The "House of Blues Poker Room" at Showboat Atlantic City opened in the summer of 2005. The 25-table poker room is decorated in signature House of Blues style and is located on the second floor at Showboat, next to the elevators and across from the new House of Blues music hall.

The Showboat is one of four Harrah's Entertainment properties in Atlantic City. Showboat - The Mardi Gras Casino, located at Delaware Avenue and the Boardwalk, opened April 3, 1987 and features 1,309 rooms, including the 544-room, $90 million hotel tower which opened in May 2003. Many of the 59 suites offer breathtaking ocean views. Besides the House of Blues restaurant, there are 9 other eateries, several that fit in the the Showboat's overall New Orleans theme.

If you're a believer in the theories of Arnold Snyder from his book "The Poker Tournament Formula", the daily tournaments at Showboat are the best in Atlantic City for playing using his strategies for "fast" tournaments. The Showboat tournaments are actually classified as "medium" speed by his system and have the right mix of luck and skill to work best with Snyder's methods.