Evidence hierarchy
- First-party venue poker page — preferred for hours, games, stakes, rake and waitlist rules.
- First-party venue news or tournament page — useful for room size, openings and dated event details.
- Regulator / official operator directory — used for legal/regulatory status where relevant.
- Third-party live-list platform — treated as a live-status tool, not a substitute for venue ownership or regulatory facts.
Three statuses we keep separate
| Published offering | The venue says it offers a game/stake/format. |
|---|---|
| Operating hours | The poker room is scheduled to be open. |
| Live now | A table is currently running and/or has an active list. This needs same-day data. |
Last-verified dates
Every core room profile carries a last-verified date. Time-sensitive pages should be rechecked before major updates, and stale information should be corrected rather than silently left in place.
Editorial restraint
We avoid claiming a room is “soft,” “profitable,” “best action” or “guaranteed to run” without defensible evidence. First-timer recommendations are based on logistics and published game structures, not promises about opponent skill.
Corrections
If a venue changes hours, stakes or a waitlist rule, the intended workflow is to update the room record, dependent comparison pages and the sitemap date together. See the Editorial Policy for the broader standard.
Regional guide geographic pages
Regional pages do not assume that a city has a poker room. They route users to verified rooms based on geography, published schedules and game menus. Drive-time language is intentionally approximate because GTA traffic changes materially by time and day.