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 Nov. 19th through the 25th. Head to our tournament database for more information.
CANADA
- The 2012 WPT Montreal (Nov 15, ‘12 – Nov 27, ’12) The Playground Poker Club just outside of Montreal, Quebec is playing host to the first-ever World Poker Tour Montreal series, which continues this week, with highlights including a $1,150 no-limit hold’em event on Nov. 21st and the $3,300 no-limit hold’em WPT championship event that begins with the first of two starting days on Nov. 23rd and continues until a winner is determined on Nov. 27th.
NEVADA
- The 2012 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (Nov 25, ‘12 – Dec 09, ’12) Big-money tournament action returns to the Bellagio, as the Five Diamond World Poker Classic is set to kick off this weekend with the first of 16 events, a $1,080 no-limit hold’em event that starts on Nov. 25th. The marquee tournament of the series will undeniably be the $10,300 World Poker Tour main event that kicks off on Dec. 4th.
CALIFORNIA
- 2012 The Gardens Poker Classic (Nov 15, ‘12 – Nov 20, ’12) The Hawaiian Gardens Casino in Hawaiian Gardens, California is hosting a five-day, $165 buy-in no-limit hold’em event with a $300,000 guarantee, which began on Nov. 15th. There are still two starting flights on Nov. 19th available for players interested in getting in on the action: one at 12:00 PM PST and another at 6:15 PM PST.
- 2012 Larry Flynt’s Holiday Poker Classic (Nov 23, ‘12 – Dec 17, ’12) The Hustler Casino in Gardena, California kicks off its 10-event series this weekend with a six-day, $150,000 guaranteed, $130 + $80 add-on no-limit hold’em event.
NORTHEAST
- The 2012 Borgata Fall Poker Open (Nov 07, ‘12 – Nov 21, ’12) The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey comes to a close this week. There is still time to get into the $2,700 no-limit hold’em championship event, with the second of two starting days getting underway at 12:00 PM EST on Nov. 19th.
