Quote Originally Posted by Sandwich View Post
I'm an east coast Limit Holdem guy and I'll be in L.A. for a few days, with some free time either Sunday night or Monday night -- was thinking of heading to the Commerce this coming Sunday or Monday evening to play some Limit Holdem.

Looking at Bravo... Considering the 8-16 limit game with kill or maybe the 20-40 limit game.

Any advice or tips about the Commerce in general? Or about these limit holdem games in particular? Like, how they generally play, what types of opponents I can expect? The rake pretty much sucks at the Commerce, right?

Oh yeah, I'll be driving -- how does the parking work there? non-valet, preferably.

Thanks.
Area isn't as terrible as jacosta is making it out to be. You can self park, just be aware of your surroundings. There are various lots surrounding the building.

The rake is bruuuuuuuuuutal at Commerce. It's so high that I think it may actually be unbeatable below 60-120 (where it's a time charge, and is more reasonable).

They have an obnoxious jackpot drop, as well as a no-flop drop.

If you have the roll, might as well go for 20-40 instead of 8-16. From what I've seen the players are pretty bad in that one (a lot of limping and chasing). Better players at 40-80 for the most part, as that game tends to be hit and miss whether it's good or not.

They have some weird thing with earning food credits as you play (see other posts about it in this forum), so make sure to get a players' card.

As was already pointed out, watch out for angle shooting. Do not let anyone do any bullshit such as checking it down after you fold, toss chips back to each other, or any nonsense like that. If anyone does, speak up.

Also the dealers are horrible (and rarely speak English), so keep your eyes open that they don't make mistakes, including with collecting rake.