Costa Rica is known as the "Gambler's Heaven". Although there are many casinos in Costa Rica, most are oriented to blackjack, craps, paigow, roulette, and other traditional casino games. There are however, 5 casinos that are offering Texas Hold'em Poker in Costa Rica and others are coming soon. These five Casinos with Poker Rooms are listed below for your convenience.

EUROPA CARD CLUB
Europa Card Club is part of Casinos Europa group, the largest land-based casino operation in Costa Rica and offers weekly No-Limit Texas Hold'em tournaments on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at 8pm.
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HORSESHOE POKER ROOM
Horseshoe Poker Room is located inside the Horseshoe Casino on the second floor in the heart of downtown San José and offers daily games startina at 3pm and No-Limit Texas Hold'em tournaments on Sundays and Thursdays at 8pm, freezeouts limited to 20 players.
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HOLD'EM CLUB
Hold'em Club is located inside the Herradura Hotel in Cariari and offers daily games of Hold'em and Omaha Hi-Lo Mixed Game starting about 9pm.
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CASINO PARADISO POKER ROOM
Casino Paradiso Poker Room is located inside the Clarion Amon Plaza Hotel and offers daily games of No-Limit Texas Hold'em starting about 9pm.
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FIESTA CASINO POKER ROOM
Fiesta Casino Poker Room is located next to Hampton Inn near the airport and the poker games are still being determined.
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There are 2 major poker tournaments coming up in Costa Rica this summer. The first is the Costa Rica Summer Classic Poker Tournament in the Card Club of the Casino Europa from May 16 - 23, 2005. The second is the Costa Rica Team Poker Event in the Fiesta Casino from August 3 - 7, 2005.