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 February 23rd through March 1st. Head to our tournament database for more information.
NEVADA
The CPPT III Wynn Las Vegas (Feb 25, ‘15 – Mar 18, ’15) The Card Player Poker Tour returns for the second time to the Wynn Las Vegas for an action-packed 14-event poker tournament series starting this week. Every single event features a guaranteed prize pool, with the highlight of the first weekend being a $100,000 guaranteed $400 buy-in no-limit hold’em event that kicks off with the first of two starting days at noon on Feb. 27th. The $300,000 guaranteed $2,100 buy-in main event will run from Mar. 15th through the 18th.
SOUTH
The 2015 WSOP Circuit Lumiere Place (Feb 19, ‘15 – Mar 02, ’15) The Lumiere Place Casino & Hotel in St. Louis, MO kicked off the latest stop on the World Series of Poker Circuit last week and is set to continue the action this week, with the centerpiece of the whole affair being the $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event that begins with the first of two starting days at noon on Feb. 27th.
The 2015 Oklahoma State Championship of Poker (Feb 19, ‘15 – Mar 01, ’15) The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa in Oklahoma is hosting a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool no-limit hold’em event this week. The $675 buy-in tournament features three starting flights, with the first beginning at 7:00 PM on Feb. 27th and the second and third starting at noon and 7:00 PM respectively on Feb. 28th.
CALIFORNIA
The 2015 WPT L.A. Poker Classic (Jan 12, ‘15 – Mar 05, ’15) The Commerce Casino’s largest poker festival is reaching it’s climax. This week at the LAPC the World Poker Tour $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event will get underway starting at noon on Feb. 28th and will continue until a champion is decided on Mar. 5th at the televised final table. Lsat year Chris Moorman topped a field of 534 entries to win his first major live tournament title and over $1 million in prize money.
FLORIDA
The 2015 Winter Deep Stack Series (Feb 19, ‘15 – Mar 01, ’15) The Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa launched into a six-event tournament series late last week and is now moving into the business end of the festival. The main event is a $250,000 guaranteed $560 buy-in no-limit hold’em event that features six starting flights, two each starting at noon and 6:00 PM on Feb. 26 – 28.
NORTHEAST
The 2015 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore (Feb 26, ’15 – Mar 09, ’15) The Horseshoe Casino Baltimore in Maryland is the next stop on the WSOP Circuit, with the tour pulling into town later this week for the latest 14-event series. The early highlight is a $250,000 guaranteed $365 buy-in event that features four starting flights, two each at noon and 5:00 PM on Feb 27th and 28th.
The 2015 Spring Showdown (Feb 28, ‘15 – Mar 08, ’15) The Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut begins with it’s Spring Showdown series this weekend, beginning with a $600 buy-in $100,000 guaranteed no-limit hold’em event. The tournament begins at 11:00 AM on Feb. 28th.