How is poker run in a casino?
Question by fubar5060: How is poker run in a casino?
How are the games organized on a regular night vs. when they have a tournament? I know the rules of the game, but not how they setup games when people just walk in wanting to play.
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Answer by Peter V
It’s organised in terms of the size of your wallet.
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It really depends on the casino.
As a general rule the card room will have a reception desk. You go to it and they will tell you all the regular cash games that are running, such as $ 1/$ 2 no limit hold’em or $ 3/$ 6 limit Omaha etc. You can put your name down for a seat, or if one is available they will take you to your seat.
Most rooms will also run tournaments at various times of the day and week. Some busy rooms might have 4-6 per day. The buy in for the tournaments will vary depending on the room, time of day, and day of the week. Most rooms will have various events planned and many will have a calendar of upcoming tournament events.
If you get a copy of Card Player magazine it will list most of the regular tournaments at most of the major casinos.
If you tell them that you are new to live play (not your opponents, the staff at the desk!), they will be happy to explain how things work in their specific room.
It is very easy, they have dealers who are there to deal games they offer, and some games that they will deal if enough people want to play. Most casinos have set times that they run there tournaments, and there cash games are always open, Most casinos run a 2-4, limit game, and a 1-2 no limit game as well, as well as other games like high low split, and 7 card stud. All you have to do is go to the desk and ask if they have an open seat for the game you want, if they don’t have any open seats they put you on a waiting list. And when your seat is open they call you.