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. 22nd through the 28th. Head to our tournament database for more information.
NEVADA
- The 2012 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza IV (Oct 25, ‘12 – Nov 18, ’12) The massive 66-event Deep Stack Extravaganza IV gets underway at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada this week, kicking off with a three-day, $400 no-limit hold’em re-entry event.
- The 2012 Festa al Lago Classic (Oct 12, ‘12 – Oct 27, ’12) The Bellagio Hotel Casino’s 15-event Festa al Lago Classic series is heating up, with the huge five-day, $10,300 no-limit hold’em championship event getting underway on Oct. 22nd and continuing until a champion is determined on Oct. 27th.
- The 2012 Wynn Fall Classic (Oct 11, ‘12 – Oct 31, ’12) The Wynn Las Vegas’s 12-event Wynn Fall Classic moves into its final week, with the marquee $1,590 championship no-limit hold’em event getting underway on Oct. 28th and continuing until a champion is determined on Oct. 31st.
- The 6th Annual Caesars Palace Poker Classic (Oct 12, ‘12 – Oct 28, ’12) The Caesars Palace Poker Classic enters the final week of its 33-event series this week, with the highlight being the $1,080 no-limit hold’em championship event that kicks off on Oct. 26th and runs for three days.
CALIFORNIA
- The 2012 Liz Flynt Fall Poker Classic (Oct 14, ‘12 – Oct 31, ’12) The Hustler Casino in Gardena, California moves into the second week of its Liz Flynt Fall Poker Classic tournament series, with upcoming highlights including the $250,000 guaranteed, $150 buy-in, $100 add-on no-limit hold’em event that kicks off on Oct. 26th and continues until a winner is decided on Oct. 31st.
CANADA
- The 2012 WSOP Circuit River Rock (Oct 27, ‘12 – Nov 07, ’12) The World Series of Poker Circuit pulls into the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, BC, Canada for a 10-event that gets underway on Oct. 27th. The early highlight is a $580 buy-in no-limit hold’em event that kicks off on Oct. 28th.
NORTHEAST
- The 2012 World Poker Finals (Oct 15, ‘12 – Nov 05, ’12) The Foxwoods ResortCasino in Ledyard, Connecticut’s 25-event World Poker Finals series continues this week with a number of great events, including a $1,500 no-limit hold’em event that begins on the 27th.
- The 2012 Pro Poker Championship (Oct 26, ‘12 – Nov 19, ’12) The Dover Downs in Delaware is playing host to a 15-event series that kicks off this weekend. The series features a number of great events, including two $3,500 no-limit hold’em events that get underway next week.
AFRICA
- The 2012 WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic (Oct 19, ‘12 – Oct 26, ’12) The World Poker Tour makes its way to South Africa for the first time in the tours history this week for the WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic in Johannesburg, with the eight-event series’ highlight being the $3,600 no-limit hold’em main that that begins on Oct. 22nd and continues until a champion is decided on the 26th.
FLORIDA
- The 2012 WPT Jacksonville Fall Series (Oct 25, ‘12 – Nov 13, ’12) The Bestbet Jacksonville launches its 20-event series this week, getting underway with a $100,000 guaranteed, four-day, $340 buy-in no-limit hold’em event.
- The 2012 Isle Open (Oct 15, ‘12 – Oct 29, ’12) Pompano Beach, Florida’s Isle Casino gets the nine-event Isle Open underway this week, with a number of great events including a $1,600 no-limit hold’em event on Oct. 25th and the four-day, $2,200 no-limit hold’em championship starting on the 26th.
