Oh interesting did I see that you took an Uber from Houston to Dallas? Seems kind of crazy.

Yeah no offense but I don’t want to play at your table, prefer action junkie fish.

not an Uber, rode with a friend. her house burned down recently and she needs the money. but she isnt poor either. im certainly not carrying tons of cash in a strangers car, or on a plane. soon i wont be able to fly, the vaccine will be needed.

i am a fish once im stuck but until im a few hundred stuck, i hate buying in for more than i have to. once im stuck ill shove allin on a bluff to buy the pot or go home. the 15-30 hilo players i played with in Houston everyday will tell u im a fish

Yeah reminds me I need to learn Hilo.

52 South has already started to take on SE houston with some MEGA events...within the first weeks of opening
a 50k GTD tourney

The following week a 100k GTD tourney (I believe it falls on the same week as the $1MILLION GTD at Champions

Then giving away a truck - this was immensely popular when they ran it filling 30+ tables at the original location

Mint tried to re-open under "New Management" but word is that it is still run by Eakmann behind the scenes who knew that people would not return if he was still involved - they lowered prices - offered no daily fee - got a table or two for a few days but returned back to no tables running - we will see if this continues and this finally is their last hurrah.

Every table that 52 gets is one less table that Spades gets - I expect it to only get stronger...

Soho?...1 table most days - tournaments either don't make or are weak attendance compared to before. How long they can sustain only time will tell

These are all observations from "my couch" and conversations I have with various people who are members of my stock group so take this as just analysis and at best 2nd hand info.

I am still holding my breath for when all the casinos are up and running at 100% capacity allowed - this will determine how many of these clubs ultimately survive.

Silly question but where does the term "Brush" come from in Tx? Seems to be similar to "chip runner" in other parts of the country?

Brush is not a Texas specific term. The brush clean the poker tables off with a brush, thus the name. They do many odd jobs around the poker room.

The brush is the person responsible for maintaining the sign-up lists for poker at poker rooms.

Poker, unlike most forms of gambling, requires a certain "critical mass" of people in a game in order for the game to be enjoyable for most players. Usually, this number is around 6, and most poker rooms try hard to maintain games at a level of 8 or more players per table (this is different for Seven-card stud games, which can only seat a maximum of 8 players due to the number of cards used).

Keeping the active tables "full" is a tricky job, and requires a person to be in charge of deciding where new players are placed when they enter a room (to keep tables more balanced), when to open a new table to handle waiting players, which player is allowed to join a table next, which tables to "break" (shut down) in order to disperse their players to other short-handed tables, and in extreme cases, which players to move from one table to another in order to maintain balance.

This position of authority is called the brush. The brush is the person you will need to speak to first upon entering a poker room, and will often decide which table you are seated at. You want to be nice to the brush; not only do they have a difficult and demanding job, but they can steer you towards a better game if they like you, or keep you in mind for a table change if you request it.

A brush often works in conjunction with a floorman to manage the workings of the poker room, though in small card rooms, the brush and floorman may be the same person.

AND NO...HE WILL NOT BRUSH THE TABLE (CLEAN) OR YOUR HAIR

Brush

A casino employee whose job it is to greet players entering the poker room, maintain the list of persons waiting to play, announce open seats, and various other duties (including brushing off tables to prepare them for new games, hence the name).To recruit players into a game

Updated list of Houston card places:

Central Houston
1. 52 Social
2. Prime Social
3. Empire
4. Kings and Cards (not on Poker Atlas)

West Houston
1. Freerolls - rake the pot rather than time charge
2. 101 - Also doing some sort of hybrid rake rather than time
3. Champions

South Houston
1. 52 Social South
2. Spades
3. Mint Poker
4. South Houston Poker Club

North Houston
1. Texas Card House
2. Rounders
3. Paramount (not on Poker Atlas)

East Houston
1. The Warehouse (not on Poker Atlas)

Two on Poker Atlas that say coming soon
1. Stars Poker Club (think this in N. Houston)
2. Pro-Poker Social (N. of Houston in Conroe)

Any I missed?

These are not on Poker Atlas but like Paramount are on Tempus

North West Houston
Grinders Poker Room

North East Houston
The Hanger Poker House

Galveston Island
Celebrity Card Club

I'm going to Houston later this year - what are some of the best spots to play? Prefer to play 5/10 NLH and larger ($1.5k-$5k buy-ins ideal) but open to huge 2/5 games if that's a thing.

Would I get a raw deal going for just a single day to a room to play or are the basically all about $10/hr to play or are there sign-up fees and membership fees etc?

Bigger games look at 52 Social, that has most of the bigger consistent action in Houston. I habe no vested interest, just trying to give what your seeking. Look at poker Atlas as well as to what's running at anywhere else,.Prime Social is very close by.. Most of the games play bigger than the blinds in Texas, especially with match the stack.



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52 Social hands down. Don’t let the 1/3 scare you lol. It’s more like 5/10/20 lots of days of the week.

Yes, I just arrived at this thread. Came here because me & a buddy are thinking of opening our own poker room and wanted to get a feel for the history of what has been happening here in Texas.

So I just got done reading the ENTIRE thread in a single day....



Just for sheets & grins, I brought back this quote - from 2017.
Good work there Nostradamus!



Isn't there a version of poker that combines them? I seem to recall ....

Yeah, I know this was an old post too. But I was DYING to post this reply to it...



I have been hosting in-person weekly home games since the early 1990's. Literally in my "barn". When covid started, we skipped ONE week. We haven't missed a week since. Some of the people wear masks; most do not.

I have no intention of wearing a mask, nor getting the shot.

I'm 59. A good 25% of the people who come to my home game are older than me.

Ever thought of creating a Google Maps w/ pins for each place?

Or maybe one for the whole state?
Public where people can drop a pin for a new place?

Has anyone been to Game On Social Club in College Station?

Found this on thier website...

What fees does The Club charge?

In order for poker games at the club to be legal, Game On Social Club does not take any form of rake. We simply ask that each player ping (shared win) with the promotional player in seat 10. This is a request and not a requirement, however. This way the game stays legal and our promotional partners are able to keep bringing you a $0 hourly to play benefit.

Wait, I don't think I understand. So they don't take $ from the pot, but you give them $ from the pot you win? Same difference if you ask me. I don't like the seat rental method but at least it's separate. This isn't separate to me.

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I cannot see how a ping system is even close to legal - it takes money out of the pot and gives it to the house. That is the very definition of a rake.

Same thing Scamrolls in Katy is doing. At least the last time I was there. Can’t believe no one has busted them yet.

No. It gives it to a "player." A player who clearly pays the club for the privilege of being the "pingee," so the idea that no one is making money off the game is ludicrously spurious, imo, though IANAL.

if its a "request" and not a "requirement" well go there and play a few hours and just dont ping. see if its true that its not mandatory. and if enough people do it, well then they will fix it.

Yeah I think the request aspect probably gets them in the clear but I also see the request as a failed business model unless that request becomes a demand.

So is the 'player' a real player? Does he get cards? Does he using his pinged chips to play against you, or does he just fold? Or is it a slot on the the table?

All so unstable...

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I believe Trent Daniel, the owner of Freerolls, also owns/has an interest in the College Station one as well. Hence, why they are using the same model.

At Freerolls, it is not a "request", they rake/ping out of every single pot and ping it to the 10 seat which is a girl that is not playing. She gets dealt in every hand and just mucks. They then put the "ping" in a rack in front of her and they keep those chips. Such a scam, but there are a lot of dummies that still play there.

Are there any other poker rooms in Dallas area beside TCH?