Elbow River Casino
Calgary · Alberta
Elbow River is the downtown Calgary alternative to Deerfoot, and it is unusual in Canada for being a limit room: its own gaming page describes a Vegas-style poker room focused on limit Texas Hold'em and limit Omaha rather than the no-limit games that dominate elsewhere. Three separate bad beat jackpots run on high-limit Hold'em, low-limit Hold'em and Omaha. The room is open 10:00–03:00 Sunday to Wednesday and around the clock from Thursday to Saturday, and takes waiting-list sign-ups on 403-206-0252. The games here are explicitly player-versus-player — the casino describes competing against other players for the community pot — which is worth stating plainly, because the same page separately lists Ultimate Texas Hold'em as a house-banked game where the player plays against the dealer. Beyond poker the property has roughly 600 slot machines and an off-track betting operation.
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Frequently asked questions
What games does Elbow River spread?
The room's focus is limit Texas Hold'em and limit Omaha, which makes it unusual — most Canadian rooms are no-limit. Three bad beat jackpots run, on high-limit Hold'em, low-limit Hold'em and Omaha.
Is Elbow River's poker player-versus-player?
Yes, in the poker room. The casino's own text describes competing against other players for the community pot. The Ultimate Texas Hold'em listed elsewhere on the same page is a different, house-banked game played against the dealer.
When is the Elbow River poker room open?
Sunday to Wednesday 10:00–03:00, and 24 hours from Thursday to Saturday, per the casino's own gaming page.