For those who live in Southern Calif,Arizona or Nevada(or visiting),Avi runs a cool tournament on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5pm. If you're not familiar with the area,it sits on the west side of the Colorado river about 15 miles south of Laughlin(imagine a map of the State of Nevada,its in that very bottom tip of NV...AZ on one side,CA on the other.
Details...$10 buy in,$5 rebuys(2 re-buy sessions at 6pm and 7pm)
20 hands per round
$500 bankroll
$5-$500 limit
Blackjack pays double(no insurance offered on dealer Ace)
Dbl down any first two cards
First two rounds...top 2 from each table advance
Semi-final...only winners advance,plus highest runner up(7 players)
Payout
1st- $500
2nd- $250
3rd- $175
4th- $125
5th- $100
6th- $50
7th- $25
There were probably 70-80 entries altogether. It's a cheap tournament,but a lot of fun. It's important to note that you MUST be a member of their players club(free to join,of course),but it's an open tournament-you dont have to be rated.
The hotel and casino are nice. About 500 rooms,reasonable rates,nice pool,beach on the river,and a convenience store that sells,among other things, cheap cigs and expensive fireworks.
If you're in the area,check it out. It's not WSOB,but something us regular people can have fun with for a small price.
Details...$10 buy in,$5 rebuys(2 re-buy sessions at 6pm and 7pm)
20 hands per round
$500 bankroll
$5-$500 limit
Blackjack pays double(no insurance offered on dealer Ace)
Dbl down any first two cards
First two rounds...top 2 from each table advance
Semi-final...only winners advance,plus highest runner up(7 players)
Payout
1st- $500
2nd- $250
3rd- $175
4th- $125
5th- $100
6th- $50
7th- $25
There were probably 70-80 entries altogether. It's a cheap tournament,but a lot of fun. It's important to note that you MUST be a member of their players club(free to join,of course),but it's an open tournament-you dont have to be rated.
The hotel and casino are nice. About 500 rooms,reasonable rates,nice pool,beach on the river,and a convenience store that sells,among other things, cheap cigs and expensive fireworks.
If you're in the area,check it out. It's not WSOB,but something us regular people can have fun with for a small price.