On the tables

Five tables, five different dealers a night

A closer look at how the room runs, from the dealer at each table to which games take the bigger seats.

How it runs

One dealer per table, always

Every table has its own house dealer, so nobody's stuck keeping score instead of playing.

Chips come from the urn corner, not the tables, and go back the same way at the end of the night.

Newcomers are seated the same as anyone else — the dealer finds the next open chair, first come first served.

Thursday's main event, usually filling two tables early.

A quieter Friday fixture with its own dedicated table.

Weekend regulars, plus Monday's friendly poker to finish the week.

Seats and sizes

Euchre and five hundred take the bigger tables, eight seats apiece when the room's full.

Bridge and crib run smaller and quieter, four to a table, tucked toward the back near the side room.

A table never runs half-full by choice — two smaller games sometimes share a table on a quiet night rather than spread thin.

Euchre and five hundred, the two biggest draws most weeks.

Bridge and crib, set slightly apart from the main room.

Smaller games sometimes combine rather than run half-empty.