Community Spotlight: The Diamond Poker Club Keeps Card Night Alive in Millersburg
Quick Read
The Diamond Poker Club sits at 3297 Salem Ave SE, in Millersburg just outside Albany, and opened in 2020.
The room runs daily cash games and tournaments in Texas Hold'em and Omaha, with low stakes starting at 1/2 No Limit.
Hours posted at the door show it open seven days a week, from noon most days (11 a.m. Tuesdays) until midnight, and until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Players can call 541-981-2728 to confirm hours or call or text 971-978-7523 to get on the cash game list.
If you have driven Salem Avenue between Albany and Millersburg, you may have passed one of the mid-valley's longest running card rooms without knowing it. The Diamond Poker Club opened in 2020 with a simple goal, in its own words: to bring "safe, fun and affordable poker back to the cities of Linn-Benton County."
What's on the table
The club spreads limit and no-limit versions of Texas Hold'em and Omaha. Its posted cash game schedule leans on friendly stakes: 1/2 No Limit Hold'em most weeknights at 6 p.m., 1/3 No Limit on Thursdays and Saturdays, Big O Pot Limit on Sundays and Mondays, and a 5/10 Hi/Lo Full Kill Omaha game on Tuesday afternoons and Friday at noon. The club asks players to call or text ahead to get on the list.
"Mondays are fun. No limit Texas Hold 'Em and MNF." (one regular)
Tournaments most nights
There is a tournament nearly every day. Monday and Wednesday evenings feature $25 buy-in events with rebuys and double freeroll points. Tuesday brings a $100 daytime tournament, Thursday has an Omaha tournament and a freezeout, Friday is a bounty night, and Saturday adds a "resurrection chip" twist that lets busted players buy back in. The first Sunday of the month features a larger $120 bounty event. Schedules change, so check the club's website before you go.
How poker clubs work in Oregon
Oregon law lets cities and counties authorize "social games" by local ordinance. Under the state definition, the house can't be a player, can't bank the game or set odds, and can't earn income from the game itself, which is why you won't find a casino-style rake. Most Oregon social gaming ordinances limit play to adults 21 and older.
Hours and contact
Hours posted at the door (call 541-981-2728 to confirm):
Monday: noon to midnight
Tuesday: 11 a.m. to midnight
Wednesday: noon to midnight
Thursday: noon to midnight
Friday: noon to 2 a.m.
Saturday: noon to 2 a.m.
Sunday: noon to midnight
Address: 3297 Salem Ave SE, Albany (Millersburg), OR
Phone: 541-981-2728; call or text 971-978-7523
Email: thediamondpokerclub@gmail.com
Whether you are a regular or have only played around the kitchen table, it is a homegrown spot worth knowing about. Know a local business we should spotlight next? Let us know.
Our editor is a regular at the club.
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