Poker Palace

A medium-sized gambling hall up near Nellis AFB. In the low-rent district of North Las Vegas.



Games
No-limit hold 'em: 1/2 blinds (sometimes only a single $2 blind)

Game Character: Unknown. The game generally only runs once the nightly tournament is over.

Rake: 10% rake, max $3.

Posting: (unknown)

Shuffling: All tables hand shuffled.

Wait Time: (unknown)

Tournaments
Nightly tournament at 6pm (every night): NLHE. $17 buyin, unlimited $10 rebuys, one $10 addon.

Jackpots and Promotions
(unknown)

Atmosphere
A half-wall separates the 8 lonely-looking poker tables from the rest of the video poker and slot machines in this low-rent casino. Not very separate, the noise from the rest of the casino is omnipresent.

The casino overall is aiming at the "budget gambler", such as the flyboys from the local Air Force base and their families. $3 blackjack is the norm, and the rake on poker maxes out at $3 (highly unusual to be so low). Cheap eats are the focus of the nightly dinner specials (e.g. $4 all-you-can-eat spaghetti).

Parking: Decent amount of parking, though if the tournament is full, the parking lot will be, too.

Tables and Chairs: Worn tables, worn chairs. The poker tournament is clearly the only draw for poker players, perhaps because it's also the only live poker in the area (you have to head down to the Strip, or over to the Cannery Casino, to find any other poker rooms).

Smoking: Seems to be allowed at the tables.

Service and Comps
Unknown.

Notes and Links

 * Visited by MarkT in Apr 2009.