Casino Reeperbahn (Spielbank Hamburg)

Spielbank Hamburg has four houses and only one of them deals poker. Casino Reeperbahn, the one visitors are most likely to walk past, is a slots house.

Why the distinction matters

A search for poker in Hamburg lands on the Reeperbahn because that is the street everyone knows. The casino there publishes slot machines and jackpot meters as its entire game offer, and the only mention of classic play anywhere on its page is a card linking to Casino Esplanade. Spielbank Hamburg's poker reservation line and poker floor belong to the Esplanade house on Stephansplatz.

What Spielbank Hamburg's poker actually is

The group's game offer page names Texas Hold'em and Omaha, played between players, and explains the Omaha rule that a player must use exactly two hole cards and three board cards. Telephone or in-person cash-game reservations are taken at reception daily from 12:00, at most seven days ahead.

Practicalities at the Reeperbahn house

Open daily 14:00 to 04:00, closed on Good Friday, Volkstrauertag, Totensonntag, 24 and 25 December and 31 December. Admission is one euro, the minimum age is 18, and you need an identity card or passport — a driving licence will not get you in. The Millerntorhochhaus car park is directly underneath, entered from Simon-von-Utrecht-Straße at the corner of Kleine Seilerstraße, and the U-Bahn station is St. Pauli.