San Francisco Poker Rooms
If you’re a poker player looking for a new poker home in San Francisco, you’ve come to the right place. The San Francisco area boasts 13 card rooms that offer poker with most offer both cash games and poker tournaments. Well removed from Los Angeles and Las Vegas, San Francisco card rooms offer a laid-back atmosphere to those looking to learn to play poker or those looking to improve their skills.
We invite you come play poker in San Francisco and have included a list below of nearby card rooms. Also, California legislators are considering whether to allow card rooms to spread online poker in the near future. If so, your favorite card room could become available online. Please feel free to vote below for which room you feel should launch an online poker site.
Best San Francisco Poker rooms
Those looking for a game of poker in the San Francisco area have plenty of options within an hour’s drive or less. Most are open 24/7 and are great rooms for those looking to improve their skills in Texas Hold’em. Check out our list of card rooms near San Francisco, complete with contact information, hours of available and website information.
| No. | Poker Room Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The 101 Casino | # of Tables: 9 Address: 5151 Montero Way Petaluma CA, 94954 Phone: (707) 795-6121 Website: http://www.the101casino.com/ Distance: 42.3 Miles |
| 2 |  Artichoke Joes Casino | # of Tables: 17 Address: 659 Huntington Ave San Bruno CA, 94086 Phone: (650) 589-3145 Website: http://www.artichokejoes.com/ Distance: 11.8 Miles |
| 3 |  Bay 101 Casino | # of Tables: 30 Address: 1801 Bering Drive San Jose CA, 95112 Phone: (408) 451-8888 Website: http://www.bay101.com/ Distance: 57.6 Miles |
| 4 |  California Grad Casino | # of Tables: 19 Address: 5988 Pacheco Blvd Martinez CA, 94553 Phone: (925) 685-8397 Website: http://www.californiagrandcasino.com/poker Distance: 32.1 Miles |
| 5 |  Casino M8trix | # of Tables: 20 Address: 1887 Matrix Blvd San Jose CA, 95110 Phone: (408) 244-3333 Ext. 160 Website: http://casinom8trix.com/ Distance: 44.6 Miles |
| 6 |  Graton Casino | # of Tables: 20 Address: 288 Golf Course Drive West Rohnert Park CA, 94928 Phone: (707) 588-7388 Website: https://www.gratonresortcasino.com/ Distance: 49.5 Miles |
| 7 |  Livermore Casino | # of Tables: 10 Address: 3571 First Street Livermore CA, 94551 Phone: (925) 447-1702 Website: http://www.livermorecasino.net/ Distance: 45.7 Miles |
| 8 |  Lucky Chances Casino | # of Tables: 29 Address: 1700 Hillside Blvd Colma CA, 94104 Phone: (650) 758-2237 Website: http://www.luckychances.com/ Distance: 12 Miles |
| 9 |  Napa Valley Casino | # of Tables: 7 Address: 3466 Broadway St American Canyon CA, 94503 Phone: (707) 644-8851 Website: http://napavalleycasinoonline.com/ Distance: 37.5 Miles |
| 10 |  Oaks Card Club Room | # of Tables: 35 Address: 4097 San Pablo Ave Emeryville CA, 94608 Phone: (510) 653-4456 Website: http://www.oakscardclub.com/ Distance: 9.8 Miles |
| 11 |  Palace Poker CAsino | # of Tables: 11 Address: 22821 Mission Blvd Hayward CA, 94541 Phone: (510) 582-1967 Website: http://www.thepalacepokercasino.com/ Distance: 26.3 Miles |
| 12 |  Pete's 881 Club | # of Tables: 4 Address: 721 Lincoln Ave San Rafael CA, 94901 Phone: (415) 453-5888 Website: http://www.petes881.com/ Distance: 18.2 Miles |
| 13 |  San Pablo Lytton Casino | # of Tables: 2 Address: 13255 San Pablo Ave San Pablo CA, 94806 Phone: (510) 215-7888 Website: http://www.sanpablolytton.com/ Distance: 18.3 Miles |
What’s special about San Francisco Poker
San Francisco poker players less than an hour’s drive away from 13 different poker rooms. Card rooms in San Francisco largely are more inviting to amateur players because they are not frequented as often by the professionals and “sharks” you find in card rooms in the Los Angeles area.
Fans of Texas Hold’em will find plenty of action at lower and middle limits. Those looking for high-stakes poker action will want to check out Casino M8trix and Bay 101. Bay 101 runs up to $10/$20 NL and $100/$200 Limit. Once a month they run $200/$400 Limit. Casino M8trix runs games up to $25/$50 NL and $100/$200 Limit.
If you play something other than Texas Hold’em, you selection will be slim outside of Hold’em. Omaha Hi-Lo is spread in many rooms. Grafton Resort and Casino runs low limit PL Omaha during busier hours. The 101 Casino in Petaluma has perhaps the best variety in gaming. Besides Limit and NL Hold’em, you can also find low limit Omaha Hi-Lo, PL Omaha and a Spread Limit Mexican Poker game that runs twice a week. Please note that when the World Poker Tour is in town, Bay 101 will be the destination for cash games.
Tournament players will find primarily NL Hold’em action in San Francisco with varying buy-in. Most casinos hold events daily. Bay 101 is the only casino in San Francisco that holds a major annual poker event. Each year, the World Poker Tour comes to town for the Bay 101 Shooting Stars event. The Main Event features a bounty tournament with select professionals serving as “Shooting Stars.”