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 Oct. 8th through the 14th. Head to our tournament database for more information.
NEVADA
- The 2012 Festa al Lago Classic (Oct 12, ‘12 – Oct 27, ’12) The Bellagio Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada is once again playing host to top-quality tournament action with this month’s Festa al Lago Classic kicking off on Oct 12th. The 15-event series will see buy-ins ranging from $1,080 all the way up to the $10,300 no-limit hold’em main event that begins on Oct. 22nd.
- The 2012 Wynn Fall Classic (Oct 11, ‘12 – Oct 31, ’12) The Wynn Las Vegas’s 12-event Wynn Fall Classic kicks off this week on Oct. 11th with a four-day $340 buy-in no-limit hold’em event featuring a $100,000 guarantee and three separate starting days.
- The 6th Annual Caesars Palace Poker Classic (Oct 12, ‘12 – Oct 28, ’12) Caesars Palace Las Vegas gets its 33-event Caesars Palace Poker Classic underway late this week, with the early highlight being a $350 buy-in no-limit hold’em event that takes place on Oct. 13th.
EUROPE
- The 2012 European Poker Tour San Remo (Oct 03, ‘12 – Oct 11, ’12) Registration is closed in the European Poker Tour San Remo €5,300 no-limit hold’em main event, but there is still plenty of action to be found including a €10,300 eight-max no-limit hold’em high roller that begins on Oct. 9th and a €2,100 no-limit hold’em six-max event that kicks off on the 11th.
CALIFORNIA
- 2012 Big Poker Oktober (Sept. 21 – Oct. 13). The 27-event Big Poker Oktober series continues this week at The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California. This week’s highlight is a $345 buy-in no -limit hold’em event with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool that begins on Oct. 13th.
MIDWEST
- The 2012 Fall Poker Classic (Oct 1, 12 – Oct 21, 12) The Canterbury Park Racetrack & Card Club in Shakopee, Minnessota continues on with its Fall Poker Classic that began last week, with highlights from the coming days including a $550 H.O.R.S.E. event that begins on Oct. 11th and a $550 no-limit hold’em event on the 13th.