the Bike, people will buy-in for $100, order food for their entire family and then get up and walk until their food arrives. Afterwards, they get up and walk again, only coming back to the table to make sure their Players Card has been scanned. At most So Cal casinos, they don't comp you until you play 5-10, so I am not sure why the Bike tries to cater to low rollers.

With that being said, the dealers and the floor personnel are friendly and mostly amicable. I also have no reservations, like I might have at Hollywood Park, with walking into the parking lot late at night and I like all of the NL games there, except for the 2/3.

As for the straddle, I don't think putting up 2BB in early position in a game where stacks ranges from 20-50 BB is a wise investment. I guess it's good if you aren't actually the one who straddles.

My bad, I didn't think anyone would prefer the 2/3 nit fest at the Bike over the action 2/3 games at the Commerce. I'm not sure that GW realizes even though the buy-in at Commerce is only $100, the average 2/3 stack at Commerce is bigger than the average stack at the Bike.

Straddles are good for the game because thet create action. If allowed I rarely straddle but dont mind if other players do it. I am going to start mainly plying at Commerce rather than Garden. At garden they stopped the daily cash drawings which I liked.

so basically this game is filled with all the lowestakes 2+2ers in socal how can it even be profitable than even with the best structure

nit city?

planning on coming out here for the Million Dollar tourney thing next week. Will there be PLO cash games running at all? 2/5+?

Uh....no.

Apparently there is gonna be a big PLO game at the Bike on Friday hosted by Limon. I got a seat locked up and will give a trip report if anything interesting happens.

They should put this game on Live at the Bike. He said he was gonna get drunk and buy in for 100k right? I might just go down there to rail it for a while

Hey guys new here.

Im from northern california and mostly play 2/5 with a average buy in of 1,000. Ive played at the commerce a few times and enjoy playing the 5-10, 500-1500 buyin game. I'll be at the bike this weekend and was wanting to know if the bike has a comparable game. From reading here i see they spread a 2/3 3/5 5/5 and 5/10. Is the bike worth playing at any of their higher limit game or is it better to just tale a trip to the commerce.

Thanks.

The 5/10 game should be pretty good this weekend at the bike. Winnin o the green is still in town and that has brought a lot of action to the plaza level (top section).

Also, the 5/10 is uncapped so there gets to be a lot of money on the table. The 5/5 300-500 buy in game sound a little small for you, but its a good game if the 5/10 is full

GL!

the 5/10 game at the Bike is uncap and you'll find a few ppl buy in for 2-5k..should be a fun game.

great response really helpful


from what i heard that game is really nitty and dead care to explain besides just saying two words

I dont like the bike at all. Would ratherplay at commerce or garden

It was your "filled with all the low stakes 2+2ers" comment along with the gross generalization that irked me. The 2+2 crowd is nothing but a drop in the puddle in LA. It doesn't take nitty 2+2ers to nit up a game, and to describe that $100-$300 game at the Bike as "really nitty and dead" is a gross generalization. You will get those tables, and you will get insanely loose ones too. It's a game that can have 8-10 tables going so they won't all be the same.

who says 2+2ers are nits?

Exactly. I've encountered some pretty terrible players who post here.

Most $100-300 games at the Bike are nitty. Not sure what your beef is. How loose is a game going to get when people buy in for $100 and then spend half the time walking around? 8-10 tables only occur when a major tournament is in town. Usually, there are maybe 4-5 tables filled with the same nitty regs. Ya, most of them have probably never heard of 2+2 but that doesn't mean they don't know how to wait for premium hands and if someone gets hot and runs their stack up to 200BB you can usually count on them ordering food and then changing tables. Loose games are the exception, not the norm.

That may be true but I am pretty sure the average 2+2 player is much better than the average poker player.

On average there is more action at commerce and garden than the Bike.

Bump...50k freeroll on july 23 with 50 hours played between now and day of tournament. I believe all poker tables are eligible.