The Lucky Derby, Citrus Heights CA. (next to Sacramento)
| Hours | 24/7 |
|---|---|
| # Tables | 7 |
| Address | 7433-C Greenback Ln, Citrus Heights CA |
| Region | Sacramento, California, USA |
| Phone | 916-726-8946 |
| Website | www.luckyderbycasino.com |
A few miles northeast of Sacramento proper, just east of I-80. Take the Greenback Lane exit and drive about two miles. It's on the left hand side of the road, across the street from a Carl's Jr.
Games[]
Limit hold 'em: 4/8 and 4/8 with half kill. They don't appear to spread any higher (or lower) limit games. A 6/12 was recently added.
Omaha/8: Generally 6/12 with half kill. If the game starts for the day at 4/8, it will be bumped to 6/12 no later than 2:00 PM.
No-limit hold 'em: 1/1 blind $20-60 buy in; 2/5 blind $100-table-match buy in.
A very nice card club in a large building in a shopping-busy area. Malls are right nearby.
Rake: The rake is $3+$1 jackpot for 7-9 players, $2+$1 for 5-6 players, and $1+1 for 2-4 players. Even if there is no flop, $1 is taken for the jackpot.
Blinds on the 4/8 were odd: there was only a single $4 blind, in the position after the button. Since the rake was $4, the dealer simply took the blind and put it on the drop box.
Posting: New players need not post.
Shuffling: Shufflemaster machines are standard on most tables.
A dollar chip
Wait Time: Not too long, even on a Sunday afternoon. Seemed to take about fifteen minutes for a 4/8 seat. They were unexpectedly not spreading Omaha at the time because the Sunday tournament was still going on and was taking up the tables.
Tournaments[]
- Tuesday, 6:30 pm: NLHE $50+$15 (first Tuesday each month: $100+$15)
- Saturday, 3:00 pm: NLHE $37+$13
- Sunday (every Sunday) 11:00 am: Ladies Only NLHE ($30, unlimited $20 rebuys for 1st 3 rounds)
- Sunday (1st Sunday of every month) Derby Deep Stack 10:00am: 10,000 chips ($220)
Jackpots and Promotions[]
- Big Bad Beat Jackpot: Quad 8's or better beaten = $10,300 (Feb 06)
- Small Bad Beat Jackpot: AAATT or better beaten by quads or better, $6200 (Feb 06).
- Omaha Bad Beat Jackpot: Any quad's beaten = $4600 (Feb 06)
- Royal Flush Bonus: progressive by suit and differed by game (Omaha had separate jackpots).
Atmosphere[]
Very nice place with reasonable decor and efficient, cheerful employees. Seemed to be quite busy with relatively happy customers. Room to walk around, a separate but connected room for Asian games like Pai Gow, televisions in a few places but not all over.
Neighborhood: A nice part of suburbia: a shopping center behind the building, a mall only a block away. Lots of shopping and part of California's "driving culture". A Carl's Jr and Del Taco across the street.
Parking: About twenty along the side of the building (west side). Plenty more in the parking lot for the shopping center immediately behind the building.
Tables and Chairs: Standard 9-player tables. Nice felt and padding. Chairs are standard fixed-leg metal frame chairs.
Service and Comps[]
Sodas, coffee, and water are free. Full meals and light snacks are available off the decently-sized and variety-filled menu, for a not-too-cheap price. Example: dish of vanilla ice cream ($2.50). Club sandwich ($6). They have a free membership card that gets you 15% off food items on the menu. As cardroom food goes, the food is very good.
Service was relatively prompt and cheerful.
Links[]
- Nearest competitor is the Phoenix Casino in Citrus Heights.
Visited by wiki authors[]
- Visited by MarkT in Feb 2006.
- Visited by Luckbox in August 2009.