2021-03-07 11:45:26
$400 CASH FREEROLL - BRIMSTONE - WEDNESDAY - MARCH 10TH !!!
BRIMSTONE RESTAURANT AND TAVERN IN ALPHARETTA WILL HOST A $400 CASH FREEROLL ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 10TH AT 7:30PM. BRIMSTONE IS FULLY STOCKED, OPERATIONAL AND RENOVATED FOR PLAYER ENJOYMENT AT ITS FINEST!!

2021-03-07 02:37:56
DIESEL TAP HOUSE $200 CASH FREEROLL ON WEDNESDAY'S GAME!!!
DIESEL TAP HOUSE IN BUFORD WILL HAVE A PRIZE AMOUNT OF $200 CASH ON THEIR FREEROLL EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY'S AT 7:30PM . ANY AND ALL PLAYERS ARE INVITED TO DIESEL ON WEDNESDAY'S.

2021-03-07 02:37:28
NEW GAME ADDED AT EL DON IN DOUGLASVILLE STARTING MARCH11TH!!
ANY TWO CARDS IS BACK AT EL DON IN DOUGLASVILLE STARTING THURSDAY MARCH 11TH AT 7:00PM. PRIZE PAY OUT WILL BE $100. WELCOME EL DON BACK WITH A GOOD TURN OUT!!

2021-03-07 02:37:05
MONTHLY TOURNAMENT SUNDAY MARCH 14TH !!! DATE CHANGED!!
MONTHLY TOURNAMENT IS ON SUNDAY MARCH 14TH AT 2:00 PM AT BRIMSTONE RESTAURANT AND TAVERN IN ALPHARETTA. THE CURRENT LIST UNDER TOURNAMENTS ON WEBSITE IS THE CORRECT LIST OF PLAYERS INVITED TO THIS TOURNAMENT. THE MONTHLY TOURNAMENT PRIZE TO BE PAID IS $2000, PAID TO THE TOP 20 PLAYERS. THE TOP 20 PLAYERS ARE THEN ENTERED INTO THE ANY TWO CARDS ANNUAL TOURNAMENT TO BE PLAYED ON AUGUST 21ST. PLAYERS WILL PLAY FOR A $10,000 PRIZE. CDC PROTOCOL IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS EVENT. TEMP CHECKS AT DOOR, MASK OPTIONAL, 8 PLAYERS PER TABLE, SANITIZERS AT EACH TABLE AND IN AREAS OF VENUE. VENUE ENTRY AT 12:30PM, CHECK AT 1:00PM, GAME STARTS AT 2:00PM, NO ENTRY AFTER 3:00PM. GOOD LUCK AND PLAY ON PLAYERS!!

2021-03-07 02:36:47
UPCOMING MONTHLY TOURNAMENT DATES WITH A $2000.00 PRIZE
The Following is an update of the Monthly Tournaments to be held with Any Two Cards: NEW PRIZE STRUCTURE FOR MONTHLIES: $2000 PRIZE!!! The TOP 20 WILL GO TO THE ANNUAL!!! TOP 20 WILL WIN CASH PRIZE STARTING AT $675.00 for FIRST PLACE to $25.00 for 20th PLACE. NOTE; SATURDAY AND SUNDAY START TIMES ARE DIFFERENT. MARCH, APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST MONTHLY; The monthly in MARCH will be held on SUNDAY MARCH 14TH - 2:00PM. The monthly in APRIL will be held on SUNDAY APRIL 11TH - 2:00PM. The monthly in MAY will be held on SATURDAY MAY 8TH at 1:00PM. The monthly in JUNE will be held on SATURDAY JUNE 12TH AT 1:00PM. The monthly in JULY will be held on SUNDAY JULY 11TH AT 2:00PM. The monthly in AUGUST will be held on SATURDAY AUGUST 14TH AT 1:00PM. ALL MONTHLY TOURNAMENTS WILL WILL BE HELD AT BRIMSTOME RESTURANT AND TAVERN IN ALPHARETTA. The top 200 players in points in each QUALIFYING MONTH are invited to attend these events. As always, it is free to play with Any Two Cards Poker League, an entertainment company. FOR EACH MONTHLY: NO VENUE ENTRY BEFORE 11:30AM ON SATURDAY, 12:30 ON SUNDAY, SIGN UP STARTS AT 12 NOON ON SATURDAY, 1:00PM ON SUNDAY GAME STARTS AT 1:00PM ON SATURDAY. 2:00PM ON SUNDAY, NO ENTRY ON SATURDAY AFTER 2:00PM, 3:00PM ON SUNDAY.

2021-03-07 02:36:25
RED CARD TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 20TH!!
ANY TWO CARDS HAS SCHEDULED A RED CARD TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY MARCH 20TH AT 1:00PM. THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE LOCATED AT BRIMSTONE RESTAURANT AND TAVERN IN ALPHARETTA. THE TOTAL PRIZE PAYOUT WILL BE $500!! TOP 5 FINISHERS ARE PAID; $250 - FIRST, $125 - SECOND, $60 - THIRD, $35 - FOURTH, $30 - FIFTH. A CHOP IS AVAIABLE STARTING AT THE FINAL 5 PLAYERS POSITION. A VALID RED CARD ENTERS PLAYERS INTO THIS TOURNAMENT.

2021-03-07 02:36:01
WILL HENRY'S ADDS NEW GAME - SUNDAY - 3:00PM - STARTING MARCH 21ST
WILL HENRY'S IN LAWRENCEVILLE HAS ADDED A NEW GAME TO THEIR SCHEDULE ON SUNDAY AT 3:00PM STARTING MARCH 21ST. WILL HENRY'S WILL NOW OFFER 5 GAMES A WEEK AT THEIR VENUE LOCATION.

2021-03-07 02:35:39
PLATINUM CARD TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY APRIL 18TH
ANY TWO CARDS HAS SCHEDULED A PLATINUM CARD TOURNAMENT ON APRIL 18TH AT 2:00PM AT BRIMSTONE RESTAURANT AND TAVERN IN ALPHARETTA. THE PRIZE PAYOUT FOR THIS TOURNAMENT WILL BE $3000 WITH TOP 10 PLAYERS PAID STARTING AT $200. ENTRY INTO THIS TOURNAMENT REQUIRES A VALID PLATINUM CARD AND AT LEAST 300 POINTS ACQUIRED IN REGULAR VENUE PLAY. CARDS WILL BE OFFERED THE DAY OF TOURNAMENT FOR RENEWAL OR PURCHASE. PLAYERS MUST HAVE A ACTIVE PLAYER NUMBER TO PURCHASE OR RENEW PLATINUN CARDS. NO WALKUPS WITHOUT PLAYER NUMBER WILL PLATINUM CARDS BE SOLD.

2021-03-07 02:34:53
ANY TWO CARDS 13TH ANNUAL MAIN EVENT SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 21ST!!
THE ANY TWO CARDS 13TH ANNUAL $10,000 MAIN EVENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED ON SATURDAY AUGUST 21ST AT 1:00PM AT BRIMSTONE RESTAURANT AND TAVERN IN ALPHARETTA. A LIST OF PLAYERS INVITED TO THIS EVENT IS LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER TOURNAMENTS WITH ADDITIONAL PLAYERS ARE ADDED EACH MONTH THRU THE AUGUST MONTHLY. PLATINUM CARD HOLDERS THAT ARE NOT LISTED ARE INVITED TO THIS TOURNAMENT WITH A VALID PLATINUM CARD AND HAVE EARNED AT LEAST 300 POINTS AT A ANY TWO CARDS VENUE. PLATINUM CARDS CAN BE RENEWED OR PURCHASED AT EVENT LOCATION ON THE DATE OF EVENT BUT PLAYER MUST HAVE A PLAYER NUMBER PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. ANY TWO CARDS WILL NOT OFFER PLATINUM CARDS SALES ON DATE OF EVENT IF PLAYER DOES NOT HAVE A VALID PLAYER NUMBER AND HAS NOT RECEIVED THE REQUIRED 300 POINTS. THE MAIN EVENT WILL OFFER A RAFFLE WITH PRIZES VALUED OVER $3000. TOP 10 PLAYERS WILL BE PAID IN MAIN EVENT STARTING AT $500 FOR TENTH TO A TOP PRIZE OF $3000 FOR FIRST!!. MARK YOUR CALENDAR, SET YOUR CLOCKS, AND ENJOY OUR MAIN EVENT FOR 2021!!

2021-01-15 00:35:25
PLATINUM - GOLD - RED - PLAYER CARDS ADD CHIPS TO YOUR STACK!!
DO YOU NEED EXTRA CHIPS ADDED TO YOUR STARTING STACK? ANY TWO CARDS OFFERS 3 TYPES OF PLAYER CARDS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH EXTRA CHIPS. OUR PLATINUM CARD WILL GET YOU 12,000 CHIPS, OUR GOLD CARD WILL GET YOU 6,000 CHIPS AND THE RED CARD WILL GET YOU 3,000 CHIPS. SEE YOUR TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR AT YOUR FAVORITE VENUE AND PURCHASE YOUR CARD OR CARDS. PLAYERS CAN PURCHASE ONE CARD OR ALL 3 CARDS!! CREDIT CARDS, CASH, CHECK ARE ACCEPTED. CARDS ARE VALID ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. GET YOUR CARDS, GET YOUR EXTRA CHIPS!!!

Where to Play Poker in North Metro Atlanta

Catch me playing free poker in the Cherokee County area of Atlanta. I play games at locations in Canton, Woodstock, Kennesaw, and Marietta. Sometimes I catch a game in Atlanta, Alpharetta, Marietta, Smyrna, Roswell, or Dunwoody.

I have played in several different Atlanta poker leagues.

Most of the time these days I'm playing in Full House Holdem or Interstate games.

Atlanta Poker League Review

Here is my experience in several different Atlanta area poker leagues. Since I'm in Cherokee County, I enjoy playing close to home most of the time.

Interstate Poker Club

Interstate Poker Club seems to be the biggest poker league in the Atlanta area. They conduct more games daily than any other league I have found. Their games are spread out geographically and the monthly tournament never seems to be particularly convenient for players in Cherokee County.

Interstate, as their name states, is a club. Everyone who comes gets a free membership card. But players who either pay a fee or win in certain games get a special membership card which awards them double chip ups before and during the games.

Interstate is probably the best organized league I have played poker with in the Atlanta area. The dealers are better than the random dealers I've encountered in other leagues. And the tournament directors seem to be better trained than other leagues too.

I don't play enough Interstate games to gain enough points to qualify for their monthly tournaments. In addition to their monthly tournament, there are other opportunities to qualify for tournaments.

Top 3 Poker

Top 3 plays in more venues in the Cherokee County area than the other leagues I've played. They also have games in Cobb County.

The blind structure includes antes after the blinds have gone up several times. This forces players to eventually bet more aggressively as the game progresses.

The bonus chip up rules prevents any one play from accumulating a huge chip stack by ordering a ton of food and drinks. I like this feature, as other leagues allow players to get a huge stack of bonus chips that way out of proportion to the starting chip stack.

The Top 3 Poker league rewards all players coming in the top three positions in any game with a seat to their monthly tournament. They also have a quarterly and yearly tournament.

The tournament structure and chip up rules of Top 3 makes it fairly easy for players to have a shot at making it to a tournament. Just be one of the top 3 players in a game and you have made it to a tournament!

Full House Holdem

Full House Holdem has many venues throughout North Metro Atlanta but few venues in Cherokee County. Because they are spread out geographically and have so many venues, I can usually catch a game somewhere after a day of home inspections or showing homes to clients that are not near my home.

The bonus chip up rules allows players to accumulate huge chip stacks before the game starts and allows for a huge chip up during the game. This often results in some players having a chip stack way out of proportion to the starting blinds and way out of proportion to the other players even before the game starts.

Full House Holdem conducts a quarterly tournament. Winning a seat at the quarterly requires a minimum number of points which are accumulated throughout the season. Players must come in the top 8 in order to get points. Making it to the tournament requires playing a lot of games.

Any Two Cards

I'm less familiar with Any Two Cards and have played very few games. They don't have a presence in Cherokee County.

Their chip up rules are similar to Full House Holdem, but it seems like they reward players who order any food or drinks with a generous chip up. This makes the chip up slightly less out of proportion to other players compared to the Full House Holdem chip up rules.

The generous chip up before the game means all players have a big chip stack at the start of the game. And the games last longer compared to games in the other leagues.

The Any Two Cards game is one long game while the other leagues usually host at least two faster paced games.

Winning Poker Hands - Texas Hold'em

Here are the winning poker hands in Texas Hold'em. For a PDF copy of these hands to print and use as a reference when you are playing poker, download Winning Poker Hands here.

High Card: If no one has any of the below winning hands, the winning hand is determined by the highest value card in the hand. If the highest cards are a tie then the tie is broken by the second highest card. Suits are not used to break ties.
Pair: One pair of two equal value cards.
Two Pair: Two separate pairs (eg. 4,4,Q,Q). The pair with the higher value is used to determine the winner of a tie.
Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same value. The highest set of three cards wins.
Straight: Five cards in sequence, but not in the same suit. A straight cannot wrap, meaning it is not a straight if you have a Queen, King, Ace, Two, Three. The higher straight wins if two or more people have a straight.
Flush: Any five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence. The high card determines the winner if two or more people have a flush.
Full House: Three of a kind combined with a pair (eg. A,A,A,5,5). Ties on a full house are broken by the three of a kind, as you cannot have two equal sets of three of a kind in any single deck.
Four of a Kind: All four cards of the equal value (eg. J,J,J,J).
Straight Flush: Any five card sequence in the same suit. (eg. 8,9,10,J,Q and A,2,3,4,5 of same suit) All the cards are of the same suit, and all are consecutive. Ranking between straights is determined by the value of the high end of the straight. When the Ace is the high end of the straight in the same suit (10,J,Q,K,A) it is called a Royal Flush and is an unbeatable hand.

For a PDF copy of these hands to print and use as a reference when you are playing poker, download Winning Poker Hands here.