Thanks for stopping by and clearing this up..

As I have said several times. I have played at Mint a bunch and the games are very good.

There's not a place within a 500 mile radius of the state of Texas where the games aren't good.

Assuming since we have heard nothing from Poker Rooms of Texas since they went dark, and subsequently Big Texas was told to shut down... That Plano doesn't intend to be poker room friendly.

So far FTN in McKinney seems to be running without local harassment.

Much depends on what the prosecuting office wants to pursue. The game room prosecutions typically see prosecution only against the owner/operator. However, the players are at risk of the Class A misdemeanor. A truly ambitious prosecutor could always try and throw the 'money laundering' Hail Mary, but I am not sure that would fly even in a courtroom occupied by the Baptists on the Brazos (besides, Reyna has his hands full with the Twin Peaks cases).

The more likely outcome would be the players get ushered out without an opportunity to cash in their chips, meaning that they lost whatever was on the table but there would be no charge filed against them...

Can confirm nothing as of yesterday afternoon on the Harris County District Clerk's website, which would include anything filed as a Class B and above. I also ran the civil side of the website and saw nothing under the three principal names that were in the article.

That could be where a place like Post Oak derives the biggest benefit from having gone into a former restaurant location that still has the bar set-up in place and functional along with many of the booths. There ARE things beyond 'gambling' that can occur...like eating and drinking.

Not sure what happened but I just recieved this email from lone star card house in conroe...

"We want to thank every member of LSCH who has come out to play, but unfortunately we will be closing our doors this Saturday the 23rd. Stop by this weekend for your last chance to play some 1-2 no limit Texas Hold’em or in one of our tournaments. We will be looking for another place to relocate to so we will keep everyone updated. We have had a blast."

Nothing "happened". I said this would happen a month ago.

McDonald's doesn't stay open by charging $12 for a quarter pounder just because some burger joints do.

in the time i ran club 333 ...approx 11 "rake free" start ups failed - several reasons but it boils down to having a large enough customer base ...and enough money to operate for 1 yr minimum

Hey so I just want to make sure I understand the current state of play in DFW for membership poker clubs with time rakes/seat fees:

1. CJ's Card Club in Dallas...raided by police on 9/7/17 with all player money seized...shut down
Source: http://www.pokeratlas.com/poker-room...dallas/reviews

2. Big Texas Poker in Plano...sent letter by Plano police telling them to shut down or face enforcement action...and that Plano police had determined the business model violates Chapter 47 of the Penal Code...shut down
Source: http://bigtexaspoker.com/wp-content/..._Letters-1.jpg

3. Poker Rooms of Texas in Plano...similar interaction with Plano police as Big Texas Poker...website says shut down
Source: http://www.pokerroomsoftexas.com/

4. FTN Poker in McKinney...still open
Source: https://www.facebook.com/ftnpoker/?ref=py_c

This all correct?

Yep, that seems to be about it.

@IHP , what's up with your website?

https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/...tate-29065.htm

Yes interesting, Post Oak Poker club site is down. I got their daily email today touting tourneys and cash games so hopefully it's just a glitch.

Been down a few days for sure

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There are recent posts on Facebook so must just be something wrong with the website.

Sent them a msg and was told they are working on a new site w more features. Said it would be up soon

With the various issues Statewide, it would be a prudent decision to pull the website. The website being down does not seem to have adversely impacted mid-week cash game turnouts...

One curious question stands out for a grinder
At what level is 1/2 or 1/3 NLHE beatable?
If you add the fees before you sit down and the first half hr fee
example $10 door and $5 per half hr - the first half hr costs you $15 or $30 per hr
the first hr would be $20
the 2nd hr would 16.66
the 3rd hr would be 13.33
the 4hr hr would be 12.50......at this point you are heading in the lower limit of profitable playing time - your average concentration starts to diminish and realistically you are best to play 3.5-5 hrs - situations change this factor but this generalization applies to most sessions.

So that being said...are low stakes poker profitable at these rates?

In 224 hours at Plano room at 1/2 I was at $22/hr. They were $40/month and $10/hr (plus tax). So yeah it's beatable and I would say better than standard drop+rake at casinos.

When you look at some of the trash people play, then the answer is absolutely. Hand selection can be more critical, but long-term, in that environment, it absolutely is beatable...

Not everyone playing is a 'grinder' though. There is also the element of players who go to play and are not looking at making their living from poker. And in that regard, ten to twelve hours a week that returns only a few hundred overall is still something most people will be content with as it covers a bottle of decent wine...

Personally, grinding low-stakes would be mind-numbingly boring...being around tables that long when there really isn't that much in play just isn't worth the time. It becomes a little better when caps are removed and there is a chance at actually seeing $15-20K at a full ring game, but when people are limited to small buy-ins like $200-$300...just blah.

Standard drop rate at casino is about 120/hr rake -also a lot more comps - free drinks etc

Looks like it bought some boardgames and a ping pong table. "Big Texas Game Club". Wonder if Plano will fall for it?

Here's idea..why don't the owners run a club that is 100% member supported - members will pay a fee for running the club - cover the costs etc - do it for the love of the game instead of a profit

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NAH....that would never work...lol