An ideal card room has....
 

Hey everyone... my brother and I are thinking of opening up a new card room that is designed specifically for poker players.

If you had your way... what would the ideal card room have in it?

We are already thinking of things like VERY comfortable chairs... slightly over sized card tables so players have more room... excellent lighting of the tables... things like that.

Any other ideas?

Thanks,
- K

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#1) A way to avoid being arrested since Hawaii is a gambling zero-tolerance state

#2) Nothing else matters. You have a captive audience in a market where you have a monopoly.

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A trough under the table to avoid missing hands to piss.

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Hundreds of drunk millionaires.

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I think it starts from the top bottom. You must have experienced staff and excellent dealers. I prefer nice chips to go along with clean cards... access to food and drinks is a must (with a wide range of both... nothing worse than asking if you want special #1 or special #2)

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A trough under the table to avoid missing hands to piss.

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so true

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Super hot cocktail waitresses.

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free cocktails

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Hundreds of drunk millionaires.

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Sign up bonuses. Buy in for $500 get $500 free. It seems to work online.

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Super hot naked cocktail waitresses.

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fyp

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choices of games so u can play stud and omaha hilo instead of just holdem, like most casino its all they have unless their a bigger room.

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In additon to what's been mentioned, appropriate lighting and good air conditioning and heating.

Good quality 100% plastic playing cards, usually KEM or Copag, and keep them clean.

Disallow bad behavior by players toward other players and toward the staff. Allowing players to be belitted, berated or demeaned will definitely hurt attendance over time, especially of the types of well to do players you want to attract. Ditto for staff in relation to players and to other staff.

If it's underground, it's important to keep out people involved in any illegal drug trade. Those people attract law enforcement attention to the place even if nothing illegal other than poker is going on there. There is nothing more attractive to law enforcement and their penchant for seizing money and other assets than drug related persons. It's like an NFL team at a juicy buffet.

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QUALIFIED dealers, be very picky when auditioning.

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Omaha Hilo and other Hilo games should prove popular. And, of course, u better spread Pineapple.

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Super hot naked cocktail waitresses that give free head.

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fyp

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access to food and drinks is a must (with a wide range of both... nothing worse than asking if you want special #1 or special #2)

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If it's a small room don't have two big a menu; it's hard to keep things fresh and good with a big menu and small customer base. Stick with a few decent staples and some sort of dish of the day.

I also used to like the home made meals served at the Players Club in Ventura (which had three or four tables). The meal came out for all seated players at the same time. Very homey and customer friendly. Since I haven't been there in years I'm not sure they still do this.

~ Rick

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Given the recent NYC raids and how they came about, I would suggest implementing some decent security.

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A competent brush who can manage a list. Seriously, this is a must.