Yeah it can be weird here. The first hand of every no limit Tournament is played as limit to get around the gaming laws here, so that no one goes bust on the first hand and loses their entire bet. After the first hand though, it's back to NL for the rest of the event.
Grasshopper,
If you come, I suggest you check out these sites:
http://thegilpincasino.com/index.php...amp;Itemid=227
and
http://www.ameristar.com/blackhawk/bh_ca_tablegames.asp
The Gilpin offers tournaments 4 times a day, so that might be one way to make some money.
http://thegilpincasino.com/images/pd...hure8.5x11.pdf
If you are a low limit specialist, you'll love our 'bingo' poker here (called that because the players here play just about any two cards in the hopes they'll 'bingo' on the river), because the top game that's spread, is 5/5 Limit, Dealers choice.
As for Hunting season, the people here are so hungry for a chance to be on TV, I think it'll hardly make a dent here, as most will flock to Blackhawk from the Denver area where the Bar Tours (the Denver Poker Tour and the Amature Poker Tour) are quite popular here.