Poker
Five live poker rooms across Québec
Five venues in this guide run live poker rooms: four Loto-Québec casinos and gaming halls, plus Playground in Kahnawà:ke. The week grid below shows which days each room holds tournaments, and this page gives no advice on how to play.
By Élise GagnonChecked October 7, 2026
The rooms
Casino de Montréal keeps its poker room on Level A of the Pavillon de la France. It has 18 No-Limit Texas Hold’em tables, with a minimum wager of $1/$2. In Gatineau, the OK POKER room at Casino du Lac-Leamy sits in the Carrière section, with 13 No-Limit Texas Hold’em tables at the same $1/$2 minimum.
The Salon de jeux de Québec does not publish its number of poker tables. Its room deals No-Limit Texas Hold’em with a $1/$2 minimum. It opens Monday to Friday 1 p.m. to 3 a.m., and Saturday and Sunday noon to 3 a.m. Trois-Rivières runs four No-Limit Texas Hold’em tables, also from $1/$2. Hours there are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 p.m. to 3 a.m., then weekends 1 p.m. to 3 a.m.
No Wednesday poker hours are given for Trois-Rivières. Playground, in Kahnawà:ke, has 65 poker tables on its 3rd floor, open 24/7, with daily cash games and tournaments.
Neither Casino de Mont-Tremblant nor Casino de Charlevoix lists a live poker room.
Tournament days
Lac-Leamy holds poker tournaments in the OK POKER room Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The Salon de jeux de Québec runs them every day of the week, and Playground holds them daily. Trois-Rivières plays its tournaments on Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday. At Casino de Montréal, Texas Hold’em tournaments run Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays. Its English and French pages differ on whether Thursday is also a tournament day.
Loto-Québec runs “Go for gold” poker and blackjack qualifying tournaments from October 1 to December 31. The top-ranked player at each location wins a pass to the Gold Bars blackjack Grand finals, held on March 6 at Casino du Lac-Leamy.
Playground hosts the Major Series of Poker Tour (MSPT) from October 1 to 12, 2026. The WSOP Circuit starts there on Monday, November 2, 2026, and runs over 15 days.
Tournament days, room by room
Pick a day
| Room | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casino de Montréal | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments | Pages differ | No tournament listed | No tournament listed | Tournaments |
| Casino du Lac-Leamy | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments | No tournament listed | No tournament listed | No tournament listed |
| Salon de jeux de Québec | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments |
| Salon de jeux de Trois-Rivières | Tournaments | Tournaments | No tournament listed | No tournament listed | No tournament listed | Tournaments | Tournaments |
| Playground | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments | Tournaments |
Casino de Mont-Tremblant and Casino de Charlevoix: no live poker room listed.
- Casino de Montréal: 18 tables, $1/$2 minimum, Level A, Pavillon de la France. Same as the casino. Waiting list: PokerAtlas app.
- Casino du Lac-Leamy: 13 tables, $1/$2 minimum, Carrière section. Same as the casino.
- Salon de jeux de Québec: table count not published, $1/$2 minimum. Mon to Fri 1 p.m. to 3 a.m.; Sat and Sun noon to 3 a.m..
- Salon de jeux de Trois-Rivières: 4 tables, $1/$2 minimum. Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 6 p.m. to 3 a.m.; Sat and Sun 1 p.m. to 3 a.m.; no Wednesday hours given.
- Playground: 65 tables, 3rd floor. Open 24/7. Waiting list: Poker Atlas app.
Series on the calendar
- Oct 1 to Oct 12MSPT Canadian Poker Championship, Playground
- Oct 1 to Dec 31Go for gold qualifiers (poker and blackjack), Loto-Québec venues
- From Nov 2WSOP Circuit, Playground (15 days, 18 ring events)
- March 6 (year not stated)Gold Bars blackjack Grand finals, Casino du Lac-Leamy
Getting a seat
Casino de Montréal books poker seats through the PokerAtlas app. At Playground, players get on waiting lists through the Poker Atlas app. A Playground Player’s card is needed for its poker tables and gaming machines, issued online or at Guest Services.
Casino Privilèges is Loto-Québec’s loyalty club, valid at its casinos and gaming halls. Membership is taken out at the Casino Privilèges counter of any Loto-Québec gaming location. Every room on this page admits only people 18 or over.
Questions
Which poker room is open all night?
Of the rooms on this page, Playground in Kahnawà:ke keeps its poker tables open 24/7. The poker rooms at the Salon de jeux de Québec and the Salon de jeux de Trois-Rivières close at 3 a.m.
Is there poker at Mont-Tremblant or Charlevoix?
No live poker room is listed at either casino. Casino de Mont-Tremblant has 14 gaming tables, and Casino de Charlevoix has 9.
How does a player get on a waiting list?
At Casino de Montréal, seats are booked through the PokerAtlas app. Playground runs its waiting lists through the Poker Atlas app, and its poker tables require a Playground Player’s card.