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The newest poker club in Texas, the Post Oak Poker Club, recently opened in an upscale area of Houston. Owner Daniel Kebort said, “Our location at San Felipe and Post Oak is pretty much the Rodeo Drive of Houston. It’s a high-visibility, high-income area. It’s going to tap into the market the neighborhood provides us with. It’s going to give poker exposure at a different level.” The club is one of about eight similar poker rooms in the state, with membership and entry charges plus seat rental fees by the half hour.
About two years ago, Kebort’s former business partner opened the Texas Card House in Austin, one of the first clubs to test the rake-free model. Under Texas law, clubs may not profit directly from poker play. Instead, they make their money from fees, food and beverage sales and other amenities.
The Post Oak Poker Club offers 12 poker tables, and could expand to 20, Kebort said. The establishment can accommodate 230 people. “One of the biggest challenges of this all along has been perception. In the beginning we were lumped in with liquor stores, gentlemen’s clubs and poker dens. We have been battling this perception. We have struggled to get the clubs perceived as the style, level of a country club. Now that we have this location, it’s going to be a much more casino-quality environment, and the goal is to change that perception and build around it,” Kebort said.
He said the poker club is “set up to be an entertainment destination, where for every one poker player we have one non-poker player hanging out. We have a great menu, with a great kitchen staff. Right now we are BYOB, but we are working on getting a liquor license from the state. We have a full-service bar even with the BYOB concept. From that, we want to build a larger space and eventually have a spa component and some type of high-end shopping component.”
In terms of poker, Kebort said until recently, poker players have had to travel out of state or find private games. He said he hopes the club will attract “some of the bigger games” in Houston. “There are a lot of underground games that are looking for a home, so we are trying to cater to that segment of the market as well. We are providing a full-service staff around games at any level the players are willing to bring it to. We have a lot of business people, oil and gas individuals who like to play poker here. We get a lot of poker pros coming through town. We’d like to provide an environment that makes them feel welcome and safe.”
He added eventually the club hopes to attract a WPT or WSOP tour stop, as well as offer tournament series memberships.
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Kebort added an important goal is to educate players. “One hundred percent of what goes on the table wagered on poker must leave with the players. That includes money for tips. The minute you take a dollar out of that pot and hand it to the dealer or hand it to the waitress, that’s an economic benefit directly from the poker that the state can say is a violation of the law. ” He noted “Our dealers will have $1 coins, and they’ll be able to sell those for cash to players at the table. The players can keep a stack of golden dollars next to their chips to tip the dealers. Cash doesn’t play on the table, so it’s separate from the money used for the wagering. It gives the players a way to show their appreciation for the dealers when they need to.”
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Kebort pointed out north of Dallas the Choctaw Casino has a 30-table poker room and the WinStar Casino has a 46-table poker room. “The fact that you can point to the Dallas market alone supporting 76 poker tables or more, plus these massive tournament stops, speaks to the size of the market in Texas as a whole. There’s a huge market for these clubs in Texas,” he said.
Kebort added he plans to work with the Texas legislature to draft laws regulating poker club licenses. “It’s still an uphill battle for a casino to come into the state. There are now three poker clubs in Houston, and the three of us recently met to put together a singular effort on how to develop this model and move it forward from here. While we all agree that we are competition and want to compete for the best poker club in the state, we also see that there’s a purpose to unifying what we are doing to build momentum for us continuing forward together.”