Poker at Casino de Charlevoix
Our poker floor at Casino de Charlevoix is inside the Hôtel-Casino de Charlevoix in La Malbaie, Québec, right along the St. Lawrence River corridor. By car, it is roughly a two-hour drive from Québec City along Route 138. We operate as part of the Loto-Québec casino network, so our table formats, rules, and tournament structures follow standardized provincial gaming standards. For most players this consistency is reassuring and practical.
On the same floor, you will find both tournament-format Texas Hold’em and a couple of poker-style table games. Third-party directories such as PokerAtlas and PokerDiscover list our property as an active poker venue for the region. It is not a seasonal room that opens and closes based on traffic - the setup is designed to run all year. Even so, we always recommend confirming current poker session schedules directly with us before you get on the road.
Texas Hold’em Tournaments on Electronic Tables
We run daily Texas Hold’em tournaments on electronic gaming tables. These tables operate without a live dealer and without physical cards. You play through an individual digital interface, while the mechanics of the game - hand rankings, betting rounds, tournament structure - remain standard Texas Hold’em.
The table system automatically manages registration, blind increases, chip counts and eliminations. From a player standpoint, that keeps the pace steady and removes a lot of manual handling from the process.
A typical visit for a tournament player might look like this:
- Enter the main gaming area and walk toward the poker section near the center of the floor.
- Look at the posted tournament schedule at the poker desk or speak to a floor attendant to confirm the next start time.
- Register for a seat before the registration window closes, leaving yourself a bit of buffer time so you are not rushed.
- Receive your seat assignment and starting chip allocation from our floor staff once your registration is processed.
- Take the assigned seat at your electronic table and confirm it through the on-screen prompts at your station.
- Play through the blind levels shown on the table interface and the shared overhead tournament clock in the room.
- After the event ends, collect any prize payout you are owed at the cashier cage on the main floor.
Since tournaments are scheduled every day, the setup works well for guests staying at the Hôtel-Casino de Charlevoix or at the nearby Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu. Over a stay of a few nights, you get several tournament entry opportunities without having to coordinate around a single weekly event.
If you plan your trip specifically around a certain tournament session, it is important to call us ahead of time rather than relying only on online schedules. Event times can move, and a short phone conversation can prevent a long and unnecessary drive in case of last-minute adjustments.
Poker Game Variants
In addition to tournament Texas Hold’em, we offer poker-style action in a few table game formats. Poker Ultimate Texas Hold’em is spread as a dedicated table game where you play directly against the house instead of against other players at the table. We also have Poker 3 cartes - known in English as Three Card Poker - listed for the property on the official Loto-Québec game pages.
The main variants available are summarized here:
| Game Variant | Format | Player vs. |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Hold’em Tournament | Electronic table tournament | Other players |
| Poker Ultimate Texas Hold’em | Table game | House/dealer |
| Poker 3 cartes | Table game | House/dealer |
Each of these games has its own minimum bet amounts and betting structure. In Ultimate Texas Hold’em, you place an Ante, a Blind, and can choose to add an optional Trips side bet before any cards are dealt. That side wager is evaluated separately from the main hand and only against a posted paytable.
Three Card Poker works from a single three-card hand. Your cards are evaluated against a three-card dealer hand, with specific winning combinations following a predefined ranking. A Pair Plus side bet is available on this game as well, and it stands alone from the main Ante wager. In practice, many players find that using side bets can add texture to shorter sessions, but it is important to remember they also add extra volatility to your results.
