I recently found 2 coastal poker treasures. I was turned on to the Village Club just south of San Diego after reading a review by "cracknaces." There are glitzier rooms in the area, but they're all pretty standard issue. The Village Club has atmosphere.
The other (pictured right) is in Ventura. Players Poker Club is a dive of a room with 5 tables (they plan to expand to 7) and packed with action - mostly $4/8 Limit and up to $5/10 NL. A handful of guys had boxes of strawberries on their table side trays. Totally cute.
