In return, the stakes are doubled: $20 to go (2/3/5) or $80 (10/10/20), and that player, the killer, acts last before the flop. Any player (except the small blind and button) may post an additonal blind bet ($10 in the 2/3/5 games, or $40 in the 10/10/20 game).

In the no-limit game, look out for the unusual 'kill' rule, which will seem bizarre if you're not used to Northern California no-limit rules. Shuffling: Standard ShuffleMaster shuffling machines on many tables. Rake is taken directly out of the pot after the flop. For 2-3-5 SL, the rake is the same as 1-1-2 (used to be $7 every half hour time charge, but sometime in 2006 they went to raking rather than time charge for the 2-3-5 game). For 9/18 it is $4+$1 jackpot for 7-9 players, $2+$1 for 6 players, $1=$1 for 5 or fewer players, $1 if no flop For 1-1-2 SL, $1+$1 jackpot if no flop, $4+$1 jackpot with a flop. Rake for 3/6 and 6/12 is $3+$1 jackpot for 7-9 players, $2+$1 for 6 players, $1+$1 for 5 or fewer players, $1 if no flop. Played with $1 ante and $1 bringin.Ī dollar chip from Lucky Chances Game Info Pot-limit Omaha was listed on the board.ħ-Stud: 2/4, and sometimes 3/6 if demand warrants. The 10-10-20 game only runs Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. In both NL games a time charge of $12 per 40 minutes is collected. For the SL games, standard rake is taken each hand. The 2/3/5 NL game is new as of December 2007. The big blind is still not in for a full bet, though anyone who opens must put in a bet of double the big blind amount, minimum. The three amounts in the listing are the blind amounts (first amount is paid by the button, second by the small blind, third by the big blind). Max bet at spread limit games is $200 (spreads are therefore 4-200 and 10-200). Higher limits no longer seem to go, although at one time there was 20/40 and occasionally 40/80. Lucky Chances is one of the largest and nicest card rooms in the Bay Area, and probably the closest to San Francisco (though the Oaks is pretty darn close, too). The three industries are cemeteries, Lucky Chances, and big box retail. Not visible from the freeway, though, and the road twists as you get close, so pay attention!Ĭolma is the 'cemetery capital of the Bay'. Not the easiest place to get to, but not hard. Nestled in the foothills just south of San Francisco. 23 poker tables (plus a dozen or so tables of pseudo-blackjack, pai-gow, etc).ġ700 Hillside Blvd, Colma CA 94014.

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