In this Card Player weekly feature we look to provide our readers with a guide to some of the biggest poker events taking place in their area for the upcoming week. Check out all the tournament action set to go down in your own backyard from February 3rd through the 9th. Head to our tournament database for more information.
NORTHEAST
- The Card Player Poker Tour Season II – Foxwoods Resort Casino (Feb 08, ‘14 – Feb 17, ’14) The Card Player Poker Tour pulls into town at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut for an 11-event tournament series. Every tournament features a guarantee, including the kickoff $100,000 guaranteed $600 buy-in no-limit hold’em event that begins on Feb. 8th at 11:00 AM. The $1,650 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event begins next week on Feb. 14th with the first of two starting days.
INTERNATIONAL
- The 2014 APPT Aussie Millions (Jan 23, ‘14 – Feb 10, ’14) The Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia is set to continue with the 16th annual Aussie Millions, which for the first time is part of the PokerStars Asia-Pacific Poker Tour in 2014. This week’s highlights are the two gigantic super high roller events, the $100,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em challenge that begins at 2:15 PM on Feb. 7th and the $250,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em challenge that kicks off at 2:30 PM on Feb. 9th.
- The 2014 Paris Open of Poker (Jan 31, ‘14 – Feb 09, ’14) The Aviation Club de France in Paris will continue with it’s five-event series this week, with the highlight being a €3,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event that begins on Feb. 7th.
CALIFORNIA
- The 2014 WPT L.A. Poker Classic (Jan 17, ‘14 – Mar 06, ’14) The massive 60-event 2014 L.A. Poker Classic tournament series kicked off last month at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California. Spanning from late January to to early March, this huge poker festival will feature tournament action for players of every game and at every buy-in level. The highlight of this week is a $500,000 guaranteed $150 buy-in no-limit hold’em event. This event features 10 starting flights spread from Feb. 4th though the 8th, with two each day beginning at 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM local time. Survivors from those flights will return on Feb. 9th at 2:00 PM to play down to a champion.
NEVADA
- The 2014 Deepstack Extravaganza I (Jan 30, ‘14 – Feb 26, ’14) The Venetian Hotel and Casino Las Vegas continues this week with the first installment of the 2014 DeepStack Extravaganza tournament series, with this initial run consisting of 56 events spread throughout the month of February. The highlight of the coming days is a $150,000 guaranteed $600 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament that kicks off with the first of two starting days at noon on Feb. 7th.
SOUTH
- The 2014 Hollywood Poker Open Tunica (Feb 07, ‘14 – Feb 16, ’14) The Hollywood Casino Tunica in Robinsonville, Mississippi is about to dive into it’s 20-event tournament series later this week, with the weekend highlight being a $300 buy-in no-limit hold’em event that features three starting flights with the first beginning at 5:00 PM on Feb. 7th and the next two taking place at noon and 5:00 PM on Feb. 8th.
FLORIDA
- The "2014 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open ":http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/4425-2014-lucky-hearts-poker-open-wpt (Jan 29, ’14 – Feb 11, ’14) The Seminole Casino Coconut Creek in Coconut Creek, Florida is currently hosting the 14-event Lucky Hearts Poker Open with the centerpiece of the whole series being the $1 million guaranteed $3,5000 buy-in World Poker Tour main event, which gets underway with the first of two starting days at noon local time on Feb. 7th.
- The 2014 WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club (Feb 06, ‘14 – Feb 17, ’14) The Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida kicks off the next stop on the World Series of Poker Circuit tour later this week with a $1,000,000 guaranteed $580 buy-in no-limit hold’em event that features five starting flights spread from Feb. 5th through the 8th (click here for starting times).
