Coushatta Casino Resort

Coushatta Casino Resort at Kinder runs one of the few dedicated poker rooms left in southwest Louisiana: ten tables in a non-smoking room — smokeless products are permitted only in sealed containers — with USB charging at every seat, six televisions and food comps for players. The spread is limit and no-limit Hold'em, limit and pot limit Omaha, and Omaha high-low split with a half kill. The room publishes its own house rules, and several are worth knowing before you sit down: a maximum of three raises except heads-up, a rake capped at 10 per cent, cash does not play in games below $1-$3 no-limit, a betting line and the third-man-walking rule are both enforced, and only English may be spoken at the tables. Promotions run through the week — a mini bad beat jackpot, an Omaha promotion, splash-the-pot days, high hand of the hour and aces cracked — and the main Hold'em bad beat jackpot was posted at $100,000 for quad fives or better beaten.