Live low-stakes club poker

Pokahnights is a live poker club. We host live poker tournaments with a maximum buy-in of €50. A maximum of 1 re-entry per tournament is allowed. Pokahnights is not a casino, it is not legally allowed to offer tournaments with a higher buy-in or cash games in the rooms of Pokahnights.

Membership

Pokahnights' rooms are private clubs. Only players with membership cards have access to the club. Everyone who is legally allowed to play can become a member of the club. We need the personal information each member for registration and each member pays €15 membership fee per year. Members have access to all rooms. Be sure to check our privacy statement to see how we care for your data.

Food & drinks

A wide range of Food & Drinks is available in the rooms of Pokahnights. Therefore, it is not allowed to consume your own drinks or food. The catering revenues of the rooms are the main financial drivers of Pokahnights and for the realization of the most sophisticated live club poker program in Europe. We appreciate your support here.

Accessibility

Our Pokahroom in Antwerp is wheelchair accessible.

An elevator is provided on the ground floor. Do you have specific questions about room accessibility? Please do not hesitate to contact us with your questions.

Patience & understanding

Today, patience and understanding are essential everywhere, including in the poker club. Always give your fellow players, other visitors and the crew time and space to settle things. Being polite to one another has never made anyone worse off. Good, clear and honest communication is fundamental to keeping the club ecology optimal. Thanks for doing your part here.

Rookie vs. Pro

Pokahnights rooms play all types of poker players. Players who are playing live for the first time, players who have never played poker before, recreational players and players who participate in our events several times a week. Everyone who is allowed to play (see above) is more than welcome. It takes only 5 minutes to explain the rules... it takes a lifetime to master them. Remember that beginning players can always count on the understanding and patience (see above) of everyone else.

Digital payments

For everyone's safety, no money is ever present in the rooms of Pokahnights. All players are asked to pay with Bancontact as much as possible. There are Bancontact terminals available for free. This also means that payouts are mostly transferred via bank transfer. Payouts are processed at least 2x per week. So you will never have to wait longer than 5 working days for a payout.

Results

The results of Pokahnights' live poker events can be published with the mention of the player's name. Rankings can be built up and competitions can be set up. By participating in the live events of Pokahnights you automatically give permission to Pokahnights to publish this data. Think for example of chipcounts and tabledraws.

Rake table

To guarantee the operation of the club, rake is taken. This is around 10%, the most advantageous within the Belgian poker sector.

50€ buy-in > 6€ rake
40€ buy-in > 5€ rake
35€ buy-in > 4€ rake
30€ buy-in > 3€ rake

Qualifiers

On a regular basis, qualifying events are organized in the rooms. This means that no prize pool is distributed but instead tickets of a higher value than €50. These tickets are used to organize finals every 6 to 8 weeks around a specific theme. Players who win a ticket can only use this ticket for the designated final. Unused tickets are not valid after the final has been played. Tickets are neither refundable nor redeemable for cash.

Self deal

In clubs, only live low-stakes poker tournaments are played. There is no financial room in clubs to provide professional dealers. Therefore, participating players take turns dealing a hand themselves. Obviously, everything happens under the watchful eye of the floor and cameras in case there should be a problem.

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