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.

DAY	TIME	TOURNAMENT	BUYIN+ENTRYFEE	LEVELS	CHIPS*
Monday	10:30am	No Limit Hold'em	$30 + 10	18 min.	4000
	7:30pm	No Limit Hold'em	$30 + 10	18 min.	4000
Tuesday	10:30am	No Limit Hold'em	$30 + 10	18 min.	4000
	7:30pm	No Limit Hold'em	$50 + 15	18 min.	5000
Wednesday	10:30am	No Limit Hold'em	$30 + 10	18 min.	4000
	7:30pm	No Limit Hold'em	$100 + 20	18 min.	6000
Thursday	10:30am	No Limit Hold'em	$30 + 10	18 min.	4000
	7:30pm	No Limit Hold'emBounty Hunter	$50 + 15($10 Bounty)	18 min.	5000
Friday	10:30am	No Limit Hold'em	$30 + 10	18 min.	4000
	4:00pm	No Limit Hold'emSit n Go Frenzy	$50 + 15 and$100 + 17	20 min.	2000
	7:30pm	No Limit Hold'emTurbo 55	$40 + 10	10 min.	5500
Saturday	10:30am	No Limit Hold'em	$50 + 15	20 min.	5000
	3:00pm	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Grinder	$200 + 25($25 Bounty)	18 min.	10000
Sunday	10:30am	No Limit Hold'em	$30 + 10	18 min.	4000
	3:00pm	7 Card Stud	$40 + 10	18 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.

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.