I've played the Commerce many times. It's about 45 minutes from my house. Not as close as the Hustler and Bike. I'll usually come here to play in the LA Poker Classic or California State Poker Championship tournaments. Each takes place over 3-4 weeks and has many daily events. While at the tournaments I often play the cash games. The tournaments are hosted upstairs in a large ballroom and the cash games are downstairs. The room is the largest in the world and it is huge. It's several football fields in size and just filled with tons of poker tables. Several hundred I would guess. The room is very upscale and the food options are great. There are tons of professional regulars who are ready to take your money at the middle and higher stakes games. But there are also plenty of fish and I have done well in the no limit games. In summary, I would strongly recommend this room if you visit Los Angeles. It's something special to see. Kind of like the Augusta National of Poker Room!

Very large and spacious. The cash game tables are very nice and most have shuffling machines. Nice comfortable swivel chairs at all the tables. The tournaments take place upstairs in the ballroom and up there they do have the cheaper fold-up tables and old somewhat smelly chairs.

The dealers are okay. Nothing special. For tournaments I have found the dealers to be very new and not too skilled.

It's fairly easy to get drinks and the food options are great. There are several restaurants, a sushi bar and a large menu that they use at the poker tables.

The waiting lists move fairly quickly. I have never waited longer than 30 minutes for a table.

They have a comp program. Also, at the 5/10 NL games they comp your meals.

I have to rate it a 5 just because of sheer size and the amount of games being played.

No complaints about the size of the casino, the chairs or tables. It is a little noisy in the room and it can be distracting at times. If you like a smaller neighborhood feel this is not the place for you.

The dealers are good and the staff answered all of my questions.

It doesn't take too long to get table service. I thought service would be bad for such a big place, but I was wrong.

Only took about 10 min for a 1/2 NL game. The boards are big and easy to see.

I don't have a player card, so I will get back to you.

Any poker player on the planet needs to play the Commerce at least once in their lives. There are tons of tables and great action 24/7. The restaurants and other amenities aren't quite at the level of those you'll find at the big Las Vegas casinos, but as for poker action, this is the place. The Commerce is the center of the poker universe whether Vegas wants to admit it or not!

Of the big LA casinos (Bike, Hollywood Park, Hawaiian Gardens) Commerce is the nicest and has invested the most in its facility. Everything is first-rate upon purchase and then maintained and cleaned constantly. As for space, there's plenty of room in each of the poker rooms (high stakes, main room, low stakes room on the 2nd floor). It can get crowded on weekends but there's enough space that it's manageable. The tables and chairs are kept in excellent condition; auto-shufflers and comfortable (albeit fixed leg) chairs throughout. Commerce hasn't gone with an automated wait-list yet, but the staff does a good job with the manual sign up boards.

Dealers are as good as you'll find anywhere. They're not as personable as some of the smaller rooms where dealers can know all the regulars by name, but everyone's efficient and professional. Commerce maintains a ton of floor staff although it's not always obvious who's on shift or not. If you have a question or problem, there's always someone within earshot and they've seen it all so they can resolve ANY issue quickly.

Food and drink available tableside and the service is very responsive. The food's a little better at the Bike or Ocean's 11, but did you come here to eat or play poker?

Wait-lists are managed by hand. Brush personnel can be a little harried when it gets crowded but they do a good job of getting players seated quickly given the number of players. If you're looking for something special (seating with a friend or in a particular game), the staff will try to accommodate.

There are bad beat jackpots. Not sure about the comp program.