Monday, August 9, 2010

Meadows Live Poker Tournaments Schedule Released

The Meadows Poker Room has released their schedule for live poker tournaments held every day.
More than 50 tournaments are open each month with a variety of buy ins and types.
DAYTIMETOURNAMENTBUYIN+ENTRYFEELEVELSCHIPS*
Monday10:30amNo Limit Hold'em$30 + 1018 min.4000

7:30pmNo Limit Hold'em$30 + 1018 min.4000
Tuesday10:30amNo Limit Hold'em$30 + 1018 min.4000

7:30pmNo Limit Hold'em$50 + 1518 min.5000
Wednesday10:30amNo Limit Hold'em$30 + 1018 min.4000

7:30pmNo Limit Hold'em$100 + 2018 min.6000
Thursday10:30amNo Limit Hold'em$30 + 1018 min.4000

7:30pmNo Limit Hold'emBounty Hunter$50 + 15($10 Bounty)18 min.5000
Friday10:30amNo Limit Hold'em$30 + 1018 min.4000

4:00pmNo Limit Hold'emSit n Go Frenzy$50 + 15 and$100 + 1720 min.2000

7:30pmNo Limit Hold'emTurbo 55$40 + 1010 min.5500
Saturday10:30amNo Limit Hold'em$50 + 1520 min.5000

3:00pmNo Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Grinder$200 + 25($25 Bounty)18 min.10000
Sunday10:30amNo Limit Hold'em$30 + 1018 min.4000

3:00pm7 Card Stud$40 + 1018 min.3000
* Dealer add-on $1000 Bonus Chips - $5

The Blind Structure for the $40 and $65 Tourneys is as follows:(Structure for the Deepstack, Sit N Go and Stud, to be announced)

Level Ante Blinds (SB - BB)
1 - 25 - 50
2 - 50 - 100
3 - 100 - 200
4 25 100 - 200
5 50 200 - 400

10 Minute Break
6 100 400 - 800
7 200 600 - 1200
8 300 800 - 1600
9 300 1000 - 2000
10 500 1500 - 3000

10 Minute Break
11 500 2000 - 4000
12 1000 3000 - 6000
13 1000 4000 - 8000
14 2000 6000 - 12000

10 Minute Break
15 3000 8000 - 16000
16 3000 10000 - 20000
17 5000 15000 - 30000
18 By Director

Additional Information is found on the PA Poker Players website.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Players Advantage - New Poker Player Article

Players Advantage, a column in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review published an article on new players to the poker room this past weekend. Mark Gruetze, Administrative Editor for the Pittsburgh Tribune Review interviewed me recently and wrote an informative article for new poker players entering what is now a thriving casino business in Pennsylvania.

Read the article at the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.

Also see a list of the four local casinos (The Rivers, The Meadows, Mountaineer Casino and Wheeling Island) and their offerings of poker games at Live Poker Room @ Players Advantage.

Mark Gruetze has been a recreational gambler for more than 30 years, focusing on blackjack, video poker and poker. He is administrative editor of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.