This week’s most exciting poker events include festivals at Atlantic City’s Borgata, Bay 101 in San Jose, Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, City of Dreams on Macau’s Cotai Strip, and Ameristar Casino Hotel in East Chicago, Indiana. More information about every single of the above-mentioned upcoming tournaments could be found in the paragraphs below.
2016 Deepstacks Challenge August
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City frequently hosts Deepstacks tournaments and one such event is to take place from August 22-27. There are six No-Limit Hold’em events to be scheduled to run within the said period of time. They are all single-day ones and feature guaranteed prize pool of between $15,000 and $50,000. Buy-in fees for the separate tournaments vary from $120 to $400.
2016 Bay 101 Open
Bay 101 is a favorite poker destination among players not just from the US but also from around the world. The San Jose, California-located gambling venue will play host to a week-long festival from August 22-29. A total of seven events are slated to be played, with six of those being No-Limit Hold’em ones. There will also be an Omaha Hi/Lo tournament as part of the poker festival. The three-day $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event is slated to begin on August 27.
2016 HPT Indiana
Heartland Poker Tour will travel to Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago this week for its latest stop on this season’s schedule. The Indiana-based gambling venue will welcome players who are interested in becoming part of the thrilling festival from August 25 to September 5.
There are nine No-Limit Hold’em and one Pot-Limit Omaha events to take place as part of the HPT stop. A $300 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000 will be the opening event. Aside from that one, the $1,650 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event is also expected to attract a wider attention among players. It will be a five-day one and is scheduled to start on September 1.
2016/17 WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood
The WSOP Circuit is among the most popular poker series to take place around the US and in several foreign locations within a nine-month season. Distributing gold rings to its champions, it annually attracts the attention of both prominent professionals and poker enthusiasts.
Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada will be the next location to host a stop on this season’s WSOP Circuit schedule. Players will be able to enter Circuit events at the casino from August 25 to September 5. As usual, there will be 12 gold ring tournaments and several other options for entries to win a payout and to feel the WSOP Circuit thrill.
The $1,675 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event will be a four-day tournament to kick off on September 2. It will feature a guaranteed prize pool of $750,000.
Macau Poker Cup 25 – APPT Season 10
The 25th edition of the Macau Poker Cup is slated to run at PokerStars Live at Macau’s City of Dream from August 26 to September 10. The festival will be taking place as part of APPT’s Season 10. There will be 22 events on its schedule with some of them featuring guaranteed prize pools of up to HK$6 million. Interested players will be able to enter No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments.
The Main Event will start on September 4 and will take six days of play for a winner to be crowned. Everyone willing to enter the highlight event on the exciting festival’s schedule will have to pay a buy-in of HK$12,000. The tournament will feature a guaranteed prize pool of HK$6 million.
