Barbara Rogers

By Barbara Rogers

Did I get your attention? This is something special, this marathon of events at Delaware Park. Primo event after event, spanning over a time period that should allow players plenty of action to choose from, there is still plenty of time for you to get there. It didn’t take long for the professionalism of the staff, headed by Kevin Castora, making the move from the West Coast, to turn Delaware Park poker action’s into one of the top premier hot spots on the East Coast. And this ambitious schedule, (read it on this outside cover of Poker Player) is one of the many reasons why it happened.
Delaware Park Poker Classic will continue right up to May 28th. Over 1 million in guaranteed prize money has created quite a buzz in the poker rooms. Everywhere I’ve played, I’ve spoken with plenty of players that have already made arrangements to be there. This includes quite a few poker room employees, from dealers to managers in nearby states. Note when you review the schedule, just how many times Delaware Park has added $1,100 to generously sweeten the pot of the satellite’s. With a long list of impressive payouts, the main event is offering a whopping FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR guarantee! Day 1A will be Sat. May 25th at 11am, Day 1B will be Sunday, 26th at 11am. Sixty thousand in starting chips will allow for solid poker playing. You should get your money’s worth in playing time, seeing a raft of hands.

Take it to Seneca Niagara in New York. They're throwing a party, a 9th Anniversary Poker Tournament and the gifts are for you! The first 99 players on the 22nd of May will receive a free gift starting at 9am. $99 every time you win with pocket 9's. Be part of a $9,999 cash giveaway. The schedule for the tournament is Wednesday May 22nd thru May 27th. The main event is $500 No Limit Hold'em on Saturday the 25th. Call 877-8-SENECA or 716-278-6300 to secure lodging.

By Barbara Rogers

I got beat up a little bit, but I sure enjoyed myself in West Virginia, playing Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races. One of my poker buddies made the trip with me, he couldn’t stay away from the cash action. It went full speed all night long. Packed room at any hour, Jeff can’t wait to go back. As for me, I couldn’t get enough of the tournament action. And that included re-buys to stay in the game. The pay-outs made this worthwhile to me.
The man in charge, Randy Keifer, had an excellent turnout when it became his turn to host the regional Hollywood Poker Open. Masterfully handled, Randy made sure everything ran as smooth as silk.

by Barbara Rogers

Dover Downs in Delaware wants to help you make your way to Las Vegas this July to see if you can become POKER PLAYER OF THE YEAR. It can happen for you by playing in the satellite that poker room manager, Pete McGuire, has arranged. This will happen on June 9^th in the Crown Royal room at Dover Downs. More details later, but for now, write that date in your poker calendar and thank me when you see me in Vegas at the Golden Nugget where it will be held. Here is another date to make note of: Saturday, May 11^th at noon, Dover Downs offers up a $40,000 guaranteed tournament. The buy-in is only $199. And you may re-enter or late enter until 2 pm. Top 20 spots will be paid, with first place taking down $20,000. This NLH buy-in is only $199.

 Running Aces Harness Park in Columbus, Minnesota (the popular poker room near the Twin Cities) is also bringing you a chance to win a seat at the Poker Player of the Year Tournament in Las Vegas, being held on July 4^th at the Golden Nugget. June 16^th at 10am for only $125 will be your chance to win it. Running Aces does something very nice for their new players. They have a “learners table” with understanding dealers and low limit betting. This provides an opportunity for beginners learning the game to do so with minimum risk. Licensed massage therapists provide daily massage service tableside, another considerate feature.

By Barbara Rogers

Where else would you want to be? Any time from May 8th thru May 28th, Delaware Park is the place to be. An incredible payout, outstanding staff, $250,000, $500,000, $100,000, $200,000, and a bunch of $75,000, $50,000, $20,000, $25,000 and $10,000 guarantees! Are you kidding me, why are you not already packing and making discounted reservations at the Red Roof Inn in Wilmington? If you are looking for action and big money, look no further, it’s all here.

$250,000 guaranteed No limit Hold’em beginning May 8th, Day 1A at noon, Day 1B on May 9th with a buy-in of only $550. You don’t find many tournaments like this. Day 1 has 50 minute blinds. Days 2 & 3 offer 90 min. blinds!! With 40,000 in starting chips, you will get your moneys worth of play time. Plenty of $75 satellites will be offered too. This is just the beginning of one of the best events you will find on the East Coast. Twenty days of play brings everything imaginable your way.

by Barbara Rogers

That's right,  Brad Hinson, the man in charge of the poker room at Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana is making sure you have the opportunity again. Just in case you missed out on the first chance, check out the Hollywood Spring Poker Open playing out from April 29th-May 5th on this dockside casino riverboat. There s a No Limit Hold'em tournament every day during this Poker Open. The main event guarantees a payout of $200,000 for a buy-in of only $375.00. 
 

Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg was first in the Penn National stable of casino's all across America to offer the chance to win a trip to Las Vegas in June, to play the inaugural $500,000 guaranteed Hollywood Poker Open.

By Barbara Rogers

Bust A Champ Bounty Tournament welcomes the above three Delaware Park Classic winners back. The champs from 2011, 2012, and 2013 will each wear a $500 bounty on top of their crown. YOU, if you are up to the challenge, could KO them, collecting your cold hard cash, as well as perhaps winning some of the tournament payout money. With only $100 of the $350+$38+$12 staff bonus going toward the bounty, this means the tournament pay-out should be very nice. The Black Chip Bounty tournament is most popular and here you have not only a shot at a $500 bounty, but there is a $100 bounty on every other players head. Lucrative fun, it’s the best!

The date is Saturday, April 20th at 12 pm and it is No Limit Hold’em. Use your players card at the Red Roof Wilmington for a poker room discount, telephone 302 292 2870.

May 8th-11th is the the $250,000 guaranteed opening event of the Delaware Park Poker Classic at Delaware Park in Wilmington.   Play begins on Wednesday, May 8th at 11am (Day 1a) and Thursday, May 9th at 11am (Day 1b). Players will begin with $40,000 in chips.  You won't find many tournaments that offer this kind of a payout for such a small investment.
Visit the Delaware Park site for more information on the 2013 Delaware Park Poker Classic and this PDF detailing the event format.

By Barbara Rogers

Meet me in the poker room at Hollywood Casino—Don’t tell me the lights are shining, anyplace but there! Finally, poker room manager, Denise Taykowski, will get to take a turn at playing host to the Hollywood Poker Open regional tournament. Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, MO is the next stop for this very popular tour. The 28 event HPO regional tournament will play out from April 4th through April 14th. The 11 days of play will attract some of the top players throughout the Midwest as they compete for plenty of prize money and a $2,500 seat in the Guaranteed HPO Championship at the M Resort in Las Vegas. In addition to plenty of events, the Main one will start on April 12 through the 15th with a $1,620 buy-in. This is the last stop on the HPO Championship Tournament tour, with all roads leading to the highly anticipated event in Vegas on June 28-30th at the M Resort, with the big prize of a $500,000 payout, guaranteed.

By Barbara Rogers

History was made at Delaware Park Casino in Wilmington, with the announcement from the Guinness World Record officials confirming the world record for the “Longest Continuous Poker Tournament”. This was their second attempt at setting the record. Delaware Park’s 2012 Ironman Poker Challenge began on Saturday, August 25th, at noon. The tournament concluded after 36 hours 34 minutes, and 11 seconds. This feat of endurance ran without breaks, with a total of 192 participants. Three of the players were still standing, or actually slouched in their seats when the thirty-six hour mark was eclipsed. The prize pool totaled an impressive $100,608. It took a tough guy from the Czech Republic, Pete Konas to make it to the end. He was rewarded with the title, and $27,160.