California State Poker Championship Begins

The California State Poker Championship is under way at Commerce Casino in Southern California. The tournament series will feature 24 events in all, including a $5,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship with a guaranteed prize pool of $1 million that begins on May 22. The series began with a $200 casino industry employees no-limit hold’em event on Apr. 30.

Games spread will include no-limit and limit hold’em, six-handed and heads-up no-limit hold’em, Omaha eight-or-better, H.O.R.S.E., seven-card stud, and seven-card stud eight-or-better. There will be one $200 no-limit hold’em event with multiple rebuys hosted on May, 9, with a $200,000-guaranteed prize pool. There will be nine events with guaranteed prize pools at the tournament series, and all but three events will have Card Player Player of the Year points up for grabs.

Here is a look at the full schedule for the event:

Thursday, Apr. 30: Event No. 1 ($200 casino Employee’s no-limit hold’em)
Friday, May 1: Event No. 2 ($300 no-limit hold’em -- $400,000 guaranteed)
Sunday, May 3: Event No. 3 ($300 limit hold’em -- $100,000 guaranteed)
Monday, May 4: Event No. 4 ($300 no-limit hold’em)
Tuesday, May 5: Event No. 5 ($500 six-handed no-limit hold’em)
Wednesday, May 6: Event No. 6 ($300 Omaha eight-or-better -- $50,000 guaranteed)
Thursday, May 7: Event No. 7 ($500 no-limit hold’em)
Friday, May 8: Event No. 8 ($500 H.O.R.S.E.)
Saturday, May 9: Event No. 9 ($200 no-limit hold’em w/rebuys -- $200,000 guaranteed)
Sunday, May 10: Event No. 10 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Monday, May 11: Event No. 11 ($1,000 limit hold’m)
Tuesday, May 12: Event No. 12 ($300 six-handed no-limit hold’em)
Wednesday, May 13: Event No. 13 ($300 no-limit hold’em)
Thursday, May 14: Event No. 14 ($300 Omaha eight-or-better)
Thursday, May 14: Event No. 15 ($300 seven-card stud eight-or-better)
Friday, May 15: Event No. 16 ($200 no-limit hold’em -- $200,000 guaranteed)
Sunday, May 17: Event No. 17 ($300 no-limit hold’em)
Sunday, May 17: Event No. 18 ($300 seven-card stud -- $50,000 guaranteed)
Monday, May 18: Event No. 19 ($500 heads-up no-limit hold’em -- $50,000 guaranteed)
Tuesday, May 19: Event No. 20 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Tuesday, May 19: Event No. 21 ($1,000 H.O.R.S.E.)
Wednesday, May 20: Event No. 22 ($300 no-limit hold’em -- $200,000 guaranteed)
Thursday, May 21: Event No. 23 ($2,000 no-limit hold’em)

$5,000 no-limit hold’em championship event

Note: Players will begin with 10,000 in chips and blinds begin at 25-50. Levels are 60 minutes long with a 15-minute break after every two levels. Levels at the final table will increase to 90 minutes in length.

Friday, May 22: Day 1 – play 10 levels
Saturday, May 23: Day 2 – play down to final table or 10 levels
Sunday, May 24: Final day

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