Live Tournament Poker -- Busy Weekend Preview

Even with the EPT Berlin championship coming to a close, there will be no shortage of big buy-in main events to keep an eye on this weekend, as three other main events are set to kick off, representing the WPT, NAPT and WSOP Circuit.

WPT Hollywood Poker Open

The $10,000 WPT Hollywood Poker Open main event will take to the tables at the Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. This marks only the second time the WPT has payed a visit to the Midwest venue. Last year’s event attracted 143 players, including many of the game’s most successful tournament players. The total prize pool was $1,331,616, and the top prize of $393,820 was won by Carlos Mortensen. The win gave Mortensen his third WPT title, tying him with Gus Hansen for the most WPT victories ever.

Day 1 begins at 1 p.m. tomorrow, and players will start with 30,000 in tournament chips. Blinds will start at 50-100, and levels will run for 90 minutes. The televised final table play out on Wednesday, April 13.

NAPT Mohegan Sun

The $5,000 PokerStars NAPT Mohegan Sun main event is also scheduled to kick off tomorrow at noon and continue through Wednesday, April 13.

A year ago, Vanessa Selbst was one of 716 players who entered the championship event in Uncasville, Connecticut, creating a prize pool of $3,264,244. She went on to top a tough final table and earn the top prize of $750,000.

Players will start with 30,000 in tournament chips, and levels will last for 60 minutes through the first day. Blinds start off at 50-100.

The final table will wrap up the event on April 13, but another notable event will surround that day. A $10,000 high roller bounty shootout will be recorded for broadcast on ESPN 2. Flight A will begin at 11 a.m. and flight B will start at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12. The televised final table will play out on Thursday, April 14.

This year’s high roller shootout buy-in is down to $10,000, whereas last year it was at $25,000. There were 35 entrants in 2010, creating a prize pool of $875,000. When it was all said and done, an all-star final table was won by Jason Mercier for $450,000 (7 bounties).

WSOP Circuit – Harrah’s St. Louis

The $1,600 WSOP Circuit main event will get under way at Harrah’s St. Louis, starting at noon on Sunday.

Last years championship event featured a larger $5,000 buy-in and drew 129 entrants. The prize pool of $625,650 yielded a top prize of $170,814 to the winner, Jeffrey Roper. With a lighter buy-in in 2011, the Maryland Heights, Missouri venue is expecting a solid turnout.

Players will start with 15,000 in tournament chips. Blinds will begin at 25-50 with levels lasting 40 minutes. The 3-day event will finish up on Tuesday, April 12, and the winner will earn prize money and the circuit championship ring, along with automatic entry into the $1 million National Championship in May, 2011.

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