- Commerce Casino
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Commerce Casino 
Address 6131 East Telegraph Road
Commerce, CA 90040Opening date August 1983 Theme Assyrian/Babylonian[1] No. of rooms 200 Total gaming space 91,694 square feet (8,518.7 m2) Casino type Land Owner California Commerce Club, Inc.[2] Years renovated 2001 (hotel addition) Website www.commercecasino.com Commerce Casino is a cardroom located in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce. With over 240 tables on site, Commerce Casino is the largest cardroom in the world.[3] Established in 1983, the casino accounted for 38% of Commerce's tax revenues for the 2006-2007 fiscal year.[4]
In addition to the main cardroom, the Commerce Casino complex includes a full service 200 room Crowne Plaza Hotel, which houses dining establishments, a day spa, beauty salon, pool and sundeck, banquet rooms, shops and entertainment. The Commerce is also home to several restaurants and host to live boxing and MMA events.
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Poker
The Commerce Casino offers a wide variety of limit, pot limit and no limit poker games, including:
The casino spreads more Texas Hold'em games than any other casino in the world.[citation needed] Commerce spreads hold'em games as low as 1-2 and 2-4. 3-6, 4-8 & 6-12 exist on the main floor, with 8-16 and larger limit games in the Hotel section. No Limit Hold 'em games have buy-ins as low as $40 and go much higher. There is a new $5/10 $500/$1500 spread No Limit Hold'em game which was first created in 2008.
The Casino's bad beat jackpots sometimes grow into six figures.[citation needed] Commerce Casino offers a $100,000 Super Jackpot for Hold 'em.
Players can bring members of a home game to the Casino and they will provide game instruction, dealers, a pit boss, cards, chips and poker snacks. The "home" games act as live cash games and are eligible for jackpots.
Classes
Commerce Casino sign
The casino is offering Free Poker Lessons on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Beginner classes are Tuesdays from 8pm to 10pm and Intermediate classes are held on Thursdays from 8pm to 10 pm. Registration is available at their website. The instructor is Roger Rodd "Poker Comedian and Poker Instructor to the Stars."
Tournaments
The Commerce Casino is home to several poker tournament series,[5] including:
- Los Angeles Poker Classic - Annual tournament beginning in January and running through early March. This is Commerce's major tournament of the year, involving a World Poker Tour event, a Professional Poker Tour event and the celebrity event, the World Poker Tour Invitational.
- California State Poker Championship - Annual tournament, held in May. Originally held in June, the tournament was moved to avoid conflict with the World Series of Poker.
- Commerce Hold 'em Series - Annual tournament held in September with smaller buy-ins where every event is Texas hold 'em.
- The L.A. Poker Open - Annual tournament held in November.
Restaurants
The Commerce Casino is home to several eating establishments,[6] including:
- Manhattan Deli Restaurant & Bakery - The signature hotel located in the Main Lobby of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
- The Arena Sports Bar & Grill - Offers a variety of International cuisine with entertainment, live sporting events and karaoke on various nights. Located in the hotel near the Hi-Limit Section.
- The Commerce Cafe - Near the Main Poker Room offering Traditional American cuisine, pastries and a full line of Starbucks hot and iced coffees.
- Tableside Dining - Available at your table 24 hours. Credits on your Players Card may be used as payment for food.
California games
Commerce also offers Pan, No Bust Blackjack, 3 Card Poker, Let It Ride, Caribbean Stud Poker, 21st Century Baccarat, EZ Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Super Pan Nine and 13 Card (Chinese poker).
Games besides poker, such as the ones listed above, are called "California Games" and have been modified to conform to California state gambling laws. The primary difference between California Games and normal casino table games is that the player does not play against the house. All non-poker games at the Commerce Casino are player-banked, meaning players play only against one another, and never against the house. The Commerce serves as a host for these games, providing a venue for their play.[7]
Off-Track Betting
The Racebook at Commerce Casino opened in July 2009, featuring mini satellite wagering from California and Eastern U.S. race tracks. There is no admission fee.
Notes
- ^ Commerce Casino Media Kit, p. 14
- ^ Ibid., p. 15
- ^ Two Rags review
- ^ City of Commerce 2006-07 complete budget, p. 4
- ^ Commercecasino.com: Tournaments
- ^ Commercecasino.com: Restaurants
- ^ http://www.commercecasino.com/caGames.aspx
External links
Coordinates: 33°59′54″N 118°08′41″W / 33.998407°N 118.144587°W
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