With the World Series of Poker on the horizon, seven casinos host major events from the end of May through July. Here is a breakdown of all the different poker rooms with tournament series and what to expect at the different sites.
Aria Poker Classic
The Aria poker room will be hosting the Aria Poker Classic between May 31 through June 15. There will be at least one event every day and two on select days. Most tournaments take place at 11am, with others starting at 12pm, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm. The buy-ins will range from $240 to $3,500.
There are satellites on June 7, June 8, July 2, and July 5. The $3,500 no limit hold’em main event occurs between June 9 – June 13. There is a $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool for this tournament. There is a two-day championship event for pot limit Omaha and H.O.R.S.E. You can find all events and times on the @ARIAPoker Twitter page.
Aria also hosts the PGT Aria high rollers on select dates between June 15 through July 6. All events start at 3pm in the PokerGo studio. Between June 15-17 and July 2-6, there is a $10k no limit hold’em tournament. There is a $10k pot limit Omaha tournament on June 20, 22 and 24.
Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series
The Golden Nugget poker room has the Grand Poker Series between May 30 through July 3. A total of 89 tournaments are dealt during that time. Each day has between 2-5 events, with most having either 3 or 4. The first starts at either 10am or 11am daily. The last tournament begins at 7pm.
Buy-ins for Golden Nugget events range from $130 to $1,100. The Championship no limit hold’em series will run between June 23-26. The buy-in for this tournament is $600 and has $500k guaranteed.
A PokerNews Cup tournament starts on June 29. The final table is July 3. The buy-in is $1,100 and has a $1 million guaranteed prize pool. You can find a full list of the events here.
World Series of Poker Horseshoe
Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas host the World Series of Poker between May 30 through July 18. Events every day will start at 10am and the last event will usually start at 2pm. With 95 events spanning that time, most days will have around 3-4 events.
Buy-ins start at $300 and go as high as $250,000 for some of the super high-roller events. The Tournament of Champions and the Mystery Millions will help kick off the event on May 31st at 12pm. The Main Event runs from July 3-July 6.
There are many satellites for events. These are both live and on the World Series of Poker site. You can play these anywhere in Nevada or New Jersey. You can find a full list of events and times here.
MGM Grand Summer Poker Festival
The MGM Grand poker room runs the MGM Grand Summer Poker Festival between May 30 – July 11. There is a total of 58 events with 2-3 events happening per day. The buy-ins range from $250 to $1,700 for the final event. Morning events start at 10am, while the last tournament begins at 6pm every day.
The grand finale no limit hold’em tournament will start on July 6 and run through July 11. There is a $1,700 buy-in and a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. You can find the full list of events and times @MGMGrandPoker on Twitter.
Orleans
The Orleans poker room has a summer series between May 29 through July 9. There are key events scheduled, according to the @OrleansPokerRo1 Twitter account. Those events can be found below. The full schedule will be released at a later date.
- May 29: $200 casino employee event
- June 6: $500 guaranteed ladies’ championship
- June 16: $100k guaranteed H.O.R.S.E championship
- June 22-26: $250k guaranteed main event
Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series
Venetian has the DeepStack Championship Poker Series from May 22 – July 31. Most events start at 11am, but you can find events as late as 9pm on some days. There are about two events per day throughout the series. You can find a full list of details here.
The buy-ins range between $300 to $2,500. There is a $2,500 no limit hold’em bounty tournament June 14-16, a $2,500 no limit hold’em deepstack tournament June 22-24, a $2,500 no limit hold’em mystery bounty July 7-9, and a $1,600 no limit hold’em ultimate stack July 12-14. All tournaments have a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000.
Wynn Summer Classic
Wynn and Encore host the Wynn Summer Classic from May 25 through July 19. It offers 48 events over the six-week period with at least one tournament daily. Most events will have a noon start time, but there are also ones with 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 5pm and 7pm start times. You can find the full list of event dates, start times, and details here.
The buy-ins range from $300 to $10,500. Seven major events will take place throughout the span with over $1,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools. The major event is the WPT Everyone for One Drop, which has a $10,500 buy-in and a $10 million guarantee. This tournament will take place between July 9-14.
