Poker News

Byron Liggett

In the NxNW Region (northern CA, northern NV, and the Northwest) there are some important new poker room additions. Now, besides McDonalds and WalMart, almost every community has a poker room for the floppy-minded.

The GOLDEN PHOENIX Hotel/Casino, in downtownReno, just opened a handsome new, five-table poker room. Manager John Willis is a saavy veteran of the business.”Been there, dealt that”, he says. To introduce its new room, the Golden Phoenix is featuring a $100 one-hour free-roll Hold’em tournament. Rebuys are $10. Blinds double every 15 minutes and all prize money is returned to the players. You can win, but you can’t get hurt! If you’ve been wanting to try your hand at a hand, this is the place to do it. The Golden Phoenix is a quality property. Formerly the Flamingo Hilton, the rooms are luxurious, the restaurants are 4- star, and the casino features all the latest slots and most popular table games. Dollar for dollar and game for game, this may be the best, nicest and most complete hotel/casino bargain in the Reno/Tahoe area.

What’s more, if you, your friends or family members ever wanted to try the traditional casino table games, the Golden Phoenix ‘Win Card Program’ offers the best, easiest, and most attractive opportunity to do so anywhere in the casino industry! Visitors to the Golden Phoenix may purchase a Win Card Tri- Pack for $10. The pack contains 3 plastic, hand-held cards, one for craps, one for blackjack and one for roulette. Designed for novice players, Win Cards don’t affect the house edge but simply enable players to instantly dial the best decision in any given situation. In addition, players receive $15 in non-negotiable chips to use on the games. There’s even a’$1 dealer’s tip chip’ included to use as a toke!

The GOLD COUNTRY Casino, in Oroville, CA just held the grand opening for its new poker room. Poker Manager Dustin Edwards runs a full weekly schedule of low buy-in tournaments, including Hold’em, Omaha and Crazy Pineapple contests (check schedule for events & times). In addition to poker, the Gold Country Casino features a bowling center, lake marina, convention & conference facilities.

Another Oroville area property, FEATHER FALLS Casino, has one of the largest and most popular poker rooms in northern CA with 12 tables. Just opened a few months ago, it is already a hot flop spot.

Poker Manager Cindy Smith runs an action attraction.’We spread Hold’em games from $3-6 to $9-18 and No-Limit,’ she reports. Omaha is also popular. They conduct a full weekly tournament schedule and a variety of creative promotions and awards. Smith says their aim is to reward players frequently rather than rarely hit big jackpots.

North Seattle has a new poker room. The RED DRAGON Casino, in Mountlake Terrace is a complete, premier entertainment center. Whether it’s fine dining from the Pan Asian menu, playing pool or watching a game in the full-service sports bar, or playing Hold’em or leave ‘em, this is where the hip come to hop ‘n flop.

A little further north, in Everett WA, the NEW GROVE Cardroom, has been extensively remodeled.’We’re a poker room, not a casino,’ owner John Leeper says,’you won’t find machines and keno games here.’ Apparently, John’s got it right, the New Grove has long been one of the Evergreen States’ most popular poker parlors.

So, for you players who like to change decks, change seats, and change tables, now you’ve got new rooms to check out. May all your flops be hits.

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