The Heidelberg in Ann Arbor

The Review

 

The Heidelberg was playing for the Vietnam Veterans Chapter 284 out of Port Huron when we visited the poker room on a Wednesday night. Believe it or not, there is ample parking around the Heidelberg - just park in the Ann-Ashley structure. If you park in the right place, you can walk out the back door of the poker room and into the structure 10 feet away. It's a beautiful parking set-up, especially for downtown Ann Arbor. The tournament was a $40 deep stack with 14 players, 80% payback on all tournament entries. The charity is onstage behind a desk, keeping track of chip sales on computer.

The Heidelberg has amazing food! Be sure to try the $3 burger & Fries after 10pm Mon, Tue, Wed and all day on Sunday!

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Cash Tables at the Heidelberg

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Tournament Table at the Heidelberg

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Cash Players

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Poker Room Blackjack Table

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Charity Volunteers selling poker chips at the Heidelberg Poker Room. Benefitting Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 284

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Side-ways photo of the Heidelberg Entrance.

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Games: 4 of 5 chips

$1/$2, $2/$5, blackjack, round-by-round, & omaha are available upon request. There is a regular $1/$2 crowd. Be sure to call ahead of you are looking for a high limit, Omaha or Round by Round game. The Heidelberg will spread any game allowed by the state of Michigan if there is enough interest an players.

Tournaments: 5 of 5 Chips

All the tournaments start at 7pm. Be sure to arrive a little early to get registered and seated! Tournaments run on a regular basis. All the players are entered in to Tournament Director software and seated according to the software. Levels and blinds are listed on the big screen, with 1minute warnings before the levels are over. Any questions or issues are delt with quickly and consistantly by the floor. Blinds increase at reasonable lentths of time and chip increments, not doubling at every level.

Currently, there is a small buy-in with rebuys tournament on Mondays, and deep stacks/ freeze outs Sunday, Tuesday & Wednesday.

Atmosphere: 4 of 5 Chips

The entire second level of the Heidelberg is dedicated to charity poker on Sun - Wed (Thur - Sat it's a dance club). As you walk in the door, turn left and go up! At the top of the steps you will find poker tables, a blackjack table, a fully stocked bar, the charity volunteers, and the charity poker room staff, ready to find you a seat.

The tables are non-smoking. Smoking is allowed at the bar. The full Heidelberg menu is available for table-side delivery, as is the full beverage menu.

Equipment: 4 of 5 Chips

Five poker tables and one Blackjack table outfit the Heidelberg poker room. Some poker tables have cup holders, some do not. There are plenty of side tables to hold your drinks and food around the room. Custom stickered chips are used in the tournaments, stamped chips for cash games.

Staff: 5 of 5 Chips

Mark and his dealers know how to run a poker game! The dealers are fast, friendly and professional. Any questions or concerns with a hand are dealt with quickly and consistantly. A massage therapist is scheudled to start visiting the poker room to work out the stress of those long cash sessions.

Extra bonus chips for the Heidelberg waitstaff!

 

Map to the Heidelberg

View Larger Map 215 N. Main St, Ann Arbor MI 48104