Costs · membership and seat time
What an evening at The Fort costs
The club takes nothing from the pot. It earns from membership and an hourly seat charge: $8 an hour on $1/2 NLH and $12 on every other game. Here is the bill before your first hand, with a calculator for your own pace.
Calculator
Your night, your month, your year
Tonight
- Daily membership$10
- Seat time 4 h × $8$32
Total$42
A month like that
- Membership$30
- Seat time$128
Total$158
A year at that pace
- Membership$300
Total
Not included: your buy-in (it stays your money at the table), dealer tips if you give them, and what you eat or bring to drink. The club does not say whether time-deal hours expire or whether they can be used on $1/2 NLH; the calculator assumes they work for the hours you play.
Membership
Four tiers, half price for service
| Tier | Price | Military / first responder | When it pays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | $10 | $5 | One day; the minimum for any game. |
| Monthly | $30 | $15 | Cheaper than daily from the 4th visit in a month. |
| Annual | $300 | $150 | Cheaper than monthly if you would pay 11 or more monthly fees in a year. |
| Lifetime | $1,000 | $500 | Pays off against the annual tier after about 3⅓ years. |
The membership page says the 50% discount covers any tier for military and first responders; the promotions page adds “active or inactive”. The agreement you sign lists only daily, monthly and annual memberships; the lifetime tier appears on the membership page alone, so get its terms in writing.
Source: the club Membership and Cash Game Promotions pages. Open ↗
Seat time
The hourly charge and the time deals
$1/2 NLH
$8
an hour
Every other game
$12
an hour
| Time deal | Price | Per hour | Against $12 an hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 hours | $55 | $11.00 | saves $1.00 an hour on $12 games |
| 20 hours | $200 | $10.00 | saves $2.00 an hour on $12 games |
| 110 hours | $1,000 | $9.09 | saves $2.91 an hour on $12 games |
The deals only help on the $12 games. At $8 an hour on $1/2 NLH, even the 110-hour pack ($9.09 an hour) costs more than paying as you go.
Source: the banner on every club page and the Cash Game Promotions page. Open ↗
Promotions on the club's page
- Bring a friend: bring in a new member and get 3 hours of time, which the club values at $39.
- Early Bird Drawings: every morning at 10:00 and 11:00 a drawing for 3 hours ($39) of time. You must be clocked into a cash game and present to win; tournaments don't count.
- Thank you for your service: 50% off memberships for military and first responders, active or inactive.
The promotions page says it is updated monthly; these are the offers listed on November 5, 2026.