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Note: South Point Poker is not yet live for real money play. They are due to open sometime in late 2012 or early 2013. Therefore, the review you see here is speculation. It is based on our research and how we feel the site will be ran. Everything will be updated once South Point is live!
Introduced in October, 2012, SouthPoint is the first website affiliated with a brick-and-mortar casino in the United States to legally allow U.S. citizens to play poker on the Internet. Even though only Nevada’s residents and visitors are currently allowed to play poker at SouthPoint, its owner, Michael Gaughan, has repeatedly discussed his plans to partner with other states and foreign countries to increase SouthPoint’s online player pool when it becomes permissible to do so.
Licensed and regulated by the state of Nevada, SouthPoint uses software it developed itself to power its colorful poker room. With graphics based on the South Point Hotel, Casino, and Spa’s physical poker room, players will feel like they are playing cards in an actual casino when they visit SouthPoint.
Setting up an account with SouthPoint only takes as long as you need to type in some personal information and choose a screen name. While it’s not required, SouthPoint does let you upload your own personal avatar if you want to.
Once your account is set up, you can visit the website’s lobby, which decorated with a colorful combination of golds, reds, and burgundies. SouthPoint lists all of its ongoing cash games and tournaments, as well as upcoming competitions, in its lobby and gives you tools to sort and filter the list so you can find a game that you want to participate in.
By far, the most popular game that is played at SouthPoint is NL Texas Hold’em. While you’ll be able to find NL Hold’em games at various stakes no matter when you visit SouthPoint, you may have trouble finding any other type of poker game during off-peak hours. The other types of poker games you can enjoy at SouthPoint include Five Card Stud, Seven Card Stud, Omaha, and Omaha Hi/Lo, among others.
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My husband and I have played poker tournaments for 20 years in Vegas. By far the best tournaments are at South Point. Their newly renovated poker room is spacious and their safety protocols for their players and staff are second to none. The staff is professional, courteous and welcoming.
South Point is a locals casino on Las Vegas Blvd south of the Strip. It is one of the largest poker rooms in town. South Point hosts 30 poker tables in its newly remodeled room. It is one of the few Las Vegas poker rooms open 24 hours a day.
The poker room at South Point offers mostly no limit Texas Hold’em. You will also find some fixed limit Hold’em action here. Pot limit Omaha and mixed games run on occasion.
There is a large tournament schedule at the South Point poker room. All multi table tournaments have a guaranteed prize pool.
South Point seats eight players per table. It was the first poker room to get approved for that many seats when it reopened on June 4. It installed plexiglass and raised the number of seats per table to eight on August 5.
South Point poker room cash games
There is always a cash game running at the 24-hour South Point poker room. Like most Las Vegas casinos, no limit Hold’em is the game of choice. The typical limits are 1/2, 2/3 and 3/5. The minimum buy-in minimum is 100 times the small blind.
The most popular fixed limit is 4/8, though you may find a 3/6 or 6/12 game. A pot limit Omaha or mixed game may pop up when there are enough players.
South Point poker tournaments
There are four daily poker tournaments at South Point. All are no limit Texas Hold’em except for an Omaha hi/lo event twice a week. Each has a guaranteed prize pool. Here is the schedule:
- 10am and 10pm daily: $60 no limit Texas Hold’em with $2,500 guarantee. The prize pool receives $45 with $7 to the house, $6 to staff and $2 to the promotion fund.
- 2pm except Tuesday and Friday: $60 no limit Texas Hold’em tournament with a $1,000 guarantee. The prize pool receives $45 with $7 to the house, $6 to staff and $2 to the promotion fund.
- 2pm on Tuesday and Friday: $60 fixed limit Omaha hi/lo with $1,000 guaranteed. The prize pool receives $45 with $7 to the house, $6 to staff and $2 to the promotion fund.
- 6pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: $60 no limit Texas Hold’em tournament with $2,000 guaranteed. The prize pool receives $45 with $7 to the house, $6 to staff and $2 to the promotion fund.
- 6pm on Wednesday: $125 no limit Texas Hold’em deep stack with a $10,000 guarantee. The prize pool receives $100 with $13 to the house, $10 to staff and $2 to the promotion fund.
- 6pm on Friday and Sunday: $125 no limit Texas Hold’em deep stack with a $7,500 guarantee on Fridays and $15,000 on Sundays. The prize pool receives $100 with $13 to the house, $10 to staff and $2 to the promotion fund.
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South Point poker promotions
There are many promotions at South Point. There is a poker rate for giving four hours of action in a day. There is a pair date that picks a specific pocket pair and awards a cash prize for improving it into trips or better. In December, it is queens. Flopping a set wins $100. A full house pays $200 if made on turn or river and $400 if flopped. The top prize is $1,000 for flopping four of a kind with the monthly pocket pair.
There is a $100 hourly high hand on Saturday and Sunday. Friday offers at least a $500 bonus for players that make a seven-card flush. All four suits have a separate progressive. It increases $250 each time it is not hit on promotion day.
There are three bad beat jackpots. The small is a player losing aces full with a pocket pair of aces or quads twos or three. This pays $599 to the winner, $300 to the loser and $100 each to other players at the table. The other bad beat jackpots are 40% to loser and table share and 20% to the winner. One pool involves losing quad fours to aces. The other is when a straight flush loses.
Players must use both hole cards in any South Point poker promotion. Four of a kind bonuses require a pocket pair.
A $2 jackpot drop is used to fund these promotions. The first dollar is dropped at $10. The second is taken at $50.
Environment
The poker room at South Point was remodeled in 2020. It expanded to 30 tables and offers new seating that adds to the player’s comfort. The crowd is mostly locals with a few tourists visiting. The massive race and sports book is just a few steps away from the poker room. The dealers and floor people are experienced and help ensure the games run efficiently.
South Point poker room rake
The rake at the South Point poker room is $1 each at $10, $30 and $50. There is also a promotional drop of up to $2. The first dollar is taken at $10. The second is dropped at $50.
South Point poker room FAQ
Is the South Point poker room open 24 hours a day?
Yes. There is always a game there.
What poker games are spread at South Point?
The main game is no limit Texas Hold’em. Players will usually find fixed limit Hold’em. Pot limit Omaha and mixed games are available when demand exists.
How many seats are at South Point poker tables?
Each table seats up to eight players due to having plexiglass partitions.
Does the South Point poker room spread tournaments?
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Yes. There are four daily tournaments.
Are there any Omaha tournaments at South Point?
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Yes. There is a $60 Omaha hi/lo tournament on Tuesday and Friday at 2pm.
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Updated: December 9, 2020