#PNWPokerCal Planner for 22 February 2017

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Portland Poker Championship II

Coming in just over a week!

6-Max

The PacWest Poker Classic got off to a bang on Friday and Saturday, with a total of 280 entries into the first event, a $340 $50K GTD NLHE 6-Max tournament. I went down to play on Sunday, and my first bullet ran into a bit of a buzzsaw on a fairly tough table. With the dealer add-on, we were starting with 17K in chips and just 85bb deep, but the second and third hands of the day at my table had pots of more than 40bb. There were 4.5x opening raises, and min c-bets, and by the end of the first break, I got a fold when I shoved my last 5K with [qx 2x]. A suited ace on the first hand after the break didn’t fare so well and I re-entered, with the draw sending me back to the same table (different seat) and somewhat better luck. I had one pocket pair (treys) in the first two hours, then picked up kings and made my way up over both the starting stack and chip average for the first times in the day, before a player sitting in my old seat managed to move up from 8K to wiping out the 40K stack of the player on his right.

The staff planned the tournament so that everyone coming back to Day 2 was in the money (although not necessarily profitable, I met a number of players who were on their third or fourth bullet). The size of the tournament rivaled WSOPC events with slightly higher buyins (the 6-Max at Palm Beach Kennel Club won by Max Young last week had a prize pool less than the guarantee on the PacWest 6-Max), which says a lot about the number of players hungering for poker in the Northwest.

Things were running well for the first portion of the series; I expect the same will be true of the last half this weekend. Congrats to Robery Brewer, the champ who took home his unchopped share of the $80K+ pot!

I busted the tournament with enough time to head home through torrential rain in the Coast Range with at least a little light in the sky to aid visibility, but I did cash another Ignition Casino Thousandaire Maker Monday night, so my poker week was not a complete loss. Actually a bit of a profit, even after two bullets at the beach!

Poker Guys v. DNegs

Grant Denison and Stephen Levy, aka The Poker Guys, have a very successful poker podcast and they got the get of poker-related gets: an interview with Daniel Negreanu, who talks about his experience falling just short of the WSOP Main Event Final Table, among other things.

The Summer Schedules

Now that the WSOP has released its schedule, other summer series are begging to be fleshed out.

Planet Hollywood will get the ball running with their Goliath series on 26 May. The Goliath is Caesars’ less-expensive alternate to the WSOP, it runs through 10 July, and it has six capstone events, ranging from the opening $100K GTD to a $2M GTD closer.  As in past years, it includes a number of non-NLHE events, including HORSE, Big O, and a three-game Omaha mix. It’s also the venue for the Deaf Poker Tour events (starting 6 July).

Another venue for the mixed-game player is The Grand Poker Series  at the Golden Nugget  in downtown Las Vegas. It runs from 31 May to 3 July, and includes HORSE, 8-game Mix, PLO, and a $10K buyin Seniors Championship, a $100K GTD and $500K GTD, a Poker Night in America event, and, of course, Big O.

More series on the way soon.

 

This Week In Portland Poker

The Game has another couple of WSOP-related events this week.Tonight a 7pm is a $40 buyin/rebuy tournament  with a $20 addon. The winner receives a package including flight, hotel, and an entry in flight 5F of the Colossus III. Sunday at noon is a package to play the Ladies Championship event.

The Eleventh Annual Northwest Deaf Poker Tournament is scheduled for Portland Meadows this weekend.

Deal of the Week: PacWest Poker Classic Main Event

Sure, the series itself was last week’s pick but the Main Event this weekend at the PacWest Poker Classic at Chinook Winds Casino Resort is a difficult deal to overlook.

Not only is the Main Event a $100K guarantee for a $560 buyin and $200 addon, but it’s over on Sunday, there are no re-entries, and a number of the best players in the area are off at the World Series Circuit stop in Las Vegas for the Main Event there.

Only a Day Away

  • The $10K buyin Main Event of Commerce Casino‘s LA Poker Classic starts Saturday, with tomorrow and Friday dedicated to $1,100 mega satellites. The remaining events while the Main Event plays down include a $2,140 NLHE 6-Max (Sunday) $5,250 buyin PLO 7-Max (Monday), $2,140 Dealers Choice (Tuesday), $25K buyin NLHE Turbo 6-Max (also Tuesday), and a $1,100 $100K GTD NLHE Turbo (Wednesday). Both of the Turbo events are one day, the others are two days.
  • The Venetian Deepstack Extravaganza I is coming up on its last weekend. Today and tomorrow at noon are the final flights of the $750K GTD $1,600 buyin. Friday through Sunday are entry days for the $150K GTD $250 buyin SuperStack tournament.
  • Tonight is another Wednesday satellite for the Muckleshoot Spring Poker Classic. Direct buyin starts today for the five events beginning Wednesday, 15 March ($250 Shootout; $200, $300, $500 NLHE; and $750 Main Event). A Wednesday night (7pm ) satellite win get you either:
    • Tickets to the $500 and any two of the three smaller events, or
    • Main Event ticket and one of the events excluding the $500.

    Sunday is a $250 Deepstack. Something to fall back on after Day 1 of the Main Event at Chinook.

  • The World Series of Poker Circuit Las Vegas stop this year moves to the WSOP’s home at the Rio on Friday. The opening event is a $250K GTD $365 Ring event with six starting flights (two each Friday through Sunday).
  • Chinook Winds’ PacWest Poker Classic (see above) begins Saturday.
  • There are four $550 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star mega satellites starting Sunday. Then there are three $1,100 mega satellites after that, then the events begin.
  • The Wynn Spring Classic starts tomorrow with four events and $165K in guarantees (including a Survivor with a $5K payout for $400 entry and a PLO tournament on Sunday evening). There’s a $100K with entries on Monday and Tuesday ($400) and a $750K championship that starts the next Thursday ($1,600 entry).
  • The Stones Gambling Hall in the Sacramento area has a $250,000 Spring Classic starting Friday and running through 5 March. It features a $125K GTD two-day Main Event ($450), satellites, a $10K GTD NLHE 6-Max ($200), $40K GTD NLHE Deep Stack ($350), $75K NLHE Monster Stack ($500), and a $120 NLHE on opening day. Everything except for the Main is a single day event.
  • Lucky Chances south of SF has a tournament with $20K guaranteed to 1st on Sunday.
  • Tulalip‘s Last Sunday of the Month tournament is a $20K GTD Sunday at 11am with a $220 buyin and $10 dealer appreciation.
  • The World Series of Poker Circuit event at The Bike is part of their Winnin’ o’ the Green series. It starts 3 March and runs through 31 March. The first WSOPC event is Saturday, 4 March, with the Main event beginning the next Saturday. Mega Millions XVI starts on St. Patricks’s Day, with 22 entry flights over 11 days, with a $160 buyin, and $100 addon, with a $1M GTD prize pool.

Remember to keep an eye on the #PNWPokerCal Twitter hashtag and the PNW Poker Calendar for upcoming events!