The Caribbean Pragmatic Play Classic will be held December 5 through December 10, 2004, at the Maho Beach Resort on the island of St. Maarten. This is an excellent poker tournament for players looking to combine a Caribbean island vacation with a major poker tournament. The Maho Beach Resort is a 600 room luxury resort on 10 acres of beachfront property. The resort has a beautiful white sand beach, immaculate tropical grounds, great dining, and plenty of island activities. And, the average temperature during the winter is 80F (27C)!
The tournaments take place in the Maho Beach Resort’s Casino Royale. This is the largest casino on the island and has all of the usual casino games including slots, blackjack, craps, and more.
The Caribbean Poker Classic consists of six days of no limit Texas Hold’em poker tournaments. The action starts on December 5, with a Welcome Party from 7 to 9pm and the first tournament of the Classic at 10pm. Daily poker tournaments continue through December 10. Satellite tournaments will be held on December 6 and 7 with a Super Satellite on December 7.
The main event is a three day $5,000 Championship tournament starting on December 8, with an estimated $1 Million in prize money. The Classic concludes with an evening Awards Banquet on December 10.
InterPokerOnline satellite tournaments are available at InterPoker for a Championship buy-in and travel package which includes: the Championship tournament buy-in of $5100, hotel accommodations for six nights at the Maho Beach Resort, round-trip airfare for two within the continental US (or a $1500 airfare allowance), the welcome party, awards banquet, and a welcome gift.
The 2004 Caribbean Poker Classic tournament schedule is below.
Foxwoods Casino World Poker Finals
The Foxwoods Casino World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Casino is an annual poker tournament in October and November. Foxwoods Casino is a large resort located in Mashantucket, Connecticut, and hosts a 76 table poker room. Foxwoods is a member of the World Poker Tour and the Foxwoods World Poker Finals poker tournament is one of the official Tour events.
The World Poker Finals poker tournaments take place from October 25 through November 17, with the $10,000 no limit Texas Hold’em Championship beginning on November 13. The winner of the $10,000 Texas Hold’em Championship tournament not only gets the prize money, but a $25,000 seat at the World Poker Tour Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
Preceding the Championship event, are a number of individual daily poker tournaments. The poker games include limit and no limit Texas Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo, and 7 Card Stud poker. Poker tournament buy-ins range from $100 to $10,000 (plus entry fees of $20 to $200).
On November 10 and 12, Foxwoods Casino will hold a number of satellite and super satellite poker tournaments with winners getting a seat at the $10,000 Texas Hold’em Championship tournament.
Foxwoods Casino hosts two annual poker tournaments, the second being the New England Poker Classic. For more information, see Foxwoods Casino New England Poker Classic.
The 2004 Foxwoods Casino World Poker Finals tournament schedule is below. For more information, you can contact the Foxwoods poker room at (800) 48-POKER or (860) 312-3177.
