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Those who haven’t spent some time at the Gar­dens Casino recently might be sur­prised by what the prop­erty has to offer. The $10,000 WPT Gar­dens Poker Cham­pi­on­ship is sched­uled for Jan 12–16, the first Main Tour event of 2019, provid­ing play­ers with a fant­ast­ic oppor­tun­ity to play in style.

“As for the amen­it­ies, play­ers feel very com­fort­able at the Gar­dens,” tour­na­ment man­ager Cav­in Quintanilla says. “We’re essen­tially one of the largest poker rooms in the world that nobody knows about, so we’re look­ing to change that.”

“For us, it’s about fun, integ­rity, and team­work, and I always say that the play­ers are the bosses. We run the show, but ulti­mately the play­ers are in charge.”

Lux­uri­ous Poker

The Gar­dens under­went a com­plete $90-mil­lion renov­a­tion two and a half years ago, trans­form­ing it into one of the most eleg­ant places to play poker on the West Coast. The prop­erty offers numer­ous tour­na­ments and Sit and Go’s for all buy-in levels, as well as cash games for every bank­roll. The prop­erty also boasts some of the largest cash game bad beat jack­pots avail­able.

The prop­erty was pre­vi­ously known for its unique facility—a giant white tent. The renov­a­tion has changed the Gar­dens into an opu­lent 200,000-square-foot, two-story build­ing.

Quintanilla and his team strive to live up to their motto of “A new gam­ing exper­i­ence.” This atten­tion to detail extends to wait­ing for a seat in a cash game. Rather than con­stant announce­ments, the Gar­dens has a text alert sys­tem.

“Our sys­tem is a little more high tech,” Quintanilla says. “You’re not going to have this non-stop PA sys­tem going crazy. It’s a really great envir­on­ment.”

The Gar­dens fea­tures a styl­ish main poker floor with 100 cash game tables, a sep­ar­ate tour­na­ment room with 45 more tables, and the VIP room with 39 addi­tion­al tables. The casino also offers anoth­er area for casino-style poker gam­ing, from Black­jack Poker to EZ Bac­car­at to Pai Gow Poker.

In addi­tion to great poker, the Gar­dens offers a wide range of amen­it­ies and a relax­ing, com­fort­able atmo­sphere to make play­ers feel at home. This extends right down to the chairs, which fully swiv­el, can be moved, and provide a level of com­fort not found in oth­er rooms.

Dine, Play Poker, and More

In addi­tion to its poker offer­ings, a full-ser­vice bar and res­taur­ant were added as part of the renov­a­tion. At Triple 7 Sports Bar & Grill, play­ers can gath­er at the large oval-shaped bar for a few drinks with friends, or order a drink while play­ing poker. Play­ers can choose from a large wine list or enjoy a pint of one of the Cali­for­nia craft beers on tap.

Triple 7 offers a bit of everything in a cas­u­al yet upscale atmo­sphere to suit every taste. The menu includes Viet­namese and Thai dishes, clas­sic Amer­ic­an, Mex­ic­an, and Itali­an fare. Check out Taco Mondays for deli­cious tacos and $2.50 mar­gar­itas.

“We don’t have din­ner breaks because we provide full tableside ser­vice,” Quintanilla says. “And we do it for every­body. So if you want a $5 orange chick­en bowl, they come around with sta­di­um-style offer­ings, and if you want steak and lob­ster, we’ll bring it to you too. So you’ve got a full res­taur­ant menu, a full play­er menu, and a sta­di­um-style menu with piz­zas and everything. Our food usu­ally receives A‑plus marks.”

The 999 Party Pit offers play­ers a cool vibe, drinks, and gam­ing every Fri­day at 8 p.m. Check out the non-stop music with guest DJs, dan­cers, and food and drink spe­cials.

Through­out the week, play­ers can enjoy numer­ous pro­mo­tions, includ­ing weekly NFL pick ‘em con­tests for cash prizes. The prop­erty has also partnered with Roy Englebrecht Pro­mo­tions for a reg­u­lar pro­fes­sion­al box­ing series at the new Gar­dens Event Cen­ter.

Quintanilla also notes that the Gar­dens provides an excel­lent vaca­tion in the poker room and bey­ond the prop­erty.

“We’re on the bor­der of Orange County, and if you’re famil­i­ar with L.A., that area’s so inter­est­ing and there are so many things to do,” he says. “But Orange County is a whole dif­fer­ent exper­i­ence. You have the resorts, Dis­ney­land, and all the beaches—so the loc­a­tion is great.”

The poker action prom­ises to be excel­lent as well, and one for­tu­nate play­er will join Simon Lam as a WPT Gar­dens cham­pi­on.

For more inform­a­tion on the WPT Gar­dens Poker Cham­pi­on­ship, click here. For a com­plete sched­ule of all Gar­dens Poker Cham­pi­on­ship events, click here.

Sean Chaffin is a freel­ance writer in Cran­dall, Texas. His work appears in numer­ous web­sites and pub­lic­a­tions. Fol­low him on Twit­ter @PokerTraditions.

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