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Originally Posted by Javanewt
play at Oceans 11, only because it seems to be in a nicer area than Barona, and it is a vacation.
I would never describe the area immediately surrounding Ocean's 11 as nice. While it's not as bad as the aras surrounding many of the Los Angeles card rooms, the area that Ocean's 11 is in would not be anywhere on my list of places to live.
Having said that, it's not so bad that I'm afraid whenever I go there!
Barona is a fantastic area. It is a resort with a hotel and a golf course. It's a true Vegas style casino as well. The downside? It's kind of in the middle of nowhere. it's not that bad to get to from San Diego but there's nothing else to do out there either. If you're on vacation, you may want to stay there a night (don't know costs) simply to save yourself a drive back to town late at night on a twisty two lane road.
Viejas is far more convenient to get to than Barona and I'd even say Sycuan is easier to get to as well. the action at Viejas is better than Sycuan and it is maybe comparable at the lower limits to Barona. Viejas and Sycuan both have a $100 max $1/$2 game whereas Barona's is only $60. viejas will also have several $1/$3 games going whereas Sycuan may not even have one running. Barona has them but I don't know how many is the norm. I don't paly higher so I can't offer anything to you about those games.
Personally, I'd stay away from Casino Pauma, Harrah's Rincon, and Valley View. there's nothing out that way and the games aren't always running. Valley View has all electronic tables. I've played at Pauma and harrah's once each adn went there again but there were no games running (early on a Friday evening but still.....).
Michael