This poker room has Texas Holdem with rake at 10 percent or $2.50. Stud is with a maximum rake of $3. There are no other games and no tournaments and no rate for the poker room.

There are only two tables in the El Cortez poker room and waiting time on weekends can extend up to half an hour. Smoking is allowed here and the poker tables are dotted with cigarette burns all over. This is the smallest poker room in Las Vegas and is in the midst of the casino floor. Most of the players at the El Cortez are veterans and have been playing here for decades. But there are also those who don’t the game much but spend money anyways. So, if you are lucky, you can find yourself at a table with some of the latter. The dealers and waitresses also seem to be veterans in their respective professions. Good tips can result in stiffer drinks. This is perhaps the only place where the management also seems to have as many smokers as the visitors. Four hours of play also gets you a food voucher worth $5!!