Poker House Austin Coming Soon! (5 Viewers)

[Anthony Martino]

52 Social has been sold and will be renovated and rebranded as Poker House Austin. This is the opportunity I stuck around in Austin for, really excited to be part of this operation. I've had multiple meetings with the Managers and we have very similar ideas on making the room successful and growing it in this market.

Been working on putting together a team of influencers/ambassadors for the room, and will likely have involvement in social media and the livestream, still need to flesh out everything, currently focused on the renovation of the room.

What's nice is this room has a full service restaurant and full bar, while most other operations in our area are like "oh, you can have a bag of chips" and maybe they have beer/wine available if you're lucky.

In addition, the room is absolutely stunning with marble flooring in multiple areas. Here's some photos of the property, some from prior to the acquisition, some more current, all pre-renovations (plus chips from another room in TX that will be similar to ours)

No specific open-date is set just yet, I know they're trying for December but we'll see how things shake out. I do know they want to have some Meetup Games there with various personalities in the poker world, so I'll keep you all posted as things come together, would love to have some PCF'ers come on down when we do our Grand Opening!

 

[Anthony Martino]

Also if anyone is looking to work with us:

 

[BEANO52]

Hard surface floor in gaming area? Feels like that's going to be quite loud.

 

[Goldfish]

All you need is a goldfish night, that will bring them in.

And you can sell merch as well!

 

[Goldfish]

Also if anyone is looking to work with us:

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I know a few out of work dealers, but they all suck…….

 

[Anthony Martino]

Hard surface floor in gaming area? Feels like that's going to be quite loud.

No, the gaming tables area is carpeted, you can see in the old picture blue carpeting, but that will be removed and replaced, but will still be carpeted.

The marble flooring is by the cashier cage and the hallway that leads to the bathrooms (as well as in the bathrooms).

 

[Swarlos]

All you need is a goldfish night, that will bring them in. View attachment 1225430And you can sell merch as well!

Goldfish gear and Paloma's... I'm already booking my next trip to Austin

 

[BEANO52]

No, the gaming tables area is carpeted, you can see in the old picture blue carpeting, but that will be removed and replaced, but will still be carpeted.

The marble flooring is by the cashier cage and the hallway that leads to the bathrooms (as well as in the bathrooms).

Very cool looking room, Best wishes !

 

[Anthony Martino]

I know a few out of work dealers, but they all suck…….

We're getting some good prospects out here, one specific room hasn't been treating their staff well and there are many that were let go or live in fear they will be.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Very cool looking room, Best wishes !

Thanks very much, appreciate the well wishes. We're hoping to make it even better looking post-renovation

 

[Goldfish]

Build a good plo and/or big o game and I will definitely come. I can also bring a few folks.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Build a good plo and/or big o game and I will definitely come. I can also bring a few folks.
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With 25-30 tables we'll have plenty of space for plo, big o, mixed games, etc

If we put together a special stream will let ya know!

 

[Anthony Martino]

The Lodge I don't think has EVER offered any promotions to members, but now that they know we're coming into the market they're scrambling

 

[davislane]

PCF meetup? introduce circus games to the masses?

 

[Anthony Martino]

PCF meetup? introduce circus games to the masses?

ONLY on PH Live Austin, the first ever streamed game of Scrotum in Texas Poker History!

 

[dinosaur]

Following just in case y’all do something cool in Feb ‘24. Fingers crossed.

 

[Anthony Martino]

New carpeting being laid down, love to see this progressing!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=378186311306797

 

[ThrowBack]

I really wish I could find a card room that did any kind of mix game. Only hold them and occasionally PLO. And even if it was a mixed game tournament. I just wanna play some stud games.

 

[casinochipper22]

Also if anyone is looking to work with us:

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@Terrys394

 

[Anthony Martino]

I really wish I could find a card room that did any kind of mix game. Only hold them and occasionally PLO. And even if it was a mixed game tournament. I just wanna play some stud games.

We have some mix game players here in Austin, but lots of wild games like Action Razz 2-7, Clock, Squid Game, 777, etc

 

[Anthony Martino]

The latest update

https://www.facebook.com/61552977523516/posts/pfbid0x3asn84WbbKdsbo4nGeggmxXeDuPBkc2GitvUQn6TSgeketVQ6LASTEzccUX5VaGl

 

[Anthony Martino]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=6676568795786509

And I couldn't help myself

 

[doublebooyah85]

The latest update

https://www.facebook.com/61552977523516/posts/pfbid0x3asn84WbbKdsbo4nGeggmxXeDuPBkc2GitvUQn6TSgeketVQ6LASTEzccUX5VaGl

I see the WSOP (ESST) chips!

 

[Anthony Martino]

I see the WSOP (ESST) chips!

Huh?

 

[doublebooyah85]

Huh?

And Congrats! Thx for providing the updates. Would love to visit. Sounds like it will be great operation.

 

[Anthony Martino]

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And Congrats! Thx for providing the updates. Would love to visit. Sounds like it will be great operation.

Tyty!

 

[aurumity]

Wow yeah, this has come along nicely. The carpet is perfect and that bar/restaurant area is sexy asf. Definitely need to take a trip down here once it opens. I haven't played at TCH Austin but I was pretty disappointed with the Lodge the two times that I've gone.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Wow yeah, this has come along nicely. The carpet is perfect and that bar/restaurant area is sexy asf. Definitely need to take a trip down here once it opens. I haven't played at TCH Austin but I was pretty disappointed with the Lodge the two times that I've gone.

TCH Austin has a nice ambiance to the room, great spacing and just a generally welcoming atmosphere to the design. I've heard many people call The Lodge the "Walmart of Poker" because there's just no passion, no color, no warmth. It's just a poker warehouse.

Still, they are the absolutely dominant force in the Austin market. If you go to Houston or Dallas there are multiple rooms that do well. But overall The Lodge has held the monopoly in Austin for quite some time now.

However, Doug & Co. offering up a $100,000 giveaway for one of their members this month (when historically I don't believe they've ever run promotions for members) shows me they are very concerned about our entry into the market.

 

[aurumity]

TCH Austin has a nice ambiance to the room, great spacing and just a generally welcoming atmosphere to the design. I've heard many people call The Lodge the "Walmart of Poker" because there's just no passion, no color, no warmth. It's just a poker warehouse.

Still, they are the absolutely dominant force in the Austin market. If you go to Houston or Dallas there are multiple rooms that do well. But overall The Lodge has held the monopoly in Austin for quite some time now.

However, Doug & Co. offering up a $100,000 giveaway for one of their members this month (when historically I don't believe they've ever run promotions for members) shows me they are very concerned about our entry into the market.

Poker warehouse is exactly how I would of described it as well. I think a large part of that is also just how large the building is. The ceiling is extremely high up with very harsh white lights. And then yeah... like you said. No color or warmth. Which is a shame because I think the tables themselves are nice.

Is there going to be a dedicated streaming room like in the Lodge? I could be wrong but I have a feeling their livestream and the quality of their private room (which lets be honest is one of the best livestream rooms) draws in a lot of attention. At least it did for me lol.

Also, any news on whether or not this is still opening in December? I'm moving out of state in January and would love to be able to visit before I leave.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Poker warehouse is exactly how I would of described it as well. I think a large part of that is also just how large the building is. The ceiling is extremely high up with very harsh white lights. And then yeah... like you said. No color or warmth. Which is a shame because I think the tables themselves are nice. View attachment 1240395

Is there going to be a dedicated streaming room like in the Lodge? I could be wrong but I have a feeling their livestream and the quality of their private room (which lets be honest is one of the best livestream rooms) draws in a lot of attention. At least it did for me lol.

Also, any news on whether or not this is still opening in December? I'm moving out of state in January and would love to be able to visit before I leave.

Yes, we will have a dedicated streaming room as well. I heard The Lodge spent 600k on their room, but then they have grey carpets, grey chairs, grey felt and grey walls.........but they've definitely made themselves one of the premier streams on the market.

While our opening will be in January (date TBA) we will have some special games in December on a smaller scale. I'll try to keep folks updated here but I know for certain this one is on the schedule: