Hustler Casino, Gaming establishment in Gardena, California, US.
Hustler Casino is a cardroom at 1000 West Redondo Beach Boulevard in Gardena, about 15 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. It opened on June 22, 2000, on the site of the former El Dorado Club, which Larry Flynt bought in 1998 for $8 million. A February 2007 expansion added the Crystal Room, used for card games, events, conferences and poker tournaments.
Larry Flynt bought the El Dorado Club site in 1998 for $8 million and opened the Hustler Casino there on June 22, 2000. A major expansion finished in February 2007 added the Crystal Room, used as a card room, events and conference space and poker tournament site. In June 2016 the nearby Normandie Casino was rebranded Larry Flynt's Lucky Lady Casino after its owners lost their gaming licences.
The Crystal Room, added in the February 2007 expansion, doubles as a card room, events and conference space and poker tournament site. The casino's best-known table is Larry Flynt's seven-card stud game, running since 1997 and moved here from his home when the cardroom opened; regulars have included Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Ted Forrest and, before his death, Chip Reese.
The cardroom sits about 15 miles (25 km) south of Downtown Los Angeles in Gardena. The Crystal Room, added in the February 2007 expansion, doubles as a card room, events and conference space and poker tournament site. The biggest seven-card stud game is dealt in a corner of the main poker room floor rather than in a separate high-limit room.
Since 1997 Larry Flynt has hosted what is described as the biggest seven-card stud game in the world; it began at his home and moved here when the casino opened. As of April 2007 the minimum buy-in was $200,000, with $1,000 antes and stakes of $2,000–4,000. Unlike most high-stakes ring games, it is held in a corner of the main poker room floor, with regulars such as Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein and Ted Forrest.
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