harrah's cherokee casino north carolina poker room

While it's usually heralded as a true American pastime, poker is in fact played all over the world and by no means any longer just a thing for cowboys in saloons in Texas.

Harrah's Cherokee Casino Poker Room Summary.

All-in-all, a great poker room if Vegas is not convenient for you. There is sometimes noise from entertainment in the theater next door or in the open area downstairs, but is otherwise fairly quiet - no annoying slot machines. The poker room is upstairs and is smoke free. I think I got $1 per hour in comp dollars, some of which I used at the food court for my $16 sandwich, chips, and drink. Bring your Total Rewards card or get one here. Chairs are 4-legged chairs and not swivel. 9 players per table for cash games, 10 for tourney. No food service at the tables but the food court and Brio restaurant are close. Coffee and soft drinks are complementary but not alcohol ($4 - $5). It is run by the Cherokee tribe and seems to have a live poker monopoly in NC, southern VA, eastern TN, and northern GA. We stayed at the Days Inn across the street at about $171 for the night for basic accommodations - nothing fancy. The $135 tournament was raked pretty high (100 to prize pool, 35 to casino) and we had 125 players enter, including re-entries that ran through the break after level 7. The floor personnel were very efficient at keeping the waitlist moving.

I think they had about 20 tables, most of which were full on the dates we were there (New Years weekend). There were no bad beat jackpots or high hand promotions, which I liked.

The cash game rake was 10% up to $7 which is fairly high. The other poker players were also pleasant. I found all of the dealers to be pleasant and professional. I played 1/2 NLHE cash games for most of the time and played the $135 tournament. I visited the Harrahs Casino to play poker on Dec 30-31, 2016.

Harrah's cherokee casino north carolina poker room