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| 2010 The Wild Goose is still going strong with great tournaments, live play & table games. They host Ladies and Partners tournaments throughout the year. The have the best selection of tournaments with WSOP, Bounty, Freerolls, you name it they have it. They also added new table games. Check our their website for details. Still our favorite place to play. 2009 & 2008 FYI The Wild Goose has a great new chef and their food is wonderful. We highly recommend the Smokey Mountain Broil with tenderloin medallions. Yum! We have been to the Wild Goose several times this year for their Free Roll Tournaments. They have Free Rolls on Monday and Thursday nights now. The average number of players is about 60. They are always full of excitement and have good prize pools (usually over $1000). The management also added another poker table so if you get knocked out you can play live poker. The Wild Goose is still our favorite place to play. 2007 The Wild Goose is our home town Casino so.....we might be a bit biased. This is the first casino we dared venture into to play Texas Hold 'Em. The Management & staff welcomed us by making us feel comfortable & helping us out as beginning players. The biggest surprise I think were the other customers. We weren't sure how the guys were going to accept women at their tables. A lot of the guys who play every day (Kenny, Brent, Rick, Wayne, Kerry, etc.) took us under their expert "wings" to help us out too. If you are a bit intimidated about playing at a casino, the Wild Goose is the place to start and continue playing at. The management at the Wild Goose will do everything to make your visit enjoyable. ******* P.S. The Wild Goose hosted a Ladies Satellite in October for the Ladies event in Pendleton! WOW!!! The event was a great success and the people at the Goose once again went above & beyond for the women. They came up with some great additional prizes like an entertainment center, computer desk, & cooler. They went so far as to serve us warm chocolate chip cookies. It doesn't get any better than that. Every woman walked away feeling like they had been treated like VIPs. Thanks again to the Wild Goose for proving they are the best place to play. |
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| 2010 Legends is still the only casino to consistently host a ladies tournament every month. We haven't been able to get over their very often but we played a few months ago and both went out early. We both got our pocket Kings beat. 2009 Finally got over to Legends and the Ladies Tournament in June. We had 2 full tables and as always it was a good time. It added to the fun that Diane took home first and a good prize pool. Legends still hosts the Ladies tournament every second Saturday of the month at 6:00pm. 2008 Legends Casino is still holding their women's Texas Hold'em tournaments once a month. They are a great chance to get together with other good female poker players and test your skill or luck. The buy-in is reasonable and you even get dinner with the tournament. The prize pool isn't bad either. It is the best bet locally if you want to play a Ladies tournament. The casino has a lot to offer in give-aways and big money. Great selection of gaming tables and slot machines. 2007 Legends is the largest of the Casinos in our area. We've made several trips over to play in their regular Ladies Texas Hold 'Em Tournament held the 2nd Saturday of every month. We really enjoy the tournament & the ladies who play. The competition is good and the prize pool is the highest around for women. A nice touch is that they serve you lunch if you enter the tournament. We recently met April who we believe runs the poker room. She is very interested in creating some special events for women poker players. She knows her poker and is a good player herself. We recommend the ladies tournament at Legends and encourage other women to stop and talk with April about what they might like to see offered at Legends. |
| 2007 We've made the trip to Pendleton twice. The 1st time we went on a Wednesday night to play in their Ladies Tournament. WOW! They have a ton of players and a ton of re-buys. If you go be prepared to pay a lot ($80-$150). That said it was still a lot of fun but I couldn't do it on a regular basis. Their prize pools are HUGE to say the least. The other time we went, Michelle and I both had seats to the Ladies Roundup Event. If you ever get the chance it is well worth it and the chance of a lifetime if you only play locally. Michelle and I both sat at tables with pro players like Linda Johnson - The First Lady of Poker & Korina Jett. There were 227 women in the event. I went out around 70th and Michelle finished 36th. It was so much fun and we hope to go again. They give out prizes during the tournament, serve dinner, & host a seminar for the women. We recommend the Roundups for everyone, not just the ladies. |
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| 2008 We headed to the Wildhorse again in April for the Spring Poker Roundup. Michelle and I only played the women's tournament. There were 180 players and I went out 29th (only 11 more places and I would have been in the money. We saw lots of friends at the tournament from Portland, Wenatchee, & Yakima. Barb & Bonnie were there too. Barb did the best in the Ladies Tourney and went out about 25th and Bonnie placed 2nd in the H.O.R.S.E. |
| 2007 From the moment we walked into Diamondback's we felt welcomed. Every few minutes the staff would come by and ask if we needed anything. I asked one of the dealers who was walking by a question while Michelle was playing live poker and she spent some time with me explaining how their Texas Hold 'em tournaments worked. I didn't play because it was a $4/$8 table and the stakes were higher than I was used to at the live game. Entry fees and Buy-Ins are a little higher at Diamondback's if that is what you are looking for. The staff was exceptional and made us feel taken care of. |
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| SNOQUALMIE CASINO SNOQUALMIE, WA |
| 2010 & 2009 Diane and I had a chance to visit a casino we hadn’t been to before – the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie Washington. We had heard a lot about them, and I am happy to say they lived up to every good thing we had heard. The casino itself is beautiful, the setting is stunning, the food (we had the buffet) was outstanding, and we were very impressed by the warm, friendly greeting we received the moment we walked into the casino. They do their best to make you feel welcome. We played in their Saturday morning No Limit Tournament. The buy-in was $60, we got $4,000 chips to play with, and we started with around 70 players. They paid to 10th place, but still had a healthy prize pool. We thought they had a very good structure for the tournament, and it is very well run. I would like to make it back for the Sunday morning tournament which has the same basic structure except that you can also win a $10 bounty for each player you knock out. My understanding is that the Sunday morning tournament fills up even faster than the Saturday one does, so if you do want to play it, you need to arrive at least an hour early to sign up. I went out about half way through, Diane stayed in and got 7th place, so she paid for both our buy-ins and still made a profit. I played some live poker at one of their $2/$5 No Limit tables for a very short time, but still managed to be up some when I left the table. Over all, we would love to visit the Snoqualmie Casino again, and we do highly recommend it for both live play and for the tournaments. |
| Diamondbacks's is closed. |
| 2009 Michelle and I played the Ladies Tournament at the Widlhorse in the Fall but didn't cash. The entries were down in all the tournaments I am sure because of the economy. We did have some friends from Portland and Wenatchee who cashed. Congratulations to them. |
| 2010 We weren't able to head to the Roundup this spring. Poker has not been kind to us this year. :( Wish we could have played because they dropped the buy-in for the ladies tourney to $100. We did have some friends go. Bonnie did well in H.O.R.S.E. cashing 14 out of 165. One of our favorite guys Ken from the Wild Goose placed 9th out of 285 in Event 1. Congratulations! |
| Wildhorse Casino Pendleton, Or |
| CLEARWATER POKER ROOM WENATCHEE, WA |
| 2010 Michelle and I headed over to East Wenatchee a few weeks ago to see some good friends Barb, Lori, & Bonnie and to play in the new Ladies Tournament at the Clearwater Poker Room. First off the Clearwater has a great atmosphere and western theme. All the dealers looked good in their vests. Jack the manager was very friendly and made everyone feel welcome. The food must be exceptional too because the place was packed. We had the Clam Chowder and that was as good as they said it was. The ladies tournament only had two tables but it was the first time they were hosting the tournament. Buy-in was $35.00. It was a fun tournament with all different levels of experience. Michelle and Barb ended up getting first and second place. While the ladies were in the tournament they had a live game going on. Seems like the Clearwater is the place to play poker and they usually have a game going for you to get into. We would definitely recommend anyone stopping at the Clearwater Poker Room in Wenatchee to play poker or get a bite to eat. |