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 April 2nd through the 9th. Head to our Tournament Database for more information.
CALIFORNIA
- The 2012 National Championship of Poker (Apr 04, ‘12 – May 01, ’12) This eleven-event series at the Hollywood Park Casino in Inglewood, CA kicks off this week starting on April 4th. This week features a $1,000,000 guaranteed $80 no-limit hold’em single re-buy event with 9 starting days.
- The 2012 Winnin’ o’ the Green (Mar 02, ‘12 – Apr 05, ’12) The Winnin’ o’ the Green series at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens comes to a close this week, with the completion of the unique 14-day long, $150 buy-in re-entry event, which features a $1,000,000 guarantee. The final starting day gets underway on April 2nd, and a champion will be crowned on April 5th.
- The 2012 Liz Flynt Spring Poker Classic (Apr 05, ‘12 – Apr 26, ’12) The Hustler Casino in Gardena, CA kicks off a 14-event sereis beginning on the 5th. The highlight of the first week is a $300 no-limit hold’em re-entry that begins on April 7th, with four starting days and a winner being determined on the 11th.
MIDWEST
- The 2012 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Mar 29, ‘12 – Apr 10, ’12) The WSOP Circuit Council Bluffs enters the second part of its 12-event series, with highlights from this week including a $1,060 no-limit hold’em event that begins on April 5th and of course the $1,600 no-limit hold’em main event that will kick off on the 7th and continue until a winner is determined on the 9th.
NORTHEAST
- The 2012 Borgata Spring Poker Open (Apr 04, ‘12 – Apr 20, ’12) Big tournament action once again returns to the Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ. The 21-event Borgata Spring Poker Open kicks off on April 4th, and there will be a number of notable events in the first week, including a $560 no-limit hold’em deepstack re-entry event that starts on the 4th, a $450 H.O.R.S.E. event that begins on the 5th and a $770 no-limit hold’em re-entry that gets underway on the 7th.
