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 May 5th through the 11th. Head to our tournament database for more information.
FLORIDA
- The 2014 CPPT II bestbet Jacksonville (May 01, ‘14 – May 12, ’14) The Card Player Poker Tour has returned to the bestbet Jacksonville in Northern Florida for another fantastic series of top-flight tournament poker action. The centerpiece of the whole affair is the $300,000 guaranteed $1,500 buy-in CPPT no-limit hold’em main event, which begins with the first of two starting days at noon local time on Mat 9th and continues until a champion is decided at the live-streamed final table on May 12th. The entire main event will be blogged by Card Player’s live updates team, so make sure to stay tuned for for in-depth coverage right here on CardPlayer.com.
NORTHEAST
- The 2014 Parx Big Stax VI (Apr 30, ‘14 – May 19, ’14) Parx Casino in Bensalem, PA continues with it’s nine-event tournament series this week, with the highlight being a $550 no-limit hold’em event that kicks off with the first of three starting days at 11:00 AM local time on May 8th.
MOUNTAIN
- The 2014 Colorado Poker Championship IX (May 09, ‘14 – May 26, ’14) The Golden Gates Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado gets underway with a huge series of tournaments later this week, with the largest event of the first weekend being a $300 buy-in no-limit hold’em event that begins at noon on May 10th.
MIDWEST
- The 2014 Chicago Poker Classic (Apr 29, ‘14 – May 12, ’14) The Horseshoe Hammond in Indiana, just a short drive from Chicago, has been host to some massive tournaments in recent years. They have a few more on offer this week, most notably a $1,500 no-limit hold’em main event that features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. The event features two starting days, both beginning at noon local time on May 9th and 10th.
CALIFORNIA
- The 2014 HPT California State Poker Championship (May 02, ‘14 – May 19, ’14) The Heartland Poker Tour has made it’s way to the largest card room in the world this week for the HPT California State Poker Championship. The Commerce Casino will see 18 events play out in the coming weeks, with the highlight of the next week being a $350 buy-in $100,000 guaranteed no-limit hold’em event that gets underway at 3:00 local time on May 9th.
SOUTH
- The 2014 WSOP Circuit New Orleans (May 08, ‘14 – May 19, ’14) Harrah’s New Orleans is set to once again host the WSOP Circuit as the tour pulls into town later this week, with the central attraction of the first weekend being a three-day $365 no-limit hold’em event that begins with two starting flights, one at noon and another at 5:00 PM pn May 10th.
INTERNATIONAL
- The 2014 UKIPT Nottingham (May 07, ‘14 – May 12, ’14) The Dusk Till Dawn in Lenton is playing host to the latest stop on the UK and Ireland Poker Tour, highlighted by a £1,100 no-limit hold’em main event which gets underway at on May 7th.
