Costa Rica Poker
With the popularity of Texas Hold-em Poker, you can find games in popular beach towns and cities like San Jose. No-Limit Tournaments with rebuys along with live Limit and N/L Hold-em games can be found on any given night playing both dollars and colones. Poker in Costa Rica is played no different than the rest of the world.
Famous poker players from Costa Rica are Humberto Brenes, his brother Alex Brenes, Jose Rosenkranz, Manrique Quesada just to mention a few. On any given night these pros can be seen playing in the poker rooms below. Team Costa Rica has the claim of winning it's second World Cup of Poker title two years in a row 2004 and 2005. The poker action in Costa Rica is amazing and there are many (Tico's) who love the game. Rebuy tournaments are popular here and are allowed up to the blind level before the fisrt break.
English to Spanish Betting Terms
Call - Pago
Bet - Apuesta
Raise - Sube
Rebuy - Camisa
English to Spanish Hand Rankings
High Card - Carta Alta
One Pair - Un Par
2 Pair - Dos Pares
Three of a Kind - Trio
Straight - Escalera
Flush - Color
Full House - Full
Four of a Kind - Poker
Straight Flush - Escalera de Color
Royal Flush - Escalera Imperial
Poker Rooms In Costa Rica
Tryp Corobici Hotel
Downtown San Jose
3 Tables
Live No-Limit Texas Holdem
1-2 and 3-5 Blinds $25min-No Max
Weekly Tournaments
Food Available, Multi-Lingual, CC Accepted, US Dollars & Colones
Casino Europa- Coupon availble for rebuy in tournament
Radisson Hotel
Downtown San Jose
7 Tables,
Live No-Limit Texas Holdem
1-2 & .50-1.00 Blinds Colones & Dollar Games $40.00min
Weekly No-Limit Tournaments everyday
Food Available, Multi-Lingual, CC Accepted, US Dollars & Colones
Fiesta Casino
Across from Airport-Alajuela
5 Tables,
Live No-Limit Texas Holdem
1-2 & 3-5 Blinds Dollar Games
Weekly No-Limit Tournament Wednesday $50.00 & Rebuys (camisa-means rebuy)
Food Available, Multi-Lingual, CC Accepted, US Dollars
Horseshoe Casino
Downtown San Jose across from Del Ray Hotel
3 Tables
Live No-Limit Texas Holdem
1-2 Blinds $25min
Food Available, Multi-Lingual, CC Accepted, US Dollars & Colones
Colonial Casino
Downtown San Jose
3 Tables
Live No-Limit Texas Holdem
1-2 Blinds $25min
Weekly No-Limit Tournament Fridays $50.00 & Rebuys with an excellent blind structure.
Food Available, Multi-Lingual, US Dollars & Colones
Paradisio Hotel
Downtown San Jose
2 Tables
Live No-Limit Texas Holdem
1-2 & 3-5 Blinds $25min ( rake is high, but lots of action)
Food Available, Multi-Lingual, US Dollars & Colones
White House Hotel & Spa
Jazz Casino
San Antonio De Escazu
2 Tables
Live No-Limit Texas Holdem ( This game plays the highest stakes and the players who attend have deep pockets)
3-5 & 5-10 Blinds
Food Available, Multi-Lingual, US Dollars
Melia Cariari Hotel
Heredia
3 Tables
Live No-Limit Texas Holdem
1-2 Blinds $25min
Food Available, Multi-Lingual, US Dollars & Colones
Hotel Herradura Resort
San José
2 Tables
Live No-Limit Texas Holdem
1-2 Blinds $25min
Food Available, Multi-Lingual, US Dollars & Colones
Amapola Hotel
Jazz Casino
Jaco Beach
3 Tables
Live No-Limit Texas Holdem
1-2 Blinds $25min
Food Available, Multi-Lingual, US Dollars & Colones
La Flor De Itabo
Guanacaste
Playas del Coco, Guanacaste
Live No Limit Texas Holdem
Food Available, Multi-Lingual, US Dollars & Colones
Visit us for more rooms as we update.
White House Hotel
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