Santa Fe Casino Poker Room
This may be the least apt name for a poker room I have ever encountered. Cities of Gold, in spite of the best efforts of its small staff, is just about the dingiest, least appealing casino and poker room that I have visited. Only the roomlet at the El Cortez and the Player's Club in Seattle come to mind as less appealing.
- The Santa Fe was opened on February 14, 1991. The Santa Fe included a 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m 2) casino with slot machines, table games, a poker room, a sportsbook, and bingo. The resort also included a 200-room hotel, a 60-lane bowling alley, and an ice rink overlooked.
- You'll find them at the Santa Fe along with progressive slot favorites like Megabucks and Wheel of Fortune. Santa Fe Station Hotel has an outdoor pool and a spa tub. Business amenities at this 3.0-star property include small meeting rooms and audio-visual equipment. This casino hotel offers a restaurant and a bar/lounge.
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First, in spite of the depressing surroundings, the staff is friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. Second, the games are good and the players generally playful. Finally, the room is slated to move to new impressive digs at the end of the summer when the new Buffalo Thunder resort opens.
In most respects the room offers the typical New Mexico poker experience. They have a low rake of 10% to a maximum of $3. They have a $1 drop for the bad beat/high hand jackpot, which stood at $17,000 when I visited. There's no stud. The dealers keep their tips. There's no smoking in the room (and it is enclosed, so the very heavy smoke from the rest of the casino does not enter the room). There are minimal comps offered to players – just 15 points per hour – with 100 points equaling one dollar. So if you play for ten hours you earn yourself the grand total of $1.50 in credit that can be used toward a room or food.
There are some small extras that are available. There are free soft drinks – with a self-service area so you don't even have to tip a waitress (as I said, 'small' extras). The snack bar, located in the bingo room, features some very inexpensive though not especially appealing items. An okay-looking BLT is $3. A greasy-looking burger is $2.75. Soft tacos are only $1.25. And the 'special' of the day, shrimp cocktails, are only $.99 each (they were the type with tiny little shrimp). They had a big sign announcing that the breakfast burrito was only $.99 – 'limit 2'. (I had one. It was okay. But I can't imagine anyone ever wanting more than two).
They are the only casino that I have been to with a regular 'crazy pineapple' tournament. It was on a Tuesday night, cost $30 including a $5 fee, had no rebuys, and started at 6:30, as do all of their tournaments. There were 20 of us. I finished 11th and had a ball for about 90 minutes. The tourney offered 2,500 in tournament chips and 25/50 blinds to start, escalating every 13 minutes. The players were there to have a good time, sharing their hands from time to time and laughing it up. When it ended, they started their live game of $4/8 hold'em.
I was told that on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday they have a no-limit game – this is one of the only places that spreads a $2/5 NL game. It has a fairly large buy-in for the region, from $100 to $400. The word is that the game is wild. I didn't play in it so I can't testify directly. But if they play it anything like they played the crazy pineapple tournament I'd have to agree with the assessment.
The first seven players of the day, starting at 10:00 AM when the room opens, receive an extra $15 from the house when they buy in, provided they stay for three hours. That's a nice promotion I've never seen before. Apparently it gets folks to get to the room even before it opens, to make sure they qualify. Even so, the room seemed to be struggling to maintain enough players for consistent games, so I'd be sure to call before I came up here. The room is about 20 minutes northwest of Santa Fe.
I'd come again for the no-limit game that I missed, and maybe for the inexpensive evening tournaments. They are no-limit events every night but Tuesday when they run the Crazy Pineapple one. I wouldn't be a regular in this place, if only because it was so dark and dingy, but I'm eager to check out the new space at the Buffalo Thunder Resort when it opens later in the year. And I wish the staff well, who clearly are working very hard now with a very limited space.
Cities of Gold Casino Hotel
10-B Cities of Gold Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506
505-455-3313 / 800-455-3313
www.citiesofgold.com
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Santa Fe Station is in the far northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley. It is a locals casino that is owned and operated by Station Casinos. It is the only casino in the area and draws players from that entire portion of the Las Vegas area.
The poker room at Santa Fe Station is the only one for more than 10 miles. This gives it enough players to spread many games on its 14 tables. This includes fixed-limit and no-limit hold’em, as well as Omaha Hi/Lo. There are also at least two tournaments every day.
Santa Fe Station is a full-service locals resort. It has all the amenities of a typical casino of its size.
Best and Worst Features of Santa Fe Station Poker Room
The games at Santa Fe Station are full of friendly locals. The staff is helpful and professional. The games play loose for a locals’ joint. Parking, including valet, is always free at Santa Fe Station.
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Most of the action at Santa Fe Station is low limit. Its location is not convenient, except for those that live in the far northwest corner of the Las Vegas Valley. It is not worth the drive for most residents and tourists.
Santa Fe Station’s poker room spreads three levels of fixed-limit hold’em. Those are 2/4, 3/6, and 4/8.
There is a 1/2 no-limit game that runs most hours of the day. It allows buy-ins from $100 to $500. Busier hours see a 3/6 or 4/8 fixed-limit Omaha Hi/Lo table.
The poker room at Santa Fe Station rakes 10% up to $4 from all games. This is $1 lower than many other poker rooms in Las Vegas. It is $1 more than The Orleans and Sam’s Town, which rake $3 and put $2 in the jackpot drop.
Poker players at Santa Fe Station earn $1 an hour in points when clocked in with their Boarding Pass card. That is Station Casinos’ loyalty club. Players earn 1,000 tier points for every hour at cash game tables.
Players that give 40 hours of live action receive VIP parking access and priority valet service. Comps may be used at any food or retail outlet at any Station Casinos property.
Santa Fe Station hosts two poker tournaments every day. The start times are noon and 7 pm. Both are no-limit hold’em with a $45 buy-in. Of that, $34 goes to the prize pool. The house takes $8 as an admin fee. The other $3 goes towards a tournament bad beat jackpot. There is a $20 re-buy that is not juiced.
Players start with 4,000 chips. There is a 500-chip bonus for registering at least one hour before the tournament starts. Blinds start at 25/50 and go up every 20 minutes. The re-buy is 4,000 chips. Players may re-buy anytime their stack is at or below the starting amount of 4,000 chips.
There is a weekly fixed-limit Omaha Hi/Lo tournament on Thursdays at 10 am. The buy-in is $50 with $34 going to the prize pool. There is a $20 re-buy. Players start with 6,000 chips. Re-buys are 4,000 chips. Blinds go up every 20 minutes.
Tournament players have some promotions that are funded with a $3 drop from buy-in.
A player that makes four of a kind with a pair in the hole wins $50. A straight flush wins $100, while a royal flush pays $200, when using both hole cards. A player that loses aces full of tens or better to four of a kind or better triggers the progressive bad beat jackpot.
Santa Fe Station Poker Room
There are cash game high hand promotions daily. A player that makes a royal flush in a cash game using both hole cards wins $250. Flopping four of a kind wins $500.
The Santa Fe Station poker room picks other promotions that often include specific full houses. There are $400 drawings during Sunday, Monday, and Thursday night football games.
Things to Do at Santa Fe Station Besides Playing Poker
Santa Fe Station is a large gaming resort. The newly remodeled sportsbook is in sight of the poker room. You can visit the sportsbook bar and have a drink while betting on a game and sit in the comfortable sportsbook seating.
Santa Fe Station has some of the best video poker in Las Vegas. More than a dozen video poker machines spread full-pay Deuces Wild, Loose Deuces, Joker Poker, Double Bonus Poker, and Double Double Bonus Poker. There are many other machines that return more than 99%, including 8/5 Bonus Poker, which is available at every bar.
Santa Fe Station has a large table games pit. The best game is double deck blackjack. It has a $5 minimum bet. Double down before and after splitting is permitted. The dealer hits soft 17.
Craps has a $5 minimum with ten times odds. Other $5 table games include double-zero roulette, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Four Card Frenzy, Three Card Poker, Pai Gow Poker, and baccarat.
There are several things to do besides gambling at Santa Fe Station. There is a bowling alley and movie theater at Santa Fe Station. There are several restaurants, including the Broiler Room and an oyster bar that is the sister establishment to the famous one at Palace Station. There is also a food court.
Santa Fe Station has a poker monopoly for its part of Las Vegas. Poker rooms closed in recent years at Aliante Casino and Texas Station.
Santa Fe Casino Poker Room
The closest poker room to Santa Fe Station is at Red Rock Resort. It spreads 1/2 and 2/5 no-limit hold’em. It also has 2/4 and 4/8 fixed-limit hold’em. Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo runs a few days a week in 4/8 limit and 2-10 spread limit. Red Rock Resort has two daily tournaments.
Santa Fe Casino Las Vegas Poker Room
The only other poker room within any reasonable driving range is at the Cannery on Craig Road in North Las Vegas. This poker room only has a 2-6 spread limit hold’em game. It does not spread any fixed-limit or no-limit games. No tournaments are offered by the Cannery.