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 March 23rd through the 29th. Head to our tournament database for more information.
NEVADA
- The CPPT Atlantis Casino Resort Spa (Mar 19, ’15 – Mar 29, ’15) The Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, NV is hosting the Card player Poker Tour for a third straight year! The series has a total of 32 events, including satellites, and will be capped off by the $1,080 no-limit hold’em $150,000 guarantee main event beginning Mar. 27th. The main event will wrap up Mar. 29th with the crowning of the third CPPT Champion of Season III. Special hotel rates are offered for players by calling 800-723-6500 and using promotional code MPOKR15. Players who pre-register for the main event by March 20 in person will receive a free hotel night during the main event.
- Aria High Rollers VI and VII (Mar 27, ‘15 – Mar 28, ’15) Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas is hosting another set of high roller tournaments this weekend. The Aria High Rollers VI and VII are both $25,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournaments, each beginning at noon on Mar. 27th and Mar. 28th respectively. These recurring events have drawn some good fields, with multiple runnings achieving seven-figure prizepools.
- The 2015 Deepstack Extravaganza II (Mar 18, ‘15 – Apr 19, ’15) The Venetian Hotel and Casino is back again with the second installment of the Deepstack Extravaganza for 2015. Every single event of the 54-tournament schedule sorts a guaranteed prize pool. This weekend’s highlight is a $600 buy-in no-limit event with a $150,000 guaranteed prize pool.
INTERNATIONAL
- The EPT Season XI Malta (Mar 18, ‘15 – Mar 28, ’15) The European Poker Tour premiered in Malta last week, and continues this week with a number of big event on offer. Monday, March. 23rd is the second and final starting day of the marquee €5,300 no-limit hold’em main event, but there are a host of ‘post-lim’ events including the €10,300 no-limit hold’em high roller event which begins at 1:00 PM local time on Mar. 26th.
SOUTH
- The 2015 WPTDeepStacks Mississippi (Mar 27, ‘15 – Mar 30, ’15) The IP Biloxi Hotel and Casino in Mississippi will see the WPTDeepStacks tour pull into town this week to host a $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event. The tournament is set to run from Mar. 27 – 30 with two starting days, each beginning at noon local time on the 27th and 28th.
- The 2015 Spring Break Poker Classic (Mar 26, ’15 – Apr 06, ’15) The Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, MS kicks off a 13-event tournament series this weekend. The early highlight is a $345 buy-in event that features three starting flights and a $150,000 guaranteed prize pool. Flight 1A launches at noon on Mar. 27th. FLight 1B also begins at noon on the 28th while flight 1C will launch at 4:00 PM the same afternoon.
