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Costa Rica Team Headed to Barcelona To Defend Their TitleWith 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