If you’re in town for PeterBARGE, why not visit San Francisco? Ride the cable cars. Catch a Giants game. Marvel at the fog. Or, Visit Lick Observatory in San Jose. Climb Mission Peak in Fremont. See Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo or California’s Great America in Santa Clara.
Because there’s action all over the place, that’s why.
All of these clubs are 24 hours. None of them have even a single slot machine.
Oaks Card Club in Emeryville is near the Townhouse in Emeryville, where we had our dinner in 2024. They were great hosts, and even spread a couple games for us.
The closest room to the Pinball Pirate is the California Grand in Pacheco. A bunch of us played there in 2023. We didn’t tell them we were coming. They were still great. There is a new player sign-up bonus.
If you find you’re in the Bay Area for a little longer, or just in the mood for a drive, Bay 101 and Casino M8trix are in San Jose and near each other. Of the two, Bay 101 spreads more poker at more limits, including an 80-160 limit hold’em game. Both are very crowded on weekend nights. Lucky Chances is in Colma and has a large poker room. It is usually the easiest place to find a seat on a weekend night. Phone ahead for a seat in the 3-5 game. Artichoke Joe’s is near SFO. It spreads an ever-decreasing amount of poker, but has a great bar. They will likely have a 20-40 limit game over the weekend. The Palace Poker Casino in Hayward is a very small room. They used to have a great no-limit game, but reportedly no longer.
Most poker rooms allow phone-in for higher limits only.
Casinos will be busy on weekend nights until around midnight. Things start thinning out around Last Call at around 1:15 or 1:30.