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Two Major Cardrooms Battle for Austin Poker Supremacy and Statewide in Texas

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 01:35:10 +0000

Austin’s metro area has a booming live poker industry and, no disrespect to any other card rooms in the city, it’s dominated by two clubs that are trying relentlessly to one-up each other.

Texas Card House Social (TCH) and The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock (Austin area), two of the biggest card clubs in the state, have more than 110 combined poker tables. Both rooms play host to the juiciest cash games and tournaments in Texas. And there’s a rivalry brewing between the businesses, each vying to not only be known as the best poker room in Austin, but across the Lone Star State.

You Dont Want to Miss the Champions Club Texas Fall Poker Open in October

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:00:11 +0000

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes the poker tournament prize pools.

Take, for example, the upcoming series at Champions Club in Houston — the Fall Poker Open — which features a $1 million guaranteed Main Event, along with 14 other juicy tournaments. Action begins at the Texas poker club Oct. 16, and it concludes Oct. 28.

Fall Poker Open Series Highlights

Champions Club, co-owned by 17-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion and Poker Hall of Famer Phil Hellmuth, is one of the top cardrooms in the Lone Star State. The club has hosted numerous big events the past few years, and the upcoming Fall Poker Open will only add to that resume.

Did Texas Man Murder Player Over Cheating Poker Game?

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:35:13 +0000

A Texas man was charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing a player accused of cheating a poker game on Sept. 8, according to Austin’s ABC affiliate (KVUE).

The Austin Police Department (APD) say Martin Tovar, 26, shot and killed 25-year-old Steve Gonzalez, the player accused of cheating, following an altercation at a residence on the 2500 block of Teri Road in the Texas capital city while throwing dice, per a press release. But KVUE news reports the affidavit mentions the incident took place during a poker game.

Is this the Greatest Call Youve Seen in a Poker Tournament All Year?

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:35:10 +0000

Andrew Moreno made a call for the ages during heads-up play Sunday in a $100,000 guaranteed Super September tournament at The Lodge Card Club near Austin, Texas.

The no-limit hold’em two-day event paid its winner $30,544, a prize the champion wouldn’t have received if not for making one of the best calls you’ll ever see.

Poker Star Makes a Brilliant Call

Moreno, one of the top tournament players in the game, has made a number of brilliant plays the past few years. He’s recorded nearly $3.7 million in live tournament cashes since 2021, according to The Hendon Mob, including a $1.4 million score for winning a $10,000 buy-in event at Wynn Las Vegas three years ago.

Texas Card House Dallas Wins Crucial Legal Battle Against Anti-Poker City

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:35:10 +0000

Texas Card House had quite a day on Wednesday, seeing as the Lone Star State poker brand won a legal battle against the city of Dallas and had a stellar opening night at its new Austin location.

PokerNews reached out to the card room’s CEO, Ryan Crow, who was ecstatic on multiple fronts. The poker club hosted its grand opening at a new location in Austin on Aug. 28, and the large poker club was packed. More than 50 games were running during the evening, and over 150 players were waiting to play.

Royal Flush on the River Disqualifies Bad Beat Jackpot at Texas Poker Room?

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:00:14 +0000

A one-outer on the river, perhaps for the first time ever, killed a bad beat jackpot from being set off at The Lodge Card Club near Austin, Texas.

Yes, you read that right. The pot-limit Omaha bad beat jackpot at the card room co-owned by Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme, and Brad Owen, is up to $118,000 from its $100,000 starting point. The jackpot qualifier had been reached on the flop when two players in a low-stakes game each hit a straight flush. But the qualifier ended when a one-outer royal flush appeared on the river, making the hand a true bad beat, and nobody was paid anything.

This Texas Poker Room is Banking on a Women-First Concept

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 18:35:14 +0000

The Royal Card Club in Austin, Texas has a unique poker room concept that just might help bring more women into the game of poker.

Lisa Pickell, VP of Operations and Business Development for the poker club, which opened in April, explained some of the challenges her business faces, and shared an optimistic view of the good it could do for the poker community.

Bringing More Women into Poker

Pickell, originally from New Jersey, is a longtime poker player. She’s an instructor for Poker Power, an organization focused on empowering women to win in life and poker. Her intent with Royal Card Club is twofold — she of course wants it to be a profitable business venture, but also to help attract more women to the game of poker.