Minimum buy in at your local casino?

Magnacarta · Mar 24, 2026

I was playing poker at Holland Casino last week and they made the minimum buy in $100 on the lowest table, it used to be $50 which to be fair made you really short stacked but now playing with the table minimum feels just subpar. I try to buy in between $200-300 if I play there because otherwise it is very easy to get bullied off your hand by bigger stacks. (Holland Casino has a monopoly on poker in the Netherlands) but it made me wonder what it is like in other countries.

frank174 · Mar 24, 2026

Fallsview in Niagra Falls On. the last time I was there it was minimum buy-in $300 and only tables were $10-$10

Emily Trott · Mar 25, 2026

That's an excellent question, so I looked it up on Poker Atlas. I play $1-$2 Hold 'em and in New Hampshire the minimums are $50 to $80. At Foxwoods in Connecticut it is $100, while 20 minutes away at Mohegan Sun it is $50

Jillychemung · Mar 26, 2026

Tioga Downs $200NLH $50
Pocono Downs $200NLH $100
Del Lago $300NLH $100
Mount Airy $200NLH $60
Turning Stone $200NLH $50
Resorts World Catskills $300NLH $100

skaterick · Mar 31, 2026

I like a short buyin at live small stakes no limit holdem . you can just go allin with every premium starting hand . If you lose , just reload !

dreamer13 · Mar 31, 2026

In our country, it's 1 euro. Today, chips are used as the casino's internal currency. Players enter the establishment, purchase chips with real money, then play with them, and exchange them back upon exiting. This system eliminates the need for visitors to lug cash around the casino.

G0930 · Mar 31, 2026

Magnacarta said:
I was playing poker at Holland Casino last week and they made the minimum buy in $100 on the lowest table, it used to be $50 which to be fair made you really short stacked but now playing with the table minimum feels just subpar. I try to buy in between $200-300 if I play there because otherwise it is very easy to get bullied off your hand by bigger stacks. (Holland Casino has a monopoly on poker in the Netherlands) but it made me wonder what it is like in other countries.

Its is very similar in Austria. they also have a monopoly in gambling and poker (which is unconstitutional ...wish someone would sue )
min buy in for poker is 150€ -500€ . also some no max table with an avg buy in of 3K

heyho · Apr 2, 2026

Seven Luck Casino in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea:
NLHE 2,000/5,000 won blinds
Minimum buyin 300,000 won or $200
Maximum buyin 3,000,000 won or $2000

hardongear · Apr 2, 2026

Current as of 4-5 years ago. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1/2 cash min buy-in is $100. Max buy-in $300.

Cheers!!!

Magnacarta · Apr 4, 2026

Thanks everyone for the replies, I will be sure to save this thread it is bound to come in handy if I am traveling and looking for advantagous places to buy in. And it is also interesting seeing the variance of buy-ins across the globe!

hyuhd6021 · Apr 26, 2026

its 200

nabmom · Apr 28, 2026

hyuhd6021 said:
its 200

Could you also add what country and what casino you are referring to?

ebhdussha · May 7, 2026

At all my local casinos the minimum buy in is 50BB for the nlh games and 40BB for the plo games.

david018 · May 7, 2026

most casinos now use a minimum buy-in of about 50-100 big blinds buying in deeper gives you more flexibility and helps avoid getting pressured by larger stacks.

Magnacarta · May 12, 2026

ebhdussha said:
At all my local casinos the minimum buy in is 50BB for the nlh games and 40BB for the plo games.

david018 said:
most casinos now use a minimum buy-in of about 50-100 big blinds buying in deeper gives you more flexibility and helps avoid getting pressured by larger stacks.

and what are the prices per BB? And where do you guys play if you dont mind me asking?

NSX_Amfe2nat · May 12, 2026

We have no casino here

machinm19 · May 21, 2026

The minimum where I play in the UK is £30(20+10 reg fee) its called feel good Fridays, but that does offer an add on which most people take for the extra £20 so in reality its £50.

Poker Orifice · Friday at 4:24 AM

machinm19 said:
The minimum where I play in the UK is £30(20+10 reg fee) its called feel good Fridays, but that does offer an add on which most people take for the extra £20 so in reality its £50.

THat's ^ tournament poker you're referring to (correct?). I believe others in this thread have been inquiring and responding with the min. buyin at the min. cash table. (ie. 50bb's at a $1/$2 table, = $100).

And an additional question in this thread could be "What are the cheapest buy-in tournaments at casinos in your area?"
Here it is $65 (Here = Calgary Alberta Canada)

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