I used to be able to tolerate the game they ran, which was a $1/2 NL game, $100 max buy in, with an endless supply of drunks and ESPN'rs. The typical $1/2 game situated next to a bar and the "I'm famous / Your Famous / Look at my Tattoo / I'm cool" theme. Technically, it's a $1/2 spread limit game, as the city of Folsom caps the max bet at $300. They also run a $2/5 NL game with a $200 max buy in. Some time ago, they ran a 7CS game which was (surprisingly) pretty decent. Much has changed over the past few years, and as of recent. (early 2007) They still run a BJ table out in the bar area. The room is run by people who know nothing about the poker business, know nothing about the rules of poker, how to handle table issues, balancing tables, cashing in / cashing out, customer service, hand rulings, etc. You can ask three different people about a simple rule (over sized chips or "one chip rule" for example) and get 4 different answers. On top of that, there is no "main game", people go south, hop from table to table as they please, and to finish it off, the worst dealers I've ever seen. Sadly, every time I go in there, I add something else to my list of 'reasons I'll never step foot in this room again'. It's been a few months since I've been in there personally, but continue to hear from other poker players that it's pretty much the same as always. Fast forward- to late 2006 / early 2007, they took all their dealers and sent them to the unemployment line and brought in electronic tables. You are basically sitting at a table with a screen in front of each player where they place their bets, and are essentially playing "online" poker, but face to face with 8 other drunks at the table. The novelty of the electronic table, while fun for the first visit, quickly wears off as the problems within the room, are only magnified. Verbal action means nothing, play is grossly slow, and it seemed that for the first few weeks of the new tables, it was a nightly conundrum when the games would start. Great technology- however the worst application you could imagine. With the abundance of poker rooms in Sacramento, and for that matter, within a 10 minute drive from Folsom, there are far better options. It's a pretty common occurrence to see / have the Folsom Police in the parking lot taking care of or assisting with a bar brawl, or taking a police report for a stolen stereo or (Jan 2007) people held at gunpoint in the parking lot after leaving the building / getting in their car. On the other side of the coin, if you can deal with all the issues that plague the room, I know several people who have played in the room regularly, (pre electronic tables) that the drunks and the max buyin of $100, can make the game a gift shop due to the level of skill or lack thereof. If you know how to beat a $1/2 "garage" style game filled with reckless drunks, who think they are on TV, this place is for you. However, if you are looking for a well run, safe, and solid game, keep on driving to another room. Don't waste your time.

The room itself is decent. Prior to the new electronic tables, the tables were nice, new, well kept, decent chairs, decent amount of space, clean paint on the walls, well lit, etc.

Terribly incompetent Floor, Dealers, and Staff in the poker room. However there are no longer Dealers at the tables, so that's a null point. When they had live Dealer at the old tables, you scratched your head asking why or how they got a job as a Dealer. (there were actually one or two decent dealers in the place)

Cocktail waitresses regularly come through the room to keep the alcohol flowing. They serve "bar food" and if you wish for something different, there are several other decent restaurants local to the area within a mile or two.

Wait time can be anywhere from 5 minutes to 1 hour. It will be obvious on your first visit that the Floor has no idea of how to seat people, keep a main game going, moving players, etc. So it can be a crap shoot to get seated in a game. I was on the list once, passed up (stepped outside for a smoke) and came back in 60 seconds after I was called. Needless to say, I had to lobby myself to be "next on the list" versus being put at the bottom. You can not call ahead to get your name on the list.

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I guess I have a bit of a favorable bias toward this place, because this was the first cardroom I ever played a live game. When I say that I am being too nice to a place I gave 3 chips, that is definitely saying something. The staff never seemed terribly professional, but I thought that they made a nice effort and made the overall playing experience to be a nice one. The $100 cap on the no-limit game, was about 1/2 to 1/3 what I would have liked to see, but the place was profitable with all of the reckless players who came in on the weekends. The dealers were never anything special, but I am really not thrilled with the electronic tables. I came to this room once after the new tables were installed. I sat down for about 15 minutes, and swore never to come back again. My suggestion to this place would have been to install maybe one of those tables for sit-n-go action, but oh well.... There are just better places to play in or around Sacramento.

The room is very tiny, and the noise from the bar is kept out as long as people keep the door closed. it is a bit too small for my liking and space has always been a major concern.

The dealers were always sub-par, but at least most of them had a personality. That was a plus in a game full of drunks. However, this no longer is an issue with the electronic tables.

Drinks are easy to come by. Service in this area has always been excellent. It was always fun to order a "tall" beer and relax in the room away from the mess in the bar area.

The lists were on a white board, and management usually had players write down their own names. The problem with the small room is that it often does not have enough room for waiting players. If a waiting player is pushed out to the bar on a busy weekend, it is impossible to hear your name called for an open spot at a table. Waits have always varied greatly at this place. I have been there on Saturday nights and been seated immediately. Other times, I quit waiting after more than an hour.

No comps, except for some bottled water kept in the fridge in the poker room.