2009
The Wild Goose is still going strong with great
tournaments, live play & table games.  They hosted
another ladies tournament for us in June and
everyone had a great time.  The have the best
selection of tournaments with WSOP, Satellites for
the Pendleton Round-up, Bounty, Freerolls, you
name it they have it.  Still our favorite place to play.

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.
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 are very friendly,
give out prizes during the tournament, serve dinner, &
host a seminar for the women.  We recommend the
Roundups for everyone, not just the ladies.
2009
Update - there are no more
Thursday night Ladies Tournaments that the
Caribbean.   

2008
Still haven't ever heard a word from management......so we
haven't been back and don't plan on it.  We did hear a
rumor from
a reliable source that they banned someone from their casino for
30 days because they told some other players they were going to
a different casino to play a tournament.   Sounds like the same
bad business policies are in force from the management.



2007
It is with regret that we post our First & Only negative review
of an area Casino.   To give you a bit of background Michelle and
I are committed to supporting and encouraging more events for
women poker players.  That is why we created this site in the first
place.  All of the Casinos except the Caribbean have been
supportive & understand that the more women who feel
comfortable playing at a Casino the more profits for ALL casinos.
 
We headed to the Caribbean to play in their Ladies Tournament.  
We were excited about finally getting a chance to go and play.   
We signed up and started talking to 3 of the women about the
Satellite for the Pendleton Tournament.  We gave the date, time,
& place on a small slip of paper.  Immediately security came over
and said we could not solicit for another Casino.  We explained
that we do not work for the other Casino & that we are just out to
promote women's poker.  We apologized & said we would not
hand out any more information.  A few minutes later I  saw
Michelle talking to someone from the casino.  I went over  and
she told me they were KICKING US OUT!!!  The next words I
heard were from the Caribbean security who said, "we are going
to have to ask you to leave."  We (2 grandma's) were escorted to
the door by security.  
We talked to several women a few weeks later and they talked
about the incident the whole tournament (actually giving the
Satellite more attention than if we had stayed) & about how
foolish it was to kick us out.  The information in no way took
money away from the Caribbean because they did NOT have a
women's event the night of the Satellite & they DON'T offer any
women's satellites.  
We wrote a letter to the Caribbean & gave them over 2 weeks to
respond before we posted this review in case it was an over-
zealous staff person and not the opinion of the management.  
We have not heard a word so we can only ascertain that this
unfortunate incident took place with the management's approval.  
Needless to say the Caribbean is our
 WORST pick for area
casinos & we encourage people to play somewhere else!  
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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.
SNOQUALMIE
CASINO
SNOQUALMIE, WA
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.
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