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Heartland Poker Tour Upcoming Events & they\'re coming 2 Denver area 2!
Found this on their website here (I think some of the locations have yet to be confirmed, as this was their carpool link on their website):
http://www.newsite.heartlandpokertour.net/carpool.php [ QUOTE ] Grand Series at Grand Casino Mille Lacs (Aug 20, 2007 - Aug 27, 2007) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Lights Casino (Sep 12, 2007 - Sep 16, 2007) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Golden Gates Casino (Oct 8, 2007 - Oct 14, 2007) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucky Nugget Card Club (Oct 15, 2007 - Oct 21, 2007) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Casino Del Sol (Nov 11, 2007 - Nov 18, 2007) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The HPT Championship Open at Majestic Star (Dec 1, 2007 - Dec 9, 2007) [/ QUOTE ] Add to this their confirmed schedule here: http://www.newsite.heartlandpokertour.net/events.php [ QUOTE ] Upcoming Heartland Poker Tour Events - 2007 Grand Series at Grand Casino Mille Lacs 08-20-2007 - 08-27-2007 Join us in the Heart of Minnesota Lakes country! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Lights Casino 09-12-2007 - 09-16-2007 Join the HPT in Walker, Minnesota. You could win $150 in our Bounty Tourney on the 13th! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Golden Gates Casino 10-08-2007 - 10-14-2007 Colorado, we heard you loud and clear! We are coming! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucky Nugget Card Club 10-15-2007 - 10-21-2007 The HPT returns to Deadwood and the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meskwaki Casino 10-31-2007 - 11-03-2007 The HPT heads back to the state of Iowa for a big fall event. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Casino Del Sol 11-11-2007 - 11-18-2007 Details to Follow / Event is Subject to Change -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The HPT Championship Open at Majestic Star 12-01-2007 - 12-09-2007 This is an OPEN registration event and will feature all 2007 HPT Champions [/ QUOTE ] The Golden Gates Casino BTW, is in Blackhawk, Colorado, about 40 miles from Denver. I don't think this one has been confirmed yet, but I sure hope it is, because I for one would love to play in such an event. Has anyone ever played in an HPT event, and if so, what is normally the field like (soft, experience, or otherwise)?? Does anyone plan on attending any of the above events if they come off? |
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Re: Heartland Poker Tour Upcoming Events & they\'re coming 2 Denver area 2!
It is wonderful that they are coming to Colorado. They picked the start of hunting season, though.
From what I have heard, the fields are incredibly soft. I may go to the Colordao event, but the limit is $5 for poker, so don't count on any side cash games. Perhaps I can host some cash games in Denver if there is demand. |
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Re: Heartland Poker Tour Upcoming Events & they\'re coming 2 Denver are
This seems odd:
http://www.newsite.heartlandpokertou...007&eid=31 [ QUOTE ] This event will feature several $300+40 qualifiers throughout the week. Due to Colorado gaming law, there will be NO direct buy in option to the Main event. You must qualify to play the Main event. [/ QUOTE ] I'm unfamiliar with the law around poker tournaments and the $5 limit (my only live CO tournament experience are the 55+5s at Golden Gates), but I'm not sure how a 300+40 is okay but a 1500+200 or so isn't. Has HPT done other satellites-only tournaments elsewhere? |
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Re: Heartland Poker Tour Upcoming Events & they\'re coming 2 Denver are
Who knows what the gaming law is in Colorado as it is a crazy mess. There are larger buy ins, up to $450, that I have seen.
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Re: Heartland Poker Tour Upcoming Events & they\'re coming 2 Denver are
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. |
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Re: Heartland Poker Tour Upcoming Events & they\'re coming 2 Denver are
[ QUOTE ]
This seems odd: http://www.newsite.heartlandpokertou...007&eid=31 [ QUOTE ] This event will feature several $300+40 qualifiers throughout the week. Due to Colorado gaming law, there will be NO direct buy in option to the Main event. You must qualify to play the Main event. [/ QUOTE ] I'm unfamiliar with the law around poker tournaments and the $5 limit (my only live CO tournament experience are the 55+5s at Golden Gates), but I'm not sure how a 300+40 is okay but a 1500+200 or so isn't. Has HPT done other satellites-only tournaments elsewhere? [/ QUOTE ] The max you can buy into a poker tournament in CO is $500 |
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Re: Heartland Poker Tour Upcoming Events & they\'re coming 2 Denver are
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The max you can buy into a poker tournament in CO is $500 [/ QUOTE ] Ah. It all makes sense now. Thanks. |
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Re: Heartland Poker Tour Upcoming Events & they\'re coming 2 Denver are
I like the Gilpin. They have some great $100 tournaments. Some of the lower buy-ins can get a little crazy.
Their vig is a little steep, though. For a $100 tourney, $10 goes to the house and $1 to the bad beat jack pot, so only $89 of each entry goes in the prize pool. Plus, none of the house rake goes to the dealers, so you have to factor your tip in on top of that. Other casinos do have tourneys with a lower vig, but for me, it's worth paying a little extra for the Gilpin. It's a nice room with comfortable seating and most of the dealers are pretty decent. A few lame newbies, but you get that almost anywhere up there. |
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Re: Heartland Poker Tour Upcoming Events & they\'re coming 2 Denver area 2!
Yes!! I'm going to play Golden Gates. Hope they go through with this.
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Re: Heartland Poker Tour Upcoming Events & they\'re coming 2 Denver area 2!
Majestic Star is my home casino...my boy got like fifth in the tourney kid is an awesome player...I swear we have the hardest 2-5 lineup on earth out there...like 5 guys who have been playng poker 30+ years, and 3 guys like me or this kid who can comfortably play 5-10 and crush it in Vegas...and like 1 or 2 fish...
Makes it less odd that I barely play live anymore. |
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