Poker table in the Birdcage Theater

Back to the album index

Directly below the stage is the Poker Room.  Here the longest poker game in western history occurred.  It was a house game and players had to buy a $1,000 minimum in chips for a seat in the game.  The game ran continually for 8 years, 5 months and 3 days.  Today that poker table still stands as it was left, with its chairs on the dirt floor.