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 December 8th through the 14th. Head to our tournament database for more information.
INTERNATIONAL
- The EPT Season XI / EUREKA Prague (Dec 07, ‘14 – Dec 17, ’14) The European Poker Tour returns to the Hilton Hotel in Prague for it’s final stop of 2014 this week. The 44-event tournament series kicked off on Sunday Dec. 7th with the Eureka Poker Tour €1,100 no-limit hold’em main event, a five-day event that features two starting days each beginning at noon local time. The €50,000 super high roller is set to get underway at 12:15 PM local time on Dec. 9th while the €5,300 no-limit hold’em EPT main event kicks off with the first of two starting days beginning at noon on Dec. 11th.
NEVADA
- The 2014 WPT Five Diamond & Alpha8 (Dec 05, ‘14 – Dec 20, ’14) The Bellagio Hotel Casino in Las Vegas has long been seen as one of the center’s of the high stakes poker world. The legendary property is set to continue that legacy with it’s World Poker Tour Five Diamond Poker Classic tournament series, which kicked off late last week. The 12-event festival is highlighted by the $10,400 WPT no-limit hold’em event and the $100,000 Alpha8 super high roller, that both begin next week, but there is plenty of action to look forward to in the coming seven days including a $10,400 buy-in pot-limit Omaha event that kicks off at noon on Dec. 11th.
- The 2014 Aria High Roller I (Dec 14, ‘14) Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas is set to host a $25,000 buy-in eight-max no-limit hold’em high roller on Dec. 14th with cards in the air starting at noon.
FLORIDA
- The 2014 Winter Poker Open (Dec 04, ‘14 – Dec 21, ’14) This week the Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa is the site of Florida’s next major tournament series. Most notable among the money tournaments on offer in the coming week is a $200,000 guaranteed $560 buy-in no-limit hold’em event that features six starting flights spread over Dec. 11 – 13.
CALIFORNIA
- The 2014/2015 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s California (Dec 04, ‘14 – Dec 15, ’14) The Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort in Valley Center, CA is the latest stop on the WSOP Circuit, with the highlight of the week of course being the $1,675 no-limit hold’em WSOP Circuit main event that begins with the first of two starting days at noon on Dec. 12th.
MOUNTAIN
- The 2014 Colorado Poker Championship XI (Nov 28, ‘14 – Dec 15, ’14) The Golden Gates Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado got it’s sizable 32-event Colorado Poker Championship XI series underway a couple of weeks ago now, but the biggest events of the series are set to kick off this week. The $3,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event gets underway at noon on Dec. 11th, while the $1,100 buy-in event begins at noon on Dec. 13th.
NORTHEAST
- The 2014 Megastack Challenge (Dec 06, ‘14 – Dec 15, ’14) The Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT is back with another great tournament series, this time featuring 25 events as part of their 2014 Megastack Challenge. The main event is a $1,650 no-limit hold’em tournament that sports a $300,000 guarantee. That event has two starting flights, beginning at 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Dec. 13th.
