Strip Poker: Harrah's Casinos Offer Low Buy-in TourneysFind Them All Day at Bally's, the Flamingo, O'Sheas, Harrah's, the Paris, the Rio, and the Imperial Palace |
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In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene — on The Strip and around the city.
Those who are on a tight budget and are looking for a poker tournament in Vegas need to look no further than the Harrah’s properties located on The Strip. Bally’s, the Flamingo, O’Sheas, Harrah’s, the Paris, the Rio, and the Imperial Palace all have low buy-in tournaments running pretty much around the clock.
Here is the tournament schedule:
| Time | Buy-in | Casino |
| 9 a.m. | $45 | O’Sheas |
| 9 a.m. | $35+$20 rebuy | Rio |
| 9:30 a.m. | $65 | Paris |
| 10 a.m. | $65 | Flamingo |
| 11 a.m. (Mon.-Fri.) | $65 | Bally’s |
| 11 a.m. (Sat.-Sun.) | $80+$40 rebuy | Bally’s |
| 11 a.m. | $60+$40 add-on | Harrah’s |
| Noon | $60 | Imperial Palace |
| Noon | $60+$40 add-on | Rio |
| 1 p.m. | $45 | O'Sheas |
| 1:30 p.m. | $65 | Paris |
| 3:30 p.m. | $60+$40 add-on | Harrah’s |
| 5 p.m. | $45 | O'Sheas |
| 6 p.m. | $65 | Flamingo |
| 7:30 p.m. | $65 | Paris |
| 8 p.m. | $80 | Imperial Palace |
| 8 p.m. | $60+$40 add-on | Harah's |
| 9 p.m. | $45 | O'Sheas |
| Midnight | $45 | O'Sheas |
| 12:30 a.m. | $60+$40 add-on | Harrah's |
| 3 a.m. | $45 | O'Sheas |
A perk of playing at any of these casinos is that players who bust out of a tournament can jump into a cash game, where they have the potential to win a piece of the $50,000 bad-beat jackpot. Quad tens or better must be beaten, with players using both holecards to make their hand in order to qualify.
The longer it takes for the bad beat to hit, the higher the jackpot gets and the lower the qualifying hands become. The player who loses the bad-beat hand receives 30 percent of the prize pool, while the winner gets 20 percent. The remaining 50 percent is split among all players competing in a cash game at these casinos, as well as Harrah’s Laughlin.
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