{"id":1349,"date":"2026-03-12T18:33:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2026-03-13T23:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:35:05","slug":"wpt-lodge-card-club-raid-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wpt-lodge-card-club-raid-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"The WPT Tour postponed The Lodge Poker Festival due to a police raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16458eadf1-1024x680.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16458eadf1-1024x680.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16458eadf1-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16458eadf1-768x510.webp 768w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16458eadf1.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Poker Tour (WPT) announced that it was originally scheduled to&nbsp;<strong>March 13th to 15th<\/strong>&nbsp;In&nbsp;<strong>The Lodge Card Club<\/strong>&nbsp;Held&nbsp;<strong>Lodge Wildcard\uff1aWacky Weekend of Poker<\/strong>&nbsp;The Poker Festival will be postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WPT<\/a> Wildcard event at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LodgePokerClub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LodgePokerClub<\/a> has been postponed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dtAzfbHvUn\">pic.twitter.com\/dtAzfbHvUn<\/a><\/p>\u2014 World Poker Tour (@WPT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPT\/status\/2031489545196417422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 10, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WPT issued a statement on social media on Tuesday saying that the postponement was due to \"<strong>Emergencies that are beyond the control of WPT and affect the operation of the event<\/strong>\". The official also pointed out that the new event date will be announced later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And soon after the announcement of this decision, the outside world also confirmed&nbsp;<strong>Texas authorities launched a raid on the poker club<\/strong>, The incident quickly attracted attention in the poker circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The largest poker room in Texas was raided by law enforcement<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1617bbb3cb-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1617bbb3cb-1.webp 700w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1617bbb3cb-1-300x199.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hunter Poker<\/strong>&nbsp;Confirm with relevant units\uff0c<strong>Texas State Police and the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC)<\/strong>&nbsp;On Tuesday morning&nbsp;<strong>The Lodge Card Club<\/strong>Launched an assault operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This one is located in&nbsp;<strong>Round Rock's Poker Club<\/strong>&nbsp;Is currently&nbsp;<strong>The largest poker room in Texas<\/strong>, and by well-known poker professionals and content creators&nbsp;<strong>Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme, Brad Owen<\/strong>&nbsp;Jointly held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is worth noting that this law enforcement action took place in&nbsp;<strong>Approximately 16 hours after the main event of the Lodge Championship Series ends<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16290b40ff-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16290b40ff-1.webp 700w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16290b40ff-1-300x199.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the player's report on the Internet, the player present at the time was asked&nbsp;<strong>Take the chips home and redeem them when the club re-opens<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A player is&nbsp;<strong>Reddit<\/strong>&nbsp;It said that law enforcement officials required some players&nbsp;<strong>Only allowed to leave the scene after showing proof of identity<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At present, the official has not explained the specific reason for the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WPT postponed the second event of the month<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1624dd6426.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1624dd6426.webp 700w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1624dd6426-300x199.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The postponement of the Texas event this time is already&nbsp;<strong>The World Poker Tour (WPT) postponed the event for the second time this month<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, WPT also announced&nbsp;<strong>Postponement of the $1,100 WPT Prime Cyprus Championship with a deposit of US11 million<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was originally scheduled for&nbsp;<strong>March 5th to 9th<\/strong>&nbsp;In&nbsp;<strong>Chamada Prestige Hotel &amp; Spa<\/strong>&nbsp;Held, but due to&nbsp;<strong>The military conflict involving Iran continues to escalate<\/strong>, The organizer stated that based on&nbsp;<strong>Safety considerations and logistics issues for staff to go to the local area<\/strong>, Decided to postpone the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>although&nbsp;<strong>The main event of the Prime Championship was cancelled<\/strong>, But the entire competition festival continues, and with&nbsp;<strong>Another \u66ff\u4ee31,100 alternative event<\/strong>&nbsp;Replace the original main event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The investigation is still ongoing<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hunter Poker<\/strong>&nbsp;contact&nbsp;<strong>Round Rock Police Station<\/strong>&nbsp;After receiving a reply, the case has been handed over to&nbsp;<strong>Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC)<\/strong>&nbsp;Conduct an investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official has not yet explained the assault.&nbsp;<strong>Is it related to poker operations or to the club's liquor license?<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-holder of the Lodge&nbsp;<strong>Doug Polk<\/strong>&nbsp;Then to&nbsp;<strong>Hunter Poker<\/strong>&nbsp;Stated that he was at the time of the assault&nbsp;<strong>Not on the scene<\/strong>, Still in&nbsp;<strong>Collect relevant information<\/strong>, An official statement will be issued later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, I originally planned to participate&nbsp;<strong>WPT Wildcard Wacky Weekend<\/strong>&nbsp;Players can only wait for the official follow-up update, and&nbsp;<strong>The development of the Lodge poker room incident is still ongoing<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Want to learn more about Texas Hold'em?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-button  root-eb-button-x7jp3\" id=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/\u5fb7\u5dde\u64b2\u514b\u6559\u5b78\/\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-button-x7jp3\"><div class=\"eb-button-wrapper eb-button-alignment eb-button-x7jp3\"><div class=\"eb-button\"><div class=\"eb-button-inner-wrapper\"><a class=\"eb-button-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/poker-strategy-tutorials\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Complete guide to Texas Hold'em Teaching<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-button  root-eb-button-erkqq\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-button-erkqq\"><div class=\"eb-button-wrapper eb-button-alignment eb-button-erkqq\"><div class=\"eb-button\"><div class=\"eb-button-inner-wrapper\"><a class=\"eb-button-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/frequently-asked-questions-qa\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Texas Hold'em Frequently Asked Questions (Must Read for Novices)<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Poker Tour (WPT) has announced the postponement of the Lodge Wildcard: Wacky Weekend of Poker event, originally scheduled for March 13-15 at The Lodge Card Club. The WPT stated in a social media announcement on Tuesday that the postponement was due to &quot;unforeseen circumstances beyond the WPT&#039;s control that affected the operation of the event.&quot; The official announcement also stated that new dates would be announced later. Shortly after this decision was announced, it was confirmed that Texas authorities had raided the poker club, an event that quickly drew attention within the poker community. Hunter Poker confirmed with relevant authorities that the Texas State Police and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) raided The Lodge Card Club on Tuesday morning. This poker club, located in Round Rock, is currently the largest poker room in Texas and is jointly owned by renowned poker professionals and content creators Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme, and Brad Owen. Notably, this enforcement action occurred approximately 16 hours after the conclusion of the Lodge Championship Series Main Event. According to player reports online, those present were asked to take their chips home and redeem them once the club reopened. One player on Reddit stated that law enforcement required some players to show identification before allowing them to leave. The official reason for the action has not yet been clarified. This marks the second WPT event postponed this month. Earlier this month, the WPT also announced the postponement of the $1 million guaranteed $1,100 WPT Prime Cyprus Championship. Originally scheduled for March 5-9 at the Chamada Prestige Hotel &amp; Spa, the event was postponed due to the escalating military conflict involving Iran, with organizers citing security concerns and logistical issues related to staff travel. While the Prime Championship main event was cancelled, the entire event continued, culminating in another $1,100 event.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[326],"tags":[388,387,382,406,385,365,405,383,392,399],"class_list":["post-1349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-326","tag-andrew-neeme","tag-brad-owen","tag-doug-polk","tag-live-poker","tag-poker-industry","tag-poker-news","tag-poker-room-raid","tag-texas-poker","tag-world-poker-tour","tag-wpt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1349"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1367,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349\/revisions\/1367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}