This is a great review, and spot on! Hustler use to be my number 1 in the day but now you put it perfectly "the infestation". I've never felt so unwelcomed at tables before, had some really horrible experiences the past few months there. Unfortunately I haven't been to Hawaiian Garden since they now have a real building. I'll have to make my way down there.
Why are euro's here? They came all the way to L.A. to play low blind poker? What are the talltale signs they are an infestation? Do they speak english with a huge accent? or don't speak at all?
His opinion is spot on and love his honesty because him being a poker channel him having the balls to say the truth about commerce is so commendable because he said it knowing it could hurt him but he didn’t care because it’s true and I feel the same way I’ve played there my whole life but after the pandemic it went to shit and even worse the level of hospitality went out the window they don’t care about the low level customer anymore they care about only making money forgetting that the low limit players made that place and it’s sad they don’t care about the past and all of it makes sense after the pandemic they raised prices on everything and everyone just expected it and it’s not fair or fun but they realized they could just care less and rob you faster and easier and people just said okay that’s why they don’t care
Awesome review. I used to deal at minions in theb80s and 90s. I truly appreciate your mention of the great dealers etc . Thank you for that. Keep up this work well done
HP is my spot, just wish the 5/10 ran more often. Really like Hustler too but yeah HP is nicer. I despise Commerce but for sheer amount of games, can't beat it. Need to get down to Gardens.
Omg i could not agree more with how you feel about commerce casino I’ve been going there for 18 years and after the pandemic it just went downhill and it’s sad because it use to be the best casino around but gardens casino is now the way they make you feel at commerce now is unreal it’s insane and it’s disrespectful and insulting and I don’t understand why the staff isn’t friendly anymore the bar staff and food service staff act as if they don’t work off of tips anymore and security there seems fed up with the staff and it’s extremely noticeable commerce casino is trash now and it’s sad and the worst part is they don’t even care all they want is for you to lose money and they could care less about you as a player
The Bicycle casino is underrated. It has the only 2/3 game with a 100bb buy-in in LA, it has hourly comps which no other real casino in LA has, great service, and the games are good evenings and weekends.
Nice review! And could not agree more with the Commerce Screens on your table. They are literally awful I actually used to like Commerce a lot more until they installed those.
I agree on the commerce with the screens on the tables terrible idea get rid of it. Also need more dealers there took over an hr to get seated in 1/2 no limit
5. Commerce. Lotsa shady characters there, the tables are packed too close, food and parking options not the best 4. The Bike. Longer wait for seats, tighter players. Farther drive from O.C. 3. Hustler. Good vibes, decent action. You can watch the streaming game live too. 2. Gardens. Newest venue, $40 and $100 games. Pepe's across the street has the best Mexican food. 1. Hollywood Park. Best action for 1-2 $40-$100 game IMO. Close to SoFi and Intuit Stadium for sports entertainment.
I'm not from LA but I know that Gardens 5/5 is not the best game in LA. It's actually the worst and it's not even close! Pre pandemic it was most probably the best game or side by side with commerce. The 5/5)10 bomb pot and bounty games however are probably some of the best games in LA but it's not really poker. You adapt and you can enjoy it. But it's a crazy game with much more variance
I appreciate if you can answer me. I love poker, but I’m not pro. I took some online courses and you can say I am not a fish. So 1/2 or 2/3 games is my fit. Problem is LA casinos policy is $80 max buying on 1/2 and $120 max on 2/3 games. That’s too low for me! Next option is 5/5 games with $500 buy in. I am afraid I will be underdog on 5/5 games because they are pro on that table! What are your thoughts? I am looking for 1/3 games with $300 to $400 buy in. 🙏❤️
Man I used to love the Bike back in the day. sweet and sour pork was near restaurant quality and you could get it free playing like 2/3 nl and above. Its just gone down hill though, too bad
As a former worker of Hustler, that place is a shithole... bro is pretty nice about it, but all in all i never seen more shit happen in a casino than Hustler. The facilities are absolutel subpar at best, oh god dont eat the food your wasting your money, the amount gross shit ive seen people do in those seats is beyond your imagination. The "infestation" is real, day in day out the number of players dwindled mainly because of this reason.
My opinion....the LA 5-10 action is far better & looser which neutralizes the bigger rake. More opportunities to win bigger pots because of the higher chance of recreational players. LV 5-10 games are very tight Sun thru Wed .... not including the WSOP months. When the LV games are good its usually because they have more California players or other players coming from other states.
Gardens actually had gone into the crapper. Ive played since the old tent days it was the best . In 2024 still can't eat at the table cause pandemic. Bathrooms dont have the deodorizer chemicals so they smell like urine . They have rules they make up like no pushups and enforce selectively. I would rather go to Crystal Park casino in Compton then go to the gardens anymore.
@@DrDabb47 yea the free food was great but its not just the food I think the actions were much better than compare to now but this could be all casino. =/
This is so confusing bro as somebody who has an office right next to commerce I agree with you on some things, but I think you’re completely ass backwards. The gardens is the number one room in LA first of all it’s not even in LA second of all, the food is double the prices as most casinos, the structure is ass!!! come on, brother. This makes me think this video was a paid promotion from the gardens.
It doesnt seem like u know what ur talking about much. Hawaiian Gardens is part of LA county, so it is in LA. The food is overpriced at all casinos. And the Gardens' 2/3 and 5/5 structures are better than Commerce.
Sorry but you don’t know what you are saying commerce use to be great but they treat a customer who doesn’t come all the time but still comes regularly horrible now the food is horrible the staff is rude the prices on everything from food to alcohol is ridiculous and they don’t even care if you are spending on anything else but gambling now they just want you to lose now they don’t care about fun or entertainment anymore and it’s so weird and in your face it’s crazy
@@marcusnava6863 if your actually a poker connoisseur that enjoys structural advantages (deeper stacks) gardens definitely is not the move with all of the bounty games with multiple blinds/straddles it makes majority of the games a shove fest!!!! But hey do you brother!
Its not video poker, its a purely luck-based game purely based on high hands that come on the flop, turn and river. Ur hole cards dont play. The screen has a hands/payout table that shows how much u can win for whatever high hand on the board. Almost no one plays it and its annoying because the screen is where ur chips and cards are and its slightly lower than felt level, so cards get thrown into it by dealers and theyre difficult to get out unless u have long fingernails lol.
Thanks for Making my Home Casino The Gardens your Favorite. Best kept secret in the LA Poker world.
Their 10/10 plo5 game is the nuts.
5. The Bicycle Casino
4. Hollywood Park Casino
3. Hustler Casino
2. Commerce Casino
1. Gardens Casino
This is a great review, and spot on! Hustler use to be my number 1 in the day but now you put it perfectly "the infestation". I've never felt so unwelcomed at tables before, had some really horrible experiences the past few months there. Unfortunately I haven't been to Hawaiian Garden since they now have a real building. I'll have to make my way down there.
Why are euro's here? They came all the way to L.A. to play low blind poker?
What are the talltale signs they are an infestation? Do they speak english with a huge accent? or don't speak at all?
What infestation?
His opinion is spot on and love his honesty because him being a poker channel him having the balls to say the truth about commerce is so commendable because he said it knowing it could hurt him but he didn’t care because it’s true and I feel the same way I’ve played there my whole life but after the pandemic it went to shit and even worse the level of hospitality went out the window they don’t care about the low level customer anymore they care about only making money forgetting that the low limit players made that place and it’s sad they don’t care about the past and all of it makes sense after the pandemic they raised prices on everything and everyone just expected it and it’s not fair or fun but they realized they could just care less and rob you faster and easier and people just said okay that’s why they don’t care
I miss the Gardens before the renovations. In the big tent. Was the wild wild west.
I miss the old circus tent. Iykyk
Oh hell no 😂
Me too … 100-300 games you get free food ❤
@@soldagoldI’ve seen people bring their family to eat for free lol
I love the gardens lots of action there 5/5/10 game is 🔥 lots of bomb pits lots of action lots of fish buyin is $300-$800 should be $500-$2000
Awesome review. I used to deal at minions in theb80s and 90s. I truly appreciate your mention of the great dealers etc . Thank you for that. Keep up this work well done
HP is my spot, just wish the 5/10 ran more often. Really like Hustler too but yeah HP is nicer. I despise Commerce but for sheer amount of games, can't beat it. Need to get down to Gardens.
lets go gardens babyyyy
Omg i could not agree more with how you feel about commerce casino I’ve been going there for 18 years and after the pandemic it just went downhill and it’s sad because it use to be the best casino around but gardens casino is now the way they make you feel at commerce now is unreal it’s insane and it’s disrespectful and insulting and I don’t understand why the staff isn’t friendly anymore the bar staff and food service staff act as if they don’t work off of tips anymore and security there seems fed up with the staff and it’s extremely noticeable commerce casino is trash now and it’s sad and the worst part is they don’t even care all they want is for you to lose money and they could care less about you as a player
Yup hawain garden my favre they always had big jackpot in poker
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No casinos can best HG… That my favorite poker casino ❤
The Bicycle casino is underrated. It has the only 2/3 game with a 100bb buy-in in LA, it has hourly comps which no other real casino in LA has, great service, and the games are good evenings and weekends.
Fun fact, my uncle bought the Moskowitz's house back in the day when they moved to Florida
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Nice review! And could not agree more with the Commerce Screens on your table. They are literally awful I actually used to like Commerce a lot more until they installed those.
Great analysis 😊
I agree on the commerce with the screens on the tables terrible idea get rid of it. Also need more dealers there took over an hr to get seated in 1/2 no limit
5. Commerce. Lotsa shady characters there, the tables are packed too close, food and parking options not the best
4. The Bike. Longer wait for seats, tighter players. Farther drive from O.C.
3. Hustler. Good vibes, decent action. You can watch the streaming game live too.
2. Gardens. Newest venue, $40 and $100 games. Pepe's across the street has the best Mexican food.
1. Hollywood Park. Best action for 1-2 $40-$100 game IMO. Close to SoFi and Intuit Stadium for sports entertainment.
I'm not from LA but I know that Gardens 5/5 is not the best game in LA. It's actually the worst and it's not even close! Pre pandemic it was most probably the best game or side by side with commerce. The 5/5)10 bomb pot and bounty games however are probably some of the best games in LA but it's not really poker. You adapt and you can enjoy it. But it's a crazy game with much more variance
How many miles does it have?
Nicely done! Subscribed!
when you say games @ are not great or garbage, what do you mean?
The Studio should be #1
I don’t think private games were considered for this video.
Top 5 out of 7 is hilarious!
Gardens does have standard 5 - 5 games in addition to 5/5/10 and 5/5/10 with bounty
I appreciate if you can answer me. I love poker, but I’m not pro. I took some online courses and you can say I am not a fish. So 1/2 or 2/3 games is my fit. Problem is LA casinos policy is $80 max buying on 1/2 and $120 max on 2/3 games. That’s too low for me! Next option is 5/5 games with $500 buy in. I am afraid I will be underdog on 5/5 games because they are pro on that table! What are your thoughts? I am looking for 1/3 games with $300 to $400 buy in. 🙏❤️
You would have to go to Vegas to get that kind of action my friend.
There are 2/3 games at the Bike, Gardens, and Hustler (I think) that have $300 buyins.
120 it used to be 2 or 300 i haven't been there for a few years, that's ridiculous.
This bicycle has THE WORST dealers of all the L.A. area poker rooms
Agree
Commerce Casino is overrated for me...I would put it 4th or 5th on my top 5 list.....Would put Hustler and Bicycle Casinos above Commerce.....
What do you mean the infestation has infested?
euro nits I assume
I think he’s talking about Euros
2-5 game at Lucky Lady, $1,000.00 buy in
The buy in at Gardens is too low. It forces action but minimum should be 100 BB.
They usually waive the buy in limit for the 5-5-10 bounty game
@@tonyLee-rw3cvnot that they waive, if someone reports they will tell you to color down and buying in at 800
The Gardens casino food is crap and pretty expensive. The best food choices are at The Bike.
Commerce is Ight food too
Man I used to love the Bike back in the day. sweet and sour pork was near restaurant quality and you could get it free playing like 2/3 nl and above. Its just gone down hill though, too bad
As a former worker of Hustler, that place is a shithole... bro is pretty nice about it, but all in all i never seen more shit happen in a casino than Hustler. The facilities are absolutel subpar at best, oh god dont eat the food your wasting your money, the amount gross shit ive seen people do in those seats is beyond your imagination. The "infestation" is real, day in day out the number of players dwindled mainly because of this reason.
Wow gatekeeping the lucky lady
😂😂😂
la the best
When you say infestation, you’re referring to pro players entering the game more frequently?
People usually mean lots of Euros. Theyre usually good and antisocial, which makes the games bad.
Commerce has over 250 tables, not 100, it is the largest poker room in the world
136 if you just talking cash game poker tables. Hawaiian Gardens has 135. I'm sure commerce paid them a pretty penny to maintain that status.
Gardens is the best! They also probably have better players but that’s not saying a lot. 😎
I hate those silly screens on the table
You wanna play real poker commerce still the number 1 . If you are a commerce player and you go other place you are advantage to win
Seen so many dirty players there players wrokimg together players acting out of turn on purpose. Other than that its solid.
what does he mean by infestation situations ??
Ask any Commerce floor staff why straddle is not allowed, and they won't have any answers.
Not allowed in Jackpot games but they can't answer how it affects the Jackpot.
How would you compare 5-10 in LA to 5-10 in LV?
My opinion....the LA 5-10 action is far better & looser which neutralizes the bigger rake. More opportunities to win bigger pots because of the higher chance of recreational players. LV 5-10 games are very tight Sun thru Wed .... not including the WSOP months. When the LV games are good its usually because they have more California players or other players coming from other states.
Question:
What makes a game "Not Very Good" ?
mis regs
@Perfect Small pots makes a game not very good.
@@theejayzeeable interesting ...
Commerce don't allow straddle
Lol there is 6 in L.A county u missing lucky lady
Is there an app that shows Gardens wait lists?
Yes they have an app
Gardens actually had gone into the crapper. Ive played since the old tent days it was the best . In 2024 still can't eat at the table cause pandemic. Bathrooms dont have the deodorizer chemicals so they smell like urine . They have rules they make up like no pushups and enforce selectively. I would rather go to Crystal Park casino in Compton then go to the gardens anymore.
Yea this is my home ground casino too..but ironically the old tent day was better here.
Dunno why, I cant pin point the reason.
@@juni4505 free food in the tent days if u play 300 buyin.i also ran into Alex Powers at gardens tent casino before he died
@@DrDabb47 yea the free food was great but its not just the food I think the actions were much better than compare to now but this could be all casino. =/
Hg 💯
What do you mean by infestation haha, just lots of regs?
People usually mean lots of Euros. Theyre usually good and antisocial, so they make the games bad.
This is so confusing bro as somebody who has an office right next to commerce I agree with you on some things, but I think you’re completely ass backwards. The gardens is the number one room in LA first of all it’s not even in LA second of all, the food is double the prices as most casinos, the structure is ass!!! come on, brother. This makes me think this video was a paid promotion from the gardens.
It doesnt seem like u know what ur talking about much. Hawaiian Gardens is part of LA county, so it is in LA. The food is overpriced at all casinos. And the Gardens' 2/3 and 5/5 structures are better than Commerce.
Sorry but you don’t know what you are saying commerce use to be great but they treat a customer who doesn’t come all the time but still comes regularly horrible now the food is horrible the staff is rude the prices on everything from food to alcohol is ridiculous and they don’t even care if you are spending on anything else but gambling now they just want you to lose now they don’t care about fun or entertainment anymore and it’s so weird and in your face it’s crazy
@@marcusnava6863 if your actually a poker connoisseur that enjoys structural advantages (deeper stacks) gardens definitely is not the move with all of the bounty games with multiple blinds/straddles it makes majority of the games a shove fest!!!! But hey do you brother!
Gardens indeed is in LA county.
I know feels like its in orange county but it lands in border line of LA county.
What are the infestation situations??
He's talking about Chinese
Can you do who has the best chips I think the gardens
Crystal Casino #1
Lol I remember it from back in the day when it had poker and was called Crystal Park Casino.
@@theejayzeeable😂
I didn't hear what you said is on the table at commerce. You said some kind of glass. Are there video poker games on the poker tables?
Its not video poker, its a purely luck-based game purely based on high hands that come on the flop, turn and river. Ur hole cards dont play. The screen has a hands/payout table that shows how much u can win for whatever high hand on the board. Almost no one plays it and its annoying because the screen is where ur chips and cards are and its slightly lower than felt level, so cards get thrown into it by dealers and theyre difficult to get out unless u have long fingernails lol.
The screens on the tables are the worst
Infestations?
I like the Gardens the best too