Binion's All New Poker Room Opened November 1.
The old race and sports book is now a new, 10-table poker room with availability for five more poker tables. This new room is in addition to the existing two rooms near located near the front desk and valet. The room is everything players asked for and more. A $3 max rake, tableside food service, and $2 comps per hour are provided for all live poker play.
Win a Seat in the $50,000 Monthly Freeroll at Binions.
Earn 25 hours in live play or win a daily tournament to qualify. Live play hours do not roll over to the next month. The freeroll will be played on the second Monday of the following month. The first event is scheduled for December 8, 2008. Event qualifiers receive $2,500 in starting chips and can earn an additional $500 in chips by playing 10 hours of live poker or by winning another daily tournament. An additional $2,000 in starting chips is offered to entrants with a $10 bonus-buy for the dealers. The event is no-limit hold 'em with 20 minute levels. The top 50 places will get paid with the winner receiving $15,000. For more information see Binion's ad in this issue of Poker Player Newspaper.
Casino Arizona is All About Poker.
A ladies no-limit event was scheduled for November 9 at 10 a.m. with a $75 buy-in and a $4,800 guarantee. The big stack tournament on November 22 at 10 a.m. has a $40,000 guarantee for a mere $330 buy-in. A $10,000 guaranteed couples tournament is scheduled for December 6 with a $65 buy-in per couple. On the last Saturday of the month Casino Arizona holds a $20,000 guaranteed event with a $150 buy-in. For those of you who bust out on the bubble, don't fret, you qualify for the bubble bust out tournament on December 20 at 9 a.m. with a $12,500 guarantee.
Join in on the graveyard bonus jackpots on Mondays through Friday between 3 a.m. and 8 a.m. Win cash when you get your aces cracked between 3 a.m. and 9 a.m. daily.
If that's not enough poker, check out the daily no-limit events: Monday, Thursday and Friday at 11:15 a.m. and Tuesday and Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. For more information see Casino Arizona's ad in this issue of Poker Player Newspaper.
I'd like to congratulate my nephew, Chris Wright, first on his marriage October 4 to his longtime sweetheart Jessie, and second on his impressive finish in his first poker tournament. While cruising the Caribbean on his honeymoon, Chris decided to play a $150 buy-in no-limit hold 'em event. Outside of playing small buy-in home events with family and friends, this was his first attempt at playing in a live event. I'm proud to announce he finished second and pocketed $600. I can't take credit for his second place finish because he wouldn't let me go on his honeymoon with him, but if he had maybe he would have finished first.
Debbie Burkhead is a long time poker player, writer and sales rep for Poker Player.
