Silver Slipper Cardroom - Live Poker in Missoula — Local services in Missoula

If you are from out of town, don't get any big ideas about your chances of getting into the live poker game. I was there a half hour early (starts at 7PM on a Wednesday) and had to go on a waiting list. It turns out that people sign up days in advance.

It also appeared that there was at least one person playing for the house in the game. When I played in Montana before, the house player got booted to allow for the non house players into the game. (Update: my mistake, there weren't any house players to boot from the table.)

The people running it are friendly enough, but people come to play. I didn't get to, so I won't be back.

Response to the owner: This is the first time I have ever encountered a call in having more commitment than a live body. I arrived early and as far as I could tell, one person was there before me. So, when you told me that the table was full already, it was quite a surprise. Then when you told me that sometimes, someone might not show up it is the same as saying that a call in that might not show up is more important than a live body there early wanting to get a spot at the table. I left after being there for 2 hours and no actual indication that I was going to get to play any time soon.

Since you are not sure what you could do differently, I would suggest that you do it the way it is done everywhere else (that I have seen). First come, first seated. Call ins are treated the same as live bodies. If they aren't there when the seat is open, next on the list gets seated if they are there and so forth. Pretty easy.

I understand that you rely on local play for your business. I just think it is fair to those from out of town to know what they are looking at before they get there. I was not afforded...

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Solid poker room and sports bar. The game has great action and was super welcoming. Good group of guys running the place, the owner was there when I played and was super nice/helpful. They gave away $100 when the game started at 7 and bought drinks for me all night. Definitely will be...