DEADWOOD, SD--I just spent 3 weeks in one of my favorite poker places.
Deadwood South Dakota (made famous by the HBO series) is an old mining town tucked away in the Black Hills National Forest. The people here are extremely cool and the town is very much a poker town. Next month they're having a city-wide tournament called the Deadwood Shootout where all 5 card rooms are participating. They also keep tournament points across all 5 casinos, how can I not love it here?
In order of my current personal preference, the five poker rooms are:
- Cadillac Jack's
- Saloon #10
- Lucky Nugget
- Silverado
- Gold Dust
best action, best management, best dealers
best wild west atmosphere
newest and biggest
poorly run tournaments
dirty and smokey
The max bet in South Dakota is $100, so instead of no-limit they have spread limit. It's basically range betting and it can’t exceed the capped amount, like $5-50.
Anyway, this was my 2nd time here and I've decided I have to make it an annual pilgrimage.
