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 January 19th through the 25th. Head to our tournament database for more information.
INTERNATIONAL
- The 2015 Aussie Millions (Jan 14, ‘15 – Feb 02, ’15) The Crown Casino in Melbourne is currently hosting the 18th annual Aussie Millions Poker Championship, and for the second year the festival is part of the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour. The 21-event series heads into it’s second week of events starting today, with the highlight of the coming days being the $10,600 AUD no-limit hold’em main event that begins with the first of three starting days at 12:30 PM local time on Jan. 25th. Later that same day the $100,000 AUD no-limit hold’em super high roller event will kick off, with play getting underway at 2:15 PM.
- The 2015 WPT National Cyprus (Jan 18, ‘15 – Jan 26, ’15) The World Poker Tour National tour heads to Cyprus this week, with the main event at Noah’s Ark Deluxe Hotel & Casino being a €300,000 guaranteed €2,000 no-limit hold’em main event that launches with two starting days, each beginning at 1:00 PM local time on Jan. 23rd and 24th.
- The 2015 UKIPT London (Jan 20, ‘15 – Jan 25, ’15) The Hippodrome Casino in London will host the latest stop on the UK and Ireland Poker Tour this week, highlighted by the £770 no-limit hold’em main event that kicks off at 11:00 AM on Jan. 21st with the first of three starting days.
FLORIDA
- The 2015 Isle Classic (Jan 07, ‘15 – Jan 27, ’15) The Isle Casino in Pompano Beach, FL has steadily become one of Florida’s tournament hot spots in recent years. This week they are set to continue in that tradition with the latest iteration of their Isle Classic tournament series, which will feature 11 tournaments this time around, each of which sports a guaranteed prize pool. The series now moves into it’s final phase, centered around the $500,000 guaranteed $1,200 no-limit hold’em main event which begins with the first of three starting days at 11:00 AM on Jan. 22nd.
- The 2015 MSPT bestbet Jacksonville (Jan 15, ‘15 – Jan 25, ’15) The bestbet Jacksonville has an eleven-event series getting underway this week, with the $200,000 guaranteed $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event kicking off with the first of two starting days at 4:00 PM local time on Jan. 23rd. Day 1B begins at 2:00 PM the following day.
NORTHEAST
- The 2015 WPT Winter Poker Open (Jan 13, ‘15 – Jan 30, ’15) The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey is the site of the first World Poker Tour major stop of 2015 as part of it’s Winter Poker Open series which got underway last week. The centerpiece of the whole affair is the $3 million guaranteed $3,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em World Poker Tour main event that begins with the first of two starting days at 11:00 Am local time on Jan. 25th.
MIDWEST
- The 2015 Chicago Poker Classic Warm-Up (Jan 14, ‘15 – Jan 25, ’15) The Horseshoe Hammond has an eight-event tournament series kicking off this week, with the $200,000 guaranteed $550 no-limit hold’em main event getting started with the first of three starting days at 12:15 PM local time on Jan. 22nd.
SOUTH
- The 2015 WSOP Circiut Horseshoe Tunica (Jan 22, ‘15 – Feb 02, ’15) The World Series of Poker Circuit makes it’s way back down south to the Horseshoe Casino & Hotel-Tunica in Robinsonville, MS for a 14-event tournament series starting later this week. The early highlight is a $365 no-limit hold’em re-entry event that begins with the first of three starting flights at 5:00 PM on Jan. 23rd. Flights 1B and 1C begin at 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM respectively the following day.
NEVADA
- The 2015 $100K Winter Weekend Guarantee Tournament (Jan 22, ‘15 – Jan 25, ’15) Wynn Las Vegas is hosting a $100,000 guaranteed $400 buy-in no-limit hold’em event this week. The tournament sports three starting days, each beginning at noon local time on Jan. 22 – 24.
