Rounderz

I really enjoy playing Texas Holdem at Rounderz. The staff does an excellent job making each player feel welcomed and comfortable. The dealers are professional and help add to the fun and social vibe of the club. They have been helpful by guiding the novice players that sometimes come with me in the procedures of the game so everyone has fun regardless of experience. In addition to the room manager there is always an employee there to assist players with chips, food runs, beverages etc...The owner goes the distance by providing complimentary beverages and often a great spread of food and snacks. Often there are trays of fajitas, lasagna or sandwiches for the members. Rounderz seems to be the place for late night poker action. As games break up in other places in town, everyone heads to Rounderz. I love this as I am a night owl!Other than poker there are many computer based slot style games which seem to be quite popular although that is not my thing so I am not reviewing that.In Corpus Christi there are several really nice cardrooms. The great thing is that it is well worth the drive for out-of-towners to come and visit our beautiful city and enjoy some of our wonderful poker games.

Gave me old-timey card room feels. Had to get buzzed in, ominous front area with no one present, but once you make it down the hallway you can see all the action unfolding. They pack a lot of gambling action into a small space, but not so much that it produces a cramped vibe. There are various slot-like machines on computers that pay out at random intervals, an event that patrons get very excited for, and also some other alternative gambling arcade-like games to play if slots are not your speed. I showed up to play poker, and they kick off the action with a rinky dink $20 re-buy tournament to promote action, and boy does it. After the brief tourney, cash games started and the action was very good. The owners of the establishment were polite and made sure I was comfortable at all times, since it was obvious I was not a local and even more obvious that I was the youngest one in the room by about 20 years. All in all, a solid place in my book and I will certainly return.

This card room in Corpus Christi offers No Limit Texas Hold 'Em with $1 and $2 blinds that rotate around the table. The club charges $10 on admission but they also have specials where the admission fee is waived, usually for the first players to arrive. There is also a $5 charge that is paid in advance by each player at the table and is collected at thirty minute intervals. There is also a "high hand" bonus awarded each hour for the highest poker hand for that hour and the money comes from $2 collected from pots that reach a certain amount, like $20. Though tipping is not required players usually tip the dealers with chips from big pots that they've won as well as tipping a few chips when they win the high hand of the hour. Poker dealers and others who work in the club are allowed to play in the poker game when there are not enough players to fill the table. There are also computer terminal gambling games that are popular. These play like multi-line slot machines with occasional bonus rounds (e.g., "Ten Free Games") except they're played at a computer terminal instead of the classic type machines. These games have other bonuses paid at random intervals and to random players at the terminals. There's a small kitchen with coffee and water and cokes though it was self-serve when I was there and there was no coffee. The atmosphere is mostly friendly. While the club doesn't seem to have many poker players coming in so far (on the weekend night that I was there there was only one Texas Hold 'Em game with a club dealer playing in one of the open seats) they will probably do better in the future since poker has become so popular in Texas. I can only give this card room two stars, so far. Not bad, but there is room for improvement.