There are a lot of minigames in Red Dead Redemption 2 to spend hours with. One of these is the poker and it has players wondering if there is a Red Dead Redemption 2 high stakes poker location. Like in the original game, this would be a spot where players can deal in large quantities of money. Is there a place like that?

Know and use the rules of poker. Some poker games are terrible. I once played a poker game on a long haul flight that was a joke. I went all in for 19 straight hands, whatever my cards, and won each time. Your poker opponents in Red Dead Redemption aren’t so forgiving, but with a bit of poker knowledge you can beat them. Poker is a luck based card game and with digital opponents, reading their emotions is more difficult. Lean into knowing the types of hands above and play big when you have stong hands. Gambling is the wager of currency or possessions on the outcome of a game or event. At the time of Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II, in the American west, gambling was widespread and generally accepted among all forms of society. Gambling often took place in saloons and bars, and wagers were almost ubiquitously placed on games of poker and blackjack. Gambling could potentially be.

In poker, players form sets of five playing cards, called hands, according to the rules of the game. Each hand has a rank, which is compared against the ranks of other hands participating in the showdown to decide who wins the pot. In high games, like Texas hold 'em and seven-card stud, the highest-ranking hands win.

Towards the beginning of the game, there is a main story mission that introduces players to poker. However, in that game, the player has just around a dollar and the most money there is around seven dollars. That is chump change, especially given how you can frequently get in the hundreds and thousands of dollars from story missions.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 High Stakes Poker Location

This has players rightfully asking if there is a Red Dead Redemption 2 high stakes poker spot. Unfortunately, as of right now, we can’t find one. As we get further and further into the story, it is possible that one might open up. Most likely, this spot would be found in the city of Blackwater. However, not all hope is lost.

Though most games of poker deal in a dollar or so, there is one that is slightly better. If you head to the city of Saint Denis (seen above), there is the best poker table at the beginning of the game. Unfortunately, it only lets you start with five dollars but that is better than all of the others. It is totally possible to win $20 or so from this table.

While it is no replacement for a true Red Dead Redemption 2 high stakes poker, it is possible we may see one in the future when Red Dead Online launches. Being able to deal in large sums of money against real players would be fantastic.

Poker, blackjack, dominoes and five finger fillet in RDR2 are different minigames you can play in the game. All of you that like to play gambling games will have many opportunities to play blackjack, dominoes, five finger fillet, and poker in Red Dead Redemption 2. The only real catch here is where to find RDR2 gambling games and when they unlock for you. With all of that in mind, our RDR2 Where to Play Poker, Blackjack, Dominoes, Five Finger Fillet guide will answer those questions for you.

Where to Play Poker in Red Dead Redemption 2?

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To play poker in Red Dead Redemption 2, there are several places you can visit. A grand total of five poker locations, to be exact. Depending on how far in the game you’ve come, some of those locations might not be open for you just yet. Before we get into the locations, one important side note. Playing poker in RDR2 opens a few missions into Chapter 2. Specifically, starting the mission “Who is Not without Sin” will open poker for you. In fact, that’s when you’ll play your first game of poker.

Anyway, poker locations. The first one is in Flatneck Station. That’s where the aforementioned main-story-mission poker game takes place. Another location is in the town of Valentine, aka what is basically the starting town. The third RDR2 poker location is the center of Saint Denis, in the southeast of the map. You can also play poker in the center of the town of Blackwater, in the east of Great Planes in West Elizabeth. Lastly, later in the game, you’ll be able to play poker in the small settlement of Tumbleweed, way in the west.

EDIT: It seems that you can also play poker at the first camp, the one near Valentine, if you visit your crew at the correct time of day. Thank you to our reader billyjoel for pointing it out.

RDR2 Blackjack Locations – Where to Find?

To find blackjack locations in Red Dead Redemption 2, there are three locations you can go to and play. Blackjack should be available for you starting Chapter 2, just like basically everything else. First off, you can go to the south of the town of Rhodes in the south of Lemoyne. Another location is in Van Horn Trading Post (where you can also find a fence vendor). Van Horn Trading Post is in the east of the map, south of the mining city of Annesburg. The third and final location is Blackwater, in the Great Planes of West Elizabeth. Turns out that Blackwater is something of a gambling capital. As we’ve already mentioned, you can also play poker there, as well as dominoes. Speaking of…

Dominoes Locations Red Dead Redemption 2 – Where to Play?

To play dominoes in Red Dead Redemption 2, you have three locations at your disposal. The one I assume you’re going to run into first is in Saint Denis. You should be able to find it just east of the N in the word Saint. Your second location is at Emerald Station / Emerald Ranch. Last, but most certainly not the least is Blackwater; where, as we’ve said above, you can also play poker and blackjack. The only difference is that you’ll have to go a bit to the southwest to find the dominoes game. Incidentally, much like blackjack, and, as we’ll see, five finger fillet, dominoes will unlock for you from the start of Chapter 2.

Five Finger Fillet – Where to find in RDR2?

To find a game of Five Finger Fillet in Red Dead Redemption 2, the first place you can look is Valentine, the first town you’re going to come across. Since five finger fillet unlocks in Chapter 2, this is likely the first place you’ll find a game of stabby-fingers. The second location is the Van Horn Trading Post, which you can find in the east, if you head south from the city of Annesburg. Lastly, there’s the city of Strawberry. You can find it in central West Elizabeth, on the banks of Hawks Eye Creek. Now, why anybody would want to play this is beyond me, but hey, different strokes for different folks. Maybe Arthur does indeed have too many fingers.

If you end up getting stuck at another point, you might want to check out some of the other guides we have. We've written about mysteries like the missing person Gavin, the Rhodes Gunsmith prisoner, the locked door at Valentine doctor. We also have instructional guides that show how to rob stores without getting bounty or where to sell jewelry and gold bars. If it's collectibles or key items you're after, we've found all the Penny Dreadful comic books, Chick's treasure map location, or that famous pipe for Dutch. Finally, if you don't care to explore the map yourself, you could take a look at our Watson's Cabin and Catfish Jackson's Homestead locations guides. In the latest Red Dead Online Moonshiners Update you'll have a chance to find Navy Revolver and Best Shack Locations.