The poker scene in Reno has evolved in the past, however that it is always an change as rooms go in and out. Forty years ago there were ten places you could play, but the rooms had just a few tables. Thirty years ago half the casinos in town thought they had to own poker, so even tiny clubs much like the Onslow and Silver Spur were built with a game or two.
Reno poker hit its high part of the late 1980's when WSOP bracelet winners like Hans 'Tuna' Lund, Freddie Deeb, Russ Hamilton, and Ray Zee played in the very best rooms around (Harrah's, Flamingo Hilton, Reno Hilton). The games were great across town, with busy rooms at Circus Circus, Peppermill, Harold's Club, Cal-Neva and Eldorado.
Today, because pendulum swings back the opposite way, you will find just six poker rooms round the downtown area, seven if you count the Grand Sierra across highway 395. The Silver legacy offers Reno's only all-automated poker tables. Located on the North side in the casino floor, the poker site has PokerPro machines as opposed to live dealers. Games start at 6pm.
The Sands Regency features a small, three-table room that serves hotel guests. The room opens at 10am, but games don't always get cranked-up straight away. Comps can be found for hours played. The five remaining live poker rooms in Reno compete for hotel guests and local players and also have a a minimum of six tables.
Number Five ' Club Cal-Neva
The Club-Cal-Neva survived for many years inside the downtown area with no hotel. Now the club includes a nice hotel attached, but the room, clientele, and ambiance have changed little. The room has six tables and will be offering bad-beat jackpots, four-of-a-kind and higher bonuses, and bonus tournament chips for each hour of live cash play.
The comp minute rates are $1 hourly of live cash play and could provide for property amenities as well as $10 tournament buy-ins. Room opens at 10am.
Number Four ' Eldorado
The Eldorado casino is sandwiched between your Silver Legacy and Circus Circus and has an 11-table poker network. The room is well laid-out with lots of room between your tables. Bonuses for four-of-a-kind and higher hands are paid every day and all games have a read more bad-beat jackpot drop. The room opens at 10am, but stays open before the games go down.
$30 tournament players get a $10 bonus when they play in live games following your tournament. In addition, complimentary admittance to a $2,000 added last-Friday of the month tournament can be obtained for 25-hours of play. The hourly comp rate for live play is $1.
Number Three ' Peppermill
The Peppermill will be the nicest poker site in Northern Nevada, with 25 TV's and 19 tables. A complimentary, self-service beverage, soup, and sandwich station keeps players inside room along with table-side dining. The hourly comp rates are $1.
Number Two ' Grand Sierra
The Grand Sierra poker network opens at 9:30am and possesses 7 tables available. Seated players have a chance to win $50 for aces cracked, Sunday through Thursday. There are a number of nice complimentary bonuses including a player's buffet offered daily for live game players.
A limit game starter special for that first players inside a $3-6 limit Hold'em game at 2pm is $20 in chips after a couple of hours of live play. The hourly rates are $2.
Number One - Atlantis
The Atlantis includes a pleasant poker site with plush chairs and lots of TV's. The nine-table room opens at 9am and will be offering a free-spin bonus wheel for lucky seated players, high-hand payoffs, plus an aces-cracked bonus. In addition, a self-service soup and beverage bar is on hand.
The comp rate in the Atlantis runs $1 by the hour for 10-24 hours in a week of play and $2 per hour for over 24 hours of play, plus $1 cash back per hour. You can also turn in a tournament receipt for virtually any play in Reno/Sparks and have a $10 bonus with one-hour of play.