by Debbie Burkhead ( @debbiedoespoker )
 
Poker Player Cruises is Working on Scheduling More Cruises. We have been hard at work on our new supplement program that will appear in Poker Player Newspaper in the very near future. But we are also currently looking into scheduling more cruises and as soon as they are confirmed the details will appear in Poker Player Newspaper and on www.Poker-Player-Cruises.com so keep reading.

by Debbie Burkhead

I spent the last two weeks of 2011 with family in Maryland and one of the highlights of my visit was meeting the newest addition to the family, my seven-month old niece, Madison. My visit was filled with days of playing with Madison, along with my nine-year old niece Alyssa, and my two nephews, seven-year old Jimmy and six-year old Brandon.

Get in on the Poker Action at Sandia! The Play with the Big Dogs tournament is scheduled for January 21, 2012. The buy-in is $150, players start with a 10,000 stack, and Sandia is adding an additional $2,500 to the prize pool. The tournament starts with 30 min levels which will change to 40 minute levels during final table play. Players can win their seat through $35 one table satellites with first and second place finishers winning a seat.

by Debbie Burkhead

 Play 25 hours of live poker at the Palms to qualify for their $20,000 freeroll. Pro Football Cash Bash & Squares: Play poker, watch football on Sunday and Monday for a chance to win up to $200 each time a team scores. Flirting with flushes: Make a flush in all four suits and win $400. For more information on poker at the Palms see their ad in this issue of Poker Player Newspaper.

by Debbie Burkhead
 

by Debbie Burkhead
 
Good news for advocates of re-entry events. The Wynn now has a “no juice” re-entry event. Players who bust out of the event can take a walk, come back later and take advantage of a onetime offer to re-enter without paying the juice. These “no juice” events run daily at noon with 30 minute levels and a 7,500 starting stack. Players can re-enter up until 2:20 p.m. and will receive 7,500 in tournament chips. Players must provide their tournament receipt, identification, and players Red Card to qualify for reentry. For more information visit the Wynn poker room.

Get Ready for Deep Stack Poker in Reno. The Peppermill’s Deep Stack Poker Tournament runs from October 26-30. It’s a five day no-limit hold’em tournament series with buyins ranging from $120 to $225. There will be three events per day, at noon, 4p.m. and 7 p.m. The 4 p.m. events are various games. The $170 and $225 buy-ins receive 6,000 in tournament chips and the $120 buy-in receives 4,000 in tournament chips. Players will be given an additional 2,000 in tournament chips with an optional $10 dealer bonus buy. Call today and mention code: EPOK101 for special room rates. For more information see the Peppermill ad in this issue of Poker Player Newspaper. [PDF(pg 8)]

We couldn’t have asked for better weather during Poker Player’s Alaskan cruise. I spent three days prior to the cruise in Seattle and it was in the mid 60’s and sunny every day. I believe the residents of Seattle don’t want outsiders to know how nice it is so they say it rains all the time. We set sail on August 5 for Juneau, from there to Skagway, then to the Sawyer Glacier, and last was my favorite, Victoria, BC. What a beautiful city!
 

$2 Max Rake at Silverton Poker Room. Players receive $2 per hour in comps. Get those dreaded aces cracked Monday through Friday between 8 p.m. and midnight and pocket $50-$100. On the tournament side they offer a $50 buy-in no-limit event Monday-Thursday at 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 6 p.m. get in on the $2,000 guaranteed prize pool event for a mere $65 buy-in. Poker room opens at 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For more information on poker at the Silverton see their ad in this issue of Poker Player Newspaper.
 

The biggest part of the WSOP has ended but the best is yet to come. All in all, the series was a wash for me. I cashed in the seniors event and busted early in the ladies event. Rumor has it that next year the men will have to buy in for $10,000 and the women will get a 90 percent discount. If this is true it will be interesting to see how many men pony up $10,000. This was the first series in many years that I didn’t try to win my way into the main event; I just couldn’t find the time.
 
Congratulations to friend Karina Jett for finishing second place in the WSOP Ladies event. Karina played eight and half months pregnant and the possibility of going into labor before the event concluded was a strong possibility, not that it would have been the first time. She had to leave during a Four Queens tournament to give birth to her daughter Athena and she happened to be the chip leader.