Why does a poker room have trouble in Kentucky? Let me pick a tiny town to put it in say Paducah or Franklin or London and wonder why there is barely one game on one table for a few hours with numbers dwindling rapidly. Yes Nashville is just down 65 from Franklin, ky but the amount of traffic from the construction makes it a bit of a haul. Also most players are losing players so once the losing starts to pile up, that person is done for awhile. Hold'em Poker is a tough game and apparently only very popular in the state that proceeds Hold'em.
So other than a radio spot or a social media post is all the advertising I have ever seen, field of dreams was just a movie. If you build it they will........have a tough time getting a cash game going. I sense a lot of unsure feelings from owners/management. I am guessing that is why the practically non-existent advertising. They aren't selling memberships either, scared they might to pay them back if the business folds. A shoestring budget is apparent, I guess they thought, throw it out there and see if it sticks. It hurts to throw good money after bad, just like a bluff into the best hand. A poker social club has been a gamble that has had few winners but plenty of losers.
In the beginning they would put clueless dealers on a game and have the table train the dealers and still have you pay $13 an hour and only get 10 to 12 deals for your money. Experienced dealers deal around 20 hands per hour.
I have seen players numerous times attempt to not pay the bet and get away with it and the dealers not notice and nothing was said. Poker cards on the floor and not returned after the deal.
So we have a unregulated gambling spot, I have seen nothing that ensures me a regulated fair game is being offered.
If you go here please as always pay attention.
The old adage you can't lose what you don't put in the middle is irrelevant here as the $10 daily fee and $13 an hour can quickly dig you into a hole that is hard to get out of.
Just to quell the naysayers who would say, "I bet he is just a sore loser who lost big there and is now salty." When I quit going I wasn't a winner because I left my pre-paid hours on their system, negating winnings. Honestly there are more ways to play poker than having to deal with the worry of waiting for a cash game, that possibly has the owners sitting in to fill the seats. I have to pay $13 an hour to play against the house or dealers on their day off. I tip the dealers so they bring my money back against me on their day off? Wtf. Yeah these small town poker rooms are just unregulated nightmares.
The Barrel Social Club
- Poker Tables:
- 7 Tables
- Hours:
- Closed (12:00pm - 12:00am)
- Minimum Age:
- 21
Announcements from The Barrel Social Club
Updated 04/11/2024
All NEW members will receive a FREE $20 worth of cash game time rental!
Introducing the Barrel Poker League!!
$120 buy ins every Monday night at 6:30pm
Win cash prizes each night, and increase your starting stack in the final tournament!
9 weeks of the league, best 7 finishes add to your score
Higher score = more chips in the final tournament
Play 5+ weeks and get a discount on the final tournament ($500 entry down to $300 entry)
MEMBERS ONLY
♦️ $10 daily
♦️ $25 weekly (NEW)
♦️ $60 monthly
♦️ $300 annual
Cash Games = $13/hour
Tournaments = varies
Regular Hours
♦️ Mon: 6pm - 11pm (league night)
♦️ Tue: CLOSED
♦️ Wed: CLOSED
♦️ Thu: 5pm - 12am
♦️ Fri: 5pm - 2am
♦️ Sat: 12pm - 2am
♦️ Sun: 12pm - 12am
TOURNAMENTS
6PM, $60 Turbo Thursday REVAMP
15k starting stack, 12 min blinds
Up to 3 x $20 add ons at end of reg = +10k chips each
Rotating Saturdays
2PM, SAT, APR 13
$150 THE PURGE
Anything goes
Before each break, play a "purge level" where the blinds increase substantially
2PM, SAT, APR 20
$420 High Stakes Poker Showdown
42k starting stack
25 min blinds
2PM, SAT, APR 27
$20 FRENZY
25k starting stack, 15 minute blinds
$20 add ons (up to 3x) = 25k more chips each
(LAST TIME GOT 170 ENTRIES)
2PM, SUNDAY BOUNTIES
Every 2nd Sunday = $250 Black Chip Bounty
Every 1st, 3rd, 4th Sunday = $160 Double Green Chip Bounty
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