Notes From the Casino Deck
Field guides for hosts planning events on the water: tournament etiquette, dress codes, logistics and the honest lessons from twelve seasons of poker cruises out of Sydney.
The Full Log
Hold'em Etiquette for Your First Cruise Table
Acting in turn, protecting your cards, and why the dealer is always right.
What to Wear to a Casino Night on the Water
Dress codes that survive harbour wind, deck surfaces and a four-hour party.
The Best Man's Guide to a Bucks Voyage
Timing the charter, seating the groom, and keeping twenty mates on schedule.
Why Poker Beats the Bowling Alley for Team Events
The honest mechanics of why card tables mix departments better than any icebreaker.
Six Hours to Build a Casino That Floats
What our crew does between the last guest leaving and your first guest boarding.
Tournament Formats Explained for Hosts
Freezeout, rebuy, bounty and teams: which structure fits your crowd and clock.
Getting 300 Guests Aboard at Circular Quay
Transport, check-in windows and the gangway flow that never queues.
How Charity Tournaments Outraise Dinner Auctions
Rebuy mechanics, prize structure and the psychology of giving while playing.
The Honest Season Guide to East Coast Cruising
Wind windows, whale season, and which months we secretly prefer for charters.
Written by the People Who Run the Night
Every article comes from working staff: tournament directors, producers, chefs and the occasional captain. No ghostwriters, no generic advice pulled from other blogs. If a guide contradicts something you read elsewhere, trust the crew that runs 140 events a year.
Renata Kowalski
Tournament Director
Tom Ellery
Executive Producer
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