Six Tables Through the Curtain

Six tables sit under their own low lamps, spaced enough that one hand doesn't overhear another, with a corner table kept quieter for two-handed games.

Chips are counted out by hand at the start of a session, six stacks to a player, and swept back into the drawer at the end of the night — they carry no cash value and are never bought or sold.

A house dealer sits in wherever a table needs one, mostly for beginners learning five hundred or crib for the first time.