Poker Industry Happenings -- March 1, 2009Recent Tournament Results and Promotions From Casinos Around the Nation |
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California
Ocean’s Eleven Casino
The Rat Pack is Back. On March 15, Ocean’s Eleven Casino will host its annual Rat Pack No-Limit Hold’em Tournament. The buy-in will be $330, with a guaranteed prize pool of $30,000. The tournament begins at 11 a.m.
The casino’s big February tournament on President’s Day garnered a nearly $70,000 prize pool, with Tim Chauser beating out the field of 228 players for $18,640.
The top 10 finishers of the President’s Day tournament:
1. Tim Chauser -- $18,640
2. Ablahad Salim -- $9,620
3. Justin Allport -- $6,880
4. Phillip “Tommy” Sarver -- $6,180
5. Logan Vignieri -- $4,820
6. Fulton Sheen -- $4,120
7. Bobby Olster -- $3,440
8. Lloyd Helm -- $2,740
9. Po Mak -- $2,060
10. Clint Miller -- $1,380
Florida
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
March Madness has come to Seminole.
Besides the casino’s guarantee of more than $500,000 in giveaways, the poker room has announced the creation of a number of new tournaments and events.
Besides the weekly no-limit hold’em tournaments, the casino has added two new tournaments — a no-limit hold’em tournament on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. for $75 and a Omaha eight-or-better tournament on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. for $150.
The bad-beat jackpot is still in effect. Every time someone gets four eights or better, an additional $30,000 is added to the jackpot. Each week, the casino puts in another $10,000. The casino also features high hand bonuses of $120 and a buy-in to a Sunday tournament ($75 value).
On St. Patrick’s Day, high-hand prizes are upped to anywhere between $150 and $500, with a chance to win double your prize if you were so lucky to have been dealt by the designated leprechaun dealer.
Seminole will host a number of higher buy-in tournaments in March, including:
Main Event Poker Tournament, Middleweight Division: March 9, 12 p.m., $350 buy-in
Main Event Poker Tournament, Cruiserweight Division: March 11, 12 p.m., $575 buy-in
Main Event Poker Tournament: March 14-15, 11 a.m., $1,100 buy-in
Big Slick Tournament: March 28, 11 a.m., $1,100 buy-in
Oklahoma
Bordertown Casino
In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, you can get your pot of gold — or at least a substantial sum of money — if you come out victorious in Bordertown Casino’s Pot O’ Gold $24,000 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty Tournament on March 14 at 2 p.m.
For an affordable $115, players will get 6,000 in starting chips (with the option of a $20 add-on for 4,000 more in chips, to benefit the tournament staff). At the start of the tournament, each player will receive an envelope, and 42 of those envelopes will indicate a cash prize bounty. Bounties will range from $10-$100.
The overall tournament prize structure depends on the number of entries. Registration for the event is now open.
Cherokee Casino
Are you ready to become a champion?
Four events will headline the fourth Ozark Poker Championship at Cherokee Casino in West Siloam Springs on March 19-22, concluding with the main event on March 22 at 1 p.m. for $550.
The series will commence with a Jack & Jill no-limit hold’em tournament on March 19 at 7 p.m. for all the poker-playing couples in the area, and will also include two other hold’em events — a $230 buy-in tourney on March 20 at 7 p.m. and a $330 buy-in tourney on March 21 at 12 p.m.
There will be at least five $75 mega-satellites (with $25 rebuys) for the main event on March 21-22.
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